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Tracy F. Getz
07/28/1962 — 01/08/2016
From Kennewick, WA | Born in Huntington Park, CA
Tracy F. Getz
Tracy F Getz, 53, passed away on January 8th, 2016 at the Hospice House in Kennewick. He was born on July 28th, 1962 in Huntington Park, CA. For the last 7 years, he lived in the Tri-Cities where he worked as an engineer and attended Hillspring Church. He is survived by his wife Tricia, daughter Torey, son Thor, sister Terri Burger and her husband Loel of CA, brothers Alex Getz and his wife Susie, Dennis Getz and Mitch Getz of OR. He was preceded in death by his parents Carl H and Dorothy R (Gutridge) Getz who were married for 57 years. On Saturday, January 16th at 1:00 pm, his celebration of life will be held at Hillspring Church 1153 Gage Blvd, Richland, WA 99352. In lieu of flowers or gifts, remembrances may be made to Hillspring Church or to the Tracy Getz Family Memorial Fund at Gesa Credit Union. Any money from that fund will go towards the children’s college educations.
Tracy was the youngest of 5 children. He lived in California until the family moved to Oregon when he was 12. He loved to play with Army Men and G.I. Joes as a young boy. He played football for Rogue River High school, where he graduated in 1980. In his early adulthood, he drove truck and later became an owner/operator. Later he went to college at the Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, OR where he graduated June 1995 with a Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering Technology. Later that year he met his soulmate in Portland, OR where he had moved for a job with Freightliner. They were married a year later on December 28, 1996. Two of his proudest moments were the births of his children. Shortly before being diagnosed with cancer he received a Stewardship award from Bechtel for volunteering as a coach on a First Lego League Team. Tracy was loved by all and will be greatly missed, especially by his family.
So sorry to hear (belatedly) about Tracy passing away. I attended the same parochial school in California as Tracy, though several grades his junior. Tracy was the only “big kid” on campus that treated us “little kids” with kindness, and we all loved him for it. I seem to remember one incident where his mom had packed a bag of peanuts for him in his lunch, and all of us annoying little 3rd graders “swarmed” him until the poor guy had given away all the peanuts. He was very patient with us all. My condolences to Tracy’s family.
My thoughts and prayers are with the Getz family. Tracy was a fun person to know in high school. Later, it was great to be able to reconnect through Facebook. He sure was a great person who was loved and will be greatly missed.
Tracy was my brother in law, my husband’s baby brother. We are so blessed to have been in Kennewick last week with Tricia, Torey, and Thor. Lot’s of laughs and lot’s of tears. I have lot’s of fun and sometimes not fun memories of times spent with Tracy. We are so glad you are no longer in.pain. We will miss you Tracy. Love you!
Tracy……so kind. So giving. So loved by all.
Tricia and family I am so very sorry for your loss I will keep you and your family in my prayers.
My deepest sympathy Tricia and family. May you find confort in the wonderful memories. I pray for a peace from God that passes all understanding.
Tracy was fantastic to work with and was a wealth of knowledge. He was genuine person and will be dearly missed by all who knew him.
You will be missed my thoughts and prayers are with you!
I met Tracy for the first time last summer when his mother-in-law Bunny Girt and I drove from Portland to Tri-Cities to visit. A long time had passed between a visit with Bunnys daughter Trish and me, so it was wonderful to see her and meet Tracy, Torey and Thor. Bunny had told me many times that Tracy was a great family man. I found everything Bunny had told me about him was true. We all went to their beautiful church together one day. I love that their faith is so strong. It was an honor to know Tracy even though it was such a short time. I can see that Tracy will be greatly missed by family and friends.
May there be comfort in knowing that someone so special will never be forgotten.
So very sorry for your loss, keeping you all in my prayers.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the Getz family. He truly was an amazing person. We shared the same birthdays. I have so many wonderful memories on our visits to California. He rest in peace with his parents now.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the Getz family. We love you guys very much, and are glad now that you have some peace and are in heaven with the Lord.
