Charles "Charlie" Lee Monroe Jr., 62, died March 1, 2006, and is now in the presence of his Lord and Savior.
Charlie was born Dec. 31, 1943, to Charles Lee and Jane Lampert Monroe, in Oak Park, Ill. He grew up in Wheaton, Ill., and graduated from North Central College in Naperville, Ill. Upon graduation he started his career at First National Bank of Chicago, starting in a banking role and moved into the bank's facilities construction division. In 1973, he went to Anchorage, Alaska, to build banks for Bank of Alaska.
In 1979, he switched career paths when he moved to Whidbey Island, Wash., and became a building inspector. In 1979, he moved back to Wheaton to be closer to his aging mother and father and continued as a building inspector for City of Wheaton.
Following the death of his mother and father, he moved to Montana, where he was a Montana state building inspector for a short period before taking the responsibility of administrator/inspector, living in Raynesford and Sheridan. Charlie left his career to spend his final days fighting cancer on Whidbey Island.
Charlie is survived by his only brother, David and his wife, Nancy; his nephews, Daniel and Jacob of Prescott, Ariz.; and his five children, Jane Monroe of Arcata, Calif., Christine Monroe and grandson, Noah, of Petaluma, Calif., Betsy Monroe and granddaughter, Alexis of Santa Rosa, Calif., Angela Monroe of Missoula, and Charles Monroe III of the Marine Corps.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 11, in the Coupeville Community Bible Church in Coupeville, Wash. Interment will be in Sunnyside Cemetery in Coupeville.
Arrangements are under the direction of Visser Funeral Home, Langley, Wash.
Express condolences at www.mtstandard.com/obits.
Published in The Montana Standard on 3/4/2006.
Charlie was born Dec. 31, 1943, to Charles Lee and Jane Lampert Monroe, in Oak Park, Ill. He grew up in Wheaton, Ill., and graduated from North Central College in Naperville, Ill. Upon graduation he started his career at First National Bank of Chicago, starting in a banking role and moved into the bank's facilities construction division. In 1973, he went to Anchorage, Alaska, to build banks for Bank of Alaska.
In 1979, he switched career paths when he moved to Whidbey Island, Wash., and became a building inspector. In 1979, he moved back to Wheaton to be closer to his aging mother and father and continued as a building inspector for City of Wheaton.
Following the death of his mother and father, he moved to Montana, where he was a Montana state building inspector for a short period before taking the responsibility of administrator/inspector, living in Raynesford and Sheridan. Charlie left his career to spend his final days fighting cancer on Whidbey Island.
Charlie is survived by his only brother, David and his wife, Nancy; his nephews, Daniel and Jacob of Prescott, Ariz.; and his five children, Jane Monroe of Arcata, Calif., Christine Monroe and grandson, Noah, of Petaluma, Calif., Betsy Monroe and granddaughter, Alexis of Santa Rosa, Calif., Angela Monroe of Missoula, and Charles Monroe III of the Marine Corps.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 11, in the Coupeville Community Bible Church in Coupeville, Wash. Interment will be in Sunnyside Cemetery in Coupeville.
Arrangements are under the direction of Visser Funeral Home, Langley, Wash.
Express condolences at www.mtstandard.com/obits.
Published in The Montana Standard on 3/4/2006.
Charles "Charlie" Lee Monroe Jr., 62, died March 1, 2006, and is now in the presence of his Lord and Savior.
Charlie was born Dec. 31, 1943, to Charles Lee and Jane Lampert Monroe, in Oak Park, Ill. He grew up in Wheaton, Ill., and graduated from North Central College in Naperville, Ill. Upon graduation he started his career at First National Bank of Chicago, starting in a banking role and moved into the bank's facilities construction division. In 1973, he went to Anchorage, Alaska, to build banks for Bank of Alaska.
In 1979, he switched career paths when he moved to Whidbey Island, Wash., and became a building inspector. In 1979, he moved back to Wheaton to be closer to his aging mother and father and continued as a building inspector for City of Wheaton.
Following the death of his mother and father, he moved to Montana, where he was a Montana state building inspector for a short period before taking the responsibility of administrator/inspector, living in Raynesford and Sheridan. Charlie left his career to spend his final days fighting cancer on Whidbey Island.
Charlie is survived by his only brother, David and his wife, Nancy; his nephews, Daniel and Jacob of Prescott, Ariz.; and his five children, Jane Monroe of Arcata, Calif., Christine Monroe and grandson, Noah, of Petaluma, Calif., Betsy Monroe and granddaughter, Alexis of Santa Rosa, Calif., Angela Monroe of Missoula, and Charles Monroe III of the Marine Corps.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 11, in the Coupeville Community Bible Church in Coupeville, Wash. Interment will be in Sunnyside Cemetery in Coupeville.
Arrangements are under the direction of Visser Funeral Home, Langley, Wash.
Express condolences at www.mtstandard.com/obits.
Published in The Montana Standard on 3/4/2006.
Charlie was born Dec. 31, 1943, to Charles Lee and Jane Lampert Monroe, in Oak Park, Ill. He grew up in Wheaton, Ill., and graduated from North Central College in Naperville, Ill. Upon graduation he started his career at First National Bank of Chicago, starting in a banking role and moved into the bank's facilities construction division. In 1973, he went to Anchorage, Alaska, to build banks for Bank of Alaska.
In 1979, he switched career paths when he moved to Whidbey Island, Wash., and became a building inspector. In 1979, he moved back to Wheaton to be closer to his aging mother and father and continued as a building inspector for City of Wheaton.
Following the death of his mother and father, he moved to Montana, where he was a Montana state building inspector for a short period before taking the responsibility of administrator/inspector, living in Raynesford and Sheridan. Charlie left his career to spend his final days fighting cancer on Whidbey Island.
Charlie is survived by his only brother, David and his wife, Nancy; his nephews, Daniel and Jacob of Prescott, Ariz.; and his five children, Jane Monroe of Arcata, Calif., Christine Monroe and grandson, Noah, of Petaluma, Calif., Betsy Monroe and granddaughter, Alexis of Santa Rosa, Calif., Angela Monroe of Missoula, and Charles Monroe III of the Marine Corps.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 11, in the Coupeville Community Bible Church in Coupeville, Wash. Interment will be in Sunnyside Cemetery in Coupeville.
Arrangements are under the direction of Visser Funeral Home, Langley, Wash.
Express condolences at www.mtstandard.com/obits.
Published in The Montana Standard on 3/4/2006.
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