Albert "Al" Gordon Batty

Albert "Al" Gordon Batty, a resident of Seattle, past member of the Forest Grove community passed away on January 2, 2017 in Seattle.
Al was born on October 12, 1935 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was an only child born to Ross V. and Mary (Kowalski) Batty. He was raised and received his education in Calgary attending St Mary's Senior High School graduating with the Class of 1954. While in school Al was active on the football and baseball teams .
He met his future wife, Catherine Manning through mutual friends and following a seven month courtship they were married on November 21, 1959 in Calgary. They had three daughters; Theresa, Cheryl and Shannon. they made their home in Calgary until 1964 when they moved to the United States settling in Portland, OR In 1974 Al's occupation moved his family to Spokane for five years and then to Seattle in 1979. In the 1980's Al and Cathy moved to Washington County living in the Hillsboro/Forest Grove area until 2005. Since then they have been spending their time between Tucson, AZ. (Winters) and Seattle where their daughter's live.
Al had worked in the auto parts industry all of his life. He started working, following college, in the Oil Fields in the NW Territory he then began working in an auto parts store in Calgary. This soon led him to being a parts Rep for Nissan in the NW and then as a Port Supervisor for Nissan in Seattle. Al retired at age 52, never to sit still, he then began working as a Rep for different manufacturers. He eventually went to work for Ed Stadelman at Stadelman Industries in Forest Grove. Al retired from Digital Control Systems, a company he truly enjoyed working for in 2005.
Al was a gear head, he was responsible for organizing drag racing in Calgary in the late  1950's and 1960's. He also restored and showed his baby blue IH Truck and won many trophies with it. He was his daughters" cowboy" and stall hand when they were growing up and raising/showing horses. Al was a Seahawks fan and worked for the Colorado Rockies Spring training program in Tucson. He loved being a grandfather to his two grandchildren, Tucker and Payton. Cathy and Al traveled across the US in their RV visiting family and friends . He liked to help his wife in the garden and he attended retreats for over 30 years at the Westminster Abbey in Missions BC Canada.
He is preceded in death by his parents
He is survived by his loving wife, three daughters; Theresa Batty of West Seattle, Cheryl Batty of Boise, Shannon Leidholm of Snohomish and two grandchildren; Tucker and Payton and cousins Sandy Drummond and Iris (Lloyd) Byra of BC Canada.