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Jerry Arentzen

Edmonds, Washington

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Jerry Arentzen

Jerry Arentzen, born to Fred and Lona Arentzen September 8, 1930 in Pt. Townsend, Washington and died at age 81 at home in Edmonds, WA on July 29, 2012. He graduated Stanwood High School and WWU with (B.A), with graduate work at UW. At Western he met Eleanor Dudley,...

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Hi, Susan and Leslie, Stuart and Elly,
Well, this is a "blast from the past", as they say. I used to live in the split-level next door to you in Edmonds, about 50 years ago, with my brother Chris, and parents Bob and Lois. I have so many fond memories of that neighborhood, and living next door to "the twins", & Stu! Some include mischief! Funny, I thought of you about 2 weeks ago, not sure why. And then I saw Jerry's obituary on the fly. I don't usually read these. So I felt the need to...

I could not count the amount of times I was sent to Jerrys office in some kind of trouble and was treated in the fairest way possible and released to the general population with my survival skills enhanced.

I have never forgotten the time Jerry called me into his office. With my anxiety rising, he put me at ease with his manner, simply asking how I was getting along, if I had any concerns or anything I wanted to talked about. He touched my life in a positive way. Rest in peace, Jerry.