John Chester McLean

John Chester McLEAN Age 92. Passed away to be with the Lord on January 17, 2011. He was born in Blackberry, Minnesota August 12, 1918 and moved to Seattle in 1936 and stayed in Seattle the rest of his life. John did several jobs until landing a position with Boeing in 1939. He married Agnes Holen May 23, 1942. John joined the Navy in 1945, did basic training in San Diego and then was moved to Chicago for training in radar and basic engineering. When the war ended he returned to Seattle. Agnes passed away in 2005. They were married for 62 years and had two sons and 4 grandchildren. Upon returning from Navy duty John continued to work at Boeing and also went to night school to earn a degree in mechanical and structural engineering. He went from the lowest paying job at the Seattle plant to a top management position at Everett where he had 3,000 men working on the 747. He made the drive from South Seattle to Everett 6 days a week for 10 years and completed 44 years with Boeing by heading up the building of the tail section for the 757 and 767 planes in Naples, Italy. John was a fine golfer carrying a 1 or 2 handicap for many years and winning the club championship several times at his beloved Rainier G&CC. He also qualified for 3 US Amateur's and had 9 holes-in-one. John served on the Board of Directors for 15 years and was the club president for 2 years. He loved gardening and fed half the neighborhood in his always generous way. His garden was always maintained perfectly as was his yard and flowers. John traveled to many places with his friends to play golf in many different places, and often his wife Agnes accompanied him. He will be missed by many relatives and friends. He is survived by his sons, Jim and Tom their wives Justine and Cathy and grandchildren Tyler, Wes, Matt, and Jon. Additionally he is survived by his sister Marge Reynolds of Yakima and preceded in death by his sister Kathryn Carlin. Committal and military honors will be held on Saturday, 01/22/11 at 3:30 pm at BONNEY-WATSON Washington Memorial, 16445 International Blvd., SeaTac, WA. (206) 242-1787. Family prefers memorial contributions to Virginia Mason Hospital. Please sign the guest book at www.bonneywatson.com.