Jay Pearson Obituary, Death Death Cause – At Chilliwack General Hospital on September 6, 2022, Jay gently passed away.Jay was born in Chilliwack; he was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy when he was two years old. He became a quadriplegic after losing the ability to walk and, over time, most of his muscles. Despite this, he continued to follow his numerous hobbies and had a fulfilling life. Jay relentlessly pursued his numerous interests and activities, never once moaning about his limits or the suffering he was in.
As he got older, he learned to maneuver his wheelchair using a “sip and puff” mechanism that he operated with his lips. For fifty years, Jay’s parents, Dot and Harold Pearson, remained in the family home. Eventually, they were unable to care for him anymore. After that, he settled into Waverly Seniors Village, but he never missed his weekly escape to the condo he and Jill had purchased for that exact reason. He has been extremely content with the 24-hour attention he has received in his house thanks to a Fraser Health program that was put in place when his sister retired.
Jay was well-versed in all the latest technological gadgets that would allow him to command his computer and home with the sound of his voice, and he was also a devoted sports enthusiast, an exceptional writer, a fearsome scrabble player, and an unequaled music ear. He eventually taught himself to be a stock analyst and did a good job managing his sister’s and others’ funds. Jay Lloyd Pearson’s funeral will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 808 S. Magnolia Street in Ellensburg, on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at 10:00 a.m.
Following the funeral, burial with military honors will take place at the IOOF Cemetery. Join us at Steward & Williams Funeral Home on Friday, July 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and at the church one hour before services at 1:00 p.m. On July 4, 2019, at the age of 79, Mr. Pearson, a longtime resident of Ellensburg, passed away at his home. Marysvale, Piute County, Utah was the site of Jay Pearson’s birth on September 2, 1939, to parents Joseph Lorenzo and Syble Joyce Wilson. He was an avid outdoorsman as a child living in Circleville, Utah, the son of a federal trapper.
He accompanied his father on several trips to inspect the trap lines. As a child, Joe could rely on his hound dogs and horse to help him with his job, but Jay would sneak up on his dad and climb the mountain before he could reach the peak. Jay enlisted in the Navy for 20 years on September 3, 1956, the day after he turned 17 years old. Virginia Anderson of Richfield, Utah was his wife when he was 21 years old; however, she died of cancer six months after their wedding. He first crossed paths with Madeliene “Maggie” Bowen during his June 1964 shore duty as a teacher at Machinist Mate A School.
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