Nadine T. Britt

2/13/1918 – 8/26/2013

Nadine T. Britt, 58 year resident of Mercer Island, died peacefully in her sleep on August 26, 2013 at Manor Care of Lacey. She was born to Elmer F. and Frances Thomas in the small wheat farming town of Rockford Washington. She grew up on the farm and learned how to work at a very young age. One of her first jobs was cooking breakfast for the crews that went from farm to farm harvesting wheat.

Nadine graduated from high school as class valedictorian and went on to be the first member of her family to graduate from college (Washington State College, class of 1940). Following college she worked as a bookkeeper at the Grand Coulee Dam as it was being built and then for the Internal Revenue Service in Spokane. In the late 1940’s she followed her beloved younger brother, Gene, to the Seattle area to look for other job opportunities.

In 1952 she married Leo S. Britt, whom she met in a church activities group. They had two sons, Morgan (Xero) T. Britt and Jeffrey L. Britt. Leo and Nadine first lived in Shorewood in 1954 while they built a house in the middle of the Island. They lived there throughout their 40 years of marriage. Nadine worked for the school district in the counselor’s office of both the junior high and high school. After retirement she still worked as a volunteer at Mercer Island’s Family and Youth Services Center.

Nadine loved to be active and had diverse interests. She skied, played tennis, golfed, camped, square danced, enjoyed travel and was a member of the Mercer Island chapter of the Eastern Star as well as the Mercer Island Women’s Book Club. She loved to laugh and always brought a smile into the room.

Nadine is survived by her two sons, Morgan and Jeff Britt as well as her step-son, Leo S. Britt Jr. and his children and grandchildren.

A Celebration of Life memorial service will be held 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 8501 SE 40th St., Mercer Island.

In lieu of flowers, Nadine had requested that donation be made to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.