Pete Westerlind passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 12,2014 in Shoreline, Wash.
Pete was born on Dec. 9, 1937, in Rockford, Ill, to Gertrude Lundin Westerlind and Walfred Westerlind. He spent his early childhood in Rockford, before his family moved to Pasadena, Ca. where he attended middle and high school.
He graduated from South Pasadena High School in 1956 where he had played football and enjoyed playing pranks with his best friends. He studied economics at the University of California Santa Barbara earning a Bachelor’s degree in 1962. He also 
played football for UCSB and enjoyed surfing.
Pete then went on to do graduate work in anthropology at UCSB. An opportunity to do field work in Croatia brought him to Zagreb, where he met Eva Sköld in 1972. He also lived in Israel from 1973-1974 where he studied the economics of cooperatives on two kibbutzim. This research became his dissertation, and he earned his PhD in anthropology from UCSB.
Pete and Eva had many adventures in Croatia, Israel, Sweden and Southern California before they settled to raise their daughters in Kirkland, Wash. The family enjoyed skiing and hiking in the Pacific Northwest. Pete also loved windsurfing on Lake Washington with his friends.
Pete had a long career as an independent investment advisor in Bellevue, Wash. He really 
enjoyed his relationships with his clients.
He is survived by his wife, Eva; daughters and sons-in-law, Linnea Westerlind and David McFeely; and Erika and Jason Krumbeck; and grandchildren Liam, Evan, Graham and Annika. He is also survived by his brother Richard Westerlind of Fort Myers, Fla.
We will miss Pete’s wit, enthusiasm and irreplaceable sense of humor.
A celebration of Pete’s life will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday June 20,at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 10021 N.E. 124th St. in Kirkland. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to EvergreenHealth Foundation, Children’s Hospital, YMCA Camp Orkila, the Washington Trails Association or other nonprofit organization. More than anything, the family would love to hear your stories and memories about Pete.
