My Friend Bud

Richard "Bud" Pruett died suddenly at our reunion brunch on Aug 16, 2009.  I will post an obituary for  Bud

as soon as one is printed in a newspaper but your webmaster knew him well and considered him a great friend. 

After my Junior year in high school, my parents decided to move to the Tri-Cities and Bud's parents, Bert &

Melba Pruett offered me a place to stay to finish my schooling at CHS. Jerry, their son, was asked to share his

bedroom and we become good friends.  Bud, Dorothy and his grandparents, Simon and Lorena gave me a job working

on the farm so I would have money to spend.  Jerry & I spent our summers cutting, raking, baling & stacking alfalfa

during the day and moving water pipes after work.  I've got some great memories of those years and I thank the Pruett's

for their kindness.

RICHARD BURTON PRUETT "BUD"

(Tri-City Herald)

Mueller's Tri-Cities Funeral Home

Bud passed away Sunday August 16 at the age of 75. Bud was born May 14, 1934 in Pasco, Washington to Bert and Melba Pruett.

Bud worked for the railroad in his late teen years. In 1956, Bud and Dorothy started their 53 years together. They moved out to the Miller farm where Bud could farm with his grandfather until his grandparents' deaths. He worked the farm for the rest of his life. Bud and Dorothy have spent over ten winters in Yuma, Arizona playing cards with the other snowbirds.

When friends and family would stop by the ranch they could find grandpa on the porch throwing the ball for Rosco, roaming around on his custom four wheeler (a craftsman 1000 lawn mower with a John Deere sticker on the side), or out fixing up the place. He loved the farm.

Bud is preceded in death by his grandparents Simon and Lorena Miller and parents Bert and Melba Pruett.

He is survived in death by his wife, Dorothy; children, Cindy Pruett, Lisa (Shane) Thompson and son, Ward (Patty) Pruett; 4 grandchildren, Julie, Sara & Kyle Pruett and Rashelle Thompson. Brothers Jerry (Rockie) Pruett & Kent (Monica) Pruett and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Not to be left out, his best buddy Rosco.

Funeral services will be held at Gideon Lutheran Church in Connell Saturday, August 22 at 11 a.m. with viewing beginning at 9 a.m. followed by a graveside service at Desert Lawn Memorial Park in Kennewick at 3 p.m.

The family invites you to sign their online guestbook at www.muellersfuneralhomes.com.

SYLVIA JOANNE DOLLINA

(Tri-City Herald)

Mueller's Tri-Cities Funeral Home

Sylvia Joanne Dollina, 71, formerly of Connell, passed away peacefully at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, Washington, on Tuesday, August 11, 2009.

Sylvia grew up in Connell and graduated from Connell High School in 1956. After graduation she married Carl Dollina in 1958 and settled and raised her family in Southern California. The family moved back to the Pacific Northwest in 1991. In 2001 they moved from Hillsboro, Oregon, to West Richland, Washington.

Sylvia enjoyed sewing, quilting and spending time with her grandson.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Tyra Dougherty; sister, Gail Dougherty; and daughter, Cynthia Dollina.

She is survived by her husband, Carl Dollina; son, James Dollina; daughter, Jennifer Dollina; grandson, Matthew Banks, who was the light of her life; two sisters, Jackie (Gary) DeVore of Richland and Jenilee (Chuck) Evans of Olathe, KS; brother, Kevin (Chris) Dougherty of Pasco; nephew, Greg; two nieces, Nicole and Kelly; and numerous relatives from the pioneer Dougherty family of Franklin County.

Family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial service on Friday, August 14, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. at Mueller's Tri-Cities Funeral Home located at 1401 S. Union in Kennewick.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the American Cancer Society , P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718 or online at www. AmericanCancerSociety. com.

The family invites you to sign their online guestbook at www.muellersfuneralhomes.com.