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Stuart Allen “Stu” Irwin

Birth	:	9 Sep 1937 Miller, Hand County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	17 Feb 2015 Omak, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
Burial	:	Okanogan City Cemetery, Okanogan, Okanogan County, USA
Coordinate	:	48.3546982, -119.6061020
Description	:	Stuart Allen Irwin was born September 9, 1937 in Miller, Hand Co.,South Dakota to Robert J. and Frieda H. (Kruse) Irwin. Stu grew up on the family ranch south of Miller where he helped his father raise cattle and farm the land. He loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing and shooting sports. Stu displayed his true cowboy spirit as a bull rider in the State Championship circuit at the age of 16. He graduated from Miller High School in 1955. Stu was an accomplished musician at a young age. As a bass guitarist, he formed a band named the Rock Cats... Read More	Stuart Allen Irwin was born September 9, 1937 in Miller, Hand Co.,South Dakota to Robert J. and Frieda H. (Kruse) Irwin. Stu grew up on the family ranch south of Miller where he helped his father raise cattle and farm the land. He loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing and shooting sports. Stu displayed his true cowboy spirit as a bull rider in the State Championship circuit at the age of 16. He graduated from Miller High School in 1955. Stu was an accomplished musician at a young age. As a bass guitarist, he formed a band named the Rock Cats at the age of 19 while at college. The Rock Cats played many venues in the Midwest and performed with well known artists such as Jerry Lee Lewis. It was while playing these venues that Stu met fellow musician and the love of his life, Marian (Ratajczak), daughter of Walter and Frances (Citterman) Ratajczak. Stu and Marian were married in Lincoln Co. Minnesota on June 20, 1961. After their marriage, they settled in Pierre, South Dakota where Stu took was employed as a police officer. In the fall of 1967, they moved to Washington State where they worked at The Peerless and Faos in Oroville, as the house band. Later, as the band, The Midnighters, they traveled eastern Washington playing from Oroville to the Tri-Cities. From 1975-1979 they owned and operated the Venture Inn in Omak. After 1979, they returned to music and formed the band Country Roads and continued playing music until January of 1990. Stu worked many jobs throughout his life in addition to his musical career: cowboy, police officer, gas station owner, salesman at Sears, security guard at Omak Wood Products and as a school bus driver for the Omak School District. Stu also served his community as a reserve corrections officer for the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office; volunteer firefighter and EMT with the Omak Fire Department for many years. Stu and Marian were inseparable. For 53 years, they played, worked, hunted, fished, camped and raised a family together. Though an avid hunter, angler, and archer, he loved animals. He was soft spoken and kind. He was respected for his strong work ethics of reliability, duty, and honesty. He led by example, instilling into his family his character, strength, and values. Stu was a loving father, grandfather and great grandfather. He spoiled his dogs rotten. Stu passed away at his home in Omak on the morning of February 18, 2015 at the age of 77. He is survived by his wife, Marian of Omak; daughter, Kay (David) Sexton of Omak; sons, David (Trena) Irwin of Bay Springs, MS, and Dennis (Krista) Irwin of Omak; grandchildren, Brandon Shafer of Douglasville, GA; Tiffany Shafer of Wenatchee, Wash.; Brad, Shaelyn, Camden, Samuel, Dane and Kristopher Irwin, all of Omak and two great grandchildren: Christian and Dallas Irwin. Stu was preceded in death by his infant brother, Lawrence; his father, Robert; his mother, Frieda; and son-in-law, David Shafer. Funeral: February 25, 2015 at Precht-Harrison-Nearents Chapel. Interment: Okanogan City Cemetery. - - - - - edited from obit Gazette-Tribune plus additional personal info and research...csr

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Stuart Allen “Stu” Irwin's memorial is located at: Okanogan City Cemetery, Okanogan, Okanogan County, USA.
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Stuart Allen “Stu” Irwin death on 17 Feb 2015 in Omak, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
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Latitude: 48.3546982
Longitude: -119.6061020

Family Members:

Parent

Robert Joseph “Bob” Irwin

(1906 - 1989)

Frieda Hermine Kruse Irwin

(1907 - 2002)

Spouse

Marian Wanda Ratajczak Irwin

(1939 - 2019)

Siblings

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