Glen "Bud" Vig died September 21, 2015, at the age of 99. He was born in Wolf Point, Montana in 1916.
Glen's large family moved to Shelton in the early 1920's. Glen attended Shelton schools and was the high school class president his senior year. As a Boy Scout he earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He attended Pasadena Junior College for a year and then moved back to Washington to attended the University of Washington.
He met and married Margaret Evangeline Bakken, from Glasgow, Montana. The couple were married 71 years.
Glen began working at The Boeing Company in 1940. Because of WWII he received an accelerated education in manufacturing airplanes, working on B-17, B-29, B-47, and B-52's. Later he worked on spacecrafts, guided missiles, and the NASA Apollo Program.
Glen and Margaret lived in Cocoa Beach, Florida while he was working at the Kennedy Space Center. He was thrilled to have been employed by Boeing for 38 years, he often said it was the best job he could ever have imagined.
Glen and Margaret raised their 3 children in Auburn.
He was a charter member of the Bible Baptist Church.
Glen was a self-taught wood worker. He made beautiful clocks, tables, desks, rocking chairs, and jewelry boxes for family members. He also built a 21 foot Cabin Cruiser with his son. At the age of 80 Glen decided to make Stratavarian style violins for each of his children. He bought special tools and studied books to learn the craft. He finished three violins and was working on the fourth, but was unable to finish due to declining health.
Glen and Margaret both had a spirit of adventure. At the age of 85 they purchased a small sailboat in Olympia and on a dark and rainy night motored it to their home on Hammersey Inlet. They enjoyed sailing around in the Puget Sound and only went "high and dry" one time, for which they took a lot of teasing from family and friends.
He adored his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and was very proud of their accomplishments. When a Mason County Reporter recently interviewed Glen about his violin making he tried to change the subject to his grandchildren's activities and college endeavors. The reporter was able to gently change the subject back to violins.
Glen lived a full life and experienced much love in return for the love he gave. He was remarkable in many ways, always interested and interesting, a good listener and a tale teller.
He was preceded in death by his wife Margaret; his mother, and twelve siblings.
Glen's large family moved to Shelton in the early 1920's. Glen attended Shelton schools and was the high school class president his senior year. As a Boy Scout he earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He attended Pasadena Junior College for a year and then moved back to Washington to attended the University of Washington.
He met and married Margaret Evangeline Bakken, from Glasgow, Montana. The couple were married 71 years.
Glen began working at The Boeing Company in 1940. Because of WWII he received an accelerated education in manufacturing airplanes, working on B-17, B-29, B-47, and B-52's. Later he worked on spacecrafts, guided missiles, and the NASA Apollo Program.
Glen and Margaret lived in Cocoa Beach, Florida while he was working at the Kennedy Space Center. He was thrilled to have been employed by Boeing for 38 years, he often said it was the best job he could ever have imagined.
Glen and Margaret raised their 3 children in Auburn.
He was a charter member of the Bible Baptist Church.
Glen was a self-taught wood worker. He made beautiful clocks, tables, desks, rocking chairs, and jewelry boxes for family members. He also built a 21 foot Cabin Cruiser with his son. At the age of 80 Glen decided to make Stratavarian style violins for each of his children. He bought special tools and studied books to learn the craft. He finished three violins and was working on the fourth, but was unable to finish due to declining health.
Glen and Margaret both had a spirit of adventure. At the age of 85 they purchased a small sailboat in Olympia and on a dark and rainy night motored it to their home on Hammersey Inlet. They enjoyed sailing around in the Puget Sound and only went "high and dry" one time, for which they took a lot of teasing from family and friends.
He adored his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and was very proud of their accomplishments. When a Mason County Reporter recently interviewed Glen about his violin making he tried to change the subject to his grandchildren's activities and college endeavors. The reporter was able to gently change the subject back to violins.
Glen lived a full life and experienced much love in return for the love he gave. He was remarkable in many ways, always interested and interesting, a good listener and a tale teller.
He was preceded in death by his wife Margaret; his mother, and twelve siblings.
