November 9th, 2011
Brighter times in public service
There were happier times in public service, as evidenced by this photo of Washington State Governor Booth Gardner in August 1986. The governor has obviously delivered a joke or quip that won the appreciation of community newspaper publisher Wallie Funk (seated). I don’t recall the details of the event, but notes on the back of a proof sheet identify it as a luncheon held at the NorWester Club, NAS Whidbey Island. Funk, now retired to his hometown of Anacortes, earned regional renown for his own abilities at the dais. Politicians of all levels, all parties, made a stop to see Funk a priority on any trip to North Whidbey Island.