![]() ![]() Modest contributions to wilderness or educational organizations, or Christ the Servant Lutheran Church of Lacey would be fitting in Walt’s memory. He appreciated friends and staff at Bonaventure, Fieldstone, and Advanced Health Care.ĭue to pandemic restrictions a gathering is postponed. Walt’s church brought great comfort in his final years. He is survived by sons Brian (Becky Engledow) Chance, Craig (Kathy) Chance, grandson Joe Norwood, Jr., sister-in-law Vivian Winton, and numerous nieces and nephews. Walt was also preceded in passing by his parents, siblings Hazel (Malcom) Chastek, Curt (Ruth) Chance, and brother-in-law Phil Winton. They were married until her passing in 2011. In his early 90’s he was still riding his bicycle. He was a snow skier proudly one of the oldest on the slopes. She had been out riding her bike in her Raynham, MA neighborhood, about 32 miles south of Boston. In retirement he hiked in the Olympics, Grand Canyon, and long sections of the Cascade Crest Trail often as a solo hiker. It was late afternoon on Friday, September 8th, 1978: two days after her daughter’s 15th birthday. Walt enjoyed 25 summers in the Hoh Rain Forest. As a teacher, he returned to the National Park Service as a seasonal Ranger Naturalist in Glacier National Park and then Olympic National Park. He famously greeted all students as “scholars.” For 33 years Walt taught at Olympia High School, botany was his favorite subject, and he chaired the Science Department. His teaching career commenced in Tenino, Rochester, and Kelso High Schools. ![]() He earned two Masters’ Degrees from Oregon State University. An accomplishment made possible by the GI Bill. “Burton” Chance and Florence (Boswell) Chance.įollowing WWII US Army service, Walt graduated from the University of Washington. Walt was born Apin West Seattle in the home of parents A.B. “Walt” Chance passed away Augin Olympia, Washington at the age of 97. ![]()
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