Glen "Bud" Vig died September 21, 2015, at the age of 99. He was born in Wolf Point, Montana in 1916.
Glen's large family moved to Shelton in the early 1920's. Glen attended Shelton schools and was the high school class president his senior year. As a Boy Scout he earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He attended Pasadena Junior College for a year and then moved back to Washington to attended the University of Washington.
He met and married Margaret Evangeline Bakken, from Glasgow, Montana. The couple were married 71 years.
Glen began working at The Boeing Company in 1940. Because of WWII he received an accelerated education in manufacturing airplanes, working on B-17, B-29, B-47, and B-52's. Later he worked on spacecrafts, guided missiles, and the NASA Apollo Program.
Glen and Margaret lived in Cocoa Beach, Florida while he was working at the Kennedy Space Center. He was thrilled to have been employed by Boeing for 38 years, he often said it was the best job he could ever have imagined.
Glen and Margaret raised their 3 children in Auburn.
He was a charter member of the Bible Baptist Church.
Glen was a self-taught wood worker. He made beautiful clocks, tables, desks, rocking chairs, and jewelry boxes for family members. He also built a 21 foot Cabin Cruiser with his son. At the age of 80 Glen decided to make Stratavarian style violins for each of his children. He bought special tools and studied books to learn the craft. He finished three violins and was working on the fourth, but was unable to finish due to declining health.
Glen and Margaret both had a spirit of adventure. At the age of 85 they purchased a small sailboat in Olympia and on a dark and rainy night motored it to their home on Hammersey Inlet. They enjoyed sailing around in the Puget Sound and only went "high and dry" one time, for which they took a lot of teasing from family and friends.
He adored his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and was very proud of their accomplishments. When a Mason County Reporter recently interviewed Glen about his violin making he tried to change the subject to his grandchildren's activities and college endeavors. The reporter was able to gently change the subject back to violins.
Glen lived a full life and experienced much love in return for the love he gave. He was remarkable in many ways, always interested and interesting, a good listener and a tale teller.
He was preceded in death by his wife Margaret; his mother, and twelve siblings.
Glen's large family moved to Shelton in the early 1920's. Glen attended Shelton schools and was the high school class president his senior year. As a Boy Scout he earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He attended Pasadena Junior College for a year and then moved back to Washington to attended the University of Washington.
He met and married Margaret Evangeline Bakken, from Glasgow, Montana. The couple were married 71 years.
Glen began working at The Boeing Company in 1940. Because of WWII he received an accelerated education in manufacturing airplanes, working on B-17, B-29, B-47, and B-52's. Later he worked on spacecrafts, guided missiles, and the NASA Apollo Program.
Glen and Margaret lived in Cocoa Beach, Florida while he was working at the Kennedy Space Center. He was thrilled to have been employed by Boeing for 38 years, he often said it was the best job he could ever have imagined.
Glen and Margaret raised their 3 children in Auburn.
He was a charter member of the Bible Baptist Church.
Glen was a self-taught wood worker. He made beautiful clocks, tables, desks, rocking chairs, and jewelry boxes for family members. He also built a 21 foot Cabin Cruiser with his son. At the age of 80 Glen decided to make Stratavarian style violins for each of his children. He bought special tools and studied books to learn the craft. He finished three violins and was working on the fourth, but was unable to finish due to declining health.
Glen and Margaret both had a spirit of adventure. At the age of 85 they purchased a small sailboat in Olympia and on a dark and rainy night motored it to their home on Hammersey Inlet. They enjoyed sailing around in the Puget Sound and only went "high and dry" one time, for which they took a lot of teasing from family and friends.
He adored his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and was very proud of their accomplishments. When a Mason County Reporter recently interviewed Glen about his violin making he tried to change the subject to his grandchildren's activities and college endeavors. The reporter was able to gently change the subject back to violins.
Glen lived a full life and experienced much love in return for the love he gave. He was remarkable in many ways, always interested and interesting, a good listener and a tale teller.
He was preceded in death by his wife Margaret; his mother, and twelve siblings.
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