Woody Harper
August 11, 1963 - June 9, 2004

Woody was admitted to the hospital Monday afternoon, June 7th, with dehydration, liver failure, renal failure and high potassium. In spite of aggressive treatment with IV fluids, he lost consciousness and his heart stopped Monday night; he was resuscitated after much effort, and put on a ventilator and mild sedative. Tuesday he was diagnosed with fulminant hepatitis, but his kidneys were starting to look better. By the morning his vitals and lab tests were looking better, though he was still in critical condition and still had not regained consciousness. He was taken off the sedative, but after 8 hours had not regained consciousness, so he was taken for a CT scan and was found to have suffered massive brain damage. He was determined to have no brain function left, and at 9:20 p.m. he was taken off the respirator. He passed away peacefully within minutes, surrounded by friends and family.
Woody was only 40 years old, and left behind his wife, his mother Jeannette, his stepchildren, Janella, Daniel, and Benjamin, and three grandchildren, Janet, Damon, and Ashlynn.
A memorial service for Woody was held Wednesday, June 16, in Tacoma. The family asked that, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made toward funeral expenses. Please contact Alice at acoleen2@aol.com should you wish to contribute