Ethlyn McIntire Baugh, age 88, died February 2, 2012 at the end of a long and happy life. Born in Price, Utah to Ed and Elsa McIntire, she spent her early years in Utah and Idaho. Her father worked as an auto mechanic and they lived in Preston, Idaho and Wellsville, Utah before returning to the McIntire Ranch in Standrod, Utah. Ethlyn started school in the same one-room school Elsa came out to teach, and met and married her father. In first grade, they moved to Rupert, Idaho and then onto the farm they bought. She finished the first grade in Heyburn, Idaho and graduated from high school there. Next she went to Weber College in Ogden, Utah. During her second year, training as a secretary, Pearl Harbor happened. As a consequence she left college and went to work at Hill Field. With the influx of soldiers, working three shifts, meeting people from all over, life was very interesting. Ethlyn and Clair were married in 1943 and lived in Ogden. They bought a house, had a baby, and celebrated the end of the war. After the war, Clair started working construction, they got interested in trailer life, and decided to leave their home and go trailering. Ethlyn had a wandering foot, and she liked that way of life. Denis seemed to enjoy it too. When the next assignment was North Dakota, Ethlyn said that was too far north for her and they started looking elsewhere. They saw an ad in the paper saying that secretaries were needed in Richland, Washington. Singles only- because there was no housing for families. They decided to pursue this since they had a trailer. Ethlyn was greeted with open arms when she said they did not need housing. That was how they came to Washington – because she had a job. With her first view of the Northwest from Cabbage Hill, Ethlyn felt at home in Washington. They lived in the trailer court, until they finally came to the top of the housing list, then moved into a two-bedroom prefab. Ethlyn really muttered about that house. It was not nearly as convenient as the trailer had been. They lived in Richland until they decided to move to Kennewick. They were tired of living in a company town. It always felt transient, and they thought Kennewick would feel more permanent. Permanent it was. They had their house built, built the garage, planted lawn, and waited for someone else to move in so they could get a phone. Denis rode in lonely splendor a good way of the trip to Fruitland School. Ethlyn was a stay-at-home mother and Clair worked at Hanford, much of the time on shift work. Debra, the longed-for little girl, was born in 1955. Camping and traveling to explore Washington was an important part of their lives. In spite of freezing when camping, Ethlyn loved going everywhere. After Debra was born, they bought their first camping trailer. They explored and camped all over Washington, but everything changed when they discovered the Oregon Coast. The ocean spoke to Ethlyn as mountains never did. The kids loved the coast too. They never spent a long change or vacation at home. And the coast was their first choice. Ethlyn often said that when she died and went to heaven, it would be the Oregon Coast. Life is composed of changes. In 1969, Ethlyn applied to go back to work when the Mall and JC Penney opened. She was selected to interview applicants for jobs. One day she asked when she could be selected for a job. They said, if you see one you want, just ask. When a job in the advertising department came up, she said it was her turn. Dale Wynne decided the job was hers and she absolutely loved the work. She learned so many things about retail, about newspaper, radio and eventually TV. It was never routine. She loved the crisis atmosphere and it was also creative. It was the perfect job for her. She was still working when Clair died in 1985. Having to go to work made grieving a little easier. The following year she retired. That started her next job - traveling. For the next fifteen years, she went to all the places she had read about and wanted to experience. Every continent including Antarctica, every state but Alabama, all but two of the Canadian Provinces, Europe, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Australia, the Greek Islands, Thailand, China, the list goes on. She rode an elephant, a camel, went up in a glider, down in a submarine, parasailed, went on the Queen Elizabeth, snorkeled, held a python, made and flew a rocket, experienced weightlessness and acted as an astronaut. In other words she had a ball. When she quit traveling, she began another career as a volunteer. That too has been a learning experience. The Kennewick Senior Center and Senior Life Resources have been important parts of her life. Her eyes have always been bad, but they started getting worse. It made it harder for her to read, embroider, and drive. But she used any aids available that made life good. Her daughter, Debra and daughter-in-law, Kathie and the rest of the family are joys as are the grand children and great grandchildren. It was a rich and happy life.