William Seddon

Capt. W.G. "Bill" Seddon 79, passed away Oct. 27, 2004 in Puyallup. He was born June 21, 1925 in Cecil, PA to Joseph and Pauline Seddon. At the age of 17, Bill was introduced to "Life at Sea" aboard a coal carrier sailing between Boston and Norfolk in 1942. With the exception of a brief shore side stint with American Mail Line operations department, he was at sea until retiring as a Captain in 1990. In 1959, he started sailing Victory ships and C3's as 3rd Mate. In 1966 at the age of 42, he received his Masters License. His first Skipper assignment came on the SS Canada Mail. Bill loved and respected his crew and two of his many rules were "Everybody is important from the guy sharpening the pencils to the guy signing the checks" and "Never ask anybody to do anything that you wouldn't do yourself". That even included completing firefighting training in his late 60's with his crew members. Bill met the love of his life, Barbara, in Nov. of 1960 and they would have been married 44 years in February. He is survived by his loving family; wife Barbara; sons, Rick and his wife, Doreen; Sam, Pat and his 5 grandchildren: Kortni, Alex, Taylor, Cameron, and Austin. Bumpa loved his grandkids with all his heart. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Allen. Bill's children learned many things from the way their father lived his life, most importantly , the way he loved his wife, Barbara. Set sail Dad, we love and miss you already. Memorial Service is Mon. Nov. 1, 1:00PM at Powers Funeral Home, 320 W. Pioneer, Puyallup. A special thanks to Regency Care of Puyallup, with a very special thanks to those who personally cared for our father day and night. Thank you to Hospice for the last 12 days, you really do care. In lieu of flowers or gifts, the family would prefer donations to Good Samaritan Hospital, Hospice in the name of Capt. W.G. "Bill" Seddon