Cynthia Gale Burns
November 27, 1935 January 5, 2016
From raising a coyote to be a pet, to adopting a wild mustang (known as The Grey) and assisting in breaking him to ride later in life, she had a thirst for adventure! She left a comfortable New England home in Connecticut at age 18 and headed West to work as a deckhand on the charter boat fleet in Southern California, worked on a dude ranch in Arizona, and then met her future husband in Albuquerque. They toured the country and Canada on a Harley 74 before getting married in Florida, and then returned to the Southwest to start a family before moving to Washington State in the late '60s. Cindy was a full-time homemaker, and she excelled at it. While raising three high-spirited children, she also maintained a large produce garden which she canned, kept the children busy with horses and raising sheep for the FFA projects, and in her 'spare' time she adopted the wild mustang. She also did seasonal work to help with Christmas gifts, and worked as a freelance photographer and journalist, which she loved for its variety and need to travel. She assisted her children with their FFA and rodeo hobbies, imbuing them with a strong work ethic. She also made time for numerous camping trips year round, making each trip adventurous and fun. An excellent gourmet cook, she became known and especially appreciated later in life for her delicious jams, jellies, applesauce, and apple butter. Everyone could always count on a box for Christmas with her creative homemade labels. Holidays were her special love, and Halloween displays and Christmas became a special time for all around her. A descendant of Mayflower patriarch William Brewster III, she often shared stories of growing up with her many cousins, aunts, and uncles, many of whom served in WWII. After the children left home she took to the woods and mountains, becoming a Passport In Time volunteer, and participating on archeological projects in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington State, often camping out by herself. She loved restoring and visiting the old Fire Lookouts in the Pacific Northwest. She loved travel, whether in our RV camping, touring the country to see her folks on the East Coast, or going to Italy, France, Germany, and going to Africa to visit a niece. She enjoyed white-water rafting in Colorado, and flew in a KC-135 in Montana, which she NEVER let her husband forget! Cindy was a beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, and Grandmother, but most important of all she was a friend to all who knew and loved her. She leaves her husband behind, as well as her son Bruce and daughter-in-law Tonya of Westminster, CO, daughter Laurinda and son-in-law Willie of Tampa, FL, son Kyle and daughter-in-law Sunda of Charleston, SC, granddaughters Kyleigh and Korissa of Charleston, SC, brother Bradley and sister-in-law Kris of Harrison, AR, sister Lydia of Anacortes, WA, and many other friends and relatives across the country. She is greatly missed by all. She was preceded in death by daughter Malayna.
Published in News Tribune (Tacoma) on Jan. 5, 2017
November 27, 1935 January 5, 2016
From raising a coyote to be a pet, to adopting a wild mustang (known as The Grey) and assisting in breaking him to ride later in life, she had a thirst for adventure! She left a comfortable New England home in Connecticut at age 18 and headed West to work as a deckhand on the charter boat fleet in Southern California, worked on a dude ranch in Arizona, and then met her future husband in Albuquerque. They toured the country and Canada on a Harley 74 before getting married in Florida, and then returned to the Southwest to start a family before moving to Washington State in the late '60s. Cindy was a full-time homemaker, and she excelled at it. While raising three high-spirited children, she also maintained a large produce garden which she canned, kept the children busy with horses and raising sheep for the FFA projects, and in her 'spare' time she adopted the wild mustang. She also did seasonal work to help with Christmas gifts, and worked as a freelance photographer and journalist, which she loved for its variety and need to travel. She assisted her children with their FFA and rodeo hobbies, imbuing them with a strong work ethic. She also made time for numerous camping trips year round, making each trip adventurous and fun. An excellent gourmet cook, she became known and especially appreciated later in life for her delicious jams, jellies, applesauce, and apple butter. Everyone could always count on a box for Christmas with her creative homemade labels. Holidays were her special love, and Halloween displays and Christmas became a special time for all around her. A descendant of Mayflower patriarch William Brewster III, she often shared stories of growing up with her many cousins, aunts, and uncles, many of whom served in WWII. After the children left home she took to the woods and mountains, becoming a Passport In Time volunteer, and participating on archeological projects in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington State, often camping out by herself. She loved restoring and visiting the old Fire Lookouts in the Pacific Northwest. She loved travel, whether in our RV camping, touring the country to see her folks on the East Coast, or going to Italy, France, Germany, and going to Africa to visit a niece. She enjoyed white-water rafting in Colorado, and flew in a KC-135 in Montana, which she NEVER let her husband forget! Cindy was a beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, and Grandmother, but most important of all she was a friend to all who knew and loved her. She leaves her husband behind, as well as her son Bruce and daughter-in-law Tonya of Westminster, CO, daughter Laurinda and son-in-law Willie of Tampa, FL, son Kyle and daughter-in-law Sunda of Charleston, SC, granddaughters Kyleigh and Korissa of Charleston, SC, brother Bradley and sister-in-law Kris of Harrison, AR, sister Lydia of Anacortes, WA, and many other friends and relatives across the country. She is greatly missed by all. She was preceded in death by daughter Malayna.
