Glee Ann Dykman's Obituary
GLEE ANN DYKMAN
Born in Shelton, WA on February 18, 1939, Glee passed away in Puyallup, WA June 2, 2013. With a love of God and family above all else, she is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Marvin, daughters Kim Kinnett and Krystal Skoda, sons Kevin and Korey, 13 grandchildren, 2 great-granddaughters, and beloved sisters Kay and Glenda. Glee had many interests during her wonderful life, but nothing compared to the time she spent with her family. Topping the list of things that made her happy was just sitting back and holding her babies, whether it was baby Kevin oh so many years ago or baby Turner just last week, Glee found her reason for being when caring for her kids. She loved them all equally, her grandsons, baby boy after baby boy that entered the family, but as great as they were her life still didn’t feel quite complete. And five years ago, when God first came calling and said he needed Glee up in Heaven, she somehow talked him out of it and survived her heart attack, a triple bypass and the agonizing recovery, all so she could stick around long enough to finally hold Paige, her first and only granddaughter, in her loving arms. The extra years also gave her a chance to watch hundreds of more ballgames, as she and Marvin traveled hundreds of miles every year to watch their boys play ball, zig-zagging across the state to see just one more touchdown scored by Kort, or one more run scored by Colton or Logan. She lived long enough to see big Justin graduate from high school and excel in college, to see little Jace do the same and follow his dad's footsteps in the working world. And thankfully she stuck around long enough to see her two oldest grandsons, Brandon and Dane, give her something she hadn’t dared dream of; great-granddaughters. She rejoiced in the time she had with baby Zoey, watching her grow week by week into a beautiful little girl, and Glee said she was brought to tears the first time she saw Brandon holding little Gracie, knowing that her first born grandson had finally found true happiness. As much as Glee loved her family, her life wouldn’t have been complete without her multitude of friends, people she considered cherished members of her extended family. Her oldest group of friends were her Bunco buddies, women that she shared literally thousands of games of Bunco with over several decades, so many games over so many years that whenever Glee hears a bell ring in Heaven she’ll probably think somebody at another table just rolled another Bunco. In later years another group of friends entered her life, causing such upheaval that she devoted an entire room to her memorabilia. Her Red Hat sisters of The Foxy Scarlet Ladies brought great joy and comfort over the past decade, giving her a reason to get out of the house and enjoy many grand adventures, a welcome reprieve from the physical challenges that she continued to face year after year. Throughout her life Glee seemed to be in a constant battle with her body, never seeming to get along with it. From jaw surgeries to hip replacements to double-knee replacements to gall bladder surgeries to heart surgeries to arthritis, Glee had many reasons to sit on the couch all day and sit and complain that God had done her wrong, but she didn’t fall for that trap. Glee knew that regardless of the physical challenges facing her she was blessed to be alive, and right up until the end she thanked God for every day she had, and for every person he had brought into her life. Above all she thanked God for Marvin, the love of her life, a man that loved her so much he learned to vacuum and do the dishes when those things became difficult for her to do. But as hard as it is for us to accept that we’ll never hear her laugh again, that the boys won’t hear her cheering for them from the stands, that she won’t make it to Kort’s graduation or watch her little girls grow up, we can take solace in the fact she is finally pain free for the first time in decades, that her legacy will live on in every person that ever loved her, and that one day, when it is our time to depart this earth, she will be waiting to welcome us to heaven with a big hug, and perhaps, if you’re really lucky, she’ll ask if you’d like to share a diet coke with her. I hope you do. A memorial service will be held at 1:00pm Saturday, June 8th at Summit United Methodist Church, located at 5316 104th St. E., Puyallup, WA 98446. A reception and celebration of Glee’s life will follow.
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