Nadine Thomas Britt

2/13/1918 – 8/26/2013

Nadine T. Britt, a resident of Mercer Island Washington for 58 years, died peacefully in her sleep on August 26, 2013 at Manor Care of Lacey. She was born as Nadine Revay Thomas to Frances and Elmer Thomas in the small wheat farming town of Rockford Washington. She grew up on the farm and learned how to work at a very young age. One of her first jobs was cooking breakfast for the crews that went from farm to farm harvesting wheat.

Nadine graduated as class valedictorian from her high school and went on to be the first member of her family to graduate from college (Washington State College, class of 1940). Following college she worked for the Internal Revenue Service in Spokane and as a book keeper at Grand Coulee Dam when it was being built. In the late 1940’s she followed her beloved younger brother, Gene over to the Seattle area to look for job opportunities.

In 1952 she married Leo S. Britt, whom she met in a church activities group. They had two sons, Morgan T. Britt and Jeffrey L. Britt. Leo and Nadine built a house on Mercer Island where they lived throughout their 40 years of marriage. Nadine work for the school district in the counselor’s office of both the junior high and high school. After retirement she still worked as a volunteer at Mercer Island’s Family and Youth Services Center.

Nadine loved to be active and had a diverse set of interests. She skied, played tennis, golfed, camped, square danced, enjoyed travel and was a member of the Mercer Island chapter of the Eastern Star and the Mercer Island Women’s Book Club. She loved to laugh and always brought a smile into the room.

Nadine is survived by her two sons, Morgan and Jeff Britt as well as her step-son, Leo S. Britt Jr. and his children and grandchildren.

A graveside service is planned for 11:00 AM at Mt. View Cemetery in Lakewood Washington on Thursday August 29th. A Celebration of Life memorial service will be held on Mercer Island at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, Nadine had requested that donation be made to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.

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