Ross William Spiker Obituary (1960

Ross William Spiker, 46, of Bremerton died on April 26, 2007. He was born to Howard and Carolyn (Christen) Spiker on August 9, 1960 in Portland, OR. Ross graduated from Sacramento High School in 1979, attended California State University and graduated from American River College, each in Sacramento, CA in 1986. He served 5 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and separated at the rank of Sergeant. Ross worked as a non-destructive test quality assurance inspector for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for 18 years. He received numerous special achievement and PDQ awards during this time. As a lifelong avid outdoorsman, Ross enjoyed fishing, hunting and camping with friends and family, and was a loyal friend and wonderful brother. Ross is survived by his parents of Georgetown, TX, brother Scott Spiker and his wife Aleta, daughter Katriel and step-sons John and Thomas of Santa Rosa, CA, brother Brian Spiker of Panama, sister Karen DiStaolo and her husband Bob and daughter Adrianna of Schertz, TX and sister Janet Farafontoff and her husband Nick, daughter Alexa and son Joe of El Dorado Hils, CA. A memorial will be held in Sacramento, CA at a later date and military burial in Killeen, TX.