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Joseph Wesley Hedges

Birth	:	19 Mar 1925 Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington, USA
Death	:	10 Jan 2007 Richland, Benton County, Washington, USA
Burial	:	Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Galion, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7498660, -82.7811778
Plot	:	Garden Of The Apostles Block 4, Lot 23, Space 3
Description	:	Son of John and Mildred (Tuttle) Hedges Husband of Virginia Gundstrom Father of William, Thomas and Peter Joe Hedges was born March 19, 1925, in Wenatchee, Washington to Wes and Mildred (Tuttle) Hedges. Wes Hedges was a fruit and dairy farmer of modest proportions. Mildred was initially the principal and a teacher at Malaga School about 5 miles south of Wenatchee. Joe and his younger sister, Kay, were raised on the farm on a slope above the Columbia River. Life included lots of hard work. At age 15, during the summer, Joe worked 12 hour days 6 days... Read More	Son of John and Mildred (Tuttle) Hedges Husband of Virginia Gundstrom Father of William, Thomas and Peter Joe Hedges was born March 19, 1925, in Wenatchee, Washington to Wes and Mildred (Tuttle) Hedges. Wes Hedges was a fruit and dairy farmer of modest proportions. Mildred was initially the principal and a teacher at Malaga School about 5 miles south of Wenatchee. Joe and his younger sister, Kay, were raised on the farm on a slope above the Columbia River. Life included lots of hard work. At age 15, during the summer, Joe worked 12 hour days 6 days a week on a combine. A 1940 newspaper article quotes Joe as saying, "It's the best job I've ever had." At Wenatchee High, he played football and baseball among other things and graduated in 1943. Like a large number of other young men, he wanted to become a pilot. He was not destined to fly but was accepted into the V-12 program, and he started at Willamette College in the fall of 1943. After taking an aptitude test, Joe received orders stating that he would be majoring in Mechanical Engineering and attending the University of Minnesota. He claimed he cried when he saw his class schedule; he had never heard of any of the subjects before. In June 1946, Joe was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U. S. Navy and awarded a B. S. with honors in Mechanical Engineering. Joe played football for the Golden Gophers as a reserve single wing quarterback. After graduation Joe was offered a full tuition scholarship (then about $100.00 a term) at the College of Puget Sound. He took every Geology class and was awarded an M. S. in geology: the only masters in geology ever awarded at Puget Sound. On the football team, Joe was now a T-formation quarterback and scored the winning touchdown against Willamette, a team the loggers had not beaten in 20 years. Always a hustler who tried his hardest, Joe received the football team's "Most Inspirational Player" award. But by far the best thing that ever happened to Joe at Puget Sound, actually in his entire life, was meeting Virginia (Ginger) Gundstrom. They married in 1949 and were together for 58 wonderful years. In 1950, Joe accepted a position as an engineer with General Electric, and Joe and Ginger moved to the Tri-Cities. At that time they vowed to stay only one year. In 1951, they moved to their current house in Richland. Joe worked in several senior engineering and managerial capacities retiring from WPPSS in 1987. Joe and Ginger had three boys, Bill, Tom and Pete, who graduated from Richland High School in 1968, 1969 and 1971 respectively. Joe leaves an amazing athletic/outdoors legacy. He and his Dad hiked into 7000' high lakes to fly fish for trout. He began skiing on what resembled 2" X 8"s at Mt. Rainier when it had lifts. He continued until he had both knees replaced. He climbed Mt. Adams 12,276' at the age of 57. He ran a marathon (26.2 miles) at 56. He played fast pitch softball. He had 2 holes-in-one in golf. He officiated high school and college football and basketball for 27 years. He coached baseball starting with Densow Drugs in 1959 in the Columbia Little League and ending with the Richland Merchants semi-pro team twenty plus years later. He was still throwing batting practice when he was in his 50's. He is survived by his loving wife Ginger; his sons Bill, his wife Deborah, Tom, his wife Anne Marie, and Pete and his wife, Jane. His sister Kay and 6 grandchildren also survive. He was a wonderful husband, father, brother, friend and coach, and an all around great guy. He will be missed by all. A memorial service will be held at Einan's Funeral Home at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 17, 2007. A reception will follow at the Hedges Family Estate Winery on Sunset Road. Memorial contributions may be made in Joe's name to Parkinson's research through American Parkinson's Disease, 60 Bay Street Ste. 401, Staten Island, NY 10301.

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Where is Joseph Wesley Hedges's memorial?
Joseph Wesley Hedges's memorial is located at: Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Galion, Crawford County, USA.
When did Joseph Wesley Hedges death?
Joseph Wesley Hedges death on 10 Jan 2007 in Richland, Benton County, Washington, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Joseph Wesley Hedges's memorial?
Latitude: 40.7498660
Longitude: -82.7811778

Family Members:

Parent

John Wesley “Wes” Hedges

(1896 - 1970)

Mildred Tuttle Hedges

(1894 - 1974)

Spouse

Virginia Louise “Ginger” Gundstrom Hedges

(1929 - 2012)

Siblings

Margaret Kathleen “Kay” Hedges Cochran

(1928 - 2013)

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