Wally's Obituary

Walter John Carruthers III was born in Seattle on January 31, 1956 to Walter and Betty (Dolores) Carruthers. He graduated from Bothell High School and went on to study electronics at DeVry University in Phoenix, AZ. He was raised on Cottage Lake in Woodinville where he lived until his death. He leaves behind his much beloved wife, Sheri, of 20 years who will miss him tremendously and his incredible children, John (Amy), Reed, Rebecca, Taylor, and Matthew, who made him proud to be their father. Wally started his own business, Pro-Tech Services, Inc. in 1987 which became the premier medical device company specializing in sleep disorders. Wally always said, “If you love your job, you never have to work.” In that case, Wally never worked. He loved his job but more importantly, he loved the people who worked for him and with him. He also leaves behind his mother, Dolores, and siblings Randy (Eileen), Bambi Rehder (Rick), Kim Morrow (Dave) and nephew Joshua, along with many other nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Walter and siblings, Leonard, Wendy and Laura Leigh. Wally will best be remembered by his warmth, his smile, the sparkle in his eye, his wink, his hugs and his incredible generosity but most importantly, his faith in his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Pancreatic cancer took him from us early in this life but he is living eternally with his Savior in Heaven. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 on Saturday, September 13, 2008. The service will be at Northshore Baptist Church located at 10301 NE 145th Street, Bothell. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to either Exile Facilities Fund, Exile Presbyterian Church, PMB #132, 14241 NE Woodinville-Duvall Road, Woodinville, WA 98072 or the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 2141 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245.