Dennis John Specht Dennis John Specht passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 in Olympia, WA from Alzheimers Disease. Dennis was born on June 20, 1945, in Chicago, Illinois, to Leonard and Catherine (O'Keefe) Specht. He grew up in Olympia and attended St. Michael's Grade School, Saint Martin's High School, and graduated from Saint Martin's College in 1973. Dennis served in the United States Air Force from 1966-1970, and achieved the rank of Sergeant while serving both stateside and in Taiwan. He married Loveta (Sue) Joplin on October 15, 1966, and they moved to Mercer Island to raise their family. Dennis worked for Services Group of America, Inc. (SGA) as their chief financial officer, and later as the company president until his retirement. Dennis & Sue traveled extensively to Paris, Fiji, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, New York, Alaska, Arizona, and his personal favorite place, Disneyland. Dennis had a true zest for life, enjoying fast carsespecially the 1970 Malibu that he souped up and raced at the Seattle International Raceway (when it wasn't being used to take the kids to school)loud music, fine wines, and spending time with family, talking current events, politics and even math, all delivered with a wickedly dry sense of humor. He will be sorely missed by all. He is survived by Sue, his beloved wife of 51 years, daughters Lisa Pedersen (Jed) and Karen Specht; grandchildren, Jessica Kuddes (Zane), Derreck, Karl, Lars, and Elizabeth; sisters,Ginny Bozak (Dave), Susan Rutledge (Scott), Jan Hanson, Barbara Morrill (Tom); brothers, John (Diana Wall), and Steve, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister-in-law Brenda Specht, and brother-in-law Steve Hanson. Our thanks to his wonderful caregivers at Bethany Adult Family Home for their loving care and compassion. A family service will be held at a later date. To share memories, or leave messages for the family, please visit www.FuneralAlternatives.org