Alonzo Meacham Obituary (1956

Alonzo was born on February 3, 1956, a very chilly, wintry day in the Yakima Valley. He joined two sisters, Ann and Sylvia, and, along with them and his parents, Gordon and Billie (Willamae Gould) Meacham, spent his growing up years on the Meacham Ranch east of Moxee. Alonzo graduated from East Valley High School (1974) and turned out for the wrestling team and showed steers with the Zillah High School Future Farmers of America. He also totally enjoyed snow skiing and water skiing. Following high school, he attended Yakima Valley College, but was always drawn back to the family ranch: tending cattle, driving tractor or changing a sprinkler line or two. After his family sold the irrigable property, he continued to tend the couple acres around the home, delighting in growing tomatoes and potatoes, raising turkeys and chickens, feeding the wild birds of the area, and keeping a few cats around for companionship. Alonzo had a quiet soul and chose to live a simpler lifestyle. On the morning of December 27, 2018, he experienced respiratory failure and was taken to Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital. On Thursday, January 3, he was moved to hospice at Cottage in the Meadow, and on Friday, January 4, 2019, he entered his eternal home. Preceding him in death are his parents, Gordon and Billie Meacham. He is survived by his two sisters, Sylvia Meacham Wallen (Richard) and Ann Meacham, both of Gig Harbor, WA, and two nieces of Seattle, WA. A private service will be followed by burial in Tacoma, WA. Memorial contributions are suggested to a foundation of your choice in care of Brookside Funeral Home (PO Box 1267, Moxee, WA 98936).