Thanks, Lorene > T. Leon Vines, 70, a longtime Wenatchee Valley resident, died suddenly on > Sunday night, September 12, 2010, in Wenatchee, WA. He was born on July > 20, 1940, at Melbourne, AR to the late Woodrow and Violet (Hall) Vines. He > moved to Washington State as a youngster with his parents and sister. Leon > was schooled in East Wenatchee and enjoyed lunches with his former > classmates. He was married for 30 years to Jo Ruth Trotter of Cashmere and > from this union came a daughter, Lisa. Leon worked in the Ingot Plant at > Alcoa Wenatchee Works for over 33 years before retiring. Following his > retirement, he moved to Selah and married again, to Barbara Dorrel. She > preceded him in death in November of 2005. Leon returned to make his home > in Wenatchee in 2006, and met Betty Purdom, while they were visiting their > mothers at Blossom Valley. Betty and Leon enjoyed many laughs together. > > Leon is survived by his special companion, Betty Purdom of Wenatchee; his > daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Russ Ogle and his grandson, Brett Ogle, > all of Wenatchee; his brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Debbie Vines of > East Wenatchee and their children, Josh, Meaghan, Troy and Baby Kaiden; > his sister and brother-in-law, Marilyn and Darrel Patrick of Kirkland and > their children, Jill (Bill) Perkins, Ryan (Tina) Patrick and Aiden and > Quinn Patrick; and of course, his Boston Terrier, JR. He was preceded in > death by his parents, Woodrow in 1996, and Violet in 2009; and his infant > sister, Carolyn. > > The family would like to say a special ”Thank You” to Shawn Ballard and > his crew for all their efforts in trying to bring Dad back to us. > > A Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, September 18, 2010, at 10:30 > a.m., at the Wenatchee City Cemetery, with Chaplain Scott Langager > officiating. Friends who wish, may make memorial donations in his name to > the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society. Friends are invited to sign in or > leave a memory for the family online by visiting > www.HeritageMemorialChapel.com. Arrangements are in the care of Heritage > Memorial Chapel, East Wenatchee. > > Share > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ARIZARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >