Tracy Berthiaume

Tracy Berthiaume long time Renton Resident went home to be with the Lord on June 8, 2011. He was born June 21, 1940 in Calvin ND. He graduated from Calvin H.S. in 1958 as class valedictorian. He served in the US Marine Corp from 1958-1966. After the Marine Corps he enrolled in Mayville State Teachers College in ND with the intention of becoming a school teacher and basketball coach. After 1 year of college he decided to head to Washington along with his brothers to be closer to his sister Deirdre and nephew Blaine. He went to work for the Boeing Co. in 1967 where he met Connie and married her in 1968. He was laid off from Boeing in 1970 and went to Renton Vocational School to become an auto body repair man. In 1974 he began working at Burien Auto Rebuild and retired from the “BAR” in 2000. He is survived by his wife Connie, son’s Chance (Jill), Marty, daughters Cara Rankin (Robb), Tawnya (Jarrod) and 5 amazing grandchildren. Internment at Tahoma National Cemetery. A Celebration of Life will be held at Highline Christian Church in Burien, WA on June 26th at 5:30 in the evening.

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