John August Olson passed away Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, in the home where he lived his entire life. He was born Aug. 5, 1930, to Ignar and Jessie Olson. John graduated from Quinault High School in 1948 and attended Grays Harbor College with the desire to become a veterinarian. During his college years, he met and married the love of his life, Gertha Alexander, in December 1949. Starting a family, John began working for Esses Logging, then Vern Wilson Logging. In the early 1950s John became an employee of Grays Harbor County in the road department working there until his retirement in the 1980s after 30-plus years.
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