Spokane City Engineer
1917-1941
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington)
15 Sep 1941, Mon
Page 15
CITY ENGINEER IS FOUND DEAD
Alfred D. Butler Long in Service of Spokane.
City Engineer Alfred D. Butler died unexpectedly yesterday afternoon while resting at the family residence, E634 Eighteenth. For more than 22 years he was head of the engineering division for the city of Spokane.
The death of the veteran city employee came as a shock to his family and many friends. His son Franklin, a medical student at the University of Oregon, went to awaken his father and found he had died soon after lying down at noon. Dr. E. M. Welty attributed the death to a coronary thrombosis.
Mr. Butler worked Saturday and had a slight pain in his chest that night. He did not consider it any. thing serious.
Born at Moran prairie, the son of J. N. Butler, 63 years ago, Mr. But. ler first worked for the city in 1908 and continued until the World war when he became city engineer.
He is survived by his widow, Zella, and a second son, Alfred But. ler, teacher at North Central high school. He was a member of the Masonie lodge, Central Methodist church and was on the Deaconess hospital board.
The body is at Hazen & Jaeger's, and funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 p. m.
1917-1941
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington)
15 Sep 1941, Mon
Page 15
CITY ENGINEER IS FOUND DEAD
Alfred D. Butler Long in Service of Spokane.
City Engineer Alfred D. Butler died unexpectedly yesterday afternoon while resting at the family residence, E634 Eighteenth. For more than 22 years he was head of the engineering division for the city of Spokane.
The death of the veteran city employee came as a shock to his family and many friends. His son Franklin, a medical student at the University of Oregon, went to awaken his father and found he had died soon after lying down at noon. Dr. E. M. Welty attributed the death to a coronary thrombosis.
Mr. Butler worked Saturday and had a slight pain in his chest that night. He did not consider it any. thing serious.
Born at Moran prairie, the son of J. N. Butler, 63 years ago, Mr. But. ler first worked for the city in 1908 and continued until the World war when he became city engineer.
He is survived by his widow, Zella, and a second son, Alfred But. ler, teacher at North Central high school. He was a member of the Masonie lodge, Central Methodist church and was on the Deaconess hospital board.
The body is at Hazen & Jaeger's, and funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 p. m.
Spokane City Engineer
1917-1941
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington)
15 Sep 1941, Mon
Page 15
CITY ENGINEER IS FOUND DEAD
Alfred D. Butler Long in Service of Spokane.
City Engineer Alfred D. Butler died unexpectedly yesterday afternoon while resting at the family residence, E634 Eighteenth. For more than 22 years he was head of the engineering division for the city of Spokane.
The death of the veteran city employee came as a shock to his family and many friends. His son Franklin, a medical student at the University of Oregon, went to awaken his father and found he had died soon after lying down at noon. Dr. E. M. Welty attributed the death to a coronary thrombosis.
Mr. Butler worked Saturday and had a slight pain in his chest that night. He did not consider it any. thing serious.
Born at Moran prairie, the son of J. N. Butler, 63 years ago, Mr. But. ler first worked for the city in 1908 and continued until the World war when he became city engineer.
He is survived by his widow, Zella, and a second son, Alfred But. ler, teacher at North Central high school. He was a member of the Masonie lodge, Central Methodist church and was on the Deaconess hospital board.
The body is at Hazen & Jaeger's, and funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 p. m.
1917-1941
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington)
15 Sep 1941, Mon
Page 15
CITY ENGINEER IS FOUND DEAD
Alfred D. Butler Long in Service of Spokane.
City Engineer Alfred D. Butler died unexpectedly yesterday afternoon while resting at the family residence, E634 Eighteenth. For more than 22 years he was head of the engineering division for the city of Spokane.
The death of the veteran city employee came as a shock to his family and many friends. His son Franklin, a medical student at the University of Oregon, went to awaken his father and found he had died soon after lying down at noon. Dr. E. M. Welty attributed the death to a coronary thrombosis.
Mr. Butler worked Saturday and had a slight pain in his chest that night. He did not consider it any. thing serious.
Born at Moran prairie, the son of J. N. Butler, 63 years ago, Mr. But. ler first worked for the city in 1908 and continued until the World war when he became city engineer.
He is survived by his widow, Zella, and a second son, Alfred But. ler, teacher at North Central high school. He was a member of the Masonie lodge, Central Methodist church and was on the Deaconess hospital board.
The body is at Hazen & Jaeger's, and funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 p. m.
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