Russell Faudree

Russell FAUDREE Russell Faudree was born May 4, 1914, in Cle Elum, Wash., to Lora (Minton) and John Faudree. He died peacefully June 24, 2011, at Providence Mount St. Vincent in Seattle at the age of 97. He graduated from Mead Union High School in Spokane; and attended Whitworth College, Seattle University, and the University of Washington. Russ married Terry Gallagher on April 12, 1944, in Jersey City, N.J. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in July 1934; spent two years in China; and served on the USS Langley, USS Black Hawk, USS Milwaukee, and USS Springfield. He rose through the ranks from seaman to lieutenant (junior grade) and was honorably discharged in February 1946. He retired from Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company in 1976 after 28 years of employment. His last assignment was as electrical engineer for the Bell Plaza Building. In addition to his careers and his life as a loving family man, he was a ham radio operator (KA7HVA), boat-builder and sailor, and sumi-e artist. Russ was deeply loved and will be greatly missed by his wife of 67 years, Terry; his children: Diane (Gary) Buckley; Bill (Sharon); Michael; Monica (Bill) Dodds; Sharon; Meg (Chris) Gustafson; his grandchildren: Jim (Laura) Buckley, Dave (Shannon) Buckley, Steve (Tasha) Buckley; Nathan, Jon and Liam Faudree; Patrick and Brian Faudree; Thomas Dodds, Carrie (Tom) Luedeke, and Andy Dodds; and his great-grandchildren: Tess Lahey-Buckley; Connor, Quinn and Sloane Buckley; and Dominic and Kaitlyn Luedeke. He was predeceased by his parents; sister, Flora Merrithew; infant son, John Russell; and great-grandson, Carsten Cole Buckley. A Vigil Service will be held in the chapel at Providence Mount St. Vincent, 4831 35th Ave. SW, Seattle, on Wednesday, June 29, at 6:00 p.m. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Fatima Church, 3218 W. Barrett St., Seattle, on Thursday, June 30, at 10:00 a.m. (Reception following.) Burial will be at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Wash. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Carsten Cole Buckley Scholarship Fund, University Advancement Office, Northern Arizona University, P.O. Box 4094, Flagstaff, AZ 86011; the Friends of St. John the Caregiver, P.O. Box 320, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043; or the United States Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 123, Washington, DC 20004-2608. Please sign the on-line Guest Book at www.Legacy.com Hoffner Fisher & Harvey