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Pickens, William R. Tuesday, 30 Sep 2003
Bainbridge Island resident, William R. Pickens, 90, died at his home Sept. 30.
Also known as “Slim, ” he was born May 21, 1913, in Montesano, Wash., to Roy and Gertrude Crabbs Pickens. His early years were spent in Baker City, Ore.
He studied design at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle and then studied at the University of Washington School of Architecture.
He joined the Seattle firm of Narramore Bain Brady and Johanson Architects – now known as NBBJ – where he became the director of medical projects and health facilities planning.
Later, he returned to Seattle to join John Graham Company Architects, Engineers and Planners, as director of the programming and planning responsible for hospitals, schools and penal institutions.
During his years in health care design and planning, he was an active participant in many new facilities as well as additions and remodels.
While at NBBJ, he worked on Providence Hospital, Virginia Mason Hospital, the Mason Clinic, Swedish Hospital, the University of Washington Teaching Hospital, Harborview, and Seattle General Hospital.
His projects during his tenure with John Graham Company included the design and planning of the Bannock Memorial Medical Center (Pocatello, Ida.), as well as the Bremerton Naval Hospital and the Madigan Army Medical Center at Fort Lewis, both of which received the Department of Defense Award for Excellence in Architecture.
He was active in the Washington State Hospital Association and the Association of Western Hospitals. He wrote many articles on hospital design for national publications, and participated in panels for both the University of Washington and the University of California.
In his retirement, he returned to the island that he loved, where he re-acquainted himself with many of the greatest pleasures of his life, such as attending ceramics classes in Eagledale, painting watercolors, illustrating and writing children’s books and sharing time with family and friends.
He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Gretchen; stepson Steven and his wife Anne Lowe and their children McKenna and Teegan, of Monroe; and stepson Douglas and his wife, Molly Lowe and their children, Austin and Allison, of Tracy, Calif.
A gathering of friends and family will be held at 2 p.m. Oct. 10 at Grace Episcopal Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Group Health Cooperative Foundation (designated fund for Hospice) or the Bainbridge Island Firefighters’ Association.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Kass Funeral Home.

Walters, Melba Bernice Saturday, 27 Sep 2003
Melba Bernice Walters, a Bainbridge Island resident for over 80 years, died Sept. 27 at the North Auburn Rehabilitation Center. She was 94.
She was born Jan. 25, 1909, in Port Blakely to Charles C. and Emily Yankowksi, the youngest of seven children.
She graduated form Winslow High School in 1927.
She married James J. Walters on Feb. 28, 1930 in San Francisco. They moved back to Bainbridge Island in 1932, where Melba resided until December 4, 1993 when she moved to the Parkside West retirement facility in Auburn.
She enjoyed being with her family, playing cards and bingo, walking, travel and her friends.
She was a member of Eagle Harbor Congregational Church in Winslow.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James J. Walters, Sr. in 1965. Melba is survived by two sons, James, Jr. (Norma) and Jon Sr. (Linda); six grandchildren Carolee, Jon Jr., Connie, Vicki, Steven, and Jeffrey; and four great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Oct. 17 at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church.
Arrangements are under the direction of Kass Funeral Home, Bainbridge Island.

Johnson, DeeAnn Monday, 22 Sep 2003
DeeAnn Johnson, age 79, of Bainbridge Island, died Sept. 22 at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton.
She was born Nov. 13, 1923, in Winnebago, Minn., to Margaret and Lee Duncanson.
Her early teenage years were spent studying and performing to become a concert pianist. But before her senior year in high school, she was badly injured in an automobile crash; she was forced to relearn speech, walking and writing. With hard work and patience, she graduated from Winnebago High School in 1942.
She married Phil D.R. Johnson in September 1950. In their early years of marriage, they lived in many places in the Midwest, including Milwaukee, Wis., where she gave birth to their son, Brian Lee Johnson.
After spending some time in Illinois, they moved to Minnesota, where they lived for 16 years in Minneapolis and Edina. The family later lived in Boulder, Colo., for 21 years.
Her later years were spent battling cancer, but using the lessons she learned from earlier years dealing with the effects of the automobile accident, she did her best to enjoy the life she was given.
She was a member of Scandia Bible Church in Poulsbo.
She is survived by her husband Phil, son Brian and grandson Trevor Elliott Johnson, all of Bainbridge Island; brother Fred Duncanson of Wausau, Wis.; and numerous other relatives and friends in the Midwest, Colorado and Washington.
Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Oct. 3 at Miller-Woodlawn Funeral Home in Bremerton, with funeral services at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Ryan L. Mayfield officiating.
Interment will be at 1:30 pm at Tahoma National cemetery in Kent.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made in her name to Scandia Bible Church, Poulsbo.

