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Joseph Newman Obituary
Joey (as he was known to family) passed away at his home on July 25, 2016 at the age of 71 after a long battle with cancer.
He was born to Joseph and Mildred Newman on November 20, 1944, and was a life-long resident of the Seattle area, growing up in West Seattle. He graduated from West Seattle High School and the University of Washington. He served his country in the U.S. Army "A" Battery 6th Battalion Artillery 11th Division in 1967 and 1968 during the Vietnam War.
He continued the family tradition of working for the Boeing Company, where he enjoyed his position and coworkers. He retired from Boeing after over 25 years of continued service.
He was formerly married to Margie (Barton) Newman and they remained the closest of friends until the time of his passing.
Joey will be forever missed by all who knew and loved him. He lived his life as a kind and caring person, loving family member, and devoted supporter of the Seattle Seahawks and the University of Washington. His personal passions included driving fast sport convertibles, live theater, mystery novels, and all facets of Jazz music.
He is survived by his sister Vicki Gunderson (Gary), aunt Amy Hart, former wife Margie, a number of close cousins and their families, and family friend Duane Oswald. He was preceded in death by his parents.
No services are planned.
A family memorial will take place at a later date. Sign Joey's on line Guest Book at www.Legacy.com.
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Larry
August 1, 2020
Joe, it was really good to see you at our first 2 reunions after we got back to the states. I really missed you at the 50th in Richmond, but you had already fought your last battle. RIP my friend. It was a honor knowing you. Until we meet again my friend.
August 10, 2016
Joe was always an inspiration, even on the darkest of rainy down days. I was the newest really-shy-quiet-LONER-kid moving into our WEST Side Story pack/den/nest across the street from Joe and afraid to go to Lafayette.(school). He and is parents took care of that! They were very smart, funny~crack-up~loving personalities. !ALWAYS!.....and that's what this "Joey Kid" was made of!! The guys never called him Joey! All the girls did! To Joe: Everything was a cartoon. We never seemed to run together but were always laughin,jokin & carryin on way before even Elvis! He made that "social thing" look so easy!! Rock and Roll hit and Joe came alive even more. He WAS the John Travolta of the late 50's....the Ladies lined up to dance with him. This guy wasn't afraid of anything, not even NAM. I remember how smiley I got all over to hear he and Margie got married! Thinking "Wow are they going to have some fantastic kids" ! We both had sisters about the same time which every guy needs one. All 8 of us ( neighbor hood gang) ran and hid quietly after Bruce hit the ball through Al & Edna's huge living room "spotless" picture window.------> JOE'S the one who came out first..... (3rd. youngest)to face him in the middle of Grayson St. Like the star in a movie. (Steve McQueen?)in The Great Escape? I loved this guy JOE Newman. Hope he never changed.......... We need a President like him. "Hopkins",........ Bob.
Larry Solie
August 10, 2016
I served with Joe in Hawaii and Vietnam and was fortunate to reconnect with him in 2008 prior to our A Battery Reunion. A local group of us, including Joe continued to meet for lunch in the Seattle area since then. I will miss his brilliant smile and infectious laugh.
August 8, 2016
So sorry to hear aboutalways liked Joe, he was friendly and a tease in my memory! Been number of years since I last saw him at a class reunion. To MargieI know Joe was an important person in your life; my thoughts are with you.
Margie Glover Finnie, WSHS Class of 1963
Larry Worley
August 8, 2016
I met Joe in Hawaii in 1967, we were in the same Arty Battery together. When my wife came over to Hawaii, Joe would come over to our apartment on some weekends and my wife would cook dinner for us along with Kardos. Joe would take us to the beach since he was the only one with a car.
We went to Nam together, played cards on deck of the ship we went over on just about every day. After a few months there I was transferred to another division an never saw Joe again until we had a reunion after 40 years an then again 5 years later.
He will surely be missed by me an all our other comrades.
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