Richard Pattee Obituary

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RICHARD WAYNE PATTEE
September 15, 1958 August 12, 2018
Richard (Dick) died at the University of Washington Medical Center of complications following emergency open heart surgery.
Dick was born and raised in Colorado Springs. He earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Colorado State University. He spent the majority of his career working for Hewlett Packard in Oregon before retiring to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington.
As a youth Dick began developing his lifelong passion for hiking and mountaineering, eventually summiting all 54 of the Colorado 14ers. Despite undergoing two complex open heart surgeries at ages 32 and 51 he continued his active lifestyle. He summited Denali, thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, bicycled around the perimeter of the United States, hiked and biked the Continental Divide Trail, and just last year thru-hiked the Colorado Trail. It was important to Dick to give back to the environment that he loved by participating in trail construction and repair. Throughout the 17 years he lived in Washington he volunteered extensively in Olympic National Park.
In a final act of his generous nature Dick had asked to be an organ donor. His organs have given new life and hope to the recipients and their families.
Dick was predeceased by his father, James J Pattee Jr, M.D.; birth mother, Jane Pattee; and brother, James J Pattee III. He will be sorely missed by his beloved wife of 39 years, Heidi; his mother, Barbara J Pattee; his sisters Nancy (Brian) Malitz, Lisa (Henry) Carter, Amy (Scott) Colvin, and Barbara (Alex) Szabo; and numerous nieces and nephews.