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William H. Drew Jr.

1926 - 2019

William H. Drew Jr. obituary, 1926-2019, Seattle, WA

William Drew Obituary

William H. Drew, Jr.

William (Bill) H. Drew Jr. died Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at the age of 93. Bill was born March 6, 1926 to William H. Drew Sr. and Josephine M. Stanley in Boston, Massachusetts.

Bill graduated from Queen Anne High School in June of 1944, and then enlisted in the United States Navy. Following his tour of duty Bill studied architecture at the University of Washington and became a contractor specializing in cabinet work and furniture.

Bill is survived by his daughters; Judy (Brian) Wiesel, Sally (Bill) Bailey, Mary Pat (Vince) Iaci and Rebecca (Hu) Sim. He also leaves behind six grandchildren; Heidi, Charlie, Jenifer, Heather,

Shannon, Nicole and their spouses, seven great grand-children, many nieces and

nephews, and his sister Nancy (Neil) McReynolds. Bill was preceded in death by his wife Pearl Jean, his parents, brothers George and John, and sisters Mary and Jean.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be

held at St. Mathew Catholic Church

on June 29th at 11:00 a.m.,

1240 NE 127th Street, Seattle, with a reception to follow.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Seattle Children's, PO Box 5371 M/S S200, Seattle, WA 98145 or gail.komorita@seattlechildren's.org

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Seattle Times on Jun. 9, 2019.

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