Rudolph, John Harrison Saturday, 06 Sep 2003
Island architect and astronomer John Harrison Rudolph died just past midnight Sept. 6. He was 77.
He was born Aug. 14, 1926 in Essex Fells, N.J. to Jean Henry Rudolph and Edith Pierson Rudolph.
He graduated high school just in time to volunteer for service in the Navy in the Philippine Islands at the close of World War II.
After the war he earned a master of architecture degree, magna cum laude, from Princeton University and went to work for the noted Olmsted firm in Boston.
Having dreamt of heading west, he packed his possessions and his new wife, Natalie Wells Rudolph, into his old Woody station wagon and the couple worked their way to Bainbridge Island in 1954.
He started the island’s first architectural firm, John H. Rudolph and Associates, shortly after arriving on Bainbridge and worked in the community for the next 50 years, finishing his last job this past spring when a protracted battle with cancer forced him to retire.
His accomplishments were legion. He was one of the masterminds behind Battle Point Park’s Edwin E. Ritchie Astronomical Observatory, mobilizing scores of volunteers to build the facility.
He also did the original master plan for Battle Point Park itself.
Known informally as the “Park Architect, ” he also contributed to the design of Strawberry Hill Park, Manzanita Park, Eagledale Park, and John Nelson Park, and was the prime mover behind numerous baseball and little league fields.
Starting 36 years ago, he saw to it that there was always a band in the Grand Old Fourth Parade, and the Intensely Vigorous Revolutionary Volunteer Dixieland Band was born. Rudolph often said he played fourth trombone in the band, no matter how few trombones were playing at the time.
He loved young people, and when he realized how many of his children’s friends needed summer work, he and a colleague started a card file of work-hungry youths and matched the teens up with friends who needed help at their homes. That still benefits the community as the Bainbridge Youth Services Job Board.
When the Chamber of Commerce was sent a questionnaire asking what festivals the island was known for, no one knew what to answer. Rudolph filled in the blank and the fictitious Scotch Broom Festival was born.
Two years later, some visiting Scots arrived at the Chamber enthusiastically awaiting the start of the non-existent event. John, not wanting to disappoint, roped friends and bystanders into picking the flowering broom and marching boldly down Winslow Way. The “Festival” finale was a Tiddly Winks contest in the street. The departing Scots were heard to say, “That’s it?”
A 50-year member of Kiwanis, he was responsible for the Cow Pie Lottery fund-raiser. And as renovation of an old military building for the Ritchie Observatory got under way, he organized the Dynamite Lottery to blow up the large concrete blocks that had to be removed from the building’s floor.
The aerial photos Rudolph took showing creosote slick oozing across Eagle Harbor from the Wyckoff plant kicked off the EPA cleanup of the harbor.
He designed a host of buildings and homes around the community and beyond. His coup de grace was the elegant building that served as the Bainbridge Library for many years until its recent remodel.
He is survived by his children, Kristi Rudolph, Mikael Rudolph, and Jamaal Forest; his grandchildren, Rio Forest, Zephyr Forest, and Jamila Limbaugh; great-granddaughter Aliyah Limbaugh; his nephew and niece, John and Dee Hetherington; as well as his step-children Daniel and Amelia Patterson; his sweetheart, Sally Metcalf and her daughter Naomi Smith; and the Rinonos family, who considered John their elder.
A celebration of life will be held at 3 p.m. Sept. 13 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, with a reception following in the fellowship hall.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Battle Point Astronomical Association’s John H. Rudolph Planetarium Fund.

Parker, Carlyle V. Thursday, 04 Sep 2003
Island resident Carlyle V. Parker, age 90, died Aug. 19 on Bainbridge.
He was born Sept. 4, 1912 in West Carthage, N.Y. to Albert and Marion Parker.
On Oct. 23, 1944, he married Ruth Taylor Parker in Washington D.C.; she preceded him in death.
He retired in 1984 from a 43-year career with the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. For his contributions, the Secretary of the Navy honored him with a Distinguished Civilian Service Award for his work in radar, and a Career Service Award.
He was an active member of the Episcopal church. Formerly a resident of Alexandria, Va., he spent the past 11 years on Bainbridge.
He is survived by daughter Mary L. Parker of Bainbridge, son Paul C. Parker of Bremerton, one grandchild and four great-granchildren.
Memorial services will be held 7:30 p.m. Sept. 3 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Burial will be at Haven of Rest in Gig Harbor.
Remembrances may be made to the American Cancer Society or to a favorite charity supporting children in poverty.

