Dexter Roy Eng

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Dexter Eng Obituary

Name: Memorial service for Dexter Roy Eng
Start: 2019-02-16T19:00:00.000Z
Location: Butterworth Funeral Home - Arthur A Wright Chapel & Queen Anne Columbarium

Dexter Roy Eng

Age 74, passed away peacefully Monday, February 4, 2019 at his home in Federal Way surrounded by family.

He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Alice Eng; his eldest son, Gary Eng; his middle son, Dennis Eng and his spouse, Dr. Katisha Eng, and their children Kyle and Chloe; his youngest son Randy Eng and his spouse, Christine Eng.

After graduating from Everett High School in 1962, he attended the University of Washington, graduating in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. Dexter had a long career at The Boeing Company spanning 34 years. He worked his way up through Engineering and into Management working on both commercial airplanes and defense programs. He was most proud of his marriage to Alice and being able to provide for college education for his sons.

A memorial service will be held

at Butterworth Funeral Home,

520 W Raye St, Seattle, Washington

on Saturday, February 16th at 11 o'clock in the morning. Interment will follow at

Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

The family requests that memorial gifts be made in support of the University of Washington Medical Center at UW Medicine.

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Published by The Seattle Times from Feb. 11 to Feb. 15, 2019.

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Marian Patzmann

February 13, 2019

I just read the obituary for Dexter Eng in the Seattle Times. I worked with Dexter at Boeing during the last half of his 34 years. He was a manager at Boeing Aerospace in Kent, WA, in charge of the computing and engineering personnel in Facilities. These were the office, or salaried workers, not the union personnel. The joke was that Facilities kept the toilets working. I was a programmer/analyst from BCS, the computing services branch, but physically moved to Dex' area as he preferred it that way - closer to the customer, and all that jazz. He was a great boss - skilled, considerate, a bit technical, knowledgeable, trustworthy, delegator, and friend. I can't say well-organized, as he had one of the messiest offices ever. I've often wondered what they did with all that paper when he retired, although I'm sure it went to recycle. Of course, he could put his finger on whatever document he needed at the time, so go figure. A genius, perhaps.

He was legally blind. He had the thickest glasses I've ever seen. And he was our driver - to off site meetings, lunches, etc. Never a worry in the world. We all felt safe in his hands. As the obit says, he loved his family, especially those 3 boys. I never met any of them, or knew their names, but he shared their success with us. There was a special education program in the Federal Way public schools, and they all participated and excelled. They all skipped high school, going directly to the University of Washington from middle school and graduating in Electrical Engineering at age 16 or 17, when most are graduating from high school. To achieve this, one needed a score of 98+ on the percentile ranking, so we would get regular updates of 98.1, 98.6, 99.4, etc. At one point, son #3 dropped to 97, a near disaster, and the other two were recruited to get him up to speed. It seemed that he was socializing, or some such unacceptable behavior, but they worked their magic and he recovered. After graduation, the oldest got a job at Boeing. Dexter was very proud.

I did meet his wife at a few of the Boeing functions. I remember, she was petite, attractive, and Asian. He told us she was from Hong Kong and they had made several trips there over the years. I had asked Dexter once if he was Japanese or Chinese? He responded that he was from Phoenix. You see, he also had a great sense of humor. I was pleased to read that he had gone to school in Everett, learning that he really did grow up here. He certainly did not have an accent, other than American.

February 12, 2019

Extending condolences to your family. May the peace of God comfort your hearts and make you firm during this difficult time.

A. H.

February 12, 2019

Celebrating a life well lived. We will cherish the memories forever.

February 11, 2019

We're so sorry for your loss, I loved meeting and knowing Dexter. His spirit and abundance of love for his family was so obvious and beautiful. I feel honored to have known him. He led his life with his examples of loving his wife, his children, his daughter-inlaws, and grandchildren. He will be missed greatly.

Tracy Delsart & Daniel Peterson
(Christine's Mom)

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