Obituary

Victor Hara

Victor “Vic” Hara, of Bellevue, passed away on March 24, 2012 at the age of 78. Born in Seattle to Mollie (Fisse) and Albert Hara, longtime proprietors of a fruit and vegetable stand at the Pike Place Market, Vic spent many years of his youth working at the market. Vic was a member of the U.S. Coast Guard after the Korean War and was stationed out of San Francisco on the ship Escanaba. While attending the University of Washington, where he was a member of the AEPi fraternity, he met his wife of 55 years, Adrienne Breslow. Vic worked as an accountant in the finance department at Boeing for 33 years and was a founding member of Temple De Hirsch Sinai, active in the Brotherhood and taught Hebrew on Sundays. At the age of 62 Vic took an early retirement, spending his time enjoying his passions: Golf, traveling, and time with his family, and was always ready to indulge in the next Sephardic delicacy. Vic is survived by his wife Adrienne, daughters Mindy (Sandy) Salzberg and Lori (Ed) Horowitz, grandchildren Gavrielle, Geyliah and Galit Hara-Salzberg, Arieh and Mishala Horowitz, his sister, Suzanne (Harris) Falkin, and his brother, Irv (Pam) Hara. Burial services were held on Monday, March 26 at Hills of Eternity Cemetery in Seattle. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to City of Hope.