Rosalie Maurine Rosso King, a faculty member in the Art Department at Western Washington University, passed away on Aug. 29 at her home on Mercer Island.

She is survived by her husband, Dell King, an adjunct professor of industrial design at WWU, and their children, daughter Paige King and son Indle King Jr.

"It is with great sadness that we learned this week about the death of Rosalie King, a former chair and longtime faculty member in the Art Department," said Madge Gleeson, chair of WWU's Art Department. "Her energy and enthusiasm will be sorely missed. The university community has lost a dear friend and colleague."

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 10, on what would have been Rosalie and Dell's 50th anniversary. The service will take place at the Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, 3605 84th Ave. S.E. A celebration of her life and dedication to family, profession and community will be held immediately following at the Seattle Women's University Club, 1105 6th Ave. in Seattle.

Rosalie was born in Tacoma on May 22, 1938. She married Indle Gifford King on Sept. 10, 1960, at the Presbyterian "Little Church on the Prairie" in Tacoma, where she grew up. Hers was a marriage bond lasting for 50 years.

King was a strong, compassionate and loving wife and mother throughout.

Rosalie was a renaissance person, exhibiting extreme amounts of talent, lifestyle versatility and, most of all...