I hired Tracey at Bechtel; he was a prize catch and a valuable employee. He had many difficult assignments including problem solving in Scotland an South Korea. More importantly, he was my friend!!
May the Lord bless you and keep you through this difficult time. Your beautiful family is a wonderful legacy to Tracy’s memory.
So sorry for your loss my prayers are with your family. I went to school with him. God bless you.
I enjoyed the many fun evenings that we all exercised together in the water cardio classes at Kia Ora. Tracy and I were usually the only guys in the class. I really enjoyed talking with him. We will be out of town most of Saturday and will miss the service. Please accept our heart felt sadness and our best wishes for your family.
You are dancing with Jesus and smiling down on all of us. Your earthly time was short, but we will be rejoicing with you in eternity.
Good bye for now.
Leisa
I am so very sorry for your loss. You are in my prayers.
Prays too you and your family
Tracy was a kind soul and loved by many, I feel truly blessed to have been able to call him my Friend. Tracy loved his family more than life it self. He was a hard worker and lived life to the fullest, he will be greatly missed. My prayers go out to Tracy’s family. May God wrap his arm’s around you all during this hard time and keep you safe and secure, the way Tracy would have wanted it. God Bless.
I will miss Tracy and his contagious laugh. I was truly blessed to know Tracy for the past 7 years and 5 months and I am honored to call him my friend, co-worker, and most of all, my brother in Christ Jesus. Until we meet again in glory. My thoughts and prayers are with the Getz family. He was a great dad and husband and loved you all beyond words.
Hugs to your family, you were a great friend to my family.
Sorry for your loss Getz family. I remember Tracy well when we went to high school together. We took geometry together when he was a freshman and I was a junior. Without him, I would have failed. He let me cheat off his paper once and a while:) . Always a nice guy and will be missed by all who knew him.
TRA CY WAS A VERY LOVED MAN, NOT ONLY BY HIS CHURCH FAMILY, BUT HIS WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN, Tory and Thor. I feel very blessed that I was able to serve Tracy his last communion at church. REST IN PEACE MY FRIEND.
So very sorry to hear of Tracy’s passing. We went to grammar school together @ Our Lady of the Rosary in Paramount, Ca. We re-connected on FB recently. It was lovely to see his beautiful family & see how much he loved The Lord. He was such a fun, funny, always smiling, friend to have as a child. My deepest condolences to his wife & children.
Tracy was a great individual. Always had a smile on his face whenever you saw him in the halls at RRHS. His smile was always infectious.
I will remember Tracy’s strong faith and trust in God. I loved seeing the whole family together. Several special times were when you served in the Nativity together and at the Hillspring boat outing last summer.
I will remember your strength even in the face of your cancer diagnosis. I will remember your faithfulness to show up at worship even when you couldn’t have felt good. I will remember that modeling lived out during your fight with cancer ; the rest of the family serving in Nativity, Torey singing and Thor in the front row with his peers.
Rest well, you have fought the fight and the battle is won. Your legacy will live on in your wife, children and lives you’ve touched. Thank you for touching my life.
I remember his friendly nature and his love for his family. May he watch over them from Heaven.
We will miss you forever, Tracy! Tricia and family, may you find peace as you go through these difficult times, and may our Lord comfort you. Forever your friend, Tracy
Mike Sanderson
Our heartfelt sympathy to Tricia, Torey and Thor, and to my cousin Bunny. May the Lord shine upon you with happy memories of Tracy. Love, Bob, Meg, Rob, Mac and Ted Sundin
I remember Tracy always smiling in class. May God bless your family at this time.. Your all in my prayers.. RIP my friend from High School..
I was blessed to become acquainted with Tracy and his lovely family in 2013. Tracy had a kind gentle spirit and was always genuine and encouraging. He appreciated life and was dedicated to his beautiful family. He was loved by many and will be truly missed by all of us who were lucky enough to know him.
losing that special someone is never easy but when it’s someone like Tracy that makes it even more difficult I thank you for everything you ever did for me and I hope you are at peace now we miss you god bless you
Tracy was part of my team supporting the Pre-Treat Facility at WTP. His joyful presence and kind personality will greatly be missed.
