Stephen J. Seyl Sr.

March 16, 1937 – July 4, 2015

Stephen J. Seyl Sr., 78 of Bainbridge Island, WA passed away on July 4, 2015.

Stephen was born in Highland Park, IL, 03/16/1937 to Lincoln and Florence Seyl. He graduated from Purdue University with a BS in Electrical Engineering and later earned an MS from the Navy Post Graduate School and a Defense Language Institute Proficiency in Portuguese. He was predeceased by his wife Ola Glynn Orman. On 01/20/1968, he married to his wife Gayle Jung of West Seattle.

Stephen served in the Navy both abroad and at home, with part of his 21 year service as a member of the NATO staff n Portugal. He then went on to be self-employed until 2013. Teaching, especially skiing and math to all ages travel and lively discussions with friends were Stephen’s favorite activities.

He is survived by his wife: Gayle; children: Marjorie (Richard), Stephen Jr., Ann Bustamante, and Timothy (Denise); his grandchildren: Jacob and Jesse Bustamante and Jessica Seyl, and his brother, Daniel (Karen).

A celebration of his life will be August 15, 2015 at 2:00PM at the Masonic Temple on Bainbridge Island, WA. Inurnment will be August 17, 2015 at 1:00PM at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, WA.

In Lieu of flowers, donations are made to Allendale Association (school for at risk kids) at PO Box 1088, Lake Villa, Illinois 60046.