Published in News Tribune (Tacoma) on Jan. 5, 2017
Cynthia Gale Burns
November 27, 1935 January 5, 2016
From raising a coyote to be a pet, to adopting a wild mustang (known as The Grey) and assisting in breaking him to ride later in life, she had a thirst for adventure! She left a comfortable New England home in Connecticut at age 18 and headed West to work as a deckhand on the charter boat fleet in Southern California, worked on a dude ranch in Arizona, and then met her future husband in Albuquerque. They toured the country and Canada on a Harley 74 before getting married in Florida, and then returned to the Southwest to start a family before moving to Washington State in the late '60s. Cindy was a full-time homemaker, and she excelled at it. While raising three high-spirited children, she also maintained a large produce garden which she canned, kept the children busy with horses and raising sheep for the FFA projects, and in her 'spare' time she adopted the wild mustang. She also did seasonal work to help with Christmas gifts, and worked as a freelance photographer and journalist, which she loved for its variety and need to travel. She assisted her children with their FFA and rodeo hobbies, imbuing them with a strong work ethic. She also made time for numerous camping trips year round, making each trip adventurous and fun. An excellent gourmet cook, she became known and especially appreciated later in life for her delicious jams, jellies, applesauce, and apple butter. Everyone could always count on a box for Christmas with her creative homemade labels. Holidays were her special love, and Halloween displays and Christmas became a special time for all around her. A descendant of Mayflower patriarch William Brewster III, she often shared stories of growing up with her many cousins, aunts, and uncles, many of whom served in WWII. After the children left home she took to the woods and mountains, becoming a Passport In Time volunteer, and participating on archeological projects in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington State, often camping out by herself. She loved restoring and visiting the old Fire Lookouts in the Pacific Northwest. She loved travel, whether in our RV camping, touring the country to see her folks on the East Coast, or going to Italy, France, Germany, and going to Africa to visit a niece. She enjoyed white-water rafting in Colorado, and flew in a KC-135 in Montana, which she NEVER let her husband forget! Cindy was a beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, and Grandmother, but most important of all she was a friend to all who knew and loved her. She leaves her husband behind, as well as her son Bruce and daughter-in-law Tonya of Westminster, CO, daughter Laurinda and son-in-law Willie of Tampa, FL, son Kyle and daughter-in-law Sunda of Charleston, SC, granddaughters Kyleigh and Korissa of Charleston, SC, brother Bradley and sister-in-law Kris of Harrison, AR, sister Lydia of Anacortes, WA, and many other friends and relatives across the country. She is greatly missed by all. She was preceded in death by daughter Malayna.
Published in News Tribune (Tacoma) on Jan. 5, 2017
November 27, 1935 January 5, 2016
From raising a coyote to be a pet, to adopting a wild mustang (known as The Grey) and assisting in breaking him to ride later in life, she had a thirst for adventure! She left a comfortable New England home in Connecticut at age 18 and headed West to work as a deckhand on the charter boat fleet in Southern California, worked on a dude ranch in Arizona, and then met her future husband in Albuquerque. They toured the country and Canada on a Harley 74 before getting married in Florida, and then returned to the Southwest to start a family before moving to Washington State in the late '60s. Cindy was a full-time homemaker, and she excelled at it. While raising three high-spirited children, she also maintained a large produce garden which she canned, kept the children busy with horses and raising sheep for the FFA projects, and in her 'spare' time she adopted the wild mustang. She also did seasonal work to help with Christmas gifts, and worked as a freelance photographer and journalist, which she loved for its variety and need to travel. She assisted her children with their FFA and rodeo hobbies, imbuing them with a strong work ethic. She also made time for numerous camping trips year round, making each trip adventurous and fun. An excellent gourmet cook, she became known and especially appreciated later in life for her delicious jams, jellies, applesauce, and apple butter. Everyone could always count on a box for Christmas with her creative homemade labels. Holidays were her special love, and Halloween displays and Christmas became a special time for all around her. A descendant of Mayflower patriarch William Brewster III, she often shared stories of growing up with her many cousins, aunts, and uncles, many of whom served in WWII. After the children left home she took to the woods and mountains, becoming a Passport In Time volunteer, and participating on archeological projects in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington State, often camping out by herself. She loved restoring and visiting the old Fire Lookouts in the Pacific Northwest. She loved travel, whether in our RV camping, touring the country to see her folks on the East Coast, or going to Italy, France, Germany, and going to Africa to visit a niece. She enjoyed white-water rafting in Colorado, and flew in a KC-135 in Montana, which she NEVER let her husband forget! Cindy was a beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, and Grandmother, but most important of all she was a friend to all who knew and loved her. She leaves her husband behind, as well as her son Bruce and daughter-in-law Tonya of Westminster, CO, daughter Laurinda and son-in-law Willie of Tampa, FL, son Kyle and daughter-in-law Sunda of Charleston, SC, granddaughters Kyleigh and Korissa of Charleston, SC, brother Bradley and sister-in-law Kris of Harrison, AR, sister Lydia of Anacortes, WA, and many other friends and relatives across the country. She is greatly missed by all. She was preceded in death by daughter Malayna.
Published in News Tribune (Tacoma) on Jan. 5, 2017
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