Wallace L. Sutcliffe

Wallace L. Sutcliffe of Happy Camp went home to Heaven on July 20, 2017. He was 87 years old. After a long illness, Wally passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family. Wally, or “Sut” as he was know by all, was born in a little log cabin on October 15, 1929 to Ernest and Bernice Sutcliffe. Wally was the third son in a family of seven children, four boys and three girls: Marvin “Cope”(deceased), Madge (deceased), Donald “Swede”, Dorthy (deceased), Wally, Ilene (deceased) and Chuck. After graduating from Happy Camp High School in 1947, Wally joined the U.S. Navy. While home on leave, Wally met the love of his life, Jackie Stevens. On April 25, 1953 in Concord, Wally and Jackie were married. They vowed to Love, Honor and Cherish until death they do part. They were blessed to be married for 64 wonderful years. Along the way, they raised three children: Ernie (Paulie), Cathy (Fred) and Jack (Denise). Wally and Jackie rejoiced in the births of their eight grandchildren: Christine, George, Tim, Ben, Emily, Erica, Jamison and Alora; and 7 ½ great grandchildren: Rayna, Emma, Thomas, Jenna, Ally, Everett, Sawyer and a baby girl due this fall. When Wally and Jackie moved back to Happy Camp in 1963, Wally went to work for the U.S. Forest Service as a log scaler. After his retirement from the government, he went to work at the NorCal Log Scaling Bureau. After his retirement, Wally loved being home, working on his garden, helping at his church and playing with his dogs. Wally had a love for most sports, but his favorite was baseball. Wally played, coached his sons, umpired and loved to watch his San Francisco Giants play on TV. In all things, Wally put God first. He lived it in everything he did through action and words. Wally was loved and respected. There wasn’t a person who met Wally who didn’t like him. A real man of integrity. Wally will be missed, but we are rejoicing that Wally is in Heaven with family and, most of all, his Lord and Savior. A celebration of his life will be held on July 29, 2017 at 1:00 PM at the Headway Nutrition Center in Happy Camp, with a potluck to follow.

Wallace L. Sutcliffe

October 15, 1929 - July 20, 2017