It was a pleasure working with you Tracy.
Rest in peace Tracy. You were a good man.
We continue to pray for you as you grieve the loss of your dear husband and father. We will not forget the joy that Tracy always exhibited. Our thoughts are with you at this difficult time.
May God bless Tracy and his family. Our prayers are with them.
I met Tracy and his beautiful family in water aerobics at Kia Ora. Tracy is a kind and gentle man who loved his family and God. Thank you for sharing your smile and love for life. Your water buddies miss you and hope to enjoy Trish, Torey and Thor’s company again. God be with you till we meet again.
I had the pleasure of meeting Tracy July 2007. Instantly we became co workers and friends. After each of us elected to go in different career directions, we have remained friends and enjoyed many laughs via random calls to help one another brain storm an idea or refine a cover letter or resume. I will miss Tracy poking fun at me and his words of wisdom. Rest in peace friend. You will be missed and I will miss our profession exchanges.
Clark Thomas
God has a great guy. Praying for family.
RIP Tracy. You went to soon. Thank you for being a great friend. I enjoyed your friendship. We will see each other again.
My thoughts and prayers are with the Getz family. Tracy was a fun person to know in high school. Later, it was great to be able to reconnect through Facebook. He sure was a great person who was loved and will be greatly missed.
Tracy was my brother in law, my husband’s baby brother. We are so blessed to have been in Kennewick last week with Tricia, Torey, and Thor. Lot’s of laughs and lot’s of tears. I have lot’s of fun and sometimes not fun memories of times spent with Tracy. We are so glad you are no longer in.pain. We will miss you Tracy. Love you!
Tracy……so kind. So giving. So loved by all.
Tricia and family I am so very sorry for your loss I will keep you and your family in my prayers.
My deepest sympathy Tricia and family. May you find confort in the wonderful memories. I pray for a peace from God that passes all understanding.
Tracy was fantastic to work with and was a wealth of knowledge. He was genuine person and will be dearly missed by all who knew him.
You will be missed my thoughts and prayers are with you!
I met Tracy for the first time last summer when his mother-in-law Bunny Girt and I drove from Portland to Tri-Cities to visit. A long time had passed between a visit with Bunnys daughter Trish and me, so it was wonderful to see her and meet Tracy, Torey and Thor. Bunny had told me many times that Tracy was a great family man. I found everything Bunny had told me about him was true. We all went to their beautiful church together one day. I love that their faith is so strong. It was an honor to know Tracy even though it was such a short time. I can see that Tracy will be greatly missed by family and friends.
May there be comfort in knowing that someone so special will never be forgotten.
So very sorry for your loss, keeping you all in my prayers.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the Getz family. He truly was an amazing person. We shared the same birthdays. I have so many wonderful memories on our visits to California. He rest in peace with his parents now.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the Getz family. We love you guys very much, and are glad now that you have some peace and are in heaven with the Lord.
I hired Tracey at Bechtel; he was a prize catch and a valuable employee. He had many difficult assignments including problem solving in Scotland an South Korea. More importantly, he was my friend!!
May the Lord bless you and keep you through this difficult time. Your beautiful family is a wonderful legacy to Tracy’s memory.
So sorry for your loss my prayers are with your family. I went to school with him. God bless you.
I enjoyed the many fun evenings that we all exercised together in the water cardio classes at Kia Ora. Tracy and I were usually the only guys in the class. I really enjoyed talking with him. We will be out of town most of Saturday and will miss the service. Please accept our heart felt sadness and our best wishes for your family.
You are dancing with Jesus and smiling down on all of us. Your earthly time was short, but we will be rejoicing with you in eternity.
Good bye for now.
Leisa
I am so very sorry for your loss. You are in my prayers.
Prays too you and your family
Tracy was a kind soul and loved by many, I feel truly blessed to have been able to call him my Friend. Tracy loved his family more than life it self. He was a hard worker and lived life to the fullest, he will be greatly missed. My prayers go out to Tracy’s family. May God wrap his arm’s around you all during this hard time and keep you safe and secure, the way Tracy would have wanted it. God Bless.
