IN MEMORIAM

 Art Galindo (2024)

Art was born in Texas, lived most of his life in California, moved to Washington in 2016, and retired in 2018 to serve as an officer in his wife's consulting company, The OG Consultancy, LLC.

Prior to retirement, Art worked as a facilities manager in a 5-location family food business for many years. This was his introduction to Rotary, as his parents were long-term members in San Juan Capistrano, CA. Prior to that, Art worked as a chemical engineer and taught science at the high school level.  Art was married to his wife Ophelia for 42 years with three grown children. 

 Ed Amundsen (2024)

Ed and his wife, Florence, lived and worked in the Kent-Renton area for more than 65 years, showing others the value of community service to themselves and others.

Raised in southern Idaho, Ed and Florence met at Idaho State College in Pocatello and were married in 1949. 

Ed retired in 1989, but his lifetime work was far from done.  He remained active in many Kent activities, including Boy Scouts, the volunteer fire department and of course the Noon Rotary Club, an association Ed had for 20 years. Ed and his son both earned Eagle Scout. Ed served as outdoor activities chairman for Troop 406 for 20-plus years, planning and leading trips throughout the Cascades and other places.

After raising their two children, Ed and Florence took up boating, built a cabin in Shelton and traveled.  They also pursued their interest in genealogy, tracing Ed’s extensive roots in Norway and Florence’s lineage to Ireland. In 1996, they took their first European tour to Scandinavia and St. Petersburg, Russia.  When they returned, they joined the Sons of Norway, a benefit organization that promotes the country’s traditions and fraternal fellowship through cultural and social outreach, and became involved with the Norway Committee of Kent Sister Cities Association (KSCA) in a variety of capacities.  Ed served as treasurer for several years for three of Kent's six sister cities – El Grullo, Mexico; Kherson, Ukraine; and Sunnfjord, Norway – and h as treasurer for KSCA for several years.

Ed cherished his close ties to the community and the opportunity to serve, especially in helping under-served youth find their way.

Daryl Conrad (2023)

Daryl Conrad, age 83, passed away at home on May 18, 2023, in the presence of his loving family. Born on August 27, 1939, in Sacramento, CA, he was the first-born child of Edgar & Virginia Hartley Conrad. He attended schools in Sacramento, CA and graduated from Sacramento High School in 1958 and Sacramento State College in 1963 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis on accounting. Daryl met his future wife Joan Heritage in 1959 at Sacramento City College. Daryl and Joan were married on June 10, 1962, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, in Sacramento, CA. Their first child, Mark, was born in May 1963.

Daryl worked for the California Department of Finance until the summer of 1965. Later that summer the family moved to Juneau, AK where Daryl worked as a Budget Analyst for the Alaska Department of Finance until 1967 when he became the Director of Administration for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Their second child Susan was born in June of 1966.

In 1968 the family moved to Olympia, Washington. Daryl had accepted a job with The Washington State Department of Health as The Director of Administration. The Washington State Department of Health eventually changed its name to The Department of Social and Health Services and Daryl continued to serve as The Director of Administration until 1981. While working for DSHS, Daryl became acquainted with the programs of The Pacific Institute (TPI) and became a facilitator so that he might teach the concepts on thinking skills to his employees.

While he was living in Olympia, Daryl became a member of the Tumwater and West Olympia Rotary; he also obtained his Certified Public Accounting certificate. Daryl was a founding member of Community for Christian Celebration, a pilot project of the United Church of Christ.

In 1981 Daryl left state government and started his own company - Conrad & Associates. He then became an Independent Project Director for The Pacific Institute (TPI) in Seattle. During this time, he created two video programs for TPI. One was called Achieving Excellence in Law Enforcement and the other was named Changing Directions – a video program for troubled youth. Both programs featured Lou Tice, Chairman, TPI, teaching on video. The law enforcement video had law enforcement personnel from Washington State in the audience and Changing Directions had young people who were incarcerated at the time in Washington State correctional facilities for troubled youth. Both programs were marketed extensively throughout the United States.

