Aryn Burgess

Aryn Duane Burgess passed away Saturday, June 25, 2022 from sudden cardiac arrest at the age of 49 at his home in Vancouver, WA. His unexpected passing has been a shock to all who knew him. Aryn was born in Portland, OR on December 20, 1972 and lived in Vancouver, WA all his life. He graduated from Mountain View High School in 1991. He attended the University of Washington and graduated with a BA in Communications in 1995. While there, he met his wife, Suzanne, and made many lifelong friends. He went back to school and graduated in 2001 with an MBA from Portland State University. Aryn held positions with several companies over the years including Freightliner, CRU, C-Tech Industries, Borg Warner, CK Technologies and, most recently, Truck-Lite where he was the Director of OEM Sales. Aryn centered his life around his family and friends including coaching his kids' soccer and basketball teams, participating in Fantasy Football shenanigans, watching and going to Husky football games, spending time with his dogs, working outside on our property, and enjoying adventures during our many vacations. He participated in many adult sports leagues as well including softball, golf, indoor soccer, basketball and Portland to Coast. He didn't like to sit still and always wanted to help others in any way he could. He had a silly sense of humor and a loving, kind heart and we will miss him dearly the rest of our lives. Aryn is survived by his wife, Suzanne, of 26 years; daughter, Mackenzie; son, Parker; father, Paul Burgess (Lee); mother, Ginn Strong (Al); sister, Amy Scharnhorst (Craiger); in-laws, Ron and Ella Colwell, Ella and Brent McWilliams, Jeremy and Rebecca Colwell; nephews, Boston McWilliams, Hunter and Logan Colwell; and niece, Leia McWilliams. Memorial services will be at Columbia Presbyterian Church (805 Columbia Ridge Dr, Vancouver, WA 98664) on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 1p officiated by Pastor Ted Moeller with a reception following the service. A graveside service will be held at Evergreen Memorial Gardens on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 10:30a for those who would like to attend before the memorial service. Memorial donations can be made to the Humane Society for Southwest Washington (1100 NE 192nd Ave, Vancouver, WA 98684 - southwesthumane.org) in recognition of Aryn's love of his furry family members (Bailey, Jaycub, BJ, Roy, Shasta, Piper, Sophie, and Bentley). Memories to honor Aryn's life and legacy may be shared on the Tribute page at EvergreenMemorialGardens.com.

Aryn Burgess

December 20, 1972 - June 25, 2022