Among the two people killed in a Saturday windstorm in the Puget Sound area was a former Vancouver man who attended Hudson’s Bay High School.
James Fay, 36, of Gig Harbor was the assistant general manager at Chambers Bay golf course, the site of this year’s U.S. Open golf championship. He had worked there since 2008.
Fay died after a tree fell onto his station wagon about 10:45 a.m. Saturday in Gig Harbor, as he was driving home from Costco.
Fay’s 3-year-old daughter was also in the car but not hurt, officials said.
Fay, who also went by Jamie, graduated from Hudson’s Bay High School in 1997, according to The Columbian’s archives.
At Bay, he participated in cross country, track and was a member of the National Honor Society. His parents are Linda and Read Fay.
John Bachtel, a family friend, said his parents are active with St. Joseph Catholic Church and in the local golf scene. Read and Linda Fay live in Vancouver and play at Club Green Meadows. Fay’s brother also still lives in the area.
Bachtel said Monday that the Fays were in the Gig Harbor area making arrangements.
Jamie Fay attended the University of Puget Sound and graduated in 2001.
Prior to working at Chambers Bay, Fay worked in a similar capacity at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Ore., for several years.
Girl killed by falling branch
Samara Iereneo, 10, of Burien, was also killed during Saturday’s storm. She was playing at a friend’s home when she was hit by a falling branch, the King County Medical Examiner’s Office and law enforcement authorities told The Associated Press.
More than 100,000 people in the region were still without power Monday morning.
The Saturday storm knocked down trees and power lines, and, initially, left almost a half-million customers without power. It also set a rainfall record for that date at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The storm dumped 1.28 inches in a 24-hour period. The previous record for that date was 0.87 inches in 1983.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
