Gregory Todd Staley

Gregory Todd STALEY Was born in California on October 5, 1964 to James T. and Sonja J. Staley. He lived in Michigan and North Carolina before moving to Seattle at the age of 7. He graduated in 1982 from Shorewood High School, where he was a member of the varsity football, varsity swimming, and varsity tennis teams. He participated in the high school jazz band and chess club, and was a school photographer. Greg attended Washington State University, the University of Hawaii, and Shoreline Community College. While in Hawaii, he volunteered with the Humane Society and worked on a ship restoration project. During his life, he traveled to St. Thomas, Jamaica, Cancun, Barbados, Merida, Tahiti, Samoa, Tonga and Fiji. Some of his fondest memories occurred in 1977-78 when he lived with his family in Australia. He enjoyed photography, windsurfing, swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, motorcycling, music, cooking, and watching the Mariners win. He loved driving his truck, mowing the lawn, and sitting on the back patio shooting the breeze while drinking a cup of good coffee. He was fond of animals, especially his pets Charcoal, Lady and Brandy. Greg died September 12 of complications from mental illness. He is survived by his parents, sister, Wendy, brother-in-law, Mark, nephew, Jack, as well as aunts, uncles and cousins. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be made to Innis Arden Swim Club, PO Box 60066, Shoreline, WA 98160-0066 for a water slide. A Celebration of his Life will be held Saturday, September 29 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the home of Jim and Sonja Staley.