This is the last email I received from my dad, regarding the death of his aunt, Dorothy.
–Heather
December 21, 2011
To: Heather
From: Bob
Dorothy was mom's sister, and lived on a ranch on Kelly Hill up near my place. I am not sure you have met her, but she was known as Dot (and Art Barrett). Both Dorothy and Art and Esther and Wormy Gallaher bought adjoining ranches on Kelly Hill about 1947. I use to go hunting on their place when younger, and liked the country so much that is part of reason I bought the place I did where the mill is now.
xox
Dad
Friday, January 27, 2012
On Kelly Hill and Kettle Falls
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Photos from Marie Strick's Memorial
Bob with his daughter, Jennifer, and her daughters, Madeleine, Emma and Mia.
Bob's granddaughters, Madeleine, Emma and Mia.
Bob with his son, Sean.
Bob with his cousins on the Willms side of the family.
Jennifer, Mia, Madeleine and Emma, sporting their Washington college gear.
Photos submitted by Jennifer Falck
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
In Loving Memory of Bob Strick
JAMES
ROBERT STRICK, best known as BOB STRICK, resident of Kettle Falls, WA,
died peacefully January 19, 2012 in Spokane, WA of complications from
previously undiagnosed Pancreatic Cancer and Cirrhosis. He was 72 years
old. Strick was born June 1, 1939 in Missoula, MT to Marie and James
Strick, he was raised in Spokane, WA.
A friendly socializer and pursuer of pleasure, Bob Strick’s life path was winding. He began his career in finance, and in 1965 was appointed Manager at Federal Finance Co. in Spokane. Around 1970 he moved to Bellevue, WA and became a Loan Officer at Bank of the West and then Branch Manager at Bank of the West’s Kent branch.
In 1973, Strick gave up banking for real estate, and later became a Real Estate Broker and started his own business, J. Robert Strick Real Estate, in Bellevue. In the early 1980s,
he moved to eastern Washington, and started a company, Alaska Log Homes & Lodges, that consisted of a logging mill that manufactured
kits to build contemporary log homes, and installed homes nationally and
in Japan. Later, Strick started Kettle River Pine, Inc. which did business in lumber cutting & planing at his mill in Kettle Falls.
Bob was married twice, first to Margaret Nelson, 1959-1966, with whom he
had three children: Patricia, Jennifer and Sean. He was then married to
Miriam Vicary, 1971-1980, with whom he had two more children, Heather
and Dana.
Amidst his career and family pursuits, Bob also served in the National Guard, acquired his pilot’s license, occasionally raised farm animals, purchased acres of rolling hills in Wauconda, WA and later, retired to his dream property in Kettle Falls, WA, which included an active railroad track.
Bob Strick was preceded in death by his parents Marie and James Strick of Spokane Valley WA; and brother, Stanley Strick of Everett, WA. He is survived by his sisters Shirley Thierry of AZ and Barbara Korling of Spokane WA; His good friend and significant other, Vicki Tomsha of Deer Park WA; His five children: Patricia Strick Swing Uri of Anchorage, AK; Jennfer Strick Swing Falck of Bergen, Norway; Sean Strick Swing of Pasco WA; Heather Strick van Breda of Belleuve WA; and Dana Strick Hunting of Seattle WA; Nine grandchildren: MeiLing Uri, Mia Bjørnestad, Madeleine Bjørnestad, Emma, Shawna, Brandi, Jude, Noah and Anita; and one great grandson, Whitney.
Amidst his career and family pursuits, Bob also served in the National Guard, acquired his pilot’s license, occasionally raised farm animals, purchased acres of rolling hills in Wauconda, WA and later, retired to his dream property in Kettle Falls, WA, which included an active railroad track.
Kettle Falls property, 2007. Photo by Dana Hunting
Bob Strick was preceded in death by his parents Marie and James Strick of Spokane Valley WA; and brother, Stanley Strick of Everett, WA. He is survived by his sisters Shirley Thierry of AZ and Barbara Korling of Spokane WA; His good friend and significant other, Vicki Tomsha of Deer Park WA; His five children: Patricia Strick Swing Uri of Anchorage, AK; Jennfer Strick Swing Falck of Bergen, Norway; Sean Strick Swing of Pasco WA; Heather Strick van Breda of Belleuve WA; and Dana Strick Hunting of Seattle WA; Nine grandchildren: MeiLing Uri, Mia Bjørnestad, Madeleine Bjørnestad, Emma, Shawna, Brandi, Jude, Noah and Anita; and one great grandson, Whitney.
At Heather and Peter's wedding, 1999. Photo by Carrol Harrold.
L-R: Dana, Trish, Bob, Heather, Peter, MeiLing.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR BOB STRICK is being planned for Saturday, June 2, 2012 at Bellevue Foursquare Church in Bellevue, WA. The family is working to turn the Facebook
page for Bob Strick into a memorial site where you may post memories
and condolences, and watch for news about the memorial service.
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