Jack H. Lang
1941-2007
Jack Howard Lang, 65 years of age and a longtime Copalis Beach area resident, died on Monday, January 22, 2007 at his home at Copalis Beach. He was born on December 14, 1941 in Aberdeen.
Jack was raised and attended school in Aberdeen and during his high school years he worked at the Aberdeen Garage and on their ambulance service. Just prior to graduating from Weatherwax High School, he entered the military service with the United States Navy on February 4, 1960. He served aboard a submarine, as a sonar operator and was honorably discharged on January 21, 1964. While in the Navy he earned his G.E.D.
He returned to the harbor area and then moved to the Seattle area where he worked as a cook aboard a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) research vessel for a few years. He again drove ambulance prior to driving for PIE (Pacific Intermountain Express) for a period of four years. In the middle 1970’s he moved back to the harbor area, residing here since. He was a truck driver for Houghton Distributors, drove log trucks, long haul and then tanker trucks.
In 1977 he was married to Phyllis A. Briggs at Copalis Crossing.
Jack enjoyed lake, stream and ocean fishing as well as hunting. He enjoyed reading, listening to audio books, working crossword puzzles, mowing lawns, yard work, clam digging and beach combing.
He was a supporter of the Copalis Beach Volunteer Fire Department, Fire District #16, serving with them from 1977 until 1986 and for a period of six years had been their Fire Chief.
Jack is survived by, his wife, Phyllis A. Lang of the family home at Copalis Beach; his son, Donald J. Lang of Auburn; his daughter, Michelle Townley and her husband, Chris of Olympia; his mother, Ethel Lang Halgren of Mt. Vernon; a step-son, Chuck Briggs of Aberdeen; a step-daughter, Beverley J. Miller and her husband, Joe of Copalis Beach; three sisters, Julianne L. Ellsworth and her husband, Jim of Aberdeen, Leslie Furubotten and her husband, Mike of Payson, Arizona and Elizabeth Ray and her husband, Steven of Tallahasie, Florida; his uncle, Kenneth Wright and his wife, Adonna of Aberdeen; seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Jack was preceded in death by his father, Donald J. Lang and a brother, Army Staff Sergeant C. Douglas Lang, who was on active duty at West Point when he died in 1973.
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