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In honor of
Lenella "Len" Mariann Chellis
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Lenella's timeline
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1932
Born
1932
Earliest Baby Picture
1932
1936
Lived in Oregon 1930s
1936
1939
Saved Piano by putting it in the Wilson River during the 2nd Tillamook Burn
1939
Len and her parents
1939
1944
Attended Roseburg Junior Academy, Roseburg, OR (1944-1946)
1944
1946
Attended Laurelwood Academy, Laurelwood, OR (1946-1949)
1946
1947
Lived in Roseburg, OR
1947
1949
Started at Walla Walla College
1949
1950
Met Allen at Walla Walla
1950
Got engaged!
1950
1951
Married Allen Chellis
1951
Taught school at Madras, Oregon (1951-1952)
1951
1952
Lived in Texas with Allen (1952-1954)
1952
1954
Had a son, Gene
1954
Returned to Pacific NW
1954
1955
Had a daughter, Kari
1955
1956
Moved to Seattle
1956
1959
Moved to house in Montlake (Seattle)
1959
1960
Went to Hawaii first time (by propeller airplane!)
1960
1968
Worked at Seattle Junior Academy (1968-1969)
1968
1972
Moved to Arlington, WA
1972
1976
Worked at dental offices
1976
1977
Kari visited from California
1977
1980
Welcomed first granddaughter
1980
Trip to New Haven, CT, New York City and Boston
1980
1984
Became friends with Helen and Mace Gay (early 1980s)
1984
1988
Trip to Hawaii, New Zealand and Australia
1988
1994
Built house, then moved to East Wenatchee
1994
Attended son's wedding
1994
Worked on Maranatha and Mission Church Builders projects (through ~2003)
1994
1998
Attended granddaughter's high school senior play performance
1998
1999
Attended granddaughter's graduation
1999
2001
Celebrated 50th wedding anniversary with Allen
2001
Held party for 50th wedding anniversary
2001
Trip to San Francisco and Santa Cruz, CA
2001
2003
Thanksgiving 2003 in Wenatchee
2003
2004
Thanksgiving 2004 in Wenatchee
2004
2005
Celebrated 54th wedding anniversary with Allen
2005
Trip to Mexico with Allen
2005
2006
Allen passed away
2006
Wenatchee, WA
Cruise to Alaska (originally booked with Allen)
2006
Family trip to Cabo San Lucas for Thanksgiving 2006
2006
2007
Moved back to Seattle
2007
Celebrated 75th birthday
2007
2009
Birthday celebration
2009
Holiday concert at Benaroya Hall, Christmas 2009
2009
2010
Birthday celebration at Moroccan restaurant
2010
New Year's Eve celebration
2010
2011
Got married to Mace Gay
2011
2012
Travelled to Hawaii
2012
Attended granddaughter's wedding
2012
Thanksgiving 2012
2012
2014
Welcomed first great-grandson
2014
2017
Welcomed second great-grandson
2017
2019
Trip to Arizona
2019
2022
Trip to Los Angeles
2022
2023
Celebrated 91st birthday at Glen Acres
2023
Thanksgiving 2023 in Arizona
2023
2024
Celebrated 92nd birthday at Snoqualmie Falls
2024
Passed away
2024
In lieu of flowers
In lieu of flowers, consider a gift to University of Washington Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.
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Created with love by
Kari Chellis (Lenella's daughter) and
Gene Chellis.
