Cleline Barnes GILLETT

Passed away July 28, 2002 in Bellevue, Washington. She was born in
Watsonville, California August 13, 1933. Graduated from Watsonville
High School in 1951. Active in extra-curricular activities and Worthy
Advisor of the Watsonville Rainbow Girls Chapter. Attended Monterey
Peninsula College. After marriage to Richard Gillett, a Coast Guard
officer, she was involved in many Coast Guard Wives Clubs, the Red
Cross, and volunteer activities. The Guam Legislature in a special
resolution commended Mrs. Gillett for her contributions to the island's
welfare. It cited her for her leadership of the Marianas Naval Officers
Wives Club, which resulted in significant donations to Guam charities
and scholarships to the University of Guam. The legislature commended
her also for her membership on the Executive Committee of the highly
successful Guam Special Olympics. Travel was a big part of her life.
She worked for 12 years as a travel agent in San Francisco and on the
Eastside. After retirement in Bellevue she was a member of Kathleen
Harris Circle of Overlake Service League and Bellevue Welcome
Wagon serving as president from 1983/84. She also volunteered at
Bellevue Art Museum, the American Cancer Society breast cancer
program Reach to Recovery and at the Seattle Visitor Center. She is
survived by her husband of 41 years, Richard (Dick) Gillett an aunt and
numerous cousins. At her request no Funeral Service will be held. A
Celebration of Life is scheduled for Saturday, August 3rd from 2 p.m.
to 5 p.m. at 14130 S.E. 49th Place, Bellevue. Donations may be made
to Overlake Service League or to the Humane Society in Bellevue.

Jul 30, 2002
Seattle Times