Merlin Eugene Embree Obituary (1932

Merlin "Tag" Embree was born July 4th 1932 in Bedford, Indiana. He was the eldest son of Hilda (Embree) Stewart and Chester Stringfellow. He has a sister Mary Ester (Embree) Gatz and a brother Max Edward Embree. Tag served as an artilleryman in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He graduated from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana with Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering. Delza and Tag were wed January 20th, 1978 and enjoyed living in Seabeck, Washington. Tag's engineering career at PSNS spanned 28 years. He also volunteered many years with Olympic Mountain Rescue. He will be remembered for his kindness, curiosity, and intelligence. His hobbies were varied and included mountaineering, trekking, reading, piloting airplanes, car mechanics, computing, documentaries, natural sciences, trivia, collecting, and working on many projects at his homestead. He was a scholar and jack of all trades. He passed away at 85 years of age on February 22nd, 2018 in Bremerton, Washington surrounded by loving family. He was preceded in death by his parents Hilda (Embree) and William "Sug" Stewart. He is survived by his brother Max (Donna) Embree and Mary (Jerry) Gatz; his five children: Shawn (Debbie Murphy) Embree, from his first marriage to Michele Lundgren-Smith, and Amy Embree, Alex Embree, William Embree, and Andrea Embree-Russell (Brian Russell) with wife of 40 years Delza (Brockerman) Embree and their 8 grandchildren.