Arthur Graydon Woodland

Arthur Graydon Woodland 12/31/1919 - 4/9/2011 passed away peacefully April 9, 2011 after a stroke on March 28, 2011. Art was born in Edmonton Alberta Canada where he grew up happily on the prairies of Alberta. When he was ready to enter University of British Columbia his family moved to Vancouver, B.C. There he earned a degree in Food Technology. On May 7, 1949 he married Elaine Latrell of Bremerton, WA. They made their home in Vancouver, BC where three sons, Craig, Dale and Mark were born. In 1967 Art was recruited by the Fisheries Department of United Nations for a position in Rome, Italy. The Woodland family spent six and half happy years in the Eternal City. Art then took a challenging field position, the South China Sea Program headquartered in Manila Philippines. This program covered the Fisheries of seven SE. Asian countries. After eight and half productive years Art retired and with his wife traveled Europe in a VW camper for a year before returning to the U.S. For 23 years Art and Elaine have been "snowbirds" spending winters in Tucson, AZ and summers in Bremerton, WA. Art was predeceased by two sons, Dale and Mark. He is survived by his wife Elaine of 62 years, and son, Craig; and two grandchildren, Lewis and Madeline. A Memorial Service will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Bremerton, WA in the late spring. His ashes will be placed in a family plot near his two sons. Arrangements by ADAIR FUNERAL HOME, Dodge Chapel.