Charles Jon Lewis
May 21, 1954 - April 3, 2010
Obituary
Charles ‘Chuck’ Lewis
Beloved husband, Charles Lewis, age 55, passed away peacefully, with his wife by his side, on Saturday, April 3, 2010, after a 7 month battle with Leukemia.
Born in Seattle, on May 21, 1954, Chuck was the third of four children born to Gladys Vivian Grasvik and Richard Hanawalt Lewis.
In 1980, Chuck married his best friend and love of his life, Sandy. Chuck loved hunting & fishing with his family & friends, crabbing, playing guitar, a good game of poker or 21 with the family. Cars and motorcycles were also a favorite with Chuck.
Chuck’s favorite thing to do was ‘play’ on Whidbey Island with his friends and family. Didn’t matter what he did, as long as he was on Whidbey!
Chuck was an Engineering Manager at Boeing on the P-8A Program. Other programs Chuck worked on included, the U.S. Roland, B-1B, B-2, F-22 and J-UCAV. Chuck enjoyed his co-workers and had great relationships with his ‘guys’!
Chuck was preceded in death by his parents. Chuck leaves behind his beloved wife Sandy, his sisters Barbara DeGuies Gerry, Bonnie Hitchings Kerry and Beverly Lewis-Malone; nephews and nieces aka his kids, Christopher Hale, Matthew Hale Nicole, Jeffery Freshwater Kristen, Katherine Gonzales Guy, Jennifer Malone, Stephanie Pierce, Jennifer Maneja, Jeremy Maneja, Katelyn Meline, Greg Meline and Ashley Mellum; his second set of parents, Solevig and Martz Christopher, and loving aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws, friends and neighbors.
The family would like to express our special thanks to the Oncology staff at Southlake Clinic, the staff at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and the UW Medical Center, especially to the nurses and doctors on 7NE and 8NE for all their acts of kindness to Chuck and the family.
Chuck received numerous blood transfusions and blood products. It became very apparent to both of us the need for blood and platelet donations. Please donate blood, ‘it was meant to circulate!’
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund had been set up in Chuck’s name with the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance to continue leukemia research. Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, PO Box 19023, Seattle WA 98109-1023. Questions, contact Sara Mena @ 206-667-6121, smena@fhcrc.org.
A celebration of Chuck’s life will be held on Friday, April 16, 2010 at 3:00 pm at BONNEY-WATSON Washington Memorial, 16445 International Blvd., SeaTac, WA. 206 242-1787. Please sign the guest book at www.bonneywatson.com.
Chuck’s request was to be buried on Whidbey Island. A private burial ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at the Langley Woodmen Cemetery on Whidbey Island.
My heart weighs heavy for the families who have suffered the loss of truely a great man. The memory of Chuck will be his legacy of the love he gave us all while here. Never ending unconditional love, and patience. His gifts were many and shared through his music. Forever in my heart to remain the sounds of his fingers gracing the strings of his guitar as effortlessly as he sang, just another gift he gave to us all to keep with us til we meet again. I will miss you my friend, Karen Elizabeth McMillan~Kaliman
Our hearts go out to Sandy & the rest of the family. Chuck was a kind and gentle soul. I had the pleasure of spending some quality time with Chuck in Las Cruces NM working together on the Roland Program at White Sands Missile Range back in the early 80’s. Fun times. Chuck knew how to live, laugh, & love albeit his life was cut too short. Take care my friend, you will be missed.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family. We have many great memories of working with Chuck through the years at Boeing. He was truly a “stand up” guy.
My condolences to the Lewis Family, Chuck will be greatly missed by all. Thank you for being a great friend and co-worker.
My heart goes out to Sandy and the rest of Chucks family, he was full of life and was a wonderful man. He leaves us with memories of a beautiful life to celebrate having known him.
Dear Sandy,
Very sorry to hear of the passing of Chuck. Please let us know if there is anything we can help you with in the coming months.
Although I did not know Chuck very well, he was always a positive, friendly and helpful person. To Sandy and family, my deepest condolences.
Sandy, our thoughts and prayers are with you. Our memories of Chuck are that he was never without the biggest smile in the world. He was the consummate gentleman – classy, honorable and fun to be around. We love you both and will remember him as the brightest star we ever met. Hugs and all our love.
A great friend. Our prayers and symapthies are with you and your family.
Sandy and family, I am so sad to hear of Chuck’s passing. I was just speaking to my Aunt June less than a week ago and was telling her that I run into Chuck and Sandy at OFC from time to time and how much fun it is catching up with them when I do. Way,way too young…….
Sandy,
This message is so late. I just learned of Chuck’s passing. But let’s call him by his real name; Chuckles LaRue brightened the lives of everyone he was around. What a guy Sand. I am so sorry for your loss. He was one in a million, and well remembered even after many years. If I can ever be of any assistance to you, even if it’s just to reminisce, please let me know.
I recall so well the times that Chuck and I had daily 6:00 a.m. phone calls when he was at Aberdeen Proving Ground. We got through it together!
With much love……