Roger Kay Mochnick
November 4, 1943 - February 24, 2003
Obituary
Roger Mochnick
59, passed away on February 24, 2003, in Seattle. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, November 4, 1943, to Joe and Claire Mochnick, he moved west with his family and lived in Seattle, Newport, Oregon, and Santa Barbara, California. He served in the U.S. Army from 1965 to 1967. Following his graduation from the University of Washington in 1970, he worked for the US EPA in Seattle for 32 years. He was an avid Husky football fan, outdoorsman, devoted family man, and enjoyed all of life’s pleasures.
Roger is survived by his son Joseph Mochnick, and daughter Corin Mochnick, sister Saundra Weatherly and Gene, and the families of Shana and Jim Osmer, Brian Weatherly, and Scott and Karon Weatherly. Roger was a much loved part of the lives of mother-in-law Orva Morrison and the late Jack R. Morrison, M.D. and the extended Morrison families of Jack Morrison, Mary Murray, Deva Ellis, Ken Morrison, and Catherine Doherty, as well as stepmother Pat Mochnick, uncle Rudy Mochnick, and Bill and Dee Mochnick.
Roger will be missed by his many friends from Vashon Island and EPA, and especially by his lifelong pals from Santa Barbara, including Del Funkhouser, Rick McCoy, Anne Selden, and Lynnette McCoy.
A memorial service will be held in the chapel of Washington Memorial Park, Bonney-Watson, in SeaTac on Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:00 A.M.
In memory of Roger, donations may be made to the King County Humane Society, the American Heart Association or the Alzheimer’s Association. Online tributes may be submitted to www.bonneywatson.com.
From a friend at EPA
i can see your smile and hear your laugh at my bad jokes
love you buddy
norm sievertson
A Tribute to Roger Mochnick
Roger was my supervisor, mentor and friend for the last seven years. He really made a difference in so many people’s lives in a number of different ways. His work for the EPA helped to preserve water quality to keep water fishable, swimable and drinkable. He was a pleasure to work with and was able to troubleshoot for staff members and just make the Region a more pleasant place to be. He rarely went around without a smile and good humor. He helped to bring a sense of camaraderie and could always be counted on to get the job done. He was a great pinch hitter at times and could handle any impromptu briefings. He helped a number of people grow in their careers here too.
One a more personal note, I reported to him directly when I first moved to Seattle from Chicago and he helped me to transition to the Regional culture and to living in the Northwest. He remained my supervisor as we both moved offices a few years ago. He was there as my husband and I got married, bought our house and had our first child and as he said “finally got some responsibility so we didn’t have time to play and race sailboats anymore.” He couldn’t understand why Vashon Island wasn’t on our list of places to buy a house. He always spoke so highly of Joe and Corin. I felt like I knew them from all of the times he would tell me about the latest wonderful things they were doing or what he was going to get them for Christmas. He also spoke of his father and step-mother and visits to Nevada and his sorrow when Rex passed away. He always boasted about the Huskies and how we should get to more of the games. His advice has been invaluable and his good spirit will always be missed!
I will truly miss the times Roger, my brother Jerry, and myself had commuting on the ferry to work and laughing about numerous things until our eyes watered. Roger had a great sense of humor and he was a wonderful friend, who I will greatly miss seeing on the 7:20am ferry commute to Seattle. I will look at the seat that he always sat at on the ferry and cherish the memories of our jokes and talks about lifes experiences. Goodbye Roger.
Roger, I will miss your sense of humor, your camaraderie, and your presence at EPA. You are a person who truly enjoyed life’s journey!