Carl Wayne Hinton

Carl loved animals, but he hated the zoo. It made him sad. He felt sorry for the animals, especially the birds of prey.

He loved sports. He played baseball growing up and also football in junior and senior high. He coached his oldest son Chris in t-ball for one year and then a year of coach pitch. He coached his daughter Niki in baseball and softball from t-ball through high school. He also coached his sons A.C. in little league for 4 years and Noah 1 year. A.C. continued playing soccer and Noah running. He coached freshman football at East Valley high school for over 15 years. If you played freshman football at EV in the early 2000's you probably knew Coach Carl. He always loved the San Francisco 49ers and went to many games at Candlestick Park. Living in the Bay Area he also went to many Giants and A's games. He was a fan of the Expos and when they went to Washington as the Nationals he still followed them.

Carl never hurried, he was on Carl time. He was due in August and was born on the first of October. He took his time and did it right. He always told me that if you were going to do something you should finish it, never touch a package twice. He learned to be efficient at UPS. He worked there for over 33 years, the last year at the customer counter at the West Plains location.

Carl loved his family. When he was born he was a little brother. He always looked up to his big brother John. He followed him everywhere. He would play football in the street with him and the big kids. When he would tell stories about them growing up in Antioch, on Saint Francis Drive and Saint Ann Court, he would smile. He told a story about trying to skip school, so he could spend time with his dad, because he worked nights. He loved his mom even though they would butt heads, because they were both stubborn. He had many loving and funny stories about her from when he and John grew up.

Carl and I met when my manager, his mom volunteered her son to help me move. He had a pickup truck. She didn't mention that said pickup wasn't for hauling things. He lined the bed with blankets so it wouldn't get scratched. She was determined that we would be a couple. She invited me to their house to dye Easter eggs and things like that. He was very quiet, but he finally asked me out to a baseball card collector show. We fell in love and got married 34 years ago. We then started a family with Chris in 1992, Niki in 1994, A.C. in 2003, and Noah in 2004. He loved being a father. They all inherited his love of sports and enjoy collecting cards and memorabilia.

Carl was hard headed, did what he wanted and then faced the consequences. On the first day of kindergarten he climbed the 4 foot fence and ran. He was caught, taken to the office and got paddled. He wanted things done his way and had a way for everything. He lost his short battle with cancer but got his way until the very end. He didn't want hospice and fought until there was no fight left. He died at home peacefully, on his futon mat on the floor. No hospital bed.

He spent the weekends for the last few months with his family at our home or the park, visiting and watching the kids play. His eyes would light up when he saw his grand niece and grand nephew. He enjoyed spending that time with his wife, children, father, brother, nephews, niece in law and grand niece and nephew.

Survived by his wife Ann, children Christopher, Nikolette, Addison, and Noah; dad Adron and brother John.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Salnave park in Cheney, WA on September 27, 2025. Open house from 10 to 4.