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Stephen Anthony Wilson , Age: 75

March 18, 1948 - February 17, 2024

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Stephen Anthony Wilson

Born: 3/18/1948

Died: 2/17/2024

Stephen Anthony Wilson (Tony) - husband, father, stepfather, brother, and

grandfather - passed away peacefully in his home in Olympia, Washington on

February 17th, 2024. He was in the presence of his beloved wife, Cheryl.

Tony will be greatly missed by friends and family.

Tony had a wild upbringing. He was born in Rose Hill, NC to Rosalie Griffin

and John Wesley Wilson. He lived with his younger sister, Susan, who

preceded him in death. After the 7th grade, Tony's family traveled through

Georgia and Florida, where he attended a different high school every year.

His father followed the NASCAR Circuit with his food cart. Tony graduated

from Tampa High School in 1966. After high school, he left home and went

to Chicago to follow the “Hippie Movement”. There he met his former wife,

Linda. They lived in Florida, and he started work with the Local 60 Heat and

Frost Pipe Covers' Union. He worked on the Turkey Point power plant. Tony

and Linda had a son during this time, who now lives in Portland, OR.

In the mid 70's, Tony traveled to Alaska to work on the pipeline. After a year

in the cold, he moved to Seattle to begin work in the Bremerton shipyard.

He loved being on the water in his small sailboat on the lakes of Seattle.

Tony met his wife, Cheryl, in 1981 at a retreat in Edenvale, BC. They married

in 1984 in Seattle, where Tony joined Cheryl’s family with her children,

Heather and David. He continued to work in the shipyard until they moved to

Indiana in 1988. There, they worked and lived on an organic

farm/intentional community, where he built a microscope service and repair

business. During that time, Heather and David graduated from Burris High

School in Muncie, IN.

A decade later, Tony and Cheryl followed family to the Pacific Northwest

where he continued to work on microscope repairs for other companies. He

also worked at Grand Central Bakery for a few years where he managed the

Janitorial Department.

In 2018, after retirement, they moved to Olympia to be closer to family.

Tony was able to enjoy the things he loved more once he retired. He enjoyed

wood working, building bird baths and water features for the yard. He

appreciated lively discussion with his neighbors. He could figure out how

anything worked and fix it when it broke.

He loved to read, play Texas Hold ’Em poker, Omaha Hi-Low and played in

weekly games. He enjoyed fishing and woodworking.

Tony avidly followed local politics and advocated for human rights and

equality. He actively read the news and was involved in the League of

Women Voters. He appreciated their lively debates every month. He

supported local candidates who he thought were best for the community. He

was interested in the environment and being environmentally responsible.

He lived a full life that we wish would have been longer.

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