Terry "TJ" Langley Jr.

TJ LANGLEY Photo Courtesy: Jason Griffith George Terry "TJ" Langley Jr., an accomplished mountaineer with a deep and abiding love and respect for nature, was called to be with his creator October 10th, 2009 surrounded by the indescrib able beauty of the Cascade Moun tain wilderness. Born in Okinawa, Japan on December 8th 1966 to Darlene (Kunz) and George Terry Langley and raised in Yakima, WA, TJ's life was spent in perpet ual motion. A cross country and track athlete at West Valley High School, his international travel began his junior year as a Rotary Exchange Student in Australia. After TJ graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Washington's Theater Depart ment, he embarked on a global adventure that would take him from Egypt to Ecuador, Prague to Puerta Vallarta, and all points in between. In his 15 years managing the Embassy Apartments in Seattle, TJ rode and raced bicycles, climbed at Vertical World, and explored our vast and beautiful country mountaineering, hiking, and rock climbing. When weather forced him inside, TJ was a gifted actor with the ReAct Theater Company and loved to enjoy movies on the big screen with friends. TJ is survived by his parents, Darlene and Terry Langley of Yakima, WA, sister Joy Langley of Washington DC, and brother Matt Langley who lives with his wife Leda and son, Freddy on Vashon Island, WA and his loving cousins, aunts, uncles, and extended family. He is remem bered by countless friends in the U.S. and around the world. The Langley family expresses their deepest appreciation for the professional and volunteer search and rescue teams and for the heroic efforts of TJ's friends who joined in the rescue effort. A celebration of TJ's life will take place in Seattle at The Mountain eers Club, 7700 Sand Point Way NE, Magnuson Park Seattle be ginning at 3PM on Friday October 16th with a memorial for friends and family in Yakima at Westmin ster Presbyterian Church at 1PM on Saturday October 17th. In lieu of flowers, the family requests dona tions be made to the many Search and Rescue Agencies for Chelan, King, Skagit, and Snohomish Counties and to the ReAct Theater Company of Seattle in memory of the deceased. Donation informa tion is available at www.TJLangleyMemorial.com.