Marion Douglass, the grande dame of the Beach Drive dead-enders, passed away at her home on September 28, 2006. Friends and family � two-legged and four-legged � will miss her dearly. Marion and her identical twin, Madge were born in April, 1917. They were raised in Seattle with her brother, Stuart, and older sister, Jean. Marion spent much of her professional career as an illustrator and display artist for the Bon March/ before retiring to her home on Beach Drive.

Darlene J. Simpson, born December 2, 1941 in Yankton, South Dakota passed away September 27, 2006 in Burien, Washington. Darlene is survived by her husband of 46 years, Bob and her children Karen, Bobby Jr., Chuck, Brenda, Tom and Steve. She will be missed by her eighteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, along with her brothers Darwin, Dakota and Duane. Darlene spent her life taking care of her many children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They were her whole world.

My mother passed away peacefully this morning (9/27/2006) around 8:30am at the Odyssey Health Care Hospice in Las Vegas, Nevada. She will be cremated in Las Vegas and her remains will be sent to Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Cemetery in Seattle, Washington where she will join my father. She was a loving and caring mother and lived a long and productive life. Martha will be fondly remembered by all her family and may friends.

Martha McKenzie born June 11, 1914 in Seattle, Washington and passed away September 27, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Well, the time has come for us to say, "We send you with love, Jack Miller."

He died suddenly at home from a heart attack on September 22, 2006, at the gracious age of 78. Survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Joan Miller. Together they built a family-- so lovingly, that the family stayed together in Davis for the past 40 years.

Jack was born in Seattle, Washington and graduated from West Seattle High School. After spending two years in the US Army he returned to Seattle and completed training as an electrician and married his high school sweetheart.

Adolph W. Young, long time resident of West Seattle, passed away on September 8, 2006 in Seattle, WA. He was born in Anchorage Alaska on August 14, 1922. After high school he moved to Chicago, IL to attend the Sherwood School of Music where he met the love of his life Jean Brightwell. They married in Chicago on March 20, 1953. After Jean and Adolph graduated from the music school they moved to Seattle, WA where Adolph's father and two brothers resided. They settled in West Seattle and started their family.

Adolph worked for Boeing for thirty-five years as a shopkeeper.

Passed away Tuesday, September 12th at Providence Mount St. Vincent. She is survived by her son Paul, daughter-in-law Daris, and granddaughters Jessika and Jennifer (Carlos). Gertrud was born March 5,1921 in Graz, Austria the only child of Fredrich and Christine Lang. The family moved to Linz, Austria where her electrical engineer father opened an electrical design and parts shop. Trudi was the bookkeeper for the family business. She was an avid skier and tennis player and met her future husband, Herbert Smith, on a tennis court. The couple were engaged in 1954 and married in 1955.

Born June 27, 1982 to September 9, 2006. Loving daughter of Jose and Kathy and sister of Tonya, Shane, and Jose (JJ). Services will be held Saturday, September 23 at 1 p.m. at Foster High School, 4242 S. 144th in Tukwila.