A service with military honors was held Dec. 22 at the American Legion Post 17 in Centralia. Burial was at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Wash.
Mr. Argo was born May 30, 1935, in Trinidad, Colo., to Lionel and Mimi Argo.
He joined the Marine Corps at the age of 17 and served in the Korean War. He worked as a Teamster, long-haul driving in Washington state. He moved to Alaska in 1975 and worked hauling pipe for the trans-Alaska oil pipeline. He worked as a truck driver until 1984. He then worked as a corrections officer at Cook Inlet Pre-trail until this retirement in 1995.
He and his wife Patty spent 10 years traveling most of the Lower 48 states.
His family wrote: "He will be missed by his family and friends. He could always make you smile even when you didn't want to."
He is survived by his wife, Patty Argo of Napa Vine, Wash.; daughter, Melissa Argo of Wasilla; sons, Chuck and Brian Argo of Washington state; and brother, Donald Argo of Albuquerque, N.M.
He was preceded in death by his son, Joey Walker.
Arrangements were with McVicker's Fir Lawn Funeral Home in Toledo, Wash.
published in the Anchorage Daily News 8 Dec 2005
A service with military honors was held Dec. 22 at the American Legion Post 17 in Centralia. Burial was at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Wash.
Mr. Argo was born May 30, 1935, in Trinidad, Colo., to Lionel and Mimi Argo.
He joined the Marine Corps at the age of 17 and served in the Korean War. He worked as a Teamster, long-haul driving in Washington state. He moved to Alaska in 1975 and worked hauling pipe for the trans-Alaska oil pipeline. He worked as a truck driver until 1984. He then worked as a corrections officer at Cook Inlet Pre-trail until this retirement in 1995.
He and his wife Patty spent 10 years traveling most of the Lower 48 states.
His family wrote: "He will be missed by his family and friends. He could always make you smile even when you didn't want to."
He is survived by his wife, Patty Argo of Napa Vine, Wash.; daughter, Melissa Argo of Wasilla; sons, Chuck and Brian Argo of Washington state; and brother, Donald Argo of Albuquerque, N.M.
He was preceded in death by his son, Joey Walker.
Arrangements were with McVicker's Fir Lawn Funeral Home in Toledo, Wash.
published in the Anchorage Daily News 8 Dec 2005
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