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In loving memory of Richard Lucero (aka Ricardo, Papa Bear, Big Daddio, Big Kahuna, ROY, El Capitan), a beloved soul, who passed away peacefully in his sleep after a long battle with cancer on September 4th, 2022. He is survived by his children, Renee (Joe) Palandri, Michael (Christina), Ronald (Chea) and Olivia (Lars), his grandchildren Nicholas, Anthony and Michael Palandri, Maxton Patience and Abigail Lucero, and Elias and Aksel Andersen, and brother Daniel (Rose). Richard is preceded in...

Manuel Bauzon Arabos, a veteran of Vietnam War and resident of Lynnwood, WA, passed away on August 31, 2022 surrounded by his wife of 48 years Tita Arabos, children, and grandchildren.   Manuel was born on July 27, 1943 in Mangaldan, Pangasinan, Philippines to Daniel + and Antonia Arabos +.  Manuel was the youngest of 8 children.   Manuel was recruited and enlisted in the US Navy from Sangley Point, Cavite, Philippines on April 14, 1967 as a Mess Management Specialist. The...

Wallace (Wally) F. Gaytan Wallace (Wally) F. Gaytan of Kent, Washington, passed away on August 29, 2022, at the age of 77. He was born October 13, 1944, to Josefa Flores Gaitan and Zacarias Gaitan in Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Wally was the oldest of 15 children. He became a carpenter in his early 20s, building houses in Laurel, Lynden, Ferndale, and the Bellingham, WA area. Beginning in the 1980s, he worked and travelled for Pay ‘n Pak and later Eagle Hardware stores, where...

Stephen (Muk Yan) Wong was born on April 5, 1934, to Noon Wong and Chung Fung in Guangdong, China.  He was the eldest of four children, followed by his younger brother, Loong Yan, and sisters, Sui Ling and Sui Ping.   The Wong family moved to Hong Kong, then a British colony, in 1939.  His father owned and operated a canning business in Guangdong, but maintained a distribution office in Hong Kong where Stephen spent his childhood years.  He was in Hong Kong in 1941...

Lorenzo “Larry” Montes 2022 Larry passed away on August 16, 2022, at View Ridge Retirement Home in Everett, Washington, at the age of 74. He was surrounded by his beloved wife, Hope, and four daughters, Lindsay, Sydney, Jordaan, and Gabrielle.  Larry is also survived by his three sons-in-law, and his two beautiful granddaughters, Ainsley and Clancy. At the age of 19 Larry volunteered to join the Marine Corps and served in Vietnam. Larry rose to the rank of Corporal and...

Mike was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Mary Christine Shrum Downey and Maynard Lawrence Downey. When Mike was six, Maynard died suddenly so Mary moved the family back to her hometown of Coffeyville, Kansas.  When Mike was a junior in high school he was selected by the high school division of the NCAA for all American honors.  He was one of ten boys chosen across the United Stated.  Mike received scholarships for swimming and graduated from Kansas University with a BA.  He...

Andre ‘Paul’ Godefroy of Kenmore, Washington passed away on July 29, 2022, after complications following a hemorrhagic stroke. He was born to parents Patricia and Andre Francis Godefroy on January 4, 1958, in Norwalk, Connecticut. Shortly after graduating high school in Dallas, Texas, he enlisted in the US Navy where he served ten years. During his time there, he found his true calling which was specializing in aviation. He also found his love, Virginia, while serving, who he...

Lydia Anna Cardenas Kent, WA December 23, 1956 - July 29, 2022