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Audrey Finnigan Obituary
August 20, 1943 - September 20, 2020
Tacoma, Washington - Audrey was born August 20, 1943 to Audy and Ethelyn Wilson in Seattle, WA. She died September 20, 2020 at age 77 in Tacoma. She graduated from Olympia High School in 1961. Audrey attended Washington State University and Centralia Junior College where she met her future husband, Richard Finnigan. They were married in 1967 and resided in the Olympia area until the present. She was preceded in death by her husband. Their daughter, Stacey Finnigan, was born in 1969 and resides in The Netherlands.
Audrey was employed by Washington State Health Care Authority for 54 years and was still working at the time of her death. She enjoyed traveling, knitting, crocheting, reading, and caring for her many cats.
Audrey is survived by her daughter Stacey Finnigan (Lieven Martens) of Tilburg, The Netherlands; her sister Lorna Rife (Marvin) of University Place, WA; her nephew Bradley Rife (Geraldine Sealey Rife) and great niece Mavis Rife of Brooklyn, New York.
A funeral service under Covid restrictions is planned for Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Mills and Mills Funeral Home in Tumwater. Masks and social distancing will be required with a limit of 30 people. Vieing will be at 1 p.m. with the funeral at 2 p.m. Audrey will be interred at Tahoma National Cemetery next to her husband, Richard.
Donations may be made in her memory to the American Cancer Society. Please leave online condolences at www.millsandmillsfunerals.com.
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johna Little
October 6, 2020
I had the pleasure of working with Audrey at DSHS for 37 years. She had a wealth of knowledge on Medicare Buy-In. Everyone who needed to know about about Medicare Buy-In came to Audrey for information. Audrey had the brightest smile. My prayers and thoughts go out to her family. May you rest in peace now Audrey. You deserve it after working for 54 years. Your an amazing lady!
Jan Ordos
October 1, 2020
Audrey worked an amazing 54 years for the State of Washington. Most of us employees at what was then the Medical Assistance Administration (MAA) retired after 30 years, and we sometimes asked ourselves how long it would be before Audrey retired! Actually, we talked among ourselves about how she was able to show up for work for years beyond our own retirements; that was dedication.
Audrey was a wealth of Information about how Medicare interfaced with the Washington State Medicaid program, as well as other aspects of Medicaid. I found myself going to her desk periodically to ask a question or two when we were in Bldg. 1 at the Plum Street Complex on Plum and 8th Ave. Occasionally, supervisors and and managers in MAA would have to go to her for answers to their questions and she got a kick out of that!
Hope her last days were not too difficult. She will not be forgotten.
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