Victor M. Syring

Victor M. "Vic" Syring East Wenatchee, WA Victor M. Syring passed away peacefully on Easter, April 8, 2012. "Vic" was born September 21, 1919, in Alta Vista, KS. He was the eighth of ten children born to Albert and Jennie Syring. The family moved to Wenatchee in 1931. Victor graduated from Wenatchee High School in 1938, and went to work in an electrical shop in south Wenatchee. With WWII beginning, Vic joined the National Guard in 1941. What was to have been one year of service became five years. In August of 1941, he was sent to Alaska with the Coastal Artillery. In 1944, he was sent to Europe, returning in 1945, and was discharged in November 1945, at Fort Lewis, WA. While on furlough in Wenatchee in January 1943, he married his soul-mate, Dorothyruth Willsey. They had met in high school, as "Dottie" was a friend of Vic's sister, Edith. Following discharge, they made Wenatchee their lifelong home. Vic went to work at Rock Island Dam in December of 1945, which at that time was owned by Puget Sound Power & Light. When he retired in 1974, he was working at Rocky Reach Dam and it was under the current name of Chelan County PUD. Vic just recently received his 65 year pin from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Vic and Dottie's first home was on Ramona Street. This was the first home for the new family as Thomas Paul was born on December 18, 1946. On March 30, 1954, Vicki Ruth was born, completing the family. By then, a bigger house was needed and they built their final home in East Wenatchee. Vic had many hobbies and interests that he pursued, including a huge garden for stocking up for the winter, to growing roses for hummingbirds. He was active in Boy Scouts and church activities. He shared with his family his love of camping, fishing and all things family oriented, including yearly family reunions. After retirement, he re-upholstered furniture for several years. When he truly retired, Vic and Dottie enjoyed many long trailer trips, including a winter in Arizona. His creativity was always evident to friends and family with a wide variety of homemade gifts - from his lathe work, to jewelry boxes, letter openers or bobbin lace book marks or bobbin lace picture frames. If you were truly blessed, you might receive an oil painting created by Dottie that had a homemade frame done by Vic. Victor was preceded in death by his wife, Dottie, in 1996. He is survived by one brother, Robert Syring of Spokane; son, Tom (Kathy) Syring of Seattle; grandson, Chris ("T") Syring of Chattanooga, TN; grandson, Jason (Julie) Syring of Battle Ground; and daughter, Vicki (Dorain) Bullock of Wenatchee. He is also survived by great-grandsons, Sean, Cian and Ashton; great-granddaughter, Erin; and many nieces and nephews. Memorial Services will be held Saturday, April 14, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Wenatchee. Graveside Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Telford's Chapel of the Valley, East Wenatchee.

Victor M. Syring

September 21, 1919 - April 8, 2012