It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother Lucy M. Dow. Lucy was born in New York to parents Vincenzo Zavattierre and Concetta Pepi – both from Licodea Eubea Sicily. She was the youngest of her siblings and was preceded to our God by each. Lucy’s siblings in order of their births are as follows: Giovanni 1909-1910, Domenica 1911-1927, Giovanni 1918-1918, Johnny 1919-1945, Rose 1921–2016, Pauline 1923-1981, Orazio 1925-1926, Orazio John “Lefty” 1927-2007, and Joseph 1930-1998.
When Lucy was just a child, she lost her father; still as a teen, she lost her mother. It was at this time that she met and married the love of her life David LeRoy Dow. Roy, after finishing his time in the military service, moved his young wife and family home to Lake Stevens, Washington, where they lived and thrived and grew their family. In addition to raising her family, Lucy worked for the Boeing Company and retired after more than 20 years of service. Any youngsters who hung out at the “Dow House” with her own children were considered family too. All were welcome for a home-cooked meal and a smile to ease your troubles. “We can always throw another potato in the pot!” was a favorite saying around suppertime.
Family came before everything else, and keeping hers TOGETHER was Lucy’s prime mission in life.
A poem by Edgar Guest beautifully expresses this:
The stick-together families are happier by far
Than the brothers and the sisters who take separate highways are.
The gladdest people living are the wholesome folks who make
A circle at the fireside that no power but death can break.
And the finest of conventions ever held beneath the sun
Are the little family gatherings when the busy day is done.
There are rich folk, there are poor folk, who imagine they are wise,
And they're very quick to shatter all the little family ties.
Each goes searching after pleasure in his own selected way,
Each with strangers likes to wander, and with strangers likes to play.
But it's bitterness they harvest, and it's empty joy they find,
For the children that are wisest are the stick-together kind.
There are some who seem to fancy that for gladness they must roam,
That for smiles that are the brightest they must wander far from home.
That the strange friend is the true friend, and they travel far astray
they waste their lives in striving for a joy that's far away,
But the gladdest sort of people, when the busy day is done,
Are the brothers and the sisters who together share their fun.
It's the stick-together family that wins the joys of earth,
That hears the sweetest music and that finds the finest mirth;
It's the old home roof that shelters all the charm that life can give;
There you find the gladdest play-ground, there the happiest spot to live.
And, O weary, wandering brother, if contentment you would win,
Come you back unto the fireside and be comrade with your kin.
Above all else, Lucy cherished her family and will be sorely missed by all who still love her; she was kind, considerate, generous to a fault, and never said a bad word about anyone.
Lucy has been cremated, as was her wish, and her earthly remains will remain with her loving family patiently awaiting such time as she can be reunited with her beloved husband Roy. When the time comes, they will both be placed together in their final resting place.
The immediate family members who mourn their loss, yet celebrate the life of Lucy, are as follows:
David LeRoy Dow – Beloved husband of 71 years.
David B. Dow – First born son and his wife Colleen; and their 3 children Jared Dow (Abby), Jayme Galloway (Ryan), and Martina Torres-Crowe (Barrett). The great grandchildren from this branch include Wyatt and Braxton Dow, Thomas and Kenzie Galloway, and Archer Torres.
Danny C. Dow – Second born son and his wife Sue; their 2 sons Cory (Chrissy) and Brandon (Kayla); and the great grandchildren from this branch include Lilly, Ryder, Cole, and Levi.
Judy N. Dow-Anderson – Daughter and her husband Kenni Anderson.
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