Alicia Dee Tindall

Alicia Dee (“Dee”) (Anderson) Tindall of Milton-Freewater, OR, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 21, 2014. She was 66 years old.

Dee is survived by her two children, Andrea Dee Tindall of Denver, CO and Jerald (“Jerry”) Steven Tindall of Seattle, WA; by her brother, Cyrus Gordon Anderson of Vashon Island, WA; and by her first cousin, Barbara (Woiblet) Lubbes of Milton-Freewater, OR.

Dee was born on August 20, 1948, in Spokane, WA to Weldon and Vivian (Dunning) Anderson. Her maternal grandparents were Cyrus and Vesta (Loney) Dunning; paternal grandparents, Carl “Andy” and Andrea Anderson. She attended Walla Walla High School and Whitman College, and in 1968 moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington, earning her Bachelor of Arts degree as well as her certificate in Education.

Dee was a gifted musician and a dedicated and innovative music educator for Washington State public schools, where she brought her love of music to students and her colleagues for over 25 years. Dee, a talented and accomplished French hornist as well as a lovely vocalist, performed in symphonies, orchestras, and choirs around the U.S. as well as internationally. In 2009, she returned to the Walla Walla valley to retire, and lived out her days in sunshine and peacefulness.

Memorial services are pending through the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder, Walla Walla, WA.