Samuel Irving Reed

Samuel Irving Reed

January 24, 1918 – May 4, 2011
The last of a line of Samuel Irving Reeds dating from before the American Revolution was born In Gold Bar, WA to Samuel Irving Reed and Maude Adele Treadwell and moved to Leavenworth, Wenatchee, Bremerton and Seattle before settling in Olympia. Sam graduated from Ballard HS '36, Univ. Of Wash. BS' 40 and Univ. of Cal. Berkeley MPH '56. He married Shirley Joy Cobb. Professional life began as a milk inspector for Arden Farms. As a Registered Sanitarian, Sam was Chief of the Sanitation Div of the Brem-erton-Kitsap County Health Dept, Head of the Health Education Division of the WA State Health Dept, Assoc. Professor of Public Health at the UW, and Retired as Chief of Environment Health for DSHS. In these positions he was responsible for creating much of the health and sanitation legislation and regulations which make our state clean and healthy today. In retirement Sam served on the Nuclear Site Evaluation Council and taught a popular Current Events class at the Olympia Senior Center. After camping and hiking the mountains of Washington as a Boy Scout and adult, Sam along with Shirley took up sailing, exploring the waters from Budd Inlet to Desolation Sound. Sam's final months were spent at Aegis-Shoreline where he and Shirley spent what can best be described as a second honeymoon.
Sam is survived by his wife of 70 years, Shirley; his daughter, Barbara (Mike) Waske, of Seattle; son, Nathan (Mary Anne) Reed, of Bellingham; grandsons, Michael and Colin Reed, of Gold Bar; Michael (Elisa) Waske, of Washington, DC; Marlon (Sara) Waske, of Seattle; and new great granddaughter, Zoe Waske in Washington DC.
A Remembrance Gathering will be held at 1:00pm, Friday, May 20, 2011 at the Olympia Senior Center. Remembrances may be made to the Olympia Senior Center, 222 Columbia St NW, Olympia, WA 98501.