Max Allen Gurvich

I had the “jaw dropping” experience of witnessing Max’s athleticism one evening.
The kids and I were dining at Sandpoint and stopped by Helen and Max’s table to say hi. As Max was standing up his chair leg caught the carpet. As soon as his weight was off the chair, the chair flew into the back of his legs causing his knees to “buckle” under him and sent him flying backwards.
To my great surprise, Max did a beautiful spine roll back (both feet in air, no kidding) then another...

Helen, Andrea, Lisa and Tina

I was very sorry to hear about your loss. Max was a rare gem. Smart, generous and fun to be around. He will be missed.

I must have been 9 or 10 years old when my brother and I first met Max and Helen. He made quite an impression on us, using Lindsay black pitted olives to play tones during cocktail hour! He was an instant hit and we looked forward to fun from then on out.

Max is a special individual I admired for many years, Unfortuately, I did not get to know him as well as I would have liked. Opportunities are now gone. I will remember him fondly for a long time. All my best to the rest of the family.

Knowing Max enriched my life. He was full of life and energy. We will all miss him. His many contributions and community involvement conld not have been accomplished by a hundred men.

Max was a wonderful human being. He was a mentor. He was humorous. He was always honest and straight forward. He was always generous. When ever I cross the 520 bridge I think of Max. When I'm in Ballard I think of him as I go by his business, "Office Max". He always kidded about that. Max, you will be missed by all more than you know.

You will be in my prayers,

Ned Flohr

I feel fortunate to have been one of the lucky ones to have had Max Gurvich touch my life. And with that came more good fortune to have been introduced to his three wonderful daughters. He truly was one of the rarest and greatest man I've ever met and I will miss his quick smile, quirky jokes, and the wonderful hugs he would give me when we met. My heart goes out to you Helen, Andrea, Lisa, and Tina - and all of his family. He will be so missed - but what a great legacy and path of love...

I had the pleasure of growing up, for a short time, with the Gurviches as neighbors before they moved to Webster Point. Max was always a generous man who could turn a bad day into a great one with his warm smile. I later had a chance to do some summer work around their Webster Point house, and I always looked forward to seeing Max and spending some time listening to his words of wisdom. Last summer I was visiting my parents and I ran into Max at Burgermaster. I was a little down because I...

Dear Helen, Lisa, Tina and Andy,
My heart goes out to you and your entire beautiful family. I loved Max so much. He was an exceptional man, so smart, so loving and so insightful. Yesterday Joe, Megan and I went down to the seashore in St. Maxine, France and tossed wishing rocks in the Ocean with wishes and prayers for our friend Max.
Please know we are thinking of you and keeping the Gurvich clan in our prayers. With loads of love, Maureen