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Gordon Howard HAY

Male 1916 - 2003  (87 years)


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  • Name Gordon Howard HAY 
    Birth 28 Jun 1916  Sequim, Clallam County, WA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 6 Oct 2003  Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (1) Source: Leigh Hay .

      (2) Peninsula Daily News, October 8, 2003:

      Gordon Howard Hay

      June 28, 1916 -- Oct. 6, 2003

      Sequim-born Gordon Howard Hay died of cancer in his Bremerton residence. He was 87.

      The son of Angus and Vesta (Messer) Hay, he participated in sports at Sequim High School and graduated in 1934.

      He was the second Eagle Scout at Camp Parsons on Hood Canal.

      Following high school, he worked at the Sequim newspaper established and operated by his parents. During the Depression, he worked in Civilian Conservation Corps camps.

      He served with the Navy during World War II.

      He married Charlotte Hodgdon in Port Angeles in 1946. She preceded him in death.

      Mr. Hay, who was a printer and writer, owned and operated Quick Print in Port Angeles.

      He was an active member of the Chamber of Commerce, and supported Port Angeles-Victoria tourism.

      He retired from the Bremerton Sun.

      He belonged to Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and the Masonic Lodge in both Sequim and Bremerton. He was also a member of Disabled American Veterans, Sequim-Dungeness Museum and Master Gardeners.

      He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Robin and Louie Lakenes of Brinnon; brother Angus Hay of Lake Placid, Fla.; two granddaughters and one great-granddaughter.

      Services: Friday, Oct. 10, 10 a.m., graveside service in Sequim View Cemetery, 1505 Sequim-Dungeness Way.

      Sunday, Oct. 19, 2 p.m., memorial in Brinnon Community Church. Lewis Funeral Chapel, Bremerton, is in charge of arrangements.

      Memorials: Hospice of Kitsap County, P.O. Box 3416, Silverdale, WA 98383-3416.
    Person ID I14024  Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2024 

    Father Angus Cameron HAY, Sr.,   b. 1867, Glengarry County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1931, Sequim, Clallam County, WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Vesta Bernice MESSER,   b. 16 Apr 1898, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1964, Sequim, Clallam County, WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1915 
    Family ID F6316  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart