We have recently been honored by a generous legacy gift from William "Bill" Lahr. Bill was born in California in 1919. He served in the armed forces, worked at Boeing, and was the lead art handler at the Seattle Art Museum from 1960 to 1984. Bill graduated from Queen Anne High School in 1937 and continued on to take classes at the University of Washington.

Bill and his wife of 54 years, Dorothy, who passed away in 2000, were avid mountaineers and shared a mutual interest in trains and railways, volunteering for the West Coast Railway Association. Bill was a long time member of Seattle Mountain Rescue and the Mountaineers Club. Dorothy used to tell people that she "tied into Bill's rope and never let loose." The couple were long-time volunteers for the Mountaineers Players and the Kitsap Forest Theater. Dorothy making costumes and Bill working on sets and other "behind the scenes" projects.

Bill passed away on January 12, 2008. Our condolences and deep appreciation go out to the Lahr family and his many friends in the Mountaineers.