In Memory of Spenser William Steele Stacey
Our beautiful Spenser passed away unexpectedly on March 15th, 2014. He was only twenty six years old and had his whole life ahead of him. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends. He was born in Seattle, Washington on May 25th, 1987. He grew up in West Seattle and moved to the Eastside with his mother and sister in 1998. He graduated from Hazen High School in 2005. From the moment he was born Spenser was the easiest most happy baby. After hi-school Spenser worked a variety of jobs. He worked with his father in the family painting business, he worked with Ken Evans in the construction field and worked with Martin Selig’s painting crew. Spenser opened up his own company as a fourth generation painter in 2013. He is survived by his mother, Nancy Stacey Rasmussen and her husband Phil, his father Michael Stacey and his wife Debbie, his sisters Danielle Pedro and Morgan Stacey along with their husbands Jonathan and Ilich. Spenser was a fun loving, affectionate, talented, and athletic young man. His infectious smile and piercing blue eyes were the first features you noticed about him. His love of the outdoors was clearly shown by interests 
in activities such as hiking, camping, and snowboarding with family and friends. He also enjoyed spending summers with his cousins by the ocean, body surfing, sharing stories and laughs around the campfire. If you knew Spenser, you knew how passionate he was about his music. He loved his guitar and in those rare moments, if you got the chance he would play and sing some of the songs he wrote. He had a great sense of humor and a laugh that was unforgettable. Spenser was a man who connected with people of all sorts, who showed compassion and always had a listening ear available to those who needed it. Spenser was particularly good about making others feel better about themselves. We will all miss his warm, affectionate, tight hugs and loving kisses that he gave out so freely. So many people loved Spenser, to be around him made our hearts happy. If one gift could have been given to Spenser, it would be the ability to see himself the way we saw him, so that he could understand how truly special he was. May you rest safely in Jehovah’s memory, our dear Spenser. We take comfort in the hope that Jehovah God gives, found in Revelation 21:4, when there will be no more pain, suffering or death.
