Hugh Pace

1946 - 2023

Surrounded by family, Hugh Walter Pace, 77, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed peacefully September 21, 2023. Born March 31, 1946 in Everett, Washington, he was the eldest son of Hugh James Pace and Margaret Dunnigan Pace.

Affectionately known as Russ, he graduated from Cascade High School in 1964. He was an IBEW Journeyman, then earned an Electrical Engineering degree from University of Washington in 1970. In 1997, Hugh received a master's degree Project Management from Keller Graduate School of Management and, in 2000, a second master's degree in Telecommunications.

He was a Licensed Professional Electrical Engineer for 50 years and retired from Brown and Caldwell Engineers after 27 years of service in July 2023. He faithfully served as a Eucharistic Minister at St Francis Xavier Parish.

Hugh is survived by his wife of 51 years, Linda; their daughter, Brooke and husband, Matthew, of Phoenix, AZ; their son, Tyler and his wife, Kristin; their grandchildren Juliette, Jacqueline & Tyler II of Chandler, AZ; his sister, Sally, of Surprise, Arizona; and his sister, Susan, of Concord, California.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, October 6, 2023, at 12:00pm at Greenwood Memory Lawn, 719 N 27th Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85009. Hugh will be laid to rest at in Everett, Washington July 2024 at the Pace family site in Cypress Lawn Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to St Francis Xavier Catholic Church at 4715 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85012.