Vicki Ann Seelye (born Holm)
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Gender: Female
Date of Birth: December 30, 1940
Date of Death: October 2016
Birth Place: Spokane, WA
Death Place: Bellingham, WA
Vicki Ann SEELYE (1940 – 2016)
SEELYE,
Vicki Ann
1940 – 2016
Vicki Ann Seelye’s friends and family celebrated her life on a beautiful fall day at Priest Lake, Idaho, where she loved to spend summers and special occasions laughing and relaxing with people she loved.
Vicki was born to Marvin and Helen Holm in Spokane, Washington, on December 30, 1940, and raised as a beloved only child. She graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in 1958. She then attended the University of Idaho where she joined the Delta Gamma sorority and earned her degree in elementary education. She became a reading specialist and taught in Spokane for four years.
On December 30, 1965, Vicki married Lynn Seelye, her best friend for the next 50 years. They moved to New York, where Lynn received his Masters degree in tax law. In 1967 they returned to Spokane where Vicki became involved in the community as a member of the Spokane Junior League. She loved reading, playing bridge, golfing and getting together with friends. In 1970 Vicki and Lynn became the parents of Kevin McVeigh Seelye and then welcomed daughter Courtney in 1972.
Lynn practiced law in Spokane and taught at Gonzaga University Law School for several years before he and Vicki moved to Montana in 1980 where he continued to practice law. They had many business ventures from cattle ranching to owning a bar and bingo parlor in Great Falls. They spent a great deal of time at Priest Lake before moving to Bellingham where Lynn returned to practicing law until his retirement.
Vicki died peacefully in Bellingham at Whatcom Hospice House with her loving husband at her side. She is survived by her husband Lynn in Bellingham, son Kevin (Jill), grandson Tyler and Peyton Seelye and granddaughter Ariel. She was preceded in death by her parents and her daughter Courtney. Cards may be sent to Lynn Seelye at 4625 Cordata Parkway, #340, Bellingham, WA 98226. Memorial gifts may be made to Whatcom Hospice House, 2901 Squalicum Pkwy, Bellingham, WA 98225, Lilac Services for the Blind, 1212 N. Howard Street, Spokane, WA 99201 or Gonzaga University Law School.
Published in Spokesman-Review on October 16, 2016
