THOMAS W. ‘WINDY’ SPENCER, 77, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Birdsview on September 13, 2004.
He was born on September 3, 1927 in Butler, Oklahoma, the son of Glenn & Daphene Scoggins Spencer. Born on a farm during the depression, he was the 3rd of 8 children. His proudest moment during his childhood was at age 5 when he drove a team of horses pulling a wagon to the cotton gin, and was paid a quarter for his efforts, as he had impressed the owner of the gin. He was also very close with his father, as he worked as a partner to his father on the farm.
At age 15 he moved to California for the summer to pick peaches in Marysville, and later left Oklahoma returning to California with his family to work for his uncle whose business did work for the Hollywood stars at that time.
In 1950, he moved to Washington. Windy went to work for the Concrete plant in Concrete, and also raised beef cattle. When the cement plant closed, he went to work for Grant Logging. He later worked for Janicki Logging in Sedro-Woolley. To his co-workers in the logging industry he was known as ‘Breezy’. He continued to work full time while he had dialysis. He retired in 2000, however, he continued to work part time. He was a 50 year member of the Concrete Grange. Windy loved fishing and hunting.
Windy is survived by his wife, Julie, at the family home in Birdsview. 5 daughters, Carlotta Jarratt and husband David of Bellingham, WA, Alana Brock and husband Kelly of Weatherford, TX, Tomi Mosby and husband Derral of Ridgefield, WA, Suzanne Turner and husband James of Birdsview, WA, and Wendy Casebeer and husband Raymond of Lynden, WA. One son, David Coesens and his fianc
Windy and his family lived “up the hill” from my family along the Pinelli Road. I am the daughter of Billie and Helen “Ruyle. My Dad was from Clinton Okla and I believe they knew each other from Oklahoma. I played with his daughters, Charlotta and Alana and remember when his third daughter Tomi was born. Mainly what I remember about Windy is that he seemed to always have a twinkle in eyes and had a good sense of humor about everything. It seemed like he found the humorous side of situations. He was easy going. I always thought he was a very nice man. My dad was always happy when Windy stopped by for a visit. I remember going up the hill to their place to see and pet the baby deer that was in their backyard (I was about 5 years old or so). Windy and his family were good neighbors. From my perspective it seems his children were fortunate to have him for a father.
Blessing to all his family. Gloria Ruyle