Tom grew up on Bainbridge Island, the oldest of four brothers. As a child, young Tom would take the ferry to Seattle alone on Saturdays to go to the YMCA and walk up and down First Avenue looking i...

Jonathan “Brett” Kirschner was born on July 3, 1991, in Bellevue, Washington. He graduated from Interlake in 2010 and went on to play football at the University of Montana. Sports were a major part...

Aaron grew up in the Redmond area, attending Horace Mann Elementary and Redmond Junior High before attending and graduating from Interlake. As a boy, he enjoyed baseball, soccer, Boy Scouts, and Ci...

Pat, also known as Patti Becker-Skinner, was a cheerleader at Interlake and was admired by all who knew her. After high school she had a long and successful career as an interior designer. She was...

Jo Ann, aka Jo Ann Elaine Nelson, was born in Bellevue, and she spent most of her childhood in Bellevue and the Bellevue School District. She attended Interlake up through her junior year, although...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Hugh Gladner, our beloved father, husband, coach, friend, and our favorite BBQ master. Hugh passed away on January 18th, 2025, after a courag...

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Amir Ali Mostashari, who passed away on January 12, 2025 at the age of 62. Though Amir Ali may no longer walk beside us, their memory will forever be en...

After graduating from Interlake in 1981, Jim went on to play football for the University of Washington. He then went on to wear many hats over the next forty years (even living in Russia at one poi...

Born on December 6, 1976, Chris was a free spirit who lived life on his own terms, embracing every twist and turn with courage and authenticity. Chris had a deep love for the outdoors, finding pea...

Jim graduated from Interlake in 1975 and earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Seattle University. He then built a long and distinguished career as an engineer...

As a toddler, David lost his mother to cancer - he never knew his birth mother. He was raised by U.S. Air Force Captain Eula Nell Chesterman, a loving stepmother who stepped into his life after mee...

Kevin was born in Chicago, Illinois, as the first-born son of Ruth and Howard McCoy. He spent his early life in Bellevue, when it was still full of forest and frog ponds. He loved to laugh and expl...

Lon was born in Klamath Falls in 1956, and was the oldest of three children. He grew up in Bellevue, and graduated from Interlake in 1974. And from a very early age, he loved hydroplanes. Starting ...

Nick passed away of cancer on November 17, 2024. He was sixty years old. Sadly, Nick is not the only member of his family on this page. His younger brother Dan passed away in 2021. Dan is listed ...

Eric (who went by “Rick” in high school) was born in Tacoma in 1952, to Geraldine and Warren Saltz. He grew up in Longview (WA) and West Salem (OR) before his family eventually settled in Bellevue ...

After his graduation in 1980, Dan worked at a construction company in Bellevue. He was also a self-taught mechanic. But his life changed significantly in his mid-twenties, when he was involved in a...

Born in Syracuse, NY, Jon lived in Ontario, California, before settling in Washington State. He graduated from Interlake in 1982, and later pursued a retail career after attending Culinary School. ...

Bruce passed away unexpectedly on July 22, 2024, which was the eve of his 69th birthday. He was living in Siem Reap, Cambodia at the time, and he was a well known fisherman.

Jason Michael Smith was born in Seattle, raised in Bellevue, came of age at UW(mostly), and left his professional mark in the legal community and real estate. He was a dad, partner, friend, brother...

Larry graduated from Interlake in 1985. After school, he became a chef working at Schwartz Brother Restaurants. He started off at The Sandwich Shop and Pie place in Bellevue Square, but quickly mov...

Aaron died of cancer in the summer of 2024. He lived in Colorado at the time of his passing.

Rik was born in 1960 in Saudi Arabia, where his father was working. The family moved to Bellevue in 1969. Rik was the cherished son of Richard and Yulanda, who devoted their lives to making Rik’s l...

Tracey was born August 19th, 1961 in Pocatello, ID. He was raised in Bellevue, and he graduated from Interlake in 1979. He followed this up with an Industrial Plant Maintenance degree from Lake Was...

Richard Duncan Hoyt III, a pillar of the Cle Elum community, peacefully passed away at his home on June 3, 2024 at the age of 49, surrounded by family. Rich courageously battled cancer for 12 month...

“I grew up in a suburb of Seattle,” Gale remembered. “In high school, there was a class called Engineering Concepts that had thirty-five kids, and only two of them were girls. So I was exposed earl...