Ray Gene Mehl Sr. passed away December 31, 2022 peacefully at his home in Redmond, Washington surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Alfretta Joyce Mehl with whom he shared 68 wonderful years. He had been battling Lewy Body Dementia (Parkinson’s) disease. Ray was born in Clarkston, WA on August 9, 1929. Ray was preceded in death by his parents, John W. & Ruth Mehl, his brother John I. Mehl, his sister Pauline Wheatley, his son Ray Gene Mehl Jr. and his grandson Estevan Quintana.
After graduating High school, Ray joined the Air Force in 1948 and married Alfretta Joyce Thomison in September of 1954. Ray served for 20 years in the Air Force as an Engine Mechanic & Rocket Technician and then worked 23 years with Rocket Research (now Aerojet ) in Redmond, WA as a Rocket Technician. In the Air Force, Ray was a sharpshooter on the Air Force High Power rifle team and brought home numerous medals and other awards. Ray was a very patient and talented craftsman who was always working on a project and sharing with others. Ray and Joyce loved to travel and would visit relatives throughout the US and abroad.
He is survived by his Wife Joyce, his sons, Terry and wife Donna from Shelton, WA, John and wife Suzanne of Burien, WA, his daughters; Amy Quintana of Taos, NM; Toni and husband Ken McGuire of Zillah, WA; Paula and husband Bob Gustafson from Gold Bar, WA; his sister Beverly McSkimming of Ewe Beach, Hawaii, 10 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and 6 great-great grandchildren, and numerous other relatives.
A celebration of life and pot luck lunch is scheduled at the Shelton Yacht Club in Shelton, WA at 11 AM on Saturday, January 21, 2023.
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