I will miss Tracy and his contagious laugh. I was truly blessed to know Tracy for the past 7 years and 5 months and I am honored to call him my friend, co-worker, and most of all, my brother in Christ Jesus. Until we meet again in glory. My thoughts and prayers are with the Getz family. He was a great dad and husband and loved you all beyond words.
Hugs to your family, you were a great friend to my family.
Sorry for your loss Getz family. I remember Tracy well when we went to high school together. We took geometry together when he was a freshman and I was a junior. Without him, I would have failed. He let me cheat off his paper once and a while:) . Always a nice guy and will be missed by all who knew him.
TRA CY WAS A VERY LOVED MAN, NOT ONLY BY HIS CHURCH FAMILY, BUT HIS WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN, Tory and Thor. I feel very blessed that I was able to serve Tracy his last communion at church. REST IN PEACE MY FRIEND.
So very sorry to hear of Tracy’s passing. We went to grammar school together @ Our Lady of the Rosary in Paramount, Ca. We re-connected on FB recently. It was lovely to see his beautiful family & see how much he loved The Lord. He was such a fun, funny, always smiling, friend to have as a child. My deepest condolences to his wife & children.
Tracy was a great individual. Always had a smile on his face whenever you saw him in the halls at RRHS. His smile was always infectious.
I will remember Tracy’s strong faith and trust in God. I loved seeing the whole family together. Several special times were when you served in the Nativity together and at the Hillspring boat outing last summer.
I will remember your strength even in the face of your cancer diagnosis. I will remember your faithfulness to show up at worship even when you couldn’t have felt good. I will remember that modeling lived out during your fight with cancer ; the rest of the family serving in Nativity, Torey singing and Thor in the front row with his peers.
Rest well, you have fought the fight and the battle is won. Your legacy will live on in your wife, children and lives you’ve touched. Thank you for touching my life.
I remember his friendly nature and his love for his family. May he watch over them from Heaven.
We will miss you forever, Tracy! Tricia and family, may you find peace as you go through these difficult times, and may our Lord comfort you. Forever your friend, Tracy
Mike Sanderson
Our heartfelt sympathy to Tricia, Torey and Thor, and to my cousin Bunny. May the Lord shine upon you with happy memories of Tracy. Love, Bob, Meg, Rob, Mac and Ted Sundin
I remember Tracy always smiling in class. May God bless your family at this time.. Your all in my prayers.. RIP my friend from High School..
I was blessed to become acquainted with Tracy and his lovely family in 2013. Tracy had a kind gentle spirit and was always genuine and encouraging. He appreciated life and was dedicated to his beautiful family. He was loved by many and will be truly missed by all of us who were lucky enough to know him.
losing that special someone is never easy but when it’s someone like Tracy that makes it even more difficult I thank you for everything you ever did for me and I hope you are at peace now we miss you god bless you
Tracy was part of my team supporting the Pre-Treat Facility at WTP. His joyful presence and kind personality will greatly be missed.
It was a pleasure working with you Tracy.
Rest in peace Tracy. You were a good man.
We continue to pray for you as you grieve the loss of your dear husband and father. We will not forget the joy that Tracy always exhibited. Our thoughts are with you at this difficult time.
May God bless Tracy and his family. Our prayers are with them.
I met Tracy and his beautiful family in water aerobics at Kia Ora. Tracy is a kind and gentle man who loved his family and God. Thank you for sharing your smile and love for life. Your water buddies miss you and hope to enjoy Trish, Torey and Thor’s company again. God be with you till we meet again.
I had the pleasure of meeting Tracy July 2007. Instantly we became co workers and friends. After each of us elected to go in different career directions, we have remained friends and enjoyed many laughs via random calls to help one another brain storm an idea or refine a cover letter or resume. I will miss Tracy poking fun at me and his words of wisdom. Rest in peace friend. You will be missed and I will miss our profession exchanges.
Clark Thomas
God has a great guy. Praying for family.
RIP Tracy. You went to soon. Thank you for being a great friend. I enjoyed your friendship. We will see each other again.
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