Paul Herman Gomulkiewicz

Paul Herman Gomulkiewicz, 91, a 46 year Wenatchee resident, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2015. Paul was born on June 26, 1926 in Vancouver, WA to Stanley Herman and Helen Mary Gomulkiewicz. Paul played football, competed in gymnastics, and worked at his uncle’s grocery store while growing up in Vancouver. He graduated from Vancouver Sr. High School, attended Clark Junior College, and then joined the Navy as World War II had started. Trained as a radio and radar technician, Paul served in the Pacific on the light cruiser USS Biloxi. After the war, Paul resumed his education at Washington State College where he earned a B.S. degree in electrical engineering in 1948. Following graduation, he began work as an electrical engineer for the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) where he worked for 38 years. He met and married Nancy Cowen while working at Alcoa’s headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA. They were married for almost 60 years until her death a year and a half ago. Paul’s Alcoa assignments included positions in Veracruz, Mexico and Surinam, South America. In 1969, Paul became Chief Electrical Engineer at Alcoa’s Wenatchee Works. After his retirement from Alcoa, Paul served as president and treasurer of the Board of Trustees of Three Lakes Public Golf Course and as treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the Wenatchee Adult Respite Care Center. He played golf, fished, tinkered with his computer, attended St. Joseph's Catholic Church, and met regularly with his men's group for five cent coffee at Target and lunch at the Dizzy D Diner. He especially loved spending time with his beloved children and grandchildren. Paul is survived by his four children and their spouses, Mary and Nick Dyer, Moraga, CA; Bob and Andrea Gomulkiewicz, Redmond, WA; Dick and Susan Gomulkiewicz, Moscow, ID; and Carol and Paul Wooldridge, Entiat, WA; his sister Constance Hostetler; and nine grandchildren, Steven Dyer, Moraga, CA; Chris Dyer, Oakland, CA; Abby Gomulkiewicz and Katie Gomulkiewicz both of Redmond, WA; Sam, Sophie, Ellie Gomulkiewicz all of Moscow, ID; and Emily and Kevin Wooldridge both of Entiat, WA. He was preceded in death by his wife Nancy, brother Stanley Gomulkiewicz, and sisters Marie Kemper and Anna Gomulkiewicz. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 4:00 p.m on Monday, July 6, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Memorial donations can be made in his name to either the “Paul H. Gomulkiewicz Scholarship” at Pacific Lutheran University or the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Building Fund. Please express your thoughts and memories on the online guest book at jonesjonesbetts.com. Arrangements are by Jones & Jones-Betts Funeral Home.

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Paul Herman Gomulkiewicz

June 26, 1923 - June 12, 2015