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Louis Conyard Obituary
CONYARD,
Louis
(Age 89)
Louis A. Conyard, Spokane Insurance Executive, loving husband, father and friend, passed away on April 2, 2011. Born in Stevens County on April 4, 1921, he came to Spokane with his family in 1929. He was a resident of the Spokane area until moving to Renton in 2009 to be closer to his children. Lou attended Gonzaga Prep, University of Washington, and Gonzaga University School of Law. He served in the United States Army's 11th Special Service Corps and participated in most of the campaigns of the Southwest Pacific during WWII. He was a self-employed claims adjuster for many years and then formed Premium Trust Company and was the owner/manager until he sold to a national firm. Mr. Conyard served as Exalted Ruler of Spokane Lodge #228 in 1964 and 1965 when Spokane had the largest Elks Lodge in the United States with 7500 members. He was a past president of Blue Goose International, an honorary organization for the Fire and Casualty Insurance Industry. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral, Knights of Columbus, and was a member of numerous social and service clubs. He served 15 years as a volunteer for the Cancer Society in the support group "Cansurmount". Lou was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Lacy Conyard, who passed away September 5, 2009. He is survived by four children, Betty Lou (Gene) Partridge of Kent, Frances (Craig) Swenson of Sammamish, Kathy (Roy) Umlauf of Mercer Island, and Louis A. (Betsy) Conyard III of Bellevue; eleven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, all living in the Puget Sound area. Lou is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 11:00am at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 330 E. Boone Ave., Spokane, WA. Reception immediately following at the Herak Room, McCarthey Athletic Center, Gonzaga University, 801 N. Cincinnati. In lieu of flowers, Lou requested that memorial donations be made to the Hydrocephalus Research Guild of Seattle Children's: HRG, P.O. Box 141, Woodinville, WA 98072 or www.hydroresearch.org. Please sign Lou's online guestbook at www.hennessey funeralhomes.com. Arrangements entrusted to
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Memories and Condolences
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Jim & Kate Blasingame
April 17, 2011
Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.
Bonnie Waldron
April 17, 2011
Dear Betty Lou, Franny, Con and Kathy,
The Daly Family will always cherish loving memories of your parents, Lou and Betty. It's comforting to know they are, once again, together. (And Lou has reunited with his Gonzaga cronies!)
God Bless,
Bonnie Daly Waldron
John Shannon
April 16, 2011
Our Condolensces to the Conyard Family. You will be in our prayers. I was talking to my father, Tom Shannon, and he was saying Lou was a Groomsman in his wedding to his wife, my mother, JoAnne Conyard on a hot September 3rd 1949 in Portland Oregon. We are sorry we were so close to where Lou was living we did not have the opportunity to see him. Take care.
John Shannon
April 16, 2011
Our condolensces, from the Tom Shannon/JoAnne Conyard Shannon family on the death of your father, our prayers will be with you. We are in the Seatle area as well and sorry Lou was so close we didn't have the opportunity to see him. I was just talking to my father, Tom Shannon, and he was telling me he remembers Lou being a groomsman at his wedding in Portland Oregon in 1949 on a hot September day. [email protected]
Kimber Daly
April 16, 2011
Dear Conyard Family, I have so many fond memories of Lou and wish I could be there with you to celebrate his beautiful life! I am thinking of all of you today, and hope we stay connected in honor of our families! Betty and Lou were gifts to us all!
Love to you...
Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
April 12, 2011
Dear Members of the Conyard Family,
We wish to send each of you our supportive prayers as Louis enters his eternal life. May his new way of living in God's Presence bring great peace and joy to him, and may you experience his nearness always.
April 11, 2011
The Ladies and Gentlemen of the Washington State Veterans Cemetery extend our deepest sympathies to the family of Louis Conyard for your loss, to honor his service to our country and our patriotic hero.
Linda Anne House, Founding Member
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