Tom Douglas Arlt

Tom Douglas Arlt died Dec. 15 in Spokane, at Holy Family Hospital. He was born Nov. 18, 1947, to Lawrence (Mutt) and Viola (Burghard) Arlt.

Growing up between the bluffs on Crab Creek on a hay, cattle and wheat ranch, Tom loved the outdoors. He climbed the bluffs, played in the pastures, fished the creek and hunted deer.

Tom and Mary (Rowe) married Feb. 19, 1977, and shared 38 years together raising their family, working and living in Ritzville.

Tom graduated from Odessa High School in 1966 and in 1972 from Eastern Washington State College with a BA.

In 1974 he starting working as a letter car...