Arthur David Elliott Jr.

Arthur David Elliott, Jr of Vancouver, WA passed away in his home, on July 27, 2012, surrounded by his family. He was 77 years old. He was born April 3, 1935 in Kittery, Maine to Arthur D. Elliott, Sr and Ethel Elliott. Art was a military man, enlisting in the United States Air Force after graduating from high school, and making it a career. He married Charlene E. Sander in Sacramento, California on February 2, 1958, after meeting her at a USO dance and falling in love at first sight. They welcomed their first born son, David, in December of that same year, and throughout their travels across the U.S., as well as Germany, welcomed five more children over the next nine years. After serving in the US Air Force for 20 years, Art retired, and settled in Vancouver WA.having fallen in love with the northwest many years before when living in Klamath Falls, Ore. He had a passion for the outdoors, and having the mountains and the coastline as a neighbor was his idea of heaven.He enrolled in college, having always wanted to obtain a degree, and always having a hunger to learn more. He worked as a printer for Rapid Print, and then later for School Employees Credit Union, before becoming the General Services Manager for the Credit Union, where he worked until retiring in 1995. Art (or Dave, as he was called by his wife of 54 years) enjoyed playing golf and racquetball. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, going deer and elk hunting every year for over 40 years with the same "buddies"Fletty and Ebert, as he endearingly called them by. He always said being in the mountains with his friends was the best place he could think to be. And he was tickled pink when he traveled to Montana one year and got his dreama 6x6 bull elk! In his later years, Art took up wood working, and was well-known within his neighborhood, as well as with his family, for the beautiful pieces he built. These are all treasured items to this day. Art was a loving, upstanding, generous man, who served his country and provided for his family with all his heart. He was always friendly, and loved to talk and tell stories. He is survived by his wife, Charlene; sons Rick and Keith; daughters Lisa (Paul), Lynn (Bob), and Diahn (Bill); six grandchildren; and one great grandchild (with one more on the way!); sister Shirley Hamel of New Hampshire; and Buddy, his faithful golden Lab. He was preceded in death by his son, David, who passed away May 31, 2012. A memorial service is planned for Saturday August 4th at 12:30pm at Evergreen Memorial Gardens, with military graveside service to followall are welcome.

Arthur David Elliott Jr.

April 3, 1935 - July 27, 2012