Wallace "Wally" F Gaytan Obituary (1944 - 2022)

Wallace (Wally) F. Gaytan Wallace (Wally) F. Gaytan of Kent, Washington, passed away on August 29, 2022, at the age of 77. He was born October 13, 1944, to Josefa Flores Gaitan and Zacarias Gaitan in Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Wally was the oldest of 15 children. He became a carpenter in his early 20s, building houses in Laurel, Lynden, Ferndale, and the Bellingham, WA area. Beginning in the 1980s, he worked and travelled for Pay 'n Pak and later Eagle Hardware stores, where he was on the team that set up the store interiors before they opened and also did store resets and remodels. He later returned to remodeling houses before retiring at the age of 60. He loved building furniture for his family in his garage shop in his spare time. He took great pride in his carpentry skills and often reminded us that he was a master carpenter. Wally is survived by his wife, Trudy, daughter Melissa (Tim), granddaughter Gisele, daughter Carla, stepdaughter Natalie (Scott), stepson Wayne (Andrea), and step-granddaughters, Annelise, Avea, Amoura, Bella; brothers Zack (Zacarias), Tony (Antonio), and Steve (Estevan); sisters Delia, Martha, Mary, Alma, Marylou and many loving nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers Greg (Gregorio), Johnny (Juan), Herman (Armando) and sisters Virginia, Carmen, and Rosie (Rosa). Wally will be greatly missed by many and will be remembered for his sense of humor and his one line responses. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 23, 2022, at Edline- Yahn & Covington Funeral Chapel, 27221 156th Ave SE, Kent, Washington, with a reception following. Interment will be held at noon on Monday, September 26, 2022, at Hillcrest Burial Park, 1005 Reiten Road, Kent, Washington.