Obituary of Wayne H Estvold

Wayne Harvey Estvold Wayne, a retired shop teacher, lost his 10 month battle with AML (acute myeloid leukemia) on January 6, 2019. He was born on March 1, 1947 to Randolph and Kay Estvold of Shelton, WA. He graduated from Shelton High School in 1965 and continued on to Washington State University where he earned a teaching degree in Industrial Arts in 1970. He received his Masters in Industrial Education at the University of Idaho. He met Pam Lowe in his freshman year at WSU and they were married two years later. They celebrated their 50th anniversary last April. After graduation his first teaching job was in the little farming community of Craigmont, Idaho. In 1972 he started his 30 year career in the Beaverton, Oregon teaching drafting, wood-shop, plastics, metals, house construction, and finally automotive. His military career started with ROTC at WSU and he earned his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army. He later joined the Oregon National Guard as an Engineer Officer where he spent 20 years serving his state and country. He was activated twice to Korea for operation "Team Spirit," an effort to encourage North Korea to disable their nuclear weapons. He also spent several summers fighting forest fires in the Oregon. Wayne first and foremost loved his family and his country. He enjoyed boating (especially Tugboats), fishing, traveling, collecting antiques, hikes with Faith Walkers, spring, daffodils and sunsets. He liked the challenge of Sudoku puzzles and Words with Friends. Construction was in his blood and he built several houses in the Shelton area. He is survived by his wife, Pam; two children Tami and Wes; five grandchildren, Lauren, Austin, Addison, Ethan and Emma; two sisters Janet Miller and Holly Estvold. The family suggests that Memorials given in Wayne's name be presented to: Faith Lutheran Church 1212 Connection St. Shelton, WA 98584 St. Matthew Lutheran Church Habitat for Humanity Team 10390 SW Canyon Rd. Beaverton, OR. 97005