Robert Sutherland McLean

Robert Sutherland McLean died June 29, 2012. He was born May 29, 1953, to Sutherland B.McLean and Pauline Lewis McLean. He attended elementary schools in Bellevue, Wash., Morristown, N.J., and Arcadia, Calif., then attended Enumclaw junior high and high school. He was the Enumclaw High Boys State representative and participated on the cross country and track teams. After high school, he attended the University of Washington where he affiliated with Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and later graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara where he excelled as a decathlete on the track team. He was a life member of Clan Maclean Association at Glasgow, Scotland, and the Clan Maclean PNW branch. He had diverse careers, including teaching, graphic design and real estate. In 1990 he returned to the Pacific Northwest where he affiliated with Lake and Company near Green Lake in Seattle.

He and his wife Cindy made their residence in Seattle and Palm Desert, Calif., during the winter. It was during those winters that he became an accomplished golfer. He was also an avid fan of the Mariners, Huskies and former Seattle Sonics.

He is survived by wife Cindy McLean; brother Walter McLean and wife Marsha; sister Laurie McLean Pedack and

husband Pete; and Claire Winter.

He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Mary Kay McLean Winter.

For service information, call 360-825-3548 or visit www.weeksfuneralhomes.com.

Donations can be made to Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission or a local animal shelter.