BOMBER MEMORIAL

CHARLES EVERETT "CHUCK" DERANLEAU ~ Class of 1965
March 17, 1947 - August, 18, 2015

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Chuck, age 68, died in Richland on Tuesday, August 18, 2015. He was born in Pasco on St. Patrick's Day in 1947 to Ray and Alice Deranleau.

He attended Richland schools K-12 graduating with the Class of 1965 from Richland's Columbia High School. His time in high school fostered Chuck's strong interest in government and politics. He always enjoyed a political debate with his brother, Dan, and his son, Nick.

Chuck was a member of the Boy Scouts and proudly earned his Eagle Scout. He was an avid fisherman and spent many wonderful fishing trips during his retirement with his father. He also spent his free time rooting for his favorite sports teams, the Mariners and Seahawks. He was fortunate to be able to attend many opener games in Seattle with his children.

He will be forever remembered for his incredible sense of humor, and he enjoyed teasing and making people around him laugh. Chuck was a talented salesman early on, earning top sales as a newspaper carrier as a young boy. He retired from a career as a Hostess Bread & Cake Route delivery/salesman and was a 30 year member of the local Teamsters Union.

He is survived by his parents, Ray Deranleau ('42) and Alice Perkins Deranleau ('42); his brother and sister-in-law, Dan ('67) Deranleau and Toni Stankiewicz Deranleau ('70); his children: Jill Mix (Andy), Mary-Jane ('88) Hanson (Jeff), Nick ('98) Deranleau (Angie), Anna ('99) Manning (Dan), and stepson, Scott; other extended family and cousins; his 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and life-long friend and companion, Cindy Brown.

Donations may be made to the local Humane Society in his name.

Published in the Tri-City Herald on August 25, 2015.

Note:

His dad, Henry "Ray" ('42), passed away on August 22, 2019.

His mother, Alice ('42), passed away on March 31, 2024.

Bomber Memorial put together by Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64) and edited by Shirley COLLINGS Haskins ('66).