Stordock, Audrey

Audrey was born in Troy, Montana February 26, 1923 to 
parents Lloyd and Lela Lathrop. At the age of eight, Audrey 
lost her mother and little brother Kirk in aterrible kitchen 
fire. Her father married hissecond wife MargaretAlbright in 
1932 andAudrey's little sister, Lillian, joined the family in 
1934. The family moved frequently to different towns in 
Montana as Lloyd was a newspaper owner and publisher. 
Audrey graduated from high school in Scobey, Montana and 
then became employed as a secretary. When World War 
Two broke out, women were needed in Washington, DC for 
government jobs. Audrey joined the many women who 
traveled there and worked several years while forming 
lifelong friendships. Audrey's children always enjoyed 
hearing her stories of boarding houses, wartime rationing 
and life in general in Washington, DC. In 1945, Audrey 
married Harry Mosman, a men's clothing salesman. They 
lived briefly in Spokane and Seattle and then settled in 
Moscow, Idaho with four of their six children. Shortly after, 
their fifth child was born. They then moved to Cheney, 
Washington where they opened a clothing store 
andwelcomed their sixth child. After raising her family and 
divorcing Harry, Audrey returned to work in the Housing 
Department at Eastern Washington University (formerly 
EWSC). She worked there many years and then moved to 
Spokane Valley aftermarrying Don Stordock in 1974. She 
then started working as the Financial Aid Manager for 
Spokane Technical Institute and stayed with that job until 
the school closed. One of Audrey's greatest 
accomplishments was joining AA and starting her over 35 
years of sobriety. She became very involved in the 
organization and formed many friendships and served on 
several boards and committees. Audrey became the Office 
Manager at the Spokane AA office and stayed on the job 
until retiring at 80 years old. Audrey moved to the Tri-
Cities in 2003 to be close to family. Her health started to 
decline after she broke her hip in 2005. She lived in 
severalsenior and assisted living facilities until moving to 
Magdalena's (Nicoara) Adult Family Home in 2008 where she 
received loving care until passing away on April 28th. A 
memorial Service will be held on Sunday, May 23rd at 2pm 
at HillcrestMemorial Center, 9353 W. Clearwater Avenue, 
Kennewick, WA. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your 
favorite charity. To sign the guestbook, go to 
www.HillcrestMemorialCenter.com. 

Published in Spokesman-Review from May 9 to May 10, 
2010