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Gordon Hayes Obituary
Gordon was born in Seattle, Washington on September 29th, 1956. He passed away on May 27th, 2019, at 62 years old, with his loving family by his side. Gordon is preceded in death by his mother, Chermaine, father, John Sr and, sister, Gloria. He is survived by his loving wife, Mary Hayes, children Phillip (Kristen), Mallory and Gordon Jr.(Amanda), grandchildren Xavier and Braelynn, siblings John "Ricky" Jr., Catherine, Terrance, Thomas and Jason. Gordon found interest in music at a young age, teaching himself how to play the guitar by the age of 12, while attending Saint Catherine School in North Seattle. Gordon graduated from Blanchet High School in 1974. After high school, Gordon landed a job as an Ordinary Seaman on multiple tugboats and travelled the world from 1975-1978. He then worked for the Washington State Ferries from 1978-1988, where he met the love of his life, Mary. He successfully challenged the Washington State Department of Transportation in a racial discriminatory suit ending in a monetary settlement. After leaving the ferry boats, Gordon went to Renton Technical College and received his Certificate in Computer Programming. He worked in public television for the last 22 years at both KCTS Seattle and KCPQ Seattle as their favorite "IT" guy. Gordon felt his greatest accomplishments were his 3 children as well as his 2 grandchildren. He enjoyed attending all his children's sporting events and was an avid Seattle sports fan.
Services will be held at
St. Catherine's of Siena at
814 NE 85th St, Seattle, WA 98115 on Thursday, June 6th at 9am.
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Liz Bell
May 28, 2020
Will miss your spirit and laughter. Sending you and your family thoughts and prayers of hope. Gordy was a gem throughout days attending St. Catherine grade school and Blanchet high school.
Allan Freedman
July 23, 2019
I worked with Gordon for several years at KCPQ. I learned so much from him. I heard of his passing (on my birthday, May 27th) and was deeply saddened. Gordon, you will be missed.
Det. Cookie
June 16, 2019
Sorry for your loss, he will be missed.
Teresa Brighton
June 14, 2019
The world would be in a kinder and gentler place if everyone followed Gordy's example of living life with kindness, patience, humor and intelligence. When I hear a Beatle's song I will think of you Gordy! Love and hugs to you Mary and family.
Shannon Carr-Cohen
June 8, 2019
The first word that comes to mind when I think of Gordon is kind. While working with him he would always come with a smile, a sense of calm and a solution! He is greatly missed. My deepest condolences to his family.
June 6, 2019
Losing someone that we love never comes easy.
It is truly heartbreaking. May God's promises in
Isaiah 65:17 comfort and help you.
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Tim McDaniel
June 6, 2019
I have lasting memories of my time growing up around Uncle Johnny and Aunt Charmaine and the rest of the family in Yakima and Seattle. Those occasions brought me great joy, because of the infectious laughter and togetherness that was visibly displayed with their family. For me, nobody visibly displayed this type of behavior more than Gordon Hayes. He will truly be missed by all of us left to remember his caring demeanor.Love, Tim McDaniel
Adam Gehrke
June 6, 2019
Sly grin, quick wit, and "I got your back" attitude just crest the tip of the iceberg of Gordon, he is and will be missed by all of us.
June 5, 2019
Simply one of the best parts of my work day was seeing him walking around. Just a complete gut punch to lose a person who made the world more simple, calm and cooler. I will never forget him.
John Hopperstad
June 5, 2019
Calm, cool, and kind. That's how I'll remember Gordon. Working at KCPQ, I often came to him quite frustrated about a computer or technical issue. He would flash that sly smile and put me at ease, patiently and magically solving what I thought was unsolvable, and we would joke around and talk about the Seahawks. I miss him, and can only imagine the loss to his family. My heartfelt condolences.
Erika Wutherich
June 4, 2019
Gordon was one of the best to work with...he will be so missed at Q13. No matter how crazy the news business got..he always approached everyone with calmness and wisdom....always friendly and helpful. I know that I will miss him.
