Charles 'Chuck' R. Haight Obituary (1927

Charles R. "Chuck" Haight was born to Anice Anita & Charles R. Haight on March 30, 1927 in Faribault, Minnesota. He was the eldest of three children. He spent his childhood in Chelan, Washington where he graduated from high School in 1944. Following graduation, he entered the U.S. Army as an enlisted man. Upon discharge from the Army in November 1945, he took advantage of the GI Bill and attended the State College of Washington in Pullman where he received his B.S. in Forestry in 1949. He was subsequently employed in 1950 by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources for 31 years as a forester and land manager. He worked in Ellensburg, Yakima County, Glenwood, and White Salmon in Klickitat County before returning to Ellensburg in 1972. Following retirement, he purchased and operated a cabinet shop for 10 years. Chuck was active in the noon Kiwanis for many years, served on the Ellensburg City Council for 12 years, two of those as mayor, and was a member of the Men's Gourmet Scholarship Luncheon group. His volunteer activities included serving on the Habitat for Humanity board, Crisis Line, a docent at the CWU Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute, and PFLAG. He was a 45-year member of the Ellensburg United Methodist Church. He is survived by Dodie, his wife of 73 years, son Ben of Juneau, Alaska; daughter Mary Kay Marjerrison and her husband Robert of Milan, Italy; and daughter Renee Eckis and her husband Don of Vancouver, Washington, six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. His life came to a close on January 30, 2021 in Vancouver, Washington.