Howard Kirby Skavdahl

We miss Kirby this holiday season. His college fraternity brothers held a 50-year reunion this fall, where his energy, laughter, and brotherhood were remembered in tales from our better days. On behalf of everyone at Delta Upsilon, I wish Connie and all of the Skavdahl family an especially warm and lovely Christmas. His spirit is with us all, comforting us in our grief and wrapping us in the cherished feelings of happiness and love carried in our memories. As he would have prayed with us,...

Dear Connie and family, I appreciate all that Dr. Skavdahl did for the health of mine and Yvonne's teeth. I also enjoyed his sense of humor. You and your family in our prayers. Kathleen Carrick

I'm so very sorry to hear of Kirby's passing. He was my periodontist for many many years. He was very talented and kind. I was sad for me and his patients when he retired, but happy for him to be able to spend time with his family and doing what he loved. He will be missed.

I just found out about my gym friend, Kirby and I am honestly heartbroken. I met Kirby after moving to Tri Cities and joining Kia Ora Fitness about 16 -17 yrs ago. We were consistent RPM and Body Pump friends. I recall the day he told me had retired and since we are same age he encouraged me to start thinking about it. Of course, didn't see him as often after he started enjoying his retirement in Sun Valley ID but we would catch up when he did have an evening at Kia Ora when he was home. My...

Dear Skavdahl family, How do you sum up 53 years of such close friendship? I think we shared almost everything you possibly could. Skiing, golfing, traveling, family get togethers, feeding each other`s small kids in their high chairs, And even singing off key together - I always think of both of us bellowling out Rocket Man in our fraternity room. And especially in the last several years attending some church services together, and praying with one another. What a wonderful testimony and...

Connie, David, Mark, and Lisa, Kirby once flew Bruce Einsphar and I to Moscow, Idaho to play a round of golf. A special day for sure that I will always remember. Kirby was always one I wanted to talk to after church on Sundays because of our shared love for skiing.... Both on snow and on water. We had both experienced back issues that prevented us from enjoying those sports from time to time. His giant smile as he told skiing stories pretty much said it all. He was also very interested in...