Roger Frederick Reep (Wissy), 72, passed away peacefully on March 16th at his home on Camano Island. Roger was born on July 8th, 1939 in Mount Vernon, Washington to Ted and Ruby Reep. He attended Mount Vernon High School where he excelled as a champion pole vaulter and was a member of the MVHS basketball team. He graduated with the class of 1957. He then entered Pacific Lutheran University where he continued to pole vault and was a yell king for the Lutes before graduating in 1961. Following college, he enlisted in the United States Navy where he spent four years - two years as a lieutenant (j.g). While stationed in San Diego, he met his wife Lea Rae Sauve and they were later married on October 10, 1964. Roger and Lea Rae were married for almost 40 years before her passing in 2003. He began working as a sales representative for Kimberly Clark, and in 1968 he started his career as a stockbroker with Dean Witter. In 1977 he helped open Foster and Marshall, the first stock brokerage firm in the Skagit Valley. He enjoyed his career as a stock broker until his retirement as a Senior Vice President with Smith Barney in 2005. Roger served on the Mount Vernon School Board and the Board of Directors of the Skagit Valley YMCA. He was a member of the Mount Vernon Rotary Club, Salem Lutheran Church, the Skagit Golf and Country Club and the St. Titleist Men's Group. He was an avid golfer and meticulous with a lawn mower. Roger loved nothing more than being with family and friends. He was quick with a joke and loved to laugh. His laughter and smile will be missed by family and friends. Over the past three years, Roger enjoyed spending time with his partner and best friend Emily Olson down in Palm Desert and on Camano Island. Roger is preceded in death by his parents Ted and Ruby Reep, his wife Lea Rae and his daughter Kari. He is survived by his daughter Kristin and her husband Peter Scroggs and grandchildren Sam and Molly (Aberdeen); son Kyle and his wife Kelly and grandchildren Ryann and Max (Camano Island); brother Ray Reep (Mount Vernon); brothers-in-law Tom Crowther (Everett) and Ed Sauve (Palos Verdes, CA) and sister-in-law Renee Hadley (Newport Beach, CA) and 11 nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank Dr. Jafari and the wonderful staff at Skagit Valley Hospital's Regional Cancer Care Center, Hospice of the Northwest and Dr. Carl Berliner for their compassionate care. A celebration of life will be held Friday, March 23rd at Skagit Golf and Country Club at 4:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent to the Cancer Care Fund of the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation - P.O. Box 1376, Mount Vernon, 98273 or Hospice of the Northwest - P.O. Box 1376, Mount Vernon, 98273