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John Fenton Obituary
John Gregory "Greg" Fenton was born in Seattle on August 24, 1947 to Elizabeth Ann Greene and CPT John Aldrich Fenton. He spent his childhood on the shores of Kingston, WA and had a BB gun and a fishing pole before he could tie his shoes. There he developed a passion for the outdoors which would last a lifetime. If he wasn't netting crabs, scuba diving, or fishing for salmon, he was in the mountains skiing and hiking to the family cabin at Snow Lake. He loved boating in the San Juan Islands and Desolation Sound, driving fast cars, and sitting in a snowy duck blind in Eastern Washington with a Labrador retriever by his side. Not once did he turn down an invitation to go fishing or flying.
Greg attended the University of Washington, was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, and was always a true fan of the purple and gold. He enjoyed working with his hands around the house and made his living as a stockbroker in Seattle for 40 years with wonderful clients and friends.
Greg's true passion in life was his family. While skiing in Sun Valley he met the love of his life, Sally, also a Husky. He spent countless hours at the soccer fields, baseball parks, or out on the pickleball court cheering on his kids. He will be deeply missed.
He is survived by his wife, Sally Vynne Fenton, daughter Sunny Fenton (Ainsley Close), son Willson Fenton (Alice Serko), and son Ross Fenton (Alixandra Fenton) and 4 grandchildren Quinn (3) Calder (3) Gage (3) and Everly (1).
A celebration of Greg's life will be
held at the Seattle Yacht Club
on February 4th at 4:00pm.
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Rob Herman
February 4, 2020
I worked with Greg for many years. He was one of my favorite adviser's to visit. A real special person, and I will miss greatly. But i know I will see him again in Heaven!
Rob P. Herman
Pat Thomas
January 28, 2020
Greg and I both pledged Alpha Delta Phi in the fall of 1965. Guess that's 54 years ago.
We shared a room with our desks facing each other. We were supposed to study but neither of knew why or what for. We joked and laughed a lot. I've always loved his laugh. Our grades suffered but we became lifelong friends.
One sunny day he took me on the Kingston Ferry to visit his Grandmother. Beautiful lady in an old style almost lodge like house on the water. Greg took me to the beach and showed me how to dig clams and geoducks. His Grandmother fried the clams and made chowder out of the horse clams as she said that's all they were good for. Will never forget it.
And yes, Greg did drive fast. Grim and focused rather like Steve McQueen. I tried not to let on how terrified I was.
Greg was a man of action. I'm sure he brought all that energy directly into his family life. You are all very fortunate to have him. What a beautiful picture of him.
Martin Seelig
January 28, 2020
Sally,
I was sorry to learn of John's passing. Selecting you as his wife, he had to be a fellow with superb judgment.
Marty Seelig
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