Ralph Vernon Lundberg Jr.

Ralph Vernon LUNDBERG, Jr. Ralph Vernon Lundberg Jr. was born January 20, 1944 in Everett, WA. He passed away last May 13, 2005 at Swedish Hospital in Ballard. He is survived by his wife Crestita of Bothell; his son David Lane of New York; daughters Tammy McKinzie, Lisa Sternod and Heidi Bradley; daughter-in-law, Lisa Lane; sons-in-law, Leon McKinzie, Tom Sternod and Dennis Bradley; grandchildren, Ariel Lawson, Rosie McKinzie, Lena McKinzie, Imani Bradley, Nia Bradley, Nikolas Sternod, Aaron Lane and Tavia McKinzie. He is also survived by his brothers, Donald Lundberg, John Lundberg, Michael Lundberg; sister, Bethanne Lundberg; stepmother, Margaret Lundberg; sisters-in-law, Jane Lundberg and Jenny Lundberg, all from California. He worked for Burlington Northern Railroad for 37 years and retired in 2004. While working for BNRR, he returned to college in 1983 and graduated in 1992 with a BA in English. He was a volunteer reader for the Disabled Students at the UW in 1991. He also volunteered at Goodwill teaching English in the the Adult Literacy Program after his college graduation. He became a tutor at the UW Athletic Dept. in 1994 through winter 2005. He enjoyed tutoring, and was very proud to work in the UW-ICA office. He also read children's books for his retired professor, for teacher's choice books for reading in school. The Memorial Service was held last May 19, 2005 at Columbia Funeral Home. He was laid to rest in Holyrood Cemetery in Shoreline.