Dean E. Hardy

Dean Hardy Obituary

Name: Celebration of Life for Dean E. Hardy
Start: 2015-11-08T23:30:00.000Z
Location: Dean's life at the Ballard Elks Lodge,

Dean E. Hardy

Born into the Greatest Generation 98 years ago Dean died peacefully in his sleep on Sept. 21, 2015. He grew up on his parent's farm in Yacolt, WA. A drafting class at Clark College in Vancouver, WA turned his ambition toward the UW School of Architecture, where he graduated in 1941. That same year he married his sweetheart, Laura "Lala" Clausen, on Christmas Day. In lieu of wearing a uniform during WWII, he served his country working on parts for the various bombers built by Boeing in Detroit. After the war Dean became a commercial architect for NBBJ, practicing there for over 35 years. He drafted and performed design work on numerous buildings that dot the Seattle skyline such as the Pacific Science Center, IBM Building and Rainier Tower, plus work on Swedish, Virginia Mason, UW and Spokane Hospitals, along with the EWU Stadium. His most notable assignment was as Project Lead on the Kingdome. The family grew and Dean and Lala's three children were fortunate to have a dad who loved the outdoors and was passionate about snow & water skiing plus camping, golf, fishing, gardening and travel. He and Lala took many vacations to ski resorts along the West Coast and after retiring crisscrossed the USA by RV several times in addition to numerous cruises. Lala left a void after passing in 2003 following nearly 62 years of marriage.

Ten years ago Lucie Richards and her caring children and grandchildren entered our lives and embraced dad. Dean and Lucie enjoyed several years of traveling & companionship together and we thoroughly enjoyed the warmth of her extended family.

Dean is survived by his three children: Oldest son Brian (Kathy, deceased) their daughter Karen Branin (Paul) and great-granddaughter Madeline; and son Daniel. A second son Camden (Rosie) and their sons John and Alex. Daughter Gail Gervin (Roger), and their son Alan.

We wish to thank the staff at Sagebrook Senior Living in Ballard, plus the excellent hospice team from Group Health for the love and care they gave Dean.

The family invites friends and neighbors to join in a celebration of Dean's life at the Ballard Elks Lodge, 6411 Seaview Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117 on Sunday, November 8th at 3:30 to share photos and memories of Dean. Remembrances may be made to Northminster Presbyterian Church or a charity of your choice.

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Published by The Seattle Times on Oct. 25, 2015.

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Joann Pheasant

October 19, 2021

It was nice to see this reminder of Dean. He was such a nice man. Nice sounds a bit trite and old fashioned but the pervasive ethics, morality and humor are much of what I remember. I knew him through church and many lovely brunches at Anthony´s in Ballard. He is missed. His life made a difference.

Bruce Rommel

September 24, 2016

Sept. 24, 2016

My condolences to Brian and Cam. I only just learned of your dad's passing today.
To me, your dad will always be Mr. Hardy, the Scoutmaster of Boy Scouts of America Troop 114, standing watch over our weekly troop meetings at North Beach Elementary School.
Mr. Hardy, one of the good guys and active dads who shared so many hours to guide us to those week-long visits each August to Camp Parsons on Hood Canal; a few winter "snow camps" at Camp Shepard; and many weekend campouts, most of which I think were in the Cascades.
A little more than 50 years later, those Scouting events are among the most vivid of my junior high years.
Thanks, Mr. Hardy.

Bruce Rommel
Auburn

September 24, 2016

My condolences to Brian and Cam. I just learned of your dad's passing today.
To me, he'll always be Mr. Hardy, one of the good guys and active dads and the Scoutmaster of Boy Scouts of America Troop 114, presiding over our Monday night troop meetings at North Beach Elementary School.
More than 50 years later, those annual week-long August visits to Camp Parsons on Hood Canal, along with the winter "snow camps" at Camp Shepard are among the most vivid memories of my junior high school years.
Thank you, Mr. Hardy, for sharing so much of your time with us.

Bruce Rommel
Auburn

Yukie Kawamura

December 16, 2015

Dean-san, please rest in peace. I will never forget your kindness. Thank you very much.

Ron Seman

November 3, 2015

I would like to convey my sympathy to the family. I met Dean during my early career at NBBJ and liked him for the kind of man he was. A few of us still at NBBJ had lunch with him a few years ago and that was a nice time. My memories of him are good ones.

Joann Pheasant

October 25, 2015

I am so sorry that Dean passed away. He was a delightful man with great depth, wisdom and wit. He is someone who really created a lot in his lifetime. I'm going to really miss him but I feel very blessed to have known him.

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