Rosenbaum, Lee J. Monday, 01 Sep 2003
Longtime Bainbridge Island resident Lee J. Rosenbaum, Sr., age 82, died Sept. 1 at Swedish Medical Center, in Seattle.
He was born Feb. 17, 1921 in Salado, Ark., to James and Evalena Rosenbaum.
Following his years of service in the Army Air Corps during World War II, he worked for the Naval Shipyard in Bremerton.
He married Birty Raye Nalley on Dec. 7, 1946, on Bainbridge Island.
He was stationed in Spokane during the Korean War. When he mustered out in 1952, he began work for Standard Oil delivering fuel oil, and stayed with them until retirement.
He enjoyed visiting with people and is remembered on the island for his frequent delivery of candy to the tellers at American Marine Bank and the staff at Virginia Mason Winslow Clinic.
He was a coin collector and a member of the American Legion Post No. 172. He enjoyed gardening and spending time outdoors.
He is survived by his wife Birty Raye, of Bainbridge Island; son Lee Jr., of Bainbridge Island, and daughter Janice (Stephen) Pyke, Bainbridge Island; two sisters, Ladon Taylor of Birch Bay and Lou Jean Swensen, Maple Valley; grandchildren Chris and Cody Rosenbaum of Bainbridge Island, Cynthia (Petty Officer 1st Class David) Kusnick, and Jayme (Sequoia) Jones of Poulsbo; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sept. 6 at Port Madison Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at Seabold cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Kass Funeral Home.

Adams, Isabelle Patricia Saturday, 30 Aug 2003
Isabelle Patricia “Pat” Adams, age 79, died Aug. 30 at Island Health and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born July 24, 1924 in Auburn, Ill. to Francis L. and Nellie Sharp. She graduated from high school in Riverton, Ill., and served in the Navy from 1944-1946.
She married Navy Lt. Carl J. Adams in Washington, D.C. in 1946.
The couple moved to Washington in 1986. They lived in Port Townsend for 16 years before moving to Bainbridge Island, where they resided at Virginia Villa.
She was an excellent golfer, winning several club tournaments over the years. She also enjoyed bowling and square dancing, and taught swimming and aerobics.
She was a lifelong Catholic.
She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Carl J. Adams, and sons Carl John Adams Jr. of Bainbridge and Richard Sharpe Adams of Tempe, Ariz.
Also surviving are brother Robert Sharp of Toledo, Ohio, and sisters Betty Turnbull of Girard, Ill., and Katherine Post of Houston, Texas; grandchildren April Swanson of Port Orchard, Brian and Joseph Adams of Tempe, Ariz., and Natalee MacDonald of Vista, Calif.; and three great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Sept. 6 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, followed by a reception for family and friends in the church hall. She will be interred in the U.S. Naval Academy Columbarium at Annapolis, Md.

Roats, Tatiana M. Friday, 29 Aug 2003
Tatiana M. Roats, age 84, an island resident of 54 years, died Aug. 29 at Messenger House.
She was born Jan. 25, 1919, in Kharbarovsk, Siberia. When she was a toddler, her family was forced by the Communists to flee to China.
Two years later, they immigrated to Seattle with few possessions and little money.
At age 17, she attended the University of Washington. While secretary of the Russian Students’ Association, she met its president, George Roats. They were married in 1940 at the St. Spiridon Russian Orthodox Church.
They later moved to Hawaii, where they were living during the Pearl Harbor attack. They moved to Alaska and Panama also, as George’s work with the Army Corp of Engineers took him to many places and assignments.
They moved to Bainbridge in 1949 and designed and built their dream home in 1950.
Tatiana’s interests and accomplishments were legion. Before marrying George, she was working toward being a concert pianist.
While in college, she majored in medicine but changed to art, which began a prolific career. She earned a master’s degree in art in 1964.
From her teen years, she sculpted, painted and created jewelry. She was also a masterful seamstress, designing and sewing all the costumes for Bainbridge Light Opera, in which she and her husband participated for many years.
In the early 1970s, the couple migrated each winter to their second home in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., where they enjoyed tennis and college courses on rocks, plants and bird life. Tatiana continued painting, with her subjects including the Southwest desert.
They also enjoyed cruising the San Juans on their motor vessel, the “Tatiana.”
The subject she made famous was mushrooms. Her myriad paintings showed not merely scientific knowledge, but a love for the feel and structure of her subject. A lifetime member of the Women Painters of Washington, she won many awards in juried shows, and exhibited in the Pacific Science Center, the Frye Art Museum, and Bainbridge Arts and Crafts.
After her husband died in July 1987, she continued her world travel in search of mushrooms and adventure. Africa, India, Malagasy, Thailand and the Middle East were among the places she visited.
She is survived by three children, Gregory Roats of Poulsbo, Tania Hoenes of Hailey, Ida., and Maia Bentley of Bainbridge; and two grandchildren, Lauren Bentley of Lake Tahoe, and Nicholas Jacobs of Bainbridge.
A celebration of life will be held at 4 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Roats home on Bainbridge Island.
Remembrances can be made to Hospice of Kitsap County, PO Box 3416, Silverdale, WA 98383-3416.
Arrangements are under the direction of Kass Funeral Home.

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