Hal Thorsvig, former Mercer Island resident, passed away on November 13, 2018 of multiple myeloma at the age of 71. He was born in Seattle to Harold and Erma (Smith) Thorsvig and graduated from WWU with a BA in psychology. He was the owner of Sales Institute of the NW and Seica Systems, a sales training and consulting business located on Mercer Island, serving numerous businesses in the Pacific Northwest. Together with his wife Kathleen, they raised two sons, Patrick and Nick, on Mercer Island before relocating to Whidbey Island in retirement. Celebration of life will be held on December 10th 11AM at the Mercer Island Community Center, 8236 SE 24th St, 98040. Full obituary at elementalnw.com/obituaries/.