Gustaf Eugene Carlson

Birth date: Jul 31, 1934 Death date: Feb 11, 2010

In remembrance of a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, friend and community leader. Gustaf E. Carlson passed on Thursday, February 11, 2010, surrounded by loving family and friends, at his home in Tacoma, Washington. If a per Read Obituary

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Anonymous

817w ago

I am so sorry for the loss of Gus. He was a good friend and a great person to be around. I met Gus many years ago with the midget racing club WMRA and he took me in as a student and a close friend with open arms. I asked gus about being a push truck driver to push the midget cars around and he told me if you don't get in you will never learn, so I jumped in. Gus was always around for any thing any one needed to talk to him about. He was a good friend, mentor, teacher, and story teller. I will miss him dearly. I hope and pray that the family will always cherrish Gus for the rest of there lives as well as I will. Thank you Gus for being such a good friend to me and my family. We will miss and always love you as you will always be here in our hearts.
The North family.##imported-begin##Jim North##imported-end##

Anonymous

817w ago

To the Carlson Family:

As you might imagine, I'm very sorry to hear about Gus's passing; I can only imagine the depth of your loss. But I need to share that when I saw his picture in this morning's obituary, I had to smile. It is for that reason that I feel compelled to send you this small note.

I wasn't an important part of Gus's life; I was simply a young kid working his way through college when I met Gus at the maintenance department of the Clover Park School District. It would have been easy to have been ignored, but for some reason, Gus took me under his wing . . . and because Gus liked me, others learned to like me too.
I looked forward to working there every day, and, due largely to his influence, I was invited back summer after summer. There was always a lot of laughter wherever we went, doing whatever we did.

He didn't have to be so kind to me, but he was, and people with Gus's manner have a way of leaving a lasting impression. I enjoyed our time together, and I'd like to think that I've passed his kindness on to others in a similar way.

I shall remember Gus fondly!

Dave Tate##imported-begin##David Tate##imported-end##

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