Al E. Lucas

Al E. LUCAS Al E. Lucas, a very young 80, passed away on November 28th, 2007 due to complications from a surgical procedure. Al was born the son of Clarence and Mabel Lucas on September 11, 1927 in Portland, Oregon. He lived most of his life in the Portland area and attended Milwaukee High School. In 1945 he joined the Navy serving in the Pacific Ocean and was honorably discharged in 1946 as Fireman First Class. After the Navy he attended Oregon State University where along with his studies he enjoyed wrestling on the University wrestling team. Also while attending OSU, Al married Marilyn Johnson of Portland, OR on August 18, 1948, who passed away in 1998 after battling a long illness. They had 4 children. Al graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1951. After graduating, Al began his career at Honeywell in Portland, OR in 1951 as a District Representative. He then worked his way up the Honeywell corporate ladder opening the first District office in Anchorage, AK in 1956. During the next 24 years he held various management positions within Honeywell including Regional Manager of the Western U.S. During this time with Honeywell, he lived in Anchorage, Bellevue, Sacramento, San Francisco and Laguna Beach, CA. In 1975 Al moved to Seattle and co-founded a Commercial Mechanical Equipment and Controls Company in Seattle called ASCO, later changing the name to Control Contractors, Inc. In 1981 he also co-founded Alerton Technologies. In 1982 he became the sole owner of Control Contractors, Inc. (CCI). CCI presently has offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Seattle, Portland & San Diego with over 200 employees. Al was an icon in the industry and is nationally known and respected. On June 18, 1999 Al married his present wife, Diane Rambo. Together they were avid boaters. He and Diane enjoyed many years cruising the waters of Puget Sound, Canada and South East Alaska on his boat, the "Carrera". Al also loved vegetable gardening and working in his yard, and was especially proud of his garlic and corn. He also loved traveling, both domestically and internationally having recently celebrated his 80th birthday in Greece & Turkey with some of his dear friends. In addition, he loved the Palm Springs area and recently he and Diane purchased a home in Palm Desert. Al loved his family, his friends and his employees very much. He was always putting other people's needs first and was a loyal friend and husband. He was a member of Queen City Yacht Club, Wing Point Golf & Country Club, Indian Ridge Golf & Country Club, The Columbia Tower Club, ASHRAE, MCA and many industry organizations. Al is survived by his loving wife, Diane of Bainbridge Island and 4 children, Marcia (Peter) Putnam, Portland, Oregon, Nancy (Clair) Jenkins, Redmond, WA, Eric (Cathy) Lucas, Kirkland, WA and Steven (Sheri) Lucas, Chandler, AZ. Al is also survived by his two sisters, Jean Roake of Portland, Oregon, Carol Schneider of West Jordan, Utah, 14 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Al was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, Marilyn, and brother, Lee. Everyone who knew Al would agree the he had an unusual zest for life, strength of will and a great sense of humor. He will be dearly missed by his wife, family and friends, yet we will always be inspired by his spirit. A Funeral for family and close friends will be held at Sunset Hills Memorial Park and Funeral Home at 1215 145th Pl. S.E., Bellevue, WA on Thursday, December 6th at 1:30 p.m. followed by a Graveside Service at 2:30 p.m. A Celebration of Life for Al will be held at the Queen City Yacht Club at 2608 Boyer Ave East, Seattle, WA on Thursday, December 13th at 3:00 p.m. Flowers may be sent to the Funeral Home or Queen City Yacht Club. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the American Heart Association.