Charles “Chad” Sheffield, of Redmond, WA, passed away on June 24, 2020 in Kirkland, WA. He was 78.
He leaves behind his loving wife of nearly 36 years, Joanne (Pegg); daughter Kristin Sheffield Sigel (Seth) of Woodinville, WA; son Kelly Sheffield (Lisa); 4 grandchildren (Kenzie and Tyler Sigel and Alex and Anna Sheffield) and long list of dear friends and extended family.
Chad was born on December 28, 1941 to Donald and Chloe Sheffield in Ogden, Utah. Chad was raised in Brigham City, and attended Box Elder and Ben Lomond High School where he was an active member of his school’s swim, track, and football teams. He later attended Weber State University before moving to Washington State where he would spend the great majority of his adult life.
Full of energy and with a vibrant personality, Chad leveraged his early years in construction to forge a long and successful sales career, highlighted by a near 16 year commitment to Issaquah’s BMC West. There, his unmatched level of customer service and ability to clearly paint a customized and translatable “word picture” made him a popular and much appreciated member of their team. He truly enjoyed his time there, retiring in 2007.
Chad and Joanne were married in 1984, and their honeymoon lasted until the day he passed. Their chemistry was unmistakable, and they both greatly enjoyed entertaining friends and family, gourmet cooking, gardening, traveling, and 
playing competitive and “high-stakes” games of Yahtzee. Chad had many other interests, including woodworking, rock collecting, and a love of cars. It is safe to say that his beloved pick-up truck (easily recognized by its “CHAD” license plate) was among the cleanest and shiniest automobiles in Washington’s history.
A great storyteller, Chad was a lifelong learner and possessed a wide range of knowledge across many subjects. He was an avid reader of fiction and history, and excelled at (and rarely missed) “Jeopardy!”, taking great pride in his frequent final jeopardy success. He was quick to share a joke (loved hearing new ones) and laughed hard and often.
As fond and as proud as he was of Kristin and Kelly, his life changed forever with the birth of his grandchildren, starting with Kenzie in 2001. Never has a grandfather taken greater joy (or given more love) than Chad gave to Kenzie, Alex, Tyler and Anna. Through sunshine and rain, he was a permanent fixture at baseball, softball, soccer and basketball games. He beamed with pride at every school show, debate, theater and dance performance. He poured his love into woodworking projects for his grandchildren, building a magnificent playhouse for Kenzie and beautiful dollhouse for Anna; he built bookcases, doll cribs, treasured toy chests (with secret compartments) and wooden rifles — and anything else his grandchildren could dream up. All were built with precision, with fine craftsmanship, and with love.
Chad will always be remembered for the affection he shared with his family and friends and for the countless holidays, birthdays, milestones and wonderful times when he opened his (and Joanne’s) home.
Chad is preceded in death by his parents, Don and Chloe Sheffield, and his brother, Don (Sandy) Sheffield, Jr.
His family hopes to celebrate his life at a later time and greatly appreciate all your kind words and thoughts.