Charles W. “Wes” Mauldin

Charles W. “Wes” Mauldin, born February 16, 1919 on his grandfather’s ranch in Elizabeth Colorado to Charles W. Mauldin senior and Loreto (McKillip) Mauldin, died peacefully at Whisper Meadows Adult Family Home in Bothell on June 29, 2015. His last words were “thank you”, words characteristic of the loveable, charming man three sons were blessed to call dad and so many were honored to know.

After moving to Seattle and graduating from Broadway High School, Wes combined fishing in Alaska in the spring and summer with starting his studies at the University of Washington, studies that were interrupted when he joined the navy as a pilot and navigation instructor from 1941 – 1945. It was during a brief leave from duty that Wes returned home to marry Irene Myrtle Holmstrom who preceded him in death in 2007.

After completing his military service, Wes returned to Seattle where he completed his degree in mechanical engineering from the university, started his family and began his thirty-six years with the Boeing Company. After starting family life in a home he and Irene built on Beacon Hill, where he was a founding member of the Beacon Hill Presbyterian Church, he ultimately spent fifty years in the home they built on Mercer Island.

A past commodore of the Queen City Yacht Club, his fondest memories were times spent on a boat with Irene while many of us enjoy remembering the summer salmon bakes Wes orchestrated in the yacht club parking lot.

Wes is survived by his three sons: Roger Mauldin (Diane), Arthur Mauldin (Gayle) and Walter Mauldin (Naida), five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

A memorial will be held for Wes at the Queen City Yacht Club, 2608 Boyer Ave. East, Seattle, Washington, September 14th at 2:00pm.