Merton L. Vincent<\/p>\n
Merton L. Vincent, born December 19, 1941 and died on October<\/p>\n
22, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona, after a courageous battle with cancer.<\/p>\n
He was a long time resident of the Kent, Auburn, Eastside areas.<\/p>\n
He retired from The Boeing Company in 1999 after 27 years. He was<\/p>\n
an engineer and manager on the B-2, International Space Station,<\/p>\n
Commercial Avionics Systems, E4B Command Post, and numerous<\/p>\n
research programs. After retirement, he stayed active in engineering<\/p>\n
with SARA (Scientific Applications and Research Associates). He<\/p>\n
loved golfing, backpacking, and doing church work. He was a member<\/p>\n
of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and led a group of people to India<\/p>\n
where they were responsible for building two churches and making<\/p>\n
lots of friends. He sleeps until the resurrection where he will be united<\/p>\n
with his loved ones.<\/p>\n
He is survived by his wife, Sandra; a daughter, Noreen Jenkins and<\/p>\n
son-in-law, Allen of Phoenix, AZ; a son, Brian Vincent and daughterin-<\/p>\n
law, Oksana of Honolulu, HI; two grandsons, Jaden and Jordan<\/p>\n
Jenkins of Phoenix; a brother, Mervin Vincent and sister-in-law, Sharon<\/p>\n
of Kent, WA; a sister, Gail and brother-in-law Ron McDonald<\/p>\n
of Swartz Creek, MI; and a stepmother, Jennie Hendricks Vincent of<\/p>\n
Fenton, MI; as well as several nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n
Memorial gifts can be made to Layman Ministries, 414 Zapada<\/p>\n
Road, St. Maries, ID for work in Tamil Nadu, India, care of Dr. S.<\/p>\n
Johnson, in memory of Mert Vincent. 139827<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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