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Rhonda Gossett
June 4, 2019
Thinking of you and Family, Bless you Gordy and love you and Family! May God bless you All and Mary and Children and your Family in this time of Memorial and We love you Cousin Gordon and Family! We keep everyone lifted up in our prayers! We remember your kindness, smile and hard work and service and love for Family and Community! Thank you for being Spiritually Strong Man! Thank you for your strong faith and beautiful guitar music and devotion to Family! Thank you for Family for being Ambassadors of Christ! We love you and we are here for you and Family, Love You All, PEACE -Respectfully, Rhonda Oden Gossett and Larry Gossett and Family
Stephen Oden
June 4, 2019
i LOVE you Gordy.. You Ricky and i use to play when we were little, remember? Rest in peace my brother. "..we know that if the earthly tent is torn down, we have a building from "God", a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." 2nd Corin. 5:1 My condolences to the whole family. Sincerely, stevie oden
Corliss Nesbitt Reed
June 4, 2019
The entire family are in our prayers. Gordy was a great man and he will truly be be missed. May the Lord wrap his loving arms around you and give you comfort and peace.LaMar and Corliss
Chad Bailey
June 4, 2019
I am deeply sorry to hear about Gordon's passing. My heart goes out to his family and loved ones. I worked with Gordon for 10 years at KCPQ and have a lot of great memories. He was the answer man that the entire station would go to for any type of technical computer issue, which a lot of times he would solve with a reboot... He was patient, friendly to everyone, and always calm and cool. I appreciated his sense of humor and loved talking music with him and sharing laughs. He will be very missed. Rest in peace my friend.
Teresa Hagan
June 3, 2019
At night when I close my eyes I can hear his laugher and see his smile., and memories boy do I have many. Thank you Gordy for being a loving. cousin and friend. Until we meet again, know you where loved and will be missed. RIH
Your cousin Teresa
June 3, 2019
Our deepest condolences to the entire Hayes family. On the few occasions that I had the pleasure of seeing my Cousin, he was kind and really laid back. I am glad the last time I saw him, I was able to give him a hug! Rest In Peace Cousin! From: Earl, Lorraine, Donelle Douroux and family.
Pat Mallinson
June 3, 2019
I was so very sorry to hear of Gordon's passing. He was an always-accessible, always-helpful IT expert at KCTS 9; beyond that, he was just a great human being. My heartfelt condolences to his family.
Teresa Blommers (Beckmann)
June 3, 2019
Gordy was one of the nicest guys I knew at Blanchette, so sorry to hear of his passing :(
June 3, 2019
Deepest sympathies to the extended Hayes family. Both Dave and I had the pleasure of working with Gordon at KCTS 9. One of my favorite memories was his hilarious lesson at a staff meeting teaching us all about the importance of using the right password. I loved his ever present humor. Much love - Hildy Ko
Holly Hoag
June 3, 2019
Gordon was the kindest, most gentle and funniest person I have ever worked with. At the worst possible moments, he would say something that would crack me up laughing.
My deepest thoughts and prayers are with everyone.
June 3, 2019
I was blessed to have played music with Gordy for over 12 years. He is missed, but I rejoice that he is now pain free and in Paradise with the Lord and all his family that left before him.
-Don Barberie
Angela Niles
June 2, 2019
I was saddened to learn today of Gordon's passing. He was one of my favorite people at KCTS when we worked together. I very much appreciated all his help, patience, cheerful disposition and sense of humor.
Gordon loved music and I remember how fun it was to attend the Stones concert with Gordon and Mary, along with his brother.
My deepest condolences to Mary and the family, with special prayers for Gordon. May he rest in peace.
Joey Lombard
June 2, 2019
Gordy was always one of my cousins that I never spent enough time with, but always walked away feeling like I wanted to see him more. Always kind, funny, and greeted me with a big smile on his face. He willingly helped me out when I had problems with my computer and, would sincerely ask how my kids and I were doing. To me, he was a very successful man. Raising his family, along with Mary, was so very important to him. In my eyes, it's the single most important thing that a man can do, and it's even harder for men of color.
Years ago, my father asked me what my idea of success was. He thought I would say that was of monetary value... property, position of power or management, ownership, etc... He was so shocked when I told him that providing for , and raising my kids to be solid young ladies , would be my single most important idea of success in my life. He actually wanted to argue about it because it was different from what he thought. Long story short, he did understand that this was my success, not his. All this time, I didn't know that Gordy had what I was string to have. When it's all said and done family is everything, absolutely everything. I will always remember you, Gordy. And I'll smile every time!
Tula Urdaz-White
June 2, 2019
Dearest Gordon was everyone's favorite IT guy at KCTS also. I will always remember his smile and that laugh. Most of all, I remember how his face would light up whenever he talked about his family. Rest well, dear friend.
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