Stephen Grant Valentine

May 19, 1952 - October 18, 2017 Born and raised in Everett, Washington. He graduated in 1970 from Cascade High School with high honors. Stephen spent three years doing Community Service at Madeleine Villa nursing home in Marysville, WA. During that time he also honored his dedication of May 1968 to serve Jehovah God in the full-time preaching activity. In the mid-70s he and his brother, Ralph started a cleaning business. One of their clients was Glacier Lanes in South Everett, another was the downtown Everett Theater where he used to say "he saw the ending of Star Wars at least 190 times." In 1980, he decided to follow in the steps of his father, Ralph Sr., and went to work at EVCC retiring 28 years later in 2008 as the Steam Plant Engineer for the College. In 1987, Stephen met and married the love of his life, Jo-Ann Marie (Garnett) together they raised three beautiful daughters, Anna-Maria, Melissa and Terry-Dawn. As he was ending his career with EVCC, the love of teaching The Theocratic Ministry School in his local congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, pushed him to pursue a career in education. 30 years after leaving high school he attained a Bachelor's Degree from Western Washington University Everett Campus. His 3.9 GPA at EVCC earned him a scholarship from the North Cascades in Olympic Science Partnership, to help pay for his education. Stephen was a member of Phi Theta Kappa and Pi Lambda Theta. With the downturn of the economy he began his career with the Boeing Aircraft Company, starting as an "in-tank wing mechanic" just as the 787 program was getting started, working on the first 50 planes. During the 10 years of his employment with Boeing he moved to the 777 program, and recently 777X program. Using his education he became a DALP/BPS Leader/Lean Practitioner/ Manufacturing Production Systems Analyst. He holds a Six Sigma Yellow Belt from the American Society for Quality. In August of this last year, he was awarded the Boeing Company Chairman's Award for Safety, which was presented to him in St. Louis, Missouri by Dennis Muilenburg the current Chairman of the Boeing Corporation. Stephen is preceded in death by his father, Ralph Spooner Valentine; his sister, Pamela Jean (Daniel) Acosta and his brother, Ralph Steven Valentine. He is survived by his loving wife, Jo-Ann and their three daughters, Anna-Maria, Melissa (Dominic) Yates and Terry Dawn; his mother, Miriam; his sister, Barbara (Dee) Obee; his brothers, Michael (Leslie) Valentine and David Valentine and way too many other family members and dear friends. We have lost our best friend, loving father, son, brother and precious husband he will be sorely missed. His faith in his God Jehovah, will help sustain us to be there in the future because paradise is just around the corner. Visitation will be from 11 a.m.- 7 p.m. on Friday, November 3, 2017, at Evergreen Funeral Home. The Memorial Service will begin at 6:00 p.m. (the doors will open at 5:30 p.m.) on Saturday, November 4, 2017, at Boeing's - Future of Flight Aviation Center - 8415 Paine Field Blvd, Mukilteo, WA 98275.

Arrangements under the direction of Evergreen Funeral Home, Everett, WA.