Sachs, Harlan W.

Harlan W. Sachs Harlan passed away peacefully January 13, 2010 at 
St. Peter's Hospital due to cerebral hemorrhage while surrounded 
by loving family and friends; he was 77. Harlan is survived by his 
wife Nancy, his sister Marilyn Calkins, his two daughters, Chris 
(David) Crisman of Monroe and their children Matthew and 
Elizabeth, and Teresa (Rick) Thomas of Washougal and their 
children Katherine, Michael and Adam. Harlan was born September 
12, 1932 in Olympia, Washington where he lived for the majority of 
his life. He graduated from Olympia High School in 1950 and 
continued on to the University of Puget Sound. He married his 
childhood sweetheart, Nancy Haycox, in 1956. In 1957 Harlan was 
drafted into the Army and the newlyweds spent two years in 
Germany. While overseas, the couple traveled extensively 
throughout Europe. After two years in Germany, he and Nancy 
settled in Tacoma, Washington, where Harlan achieved a master's in 
banking and they raised their two daughters. Harlan retired from 
the Bank of California in 1989 after 31 years, at which point he and 
Nancy moved back to his childhood property on Mud Bay and 
completely renovated the old house in which he grew up. He 
dedicated his time working on carving and painting cedar tree 
totem poles. He often donated the finished poles to various 
charitable groups. He also loved to fish, feed the "neighborhood" 
eagles, vacation in Hawaii, and build and refinish furniture. Harlan 
was known as quite the handyman to everyone. The family 
suggests that memorial donations can be made to St. Christopher's 
Church Building Fund or to the charity of your choice. Memories 
and condolences may be left online at www.funeralalternatives.org 
. Memorial service will be in Olympia on Saturday, January 30, 
2010 at 2:00 pm. at St.Christopher's Church, 7902 Steamboat Island 
Rd NW.

Published in News Tribune (Tacoma) on January 23, 2010