In 1985, the family moved to Seattle., In Seattle, Daryl was an active member of both Fauntleroy United Church of Christ,in West Seattle; and Fairwood Community United Methodist Church in Renton. He joined the Burien/White Center Rotary and was President in 1997-98. When he passed away, he was a current member of the Kent Rotary Club. The family lived in West Seattle, Normandy Park, Auburn and Renton. When they lived in Normandy Park and Auburn, he was active in the Highline Citizens for Schools and Auburn Citizens for Schools, the objective of these groups was to pass school district levies.

Daryl was preceded in death by his parents and leaves behind his loving family, his wife Joan Conrad of Renton WA; son Mark Conrad of Renton WA; daughter Susan Mantilla (Lloyd) of Kent, WA; grandson Alexander Mantilla (Alex) of Richland, WA; and granddaughter Katherine Mantilla (Katie) of Ellensburg, WA. He also leaves behind his sister Janice Merrill (Don) of Sacramento, CA; niece Connie Tepner (Robert) of Biloxi MS; and nephew Scott Merrill (Michelle) Sacramento, Ca. Plus, their wonderful children and grandchildren.

 Harry Williams (2023)

Harry Williams joined Rotary in 1958 and the Kent Club in 1967, with the classification of Insurance Sales.  Harry was a Past President of the club and a Paul Harris Fellow.  Harry also served many roles with the Kent Chamber of Commerce.  Harry had a true heart for service and the most positive outlook.  Harry always said: "These are Exciting Times!" 

 Bowen Scarff (2022)

Ford Kiene (2022) 

Allister Capperauld (2022)

Allister Capperauld passed away in Overlake Hospital in Bellevue, WA on January 12, 2022 at the age of 91. He was a resident of Kent, Washington for 58 years.

Allister is survived by his three children; Patricia (husband Virgil Gray) of Roy, WA, Andy (wife Tami) Capperauld of Auburn, WA, and Ian (wife Candi) Capperauld of Kent, WA, as well as 6 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.

He was born in May 1930 in Paisley, Scotland to Andrew and Margaret (Allister) Capperauld and lived his early childhood in Glasgow.

At age 12 he lost his father during WWII when the Merchant Navy vessel he was serving on, S.S. Blairatholl, sent a distress signal in extremely trying wintry conditions and sank without a trace in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland on Nov 27, 1942. At age 14 he went to work to help support the family at Babcock & Wilcox LTD in Renfrew, Scotland as an office boy and apprentice engineer while taking evening classes at Paisley Technical College (1944 -1949).

At age 19 Allister and his older brother David immigrated to Canada via the vessel Aquitania to Halifax N.S. in October 1949. Once they were established in Toronto, they sent for their Mother Margaret and their younger brother John Capperauld (Jack).

Allister served in the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve for a total of four years. While on a Navy trip to Scotland, Allister reconnected with Mayrene, his childhood friend and neighbor. They fell in love and Mayrene left her life in Scotland and sailed to Toronto to marry Allister. They were married at the Church of St. John the Baptist - Norway in Toronto, Ontario in November 1953. They had their first child, Patricia, in June 1956.

December 4, 1956, Allister, Mayrene and their infant daughter, Patricia, immigrated to the United States after he gained employment at Boeing Commercial Airplanes as a Tool Engineer in Renton, WA. Allister became a registered Professional Engineer (PE). Over the course of his 35 years career with Boeing, Allister held many senior management positions in Tooling and Manufacturing Engineering at the Fabrication Division in Auburn, WA. He retired on Jan 1, 1992.

Allister and Mayrene lived in Mercer Island and Renton before purchasing their family home in Kent. During that time, they had two sons, Andrew (Andy) and Ian. Both Allister and Mayrene became US citizens on September 20, 1965. They loved to travel [especially on cruises] and spend time with their family and friends. They were married 47 years until Mayrene passed away from cancer on February 1, 2001.

Allister was very involved in Kent Youth Soccer from its inception. He was an active member of the Kent Rotary Club, a member of the AF&AM (Masonic) Lodge #637 GRC Canada, and Past Commander of the Royal Canadian Legion, Seattle Branch No 123.

