Bryan Bach

Bryan Bach

February 20, 1941 – December 23, 2011

      Bryan Bach, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, avid fly-fisherman and traveler, died Friday after a valiant and hard-fought battle with cancer. He and the love of his life Dorothy moved to Bainbridge Island from Los Angeles in 2006.

      Bryan was born in Los Angeles in 1941 and grew up in the Beverlywood neighborhood there, attending Hamilton and later University High School. He met his beloved wife Dorothy in 1959 while still a teenager. As he often said, it was love at first sight, and they married in 1963.

      He graduated from California State University Los Angeles as an accounting major. Then he applied his sharp and strategic mind first as an accountant and later in financial management with many clients before pursuing his entrepreneurial vision in the fabric label business. Taking the seed his father began in 1938, Bryan took the business, later called Bach Label Co, to one of the largest of its kind on the West Coast with the loving partnership of his wife Dorothy until their retirement.

      In retirement, Bryan and Dorothy enjoyed many adventures around the world on planes, trains, and automobiles ultimately enjoying the beauty of Washington and Montana on some very special recent trips.

      Bryan was a generous member of Congregation Kol Shalom on Bainbridge Island. As an advocate for CKS, he and Dorothy contribute in many ways with special projects. He was especially dedicated to the gardens of the congregation with time, love, and energy.

      Bryan leaves behind his beloved wife of almost 49 years Dorothy Bach, daughters Barbara Bach Garrison (son-in-law Robert Garrison) and Julie Guefen (Eric Guefen), granddaughters Gabriela and Megan, and many other friends and relatives who will miss his sense of humor, generous spirit, and joy of life.

      Please sign the online Guest Book for the family at: www.cookfamilyfuneralhome.com.

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