Alan James Carr, 79 died July 30th, 2015. He was born July 23rd, 1936 in Bellingham, Washington to Elton and Dorothy Carr. Alan graduated from Bellingham High School and attended Technical College in Seattle. While living in Seattle he met Barbara Lightner. They were married on June 26th, 1959. After Technical School he was called up to serve in the naval reserves stationed in Oakland, California. After serving in the Navy, Alan moved back to Seattle where Alan and Barb had two sons Steve and Jerry. During that time he worked for the Army Corp of Engineers. A year later they moved their young family to Juneau Alaska where Alan accepted a Job with the Alaska State Highway Department, and also welcomed their daughter Alice into the family. Alan enjoyed traveling all over the state of Alaska designing bridges to remote villages. He couldn't believe he actually got a paycheck to work in the remote reaches of the state. In 1971 Alan and Barb decided to move their family back to Washington where they settled in La Conner and Alan started work at Texaco Refinery. Alan retired in 1995 as a senior designer. Alan and Barb started their second careers in the coffee business in Anacortes where they opened Carr-Go-Expresso. After several years of operating the business they decided sell and take flight to Yuma Arizona where they spent their winters with family and friends visiting often. Alan enjoyed volunteering with the local La Conner Sea Scout Troop for many years with fond memories of the kids that came and went. Alan loved the water and enjoyed spending time on the "Bess H", Alan and Barbs Sundowner tug. They loved it when the grand kids could join them in the islands. Alan is survived by his son Steven Carr and his wife Kelly, children Leah, Justin, Bethany, Jordan, Amma, Alexa; his son Jerry Carr and his wife Tracy, children Katelyn, Megan, and David; and his daughter Alice Dahl and her husband Chris, children Brandon and Taylor Summers; eleven great grandchildren, his sister Velora Apeland, his brother-in-law Glen Lightner and his wife Kari; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his Mother and Father (Dorothy and Elton Carr) and wife Barbara who he shared 55 glorious years of marriage with and are now re united again. In celebration of Alan's life there will be a BBQ for family and friends on Saturday, August 8th at 1:00 pm, hosted at Jerry and Tracy Carr's home. Come with a story to tell as there should be many. Jerry & Tracy's address: 8831 Snee Oosh Ln. La Conner, Washington 98257 In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer's foundation