Howard B. PICHT 

July 5, 1919 - December 15, 2002 Born July 5, 1919, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry 
B. Picht, in Seattle, WA in the area now considered Ballard. Howie resided 70 
years in the Greenwood area before moving to Lynnwood, WA. Howie attended 
St. John's elementary school and Seattle Preparatory School. During this time he 
was active in athletics-football and baseball, and was Class President all 4 years at 
Seattle Prep. He attended Gonzaga College where he played football. In 1939 he 
went to work for Boeing and on Feb 6, 1941 he qualified as a bus driver with 
Seattle Transit System where his leadership ability was recognized and rewarded. 
On August 21, 1943 he married the love of his life, Alice Cullinane. They raised 
six children in St John's Parish. He coached CYO sports for many years and 
received the Pro Deo et Juventute award. He was instrumental in raising funds to 
build Egan Hall at St. John's. Howie was a member of the Knights of Columbus. 
He was active in St. Vincent de Paul-president at St. John's and later at St. Pius X 
and Snohomish County treasurer. He was a wonderful father. At home and at 
work, he was loved and respected, had a wonderful, quick sense of humor and 
was recognized by all as being a fair man. He was affectionately known as The 
Silver Fox at work and Daddy-O at home. When he retired on Feb 6, 1982-forty-
one years to the date he started with Seattle Transit, he had a grand retirement 
party where his family learned that he was as truly loved at work as he was at 
home. He and Alice had over 20 years of traveling and enjoying life in retirement. 
Howie is survived by his wife, Alice; his children, Susan, David (Mary), Jim, 
Kathleen, Tom (Brenda), John (Karen); and his very special grandchildren, 
Dennis (Nicole) and Erin. Recitation of the Rosary will be 11:30 a.m. on 
Wednesday, December 18th, followed by the Funeral Mass at 12 noon, BOTH at 
St. Pius X Church, 22109 58th Ave W., Mountlake Terrace, WA. 98043. 
Interment, Holyrood Cemetery. Hoffner Fisher & Harvey In lieu of flowers, 
donations can be made to St Vincent de Paul Society of St. Pius X Parish; or 
Providence Hospice of Seattle, 425 Pontius Ave. N., Suite 300, Seattle, WA 
98109. 

Published in print on 12/17/2002. 
Seattle Times