Lawrence Gary “Gary” Carlberg

May 10, 1936 June 25, 2020

Seattle, WA Kirkland, WA

1954 Graduate of Bremerton High School; Bremerton, WA

Senior Class President, Meritorious Scholar, Letterman in

Football & Track

August 18, 1956 Married to Patricia Louise “Pat”

Knowles until Pat's passing on Oct 5, 2007. Pat & Gary met in

the fall of 1951 when Gary was a sophomore & Pat was a Junior

at Bremerton High School

1958 Whitman College; Walla Walla, WA; BS, Chemistry

Member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity

1960 Oregon State College; Corvallis, OR; MS, Wood

Chemistry

1960 Weyerhaeuser Company, Research Chemist for Corporate R&D in Longview, WA

(the only company for whom Gary ever worked)

Moved to Corporate R&D in Seattle in 1961

Moved to Marketing in 1965 in Tacoma Building & then to the new Corporate headquarters building in Federal

Way when built

Retired from Weyerhaeuser in 1994 after purchasing Weyerhaeuser's Sensor & Simulation Products division with

three other former Weyerhaeuser colleagues, operating that company until his death in 2020.

Gary was always a selfless volunteer, whether he took his turn as Brad's Boy Scout Troop Committee Chairman

in 1969 (Gary never achieved Eagle Scout status as a teenager because his Scoutmaster wouldn't sign him off

thinking Gary was too young!); being the assistant coach for Karen's softball team in 1971; being the adult leader

for Eric's YMCA Indian Guides in 1971, tirelessly soliciting corporate donations for the Washington Childrens

Home Society in the '70's & '80's; being the Hoodsport Port Commissioner in the 2000's; to being the Chairman

of the Potlatch Beach Mutual Water Board the last fifteen years of his life.

May 7, 2011 Married Gregoriann Rochelle LeClere “Greg” Hanna (the widow of Gary's Phi Delt frat brother,

Jack Hanna - It was only fitting that Greg & Gary married since both Pat & Jack passed within same three month

period in 2007 - 2008 & especially since Pat, Gary, & Jack had been friends since their time at Whitman & Jack

introduced Greg to Pat & Gary in 1973! There were numerous ski trips & Amway Family Reunions in the last

thirty years of the twentieth century.

Gary was the son of Gunnar Carlberg, a Swedish immigrant, & Marie Anderson Carlberg, a first generation

Norwegian-American. (So, Gary loves pickled herring, lutefisk, lefsa, & Aquavit!)

Gary had one sibling, Russell Lyle Carlberg, currently living in Guam

Gary had three children; Brad Stephen Carlberg of Hoodsport/Richland, WA, Karen Troy Carlberg Pribnow &

Steven Ray Pribnow of Spanaway, WA, & Eric Daniel & Pam Carlberg of Livermore, CA; three grandchildren;

Bryan Christopher & Naylani Pribnow, of Olivia Beach, OR, Alyssa Marie Pribnow Bogh & Allen Bogh , of

Spanaway, WA, & Tyler Ross Carlberg (Gary's investment buddy, who passed in 2019...the result of a motorcycle

crash); & three great-grandchildren, Blayke Pribnow; and Aaden & Aleksander Bogh.

Excerpt from Gary’s Master’s Degree Commencement Program

Gary’s Patent December 3, 1968

Lawrence Gary Carlberg

Sailing “Oiseaudefeu” to

Catalina Island in 2012

Gary (2014) holding Meritorious

Scholar trophy from high school in

1954

Gary in 2018 following

outpatient surgery to install a

pacemaker

“Oiseaudefeu” (Beneteau 32)

moored in Dana Point Yacht

Club

Christmas 1995 Pat & Gary 1980

Gary as a sophomore at Bremerton High school (1952)

Gary & Russ 1948 Let’s Polka – Gary in 1952

Gunnar & Marie Carlberg Wedding in 1934 Ole & Karen Anderson Wedding

Gunnar Carlberg Gary & Greg in 2008

Is that Tom Mix?

Gary at Seattle house Gary with infant brother, Russ

Humble beginnings - Gary’s rental house in Jr High on

Montgomery

Gary’ Jr. High baseball career

Gary’s buddy “Prince” Gary’s buddy “Prince”

Preparing for the Boy Scout Valley Forge, PA Jamboree

Boy Scout hike in the Olympics