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Myron Frederick “Rick” Hittinger
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Rick Hittinger, 76, passed away
on January 24, 2022, of complica-
tions from COVID-19. Born in
Whittier, CA in 1945, to parents;
Martha Shuman and Virllliam Hit—
tinger, Rick truly lived a full and
passionate life, surrounding him-
self with friends and his love of
boating, music, travel, and vehicle
maintenance and collection.
A veteran, Rick served in Viet- '
11am and played saxophone in the
Army Band. Following his years
of service, Rick obtained both a
Bachelor’s and‘ Masters’ Degree
from West Texas State Univer-
sity. He directed the Happy and
Canyon High School bands 'in
,. Texas before moving to California,
. where he played music regularly
in the Long Beach City College
Evening Symphony. There, he was also active in the Long Beach and
Seal Beach Yacht Clubs, and was the Maintenance Manager of buses
for the Metro Transit Authority (MTA) and Laidlaw Transit.
In his later years, Rick moved to Shelton, WA with his partner Pam
Fife to pursue his passion for boating. He became the Commodore of
the Shelton Yacht Club and also continued his love of music, playing in
the American Legion and Capital City Bands in Olympia. ‘
Rick never met a stranger. He was the first to offer a helping hand
to those in need and the first to enjoy a good celebration. His sense of
humor and joke-telling skills were loved by all who knew him, and his
voracious appetite for life made him unforgettable!
He is preceded in death by both of his parents and dear friend (his
“brother”), Jack List. He is survived by Pam, her daughters Jessica
and Julie (Nial), his grandchildren, Quewen, Maeve and. Tony, (his
“sis”) Jan List, his close friends Randy and Kathryn Blo’odworth, Ron
and Gail Sanderson, Wayne and Diana Appler, Nick Petruccione, Rich
Waring, Tim Ainge, Neal and Debbie Stolberg, and Jeff and Laura
Kopczynski, companion dog Sachi, and many (many) others. A true
“Renaissance Man”, he will be greatly missed. u
Bonnie McGoldrick
Bonnie McGoldrick, 78, passed
on January 14, 2022, in Shelton,
Washington. She was born in Bell-
ingham, Washington, daughter of
Bert and Ella.
A confident, artistic, creative
woman of diverse interests includ—
ing collecting art, photography
and gardening. The original gen—
eration of women entrepreneurs
in Seattle in'the 70’s with a pas-
sion for creating documents, lay-
outs and presentations and mail-
ings. She was always one to put a
smile on everyone’s face and see
the best in everyone. Averacious
reader of mystery, romance and
adventure novels she was one to
enjoy a good book often. An ac-
complished business person with
a business support company. since
1976 in Seattle, servicing businesses and individual clients building
portfolios for many well known executives. She also served as Adminis-
trator of several nonprofits including a banking association and a com-
munity chamber association. She managed all the details-and'was a.
tremendous multi-taske'r, organizing meetings, events andsfundraising
for associations. She was as enthusiastic supporter of eVeryone around
her. She is survived by, husband Jack and son Mark.
Simple. Economical. Respectful. Since 1897