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Service:
Celebration of life 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 18,
2023, at the US Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport,
WA. A reception will follow at McCormick Woods
Clubhouse.
Funeral home:
Rill's Life Tribute Center, Port Orchard WA
Obituary
Jack D. Woodard, 58, of Port Orchard,
WA, passed away on December 21, 2022.
Born on July 17, 1964, in Lincoln, to Jack Woodard
Sr. and Anna (Pozsgai) Bunner. Jack began his
tradition of fostering lifelong friendships early in
his childhood. He and his sister, Tammy Aulgur,
enjoyed an upbringing close to their extended family
that included trips overseas to visit relatives in
Hungary. Jack often went hunting with his father and
played on the football team at Lincoln Community
High School.
At the age of 18, he joined the United States Marine
Corps where he served four years and met his
lifelong friend-turned-family, Todd Blackburn. After
finishing his military service, Jack moved to
Washington where he lived for the remainder of his
life and began working as a Firefighter. Over his 35
years of public service, he progressed to hold the
roles of Public Safety Dispatcher, Union Official,
Fire Officer, Fire Commissioner, and eventually
Regional Fire Chief of Naval Region Northwest, a
position which he retired from only weeks before his
passing.
Jack loved golf, the Chicago Bears, the St. Louis
Cardinals, the Seattle Kraken, cooking meals large
enough to feed the whole firehouse, camping, and
giving bear hugs to new and old friends alike who
quickly turned into his family. He was a force of
dedication, compassion, and love, and his passing
leaves a hole in his family and community that
exemplifies the life of service he led. Jack will be
remembered fondly for the love he showed everyone
who was lucky enough to know him, who now carry his
memory in their hearts forever.
Jack is survived by his loving wife, Sandy Woodard;
his daughter, Erica (Shahab) Shekari; his son
Garrett (Heather) Woodard; his bonus daughters of
the heart Whitney (Stephen) Glebe; Mallory (Michael)
Glebe; his father, Jack Woodard Sr (Judy); his
sister, Tammy (Ken) Aulgur; and his nieces Teal
Victoria and Marissa Aulgur.
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He was preceded in death by his mother, Anna
Bunner; his step-father, Tom Bunner; his sister Amy Jo
Woodard; and his grandniece Kaiyanna Victoria.
A celebration of life for Jack will be held at 11 a.m. on
Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at the US Naval Undersea Museum
in Keyport, WA. A reception will follow at McCormick Woods
Clubhouse.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to either the:
Washington State Council of Fire Fighters Benevolent Fund
https://unionly.io/o/wscffbenevolentfund
/support-the-benevolent-fund
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
https://www.lls.org/
or the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
http://alzfdn.org
Jack’s final care has been entrusted to Rill's Life Tribute
Center, Port Orchard WA |
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