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Mark Woodward Obituary

Mark Woodward, 57, passed away on April 16, 2007 in Olympia after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Portland, Oregon on August 31, 1949. Mark spent many years managing the Fred Astaire Dance Studios. In 1987, he graduated from Pacific Lutheran University. He worked at the Jessie Dyslin Boys Ranch in Tacoma, Washington and 19 years for Washington State: eight years for Child Protective Services in Kent, and from 1999 to the present in Olympia as program manager and computer applications trainer for the Children's Administration. Mark's true passion was in boating. A celebration of Mark's life will be on Friday, April 27, 2007, at 12:00 p.m. at the Tumwater Valley Lodge in Tumwater, Washington. For the full obituary and to leave a message for the family, please visit: www.funeralalternatives.org Arrangements with Funeral Alternatives of Washington, (360) 753-1065.

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Published by The Olympian on Apr. 22, 2007.

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