Richard TESSIER

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Published in The Seattle Times from Dec. 1 to Dec. 2, 2015 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx?n=Richard-James-Tessier-Dick&pid=176727986#sthash.ZiwTIKeX.dpuf

Dick Tessier born May 17, 1934

in Seattle, WA passed away November 23, 2015 at Swedish Hospital, Seattle from complica-tions of a stroke. He is survived by his son Stephen (Kathy); granddaughters Ashley and Erin;

daughter Lori Aivazian (Peter); granddaughter Natalie; and son David. Dick is preceded in death by his wife Ginny and son Mark.
Dick graduated from Seattle Prep High School in 1952, and then attended Seattle University. He graduated in 1957 with a Bachelor Degree in Commercial Science. He joined the ROTC and attained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Reserves. While at Seattle U he met Virginia "Ginny" Stevens and they married June 4, 1958. In 1959, Dick started working at Seafirst Bank / Bank of America and retired in 1997 after 38-years of service. To further his Banking career Dick attended and graduated from Pacific Coast Banking School in 1977. He held a number of positions during his successful career at the Bank in the Seattle area including Dexter Horton Branch, Industrial Branch, Head Office, and Credit Manager of Special Credits.

In 1962 Dick and Ginny moved from Seattle to Kirkland, where they raised their four children. Following Dick's retirement in 1997, Dick and Ginny built and moved to their dream home at Wapato Point on Lake Chelan in Manson, WA. Dick loved living there (busy summers and quiet winters), spending time with family and friends, boating, swimming, golf, and snowshoeing. Dick was involved in the community and was a member of the Wapato Point Architectural Committee and on the Board of Division II Homeowners Association. In 2012 Ginny passed away, and in October 2014 Dick moved back to the Seattle area to a retirement home (Bellewood) in Issaquah to be closer to his family. He loved living at Bellewood and made many new friends.

Dick enjoyed coaching little league baseball, following and watching Seattle's sports teams, wine making with his Banking buddies, boating, fishing, traveling (favorite places: Maui and Puerto Vallarta), collecting Antiques and Art, reading, and crossword puzzles. Dick was an active parishioner of the Catholic Church wherever he lived: St Brendan (Bothell); St John Vianney (Kirkland); St Francis de Sales (Chelan); and Mary Queen of Peace (Sammamish).

A funeral mass will be held at 10am on Saturday, December 5th at Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Sammamish, WA with reception following. An Interment Service will be held at 2pm at Holyrood Cemetery, Shoreline, WA.

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Dick Tessier born May 17, 1934

in Seattle, WA passed away November 23, 2015 at Swedish Hospital, Seattle from complica-tions of a stroke. He is survived by his son Stephen (Kathy); granddaughters Ashley and Erin;

daughter Lori Aivazian (Peter); granddaughter Natalie; and son David. Dick is preceded in death by his wife Ginny and son Mark.
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