Allister is preceded in death by his wife Mayrene, his older brother David Capperauld, his younger brother John (Jack) Capperauld, both of Toronto, and his grandson Alex Capperauld of Kent, WA.

His quick wit and sense of humor will be missed by all.

The family would like to thank Great Leaf Home, Seattle, WA for their dedication and loving care of Allister during the last three years of his life.

WILLIAM G. SROUFE September 30, 1949 – December 16, 2021

Bill Sroufe was born in Seattle, WA to William and Jean Sroufe. He spent his childhood in North Seattle and Maury Island. He was a proud graduate of the Lakeside School, class of 1968. After high school he attended Pacific Lutheran University, where he rowed crew, Western Washington University, where he met his future wife of 48 years, Olivia, and the University of Washington where he graduated with a business degree in 1973. Bill and Olivia moved to San Rafael, CA for his first accounting job with the Del Monte Corporation. Not long after that they returned to Washington when Bill joined the tax department at Weyerhaeuser in 1974. Bill officially became a CPA in 1979 and transitioned into public accounting. He ventured out on his own in 1983, opening his own accounting firm in Kent, WA. Bill's daughter, Rachel, joined in ownership of the accounting firm in 2010.

Bill loved his profession, his clients, and staff. Besides Bill's interest in the finance world, Bill loved family history, real estate, spending time in Ocean Shores, traveling to Palm Springs and the timber industry. The Sroufe family and Olivia's family, the Omoto family, both have a long history in Washington state, dating back to the late 1800's, and he enjoyed telling everyone the stories that were passed down to him. He loved telling people that his family moved to Washington in "89" and after a long pause, say "1889 that is". The Sroufe family used to have timber property and Bill wanted to re-establish ownership in the industry. Along with his family and good friends, he had been busy purchasing and rehabbing timber property.

Bill was active in many charitable and community organizations including the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), Seattle Children's Hospital Imagine Guild, and the Rotary Club of Kent (noon club). One of his favorite fundraisers was the annual drive to ensure that kids received dictionaries and school supplies through the Rotary group. Bill always enjoyed listening to everyone's stories and loved telling his own. He will be missed both professional and personally. Bill is survived by his wife, Olivia, of 48 years, children Will (Katrina), Rachel, and Daniel; his sisters, Kathy (Dick) and Lesa (Matt); his three grandchildren, William, Harvey, and Lilyauna and his nephews, nieces, and many cousins.

 Robert Nachlinger (2021)

MELVIN "MEL" LUST KLEWENO, JR. (2019)

The world has lost a great Coug with the passing of Melvin "Mel" Kleweno, Jr. Mel was born on March 28, 1935 in Endicott, WA to Anna and Melvin Kleweno. He passed away on September 2, 2019 in Des Moines, WA. Mel grew up in Endicott on the family ranch and graduated from Endicott High School. He then attended WSU (then WSC) where he was an ATO and earned his Bachelor's degree. Mel went on to the UW to earn his Law degree and later received his Master's in Tax Law from NYU. He served his country in the USAF Active / Reserves for 30 years and 30 days. Mel retired as a Colonel, Judge Advocate General (JAG). He practiced law for 50 years at Curran Law Firm in Kent, WA. Mel was a life-long Lutheran, a member of Rotary, Kiwanis, Straight Arrow Racket Club and was one of the founding board members of Health Point. Contributions to his community are far too many to list. Mel was an avid golfer and seasoned traveler with his favorite traveling companion, wife Judy. Together they visiting every continent, but focused much of their travels on seeing children and grandchildren around the country. He is preceded in death by his parents, granddaughter Abigail and grandson Nathan. He is survived by his wife Judy, son Scott Kleweno, daughter Leigh Kleweno, step-children Chris Nixon-Kleweno, Mark Nixon, David Beckon and Julie Knight, brothers Gilbert, Donovan and Patrick. Mel was a grandfather of 15 and great grandfather to 4. 

