Curtis V. Schreiber Curtis was born on December 19, 1938 in Shelton, WA. He passed on April 18, 2007 at his home at Shady Lake in Maple Valley south of Seattle, WA from a form of Lymphoma cancer. Curtis was known by his family and friends as Curt. Curt grew up in Shelton and ‘ graduated from Shelton High School s in 1956. During this time he went through the scouting program from Cub Scouts to Advanced Explorers. He enjoyed the opportunity to hike the many trails throughout the Olympics. He was drafted into the Army after High School. While attending Basic Training in Fort 0rd, CA, he was recognized for his marksmanship abilities After his training he was assigned to Germany where he spent the next two years and received his Honorable Discharge While there he was able to see several other countries. He began his working career with Pacific Northwest Bell in Burien, WA After a short time he was recruited by RCA to work at a Radar Base north of Fairbanks, AK as a civilian. After a few years in Alaska his adventures continued when he worked in the Merchant Marine as an electrician on ships traveling to many destinations in the world, visiting different ports primarily in Asia. Years later he decided to settle down in Seattle, WA and went to work for Cochran Electric He worked his way up the company ladder to a position of bidding major jobs and having responsibility for their completion. Some of these included the Seahawks Stadium, Safeco Field, numerous Seattle office buildings and renovations During his working career he bought a few race horses and had good success with them. One of these horses was an off-spring of the famous Seattle Slew_ who won the Triple Crown. Because of injuries to his best horse he chose to get out of horse racing. Throughout Curt’s life he was tinkering and wrenching and enjoyed restoring and customizing older street hotrods. He had so many over the years he joked around about some day owning all of the different models. When he retired from Cochran Electric he purchased some golf carts used during the Safeco Field construction project. He had figured out how to customize these golf carts into desert dune buggies. He and friends later rode in the Yuma, AZ area where he spent the winter months. Curt and his wife Sherry were very active in the Seattle Metropolitan Car Club. These cars had to be restored and were used in parades all over the Northwest and Western Canada. He served as President of the club for four years. His other passion was owning and riding Harley-Davidson motorcycles. He also built a custom tricycle which he rode for several years. He and Sherry made many trips to Sturgis, SD for the annual Harley gatherings. They attended many fund raising rides including a few with Peter Fonda in the Los Angeles area. The most extreme trip was taking the Harley to Australia and Tasmania where they rode for several weeks Curt is survived by his wife Sherry of Maple Valley. His son Glenn, father Verle, and brother Arnie are all in the Shelton area. Step-daughters Cindy and Tina, step-son Mike and sons Curtis and Dean, nephews, and several grandchildren are all in Washington. His mother Bernice and son Danny preceded his passing Curt lived a very adventurous life During his grave side service he received Veteran Honors. He will be missed by his family and friends. — Paid obituary notice , OCR Text: Curtis V. Schreiber Curtis was born on December 19, 1938 in Shelton, WA. He passed on April 18, 2007 at his home at Shady Lake in Maple Valley south of Seattle, WA from a form of Lymphoma cancer. Curtis was known by his family and friends as Curt. Curt grew up in Shelton and ‘ graduated from Shelton High School s in 1956. During this time he went through the scouting program from Cub Scouts to Advanced Explorers. He enjoyed the opportunity to hike the many trails throughout the Olympics. He was drafted into the Army after High School. While attending Basic Training in Fort 0rd, CA, he was recognized for his marksmanship abilities After his training he was assigned to Germany where he spent the next two years and received his Honorable Discharge While there he was able to see several other countries. He began his working career with Pacific Northwest Bell in Burien, WA After a short time he was recruited by RCA to work at a Radar Base north of Fairbanks, AK as a civilian. After a few years in Alaska his adventures continued when he worked in the Merchant Marine as an electrician on ships traveling to many destinations in the world, visiting different ports primarily in Asia. Years later he decided to settle down in Seattle, WA and went to work for Cochran Electric He worked his way up the company ladder to a position of bidding major jobs and having responsibility for their completion. Some of these included the Seahawks Stadium, Safeco Field, numerous Seattle office buildings and renovations During his working career he bought a few race horses and had good success with them. One of these horses was an off-spring of the famous Seattle Slew_ who won the Triple Crown. Because of injuries to his best horse he chose to get out of horse racing. Throughout Curt’s life he was tinkering and wrenching and enjoyed restoring and customizing older street hotrods. He had so many over the years he joked around about some day owning all of the different models. When he retired from Cochran Electric he purchased some golf carts used during the Safeco Field construction project. He had figured out how to customize these golf carts into desert dune buggies. He and friends later rode in the Yuma, AZ area where he spent the winter months. Curt and his wife Sherry were very active in the Seattle Metropolitan Car Club. These cars had to be restored and were used in parades all over the Northwest and Western Canada. He served as President of the club for four years. His other passion was owning and riding Harley-Davidson motorcycles. He also built a custom tricycle which he rode for several years. He and Sherry made many trips to Sturgis, SD for the annual Harley gatherings. They attended many fund raising rides including a few with Peter Fonda in the Los Angeles area. The most extreme trip was taking the Harley to Australia and Tasmania where they rode for several weeks Curt is survived by his wife Sherry of Maple Valley. His son Glenn, father Verle, and brother Arnie are all in the Shelton area. Step-daughters Cindy and Tina, step-son Mike and sons Curtis and Dean, nephews, and several grandchildren are all in Washington. His mother Bernice and son Danny preceded his passing Curt lived a very adventurous life During his grave side service he received Veteran Honors. He will be missed by his family and friends. — Paid obituary notice , Mason County Genealogical Society,Obituaries,Other Obituaries,S Last Name,Schreiber, Curtis V..tif,Schreiber, Curtis V..tif, Schreiber, Curtis V..tif