In loving memory

Henry "Hank" Angus Aitken

February 20, 1918 – December 20, 2002

Lived 84 years

Quincy Valley Cemetery · Quincy, Washington

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Funeral Mass for Henry "Hank" Angus Aitken, 84, will be today at 11:00am at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Quincy, Washington. Neptune Society is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Aitken, a longtime resident of Spokane, was born in Lewisville, Idaho. He died on December 20, 2002.

Mr. Aitken lived in Quincy for many years, where he worked in the seed industry.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Betty.

Survivors include his companion, Laura Humphries; two daughters, Vickie Brissey and Barbara Gottschalk, both of Quincy; a son, Richard Aitken of Spokane; a brother, Brent Aitken of Pennsylvania; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.

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1918

Born February 20

1919

Henry was 1 when the Seattle General Strike began

1929

Henry was 11 when the stock market crashed on Black Tuesday

1933

Henry was 15 when construction began on Grand Coulee Dam

1942

Henry was 24 when Grand Coulee Dam was completed

1952

Henry was 34 when Grand Coulee irrigation water reached Quincy

1962

Henry was 44 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war

1971

Henry was 53 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida

1986

Henry was 68 when the amphitheater that became the Gorge opened near George

1998

Henry was 80 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America

2001

Henry was 83 when Apple introduced the iPod

2002

Passed away December 20, age 84

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The Aitken name at Quincy Valley Cemetery

BA Betty Francis Aitken1924 – 1994

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