Lloyd Lindston Berry

Lloyd Lindston Berry, 79, hiked into heaven on Thursday, August 31, 2017. He died peacefully on his favorite mountain hike surrounded by many of the people he loved so dearly. Lloyd was born October 9, 1937 in Seattle, Washington to the late Lloyd G. Berry and Agnes Lindston Berry. He grew up in Cashmere, Washington and graduated from Cashmere High School in 1956. Lloyd graduated from the University of Washington in 1961 with a degree in Civil Engineering and was awarded “Outstanding Engineer of the Year”. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta “Fiji” Fraternity where he made life-long friends. Immediately after college, Lloyd went to work for the Federal Aviation Agency installing navigational aids in the eleven Western States. On May 12, 1962, Lloyd married his life-long sweetheart, Sue Remley. They were married for 55 years. They both considered each other their best friend. In 1964, Lloyd and Sue moved back to the Wenatchee area where their three children, Kristen, Leanne and John were born. Lloyd was the resident engineer responsible for the relocation of the town of Pateros during the Wells Dam Project from 1964-1967. In the summer of 1967, Lloyd began work with Chelan County where he became Chelan County Engineer and Director of Public Works until his retirement in 1994. This same position was held by Lloyd’s grandfather, Fred Berry, in the early 1900s. During his career, Lloyd was proud of the many road and bridge accomplishments he oversaw as County Engineer including replacing all but one bridge in Chelan County. One of his favorite projects was the coordination, with the City, to develop Centennial Park in downtown Wenatchee. Lloyd served the Wenatchee Valley in many ways. He was an active Rotarian for 37 years with perfect attendance, going to Rotary meetings in 15 countries on five continents. He made several trips to Central America to help with the construction of youth care facilities for under-privileged children. He is a Paul Harris and Paul Scea Fellow. Lloyd was a true historian of North Central Washington. A past President of the North Central Washington Museum and board member for more than 40 years. He was considered an expert of the history surrounding the trails and hikes of North Central Washington. Lloyd was a member of the Columbia River Environmental Study Team (CREST), North Central Washington Foundation, National Association of County Engineers (NACE), and the American Society of Civil Engineers. One of Lloyd’s favorite past times was collecting and restoring antique cars. Many people would recognize Lloyd driving his pink Cadillac in the Apple Blossom Parade, a tradition started by his father and carried on for many years. Lloyd loved the outdoors! He hiked into every high alpine lake in Chelan County and climbed Mount Rainier, Mount Fuji, Mount Kilimanjaro, Machu Picchu, Mount Whitney, Glacier Peak, Ayers Rock, Mount Cashmere and more. The Great Outdoors was his happy place but nothing brought him more happiness than being surrounded by his family. He was his family’s biggest fan. His family is so blessed by his teachings of hard work, good decisions, positive attitude and unconditional love. Lloyd is survived by his loving wife, Sue; daughters, Kristen Holmberg (Erik) of Wenatchee, and Leanne Gallagher (Tom) of Mercer Island, and son, John Berry (Brooke) of Wenatchee; 11 adoring grandchildren: Rawley, Lindy, Drew and Ben Holmberg, Lauren, Anna and Joey Gallagher, Ella, Ava Jo, Jake and Kate Berry; his beloved step-mother, Elaine Berry; brother, Richard Berry (Sandy) of Harstine Island; and Brooke’s mother, Tammy Beschen of Wenatchee. Lloyd’s life will be celebrated October 13th, 2017 at 2:00pm at the Riverside Community Center, 201 Riverside Drive, Cashmere, WA. In lieu of flowers, friends who wish to make memorial donations in Lloyd’s name, may donate to the Community Foundation of North Central Washington, 9 South Wenatchee Avenue, Wenatchee, WA 98801 or the Wenatchee Rotary Foundation in order to build a new picnic shelter at Rotary Park, PO Box 1723, Wenatchee, WA 98807. LIVE LIKE LLOYD!

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Lloyd Lindston Berry

October 9, 1937 - August 31, 2017