 Warren Secord (2018)

A Great, One of A Kind Man ~

Warren Secord 81, a long time Rotary Club of Kent member and past Kent business owner, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018. He was born on October 18, 1936 in Seattle. In his youth he was known around the neighborhood for the kid that mowed all the lawns, had two paper routes and drove the tires off his car before he could drive.

Married to Barbara Stevens Secord for 36 years, they built a home on Spring Lake in Renton. Warren started his first automotive business S & S Valley Tire in Kent, Washington in February of 1965. He then became a member of the Rotary Club of Kent where he maintained perfect attendance for all 53 years of his membership.

Over those 53 years of being a Rotarian, he was a HUGE advocate for Vocational education, especially automotive. With Warren's drive and persistence, he convinced the Kent and Tahoma School Districts to design automotive shops in all 5 of those high schools. He sat on the committee to assist both districts to complete and open those automotive shops.

In his 81 years, Warren was on many boards including National Tire Dealers, NW Tire Dealers Hall of Fame, Rotary Club of Kent President, Firestone Advisor Council and many others. He was involved in selling race tires with Parnelli Jones, Firestone, Goodyear, NASCAR NW Tour, SCCA, Cascade Club, NASCAR Truck Series, Drags and Pro Mazda. The racing was a HUGE piece of his life and his second family.

He is survived by his wife Jerre, sister Bonnie Treece (Keith), daughter Kim Walley (Brent), his beloved granddaughters Jordan Walley, Kendall Walley, his nephews Mark Stevens, Todd Stevens and his Rotary Club of Kent family.

Billy Graham 

2016 

Roger Morse

October 4, 2016  

Roger Keith Morse of Issaquah was born on April 5th, 1935 in Spokane, Washington, the son of Harold and Esta Maxine Morse. Roger attended and graduated early from North Central High School where he chaired the debate team. Roger then attended Whitman College where he joined Phi Delta Theta and managed again to graduate early despite massive injuries sustained in a car accident in 1954.

An entrepreneur at heart Roger leapt into professional life at the age of 12 when he took up work at Helphrey Motor Freight, his father’s company. He continued a successful career in the booming trucking industry working for such companies as United Buckingham, Ringsby, and REA trucking. Roger elevated to management quickly and became a union practitioner with Teamsters 690. But still Roger found time in his busy professional life to meet and marry a wonderful woman, Luane Morse. Together they raised three loving sons and shared 50 wonderful years of marriage. Professional necessity drew the family from Aloha Oregon, to Tacoma Washington, and then on to Redmond Washington where business opportunity abounded.

At 35 Roger endeavored to change his profession. He and his wife Luane boldly entered a rewarding career as tavern owner operators. By his retirement Roger had owned and operated nine taverns; The Villa Inn, Goldies North, Trudy’s, Midway, Sunnydale, White House, The Lucky 7 Saloon, Pappa’s Pub and the Grove; founding The Lucky 7 and Pappa’s Pub.

Amidst strenuous professional demands Roger made time for volunteer work. He became a celebrated member of Kent Rotary being twice named Rotarian of the year.

Roger was a consummate learner and loved the adventure of travel. He arranged and captained many trips including family road trips to Mexico, National Parks, and later in life trips to Asia, Europe, South America, and the wilds of Hawaii. He also loved and cultivated quite an extensive collection of music but had a particular fondness for vibrant rock music. Roger was also an animal lover and had a particular fondness for dogs; A friend of his once remarked that he wanted to be re-incarnated as Roger’s dog. He was a quick mind, a voracious reader, and a steadfast bridge partner.

Roger took great pride in his family and helping them thrive. It brought him great joy to witness the evolution of their own families. He leaves his wife Luane Morse; his siblings Susan Johnston and Jim Morse; his three sons Tod, Greg, and Jason Morse; two nieces and a nephew, ten grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, and too many friends to count.

Along his bold path Roger fostered a great many friendships and frequently delighted his friends and family with colorful accounts of his endeavors and experiences. Coupled with his unique gift for gab, his brightness, generous nature, positive attitude, and earnest manner made him truly unforgettable. For a man of modest stature Roger left a meteoric size hole for those who adored him, he will be missed.