Lynn M. Oliver

Lynn M. Oliver, 58, of Redmond WA, formerly of Urbana, passed away unexpectedly at 11:30 P. M. Sunday, November 18, 2012 in Evergreen Hospital, Kirkland, WA as the result of a massive pulmonary embolus with his wife, Sandy at his side. Lynn was born October 10, 1954 in Bellefontaine, OH, a son of Marvin Leslie and Helen (Bennett) Oliver. He lived on a small farm in Rosewood, OH until the age of five, when the family moved to Urbana, OH. Lynn graduated as valedictorian of his West Liberty-Salem High graduating class in 1973 with a perfect cumulative 4.0 grade point average and received a full scholarship to the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering. There he graduated summa cum laude in 1978 with a double degree in chemical and electrical engineering, having placed second in his chemical engineering class. Upon the completion of his degrees, Lynn was employed by International Business Machines in Lexington, KY. He was working in IBM’s printer and printer supply division when it was sold in 1991 to an investment firm and eventually became known as Lexmark Corporation. In 1993, Lynn was hired as a software engineer by the Microsoft Corporation headquartered in Redmond, WA and moved his family to the Pacific Northwest. He retired in 1999 and embarked on a new vocation as a bluegrass musician. Lynn formed a 5-man bluegrass band called Ryegrass, consisting of fiddle, mandolin, bass guitar and banjo\steel guitar which played for Puget Sound bluegrass music festivals, farmers markets, wedding receptions, corporate events, private parties and other occasions Lynn married his high school sweetheart, Sandra June “Sandy” (McCullough) on July 31 1976 who survives along with sons, Stephen Patrick Oliver (28) and Daniel Keith (14) all of Redmond, WA; mother, Helen Oliver Stemm and stepfather Larry Stemm of Springfield, OH; sister Holly (Wally) Ratliff of Springfield, OH; brothers, James (Myra) Oliver of Urbana, Michael (Della) Oliver of Xenia, OH; stepbrother Greg Stemm of Gulfport, FL; nephew Sean (Debra) Oliver of Shasta Lake CA, and niece Charity Oliver of Xenia, OH.. The family will be receiving friends 10:00-11:00 A. M. Monday, November 26, 2012 in the Kingscreek United Methodist Church, 1362 Kennard Kingscreek Rd., Urbana, OH, where the funeral will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday with Pastor David L. Brown officiating. Burial will follow in the Kingscreek Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to an education trust fund established for the benefit of Lynn’s son Daniel at Wells Fargo Bank, check http://www.cascadememorial.com/obits/obituaries.php/obitID/757358/obit/Lynn-M-Oliver Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.walterfunerals.com.