Tacy Ann (Gilkey) Smith passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on December 29th, 2014. Tacy is survived by her husband, Arnold L. Smith, one daughter, Gwenna Eckert, five sons – Michael (Kelly) Lea, Jerry Smith, Shane Smith, Robert Lea and Brandan (Cory) Smith, thirteen grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and her puppies she loved so much, Brandy & Misty.
She was born November 22, 1941 in Portland, Oregon, spending most of her childhood in Butte, Montana, and moving to West Seattle, Washington in the early 1950’s. She attended Holy Rosary Catholic School, graduating in 1959, and then graduated from Griffin School of Business with a BA. In 1981 she & Arnold met and fell in love — they were married on September 24, 1983, blending their two families; Tacy’s two sons and Arnold’s three children from previous marriages and a foster son (who they adopted in 1986) into one glorious hodgepodge.
Tacy was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas C. Gilkey & Fearl E. Holman, and a brother, Robert Welch. Her one surviving sibling, Donald Welch lives in Oregon.
A celebration of Tacy’s life will be held at a later date.
Tacy will be missed…