Everett Bruce Ashworth passed away on September 3, 2002 in Seattle after a brief battle against cancer. Mr. Ashworth was born in Cambridge on July 15, 1952, to Everett and Margaret (Miller) Ashworth, the second of four children.

 The family moved to the Maple Avenue home in 1954. He graduated from Cambridge Central School in 1970, where he was a member of the football team and played trombone in the band. During his high school years, he became intrigued by the early home computers. Computers became an interest he was to follow throughout his career. He good naturedly accepted the role of "help desk" for family and friends.

Following high school, he entered the Colorado School of Mines, in Golden. Before graduating, he began full time employment with Storage Technology in the Denver area. He married in 1977, and started a family. The young family moved to Florida in 1981, where they followed the teachings of the Christian Science church and he continued with Storage. In Florida, he returned to college, receiving his B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Central Florida in 1983.

Mr. Ashworth began working for AT&T after college. He and his second wife, Jacalyn May, were married in November 1990. He accepted a computer technical product management position with Amdahl, moving to Pleasanton, California in 1991. While in Pleasanton, he and Jacalyn began raising Yellow Lab and Golden Retriever puppies for training as guide dogs, a continuing avocation. Later he moved into sales with Sun Microsystems, where his principal client became Washington Mutual Bank. In 2000, they moved to Snoqualmie, Washington where Mr. Ashworth continued employment with Sun, garnering recognition as one of the top performers.

Mr. Ashworth enjoyed travel and visiting with friends and family. He became an accomplished leader in the guide dog society and held various leadership positions in his local branch churches. He was partial to Volkswagen "Bugs" and drove a New Beetle. He is survived by his loving parents, his wife, and four children: Amianne of Phoenix, AZ, Trevor of Washington, DC, Hayley and Gavin both of Longwood, FL living with his first wife, Karen Ruberti. He is also survived by two sisters, Joan Dwyer of Ballston Spa and Beth Wenzel of Orlando, FL a brother, Jeff Ashworth of Quincy, MA, several nieces and nephews, and his faithful dogs, Waldo and Dustin. A Christian Science service commemorating his life was held September 5 in Snoqualmie. Memorial gifts may be made to Guide Dogs for the Blind, P.O. Box 151200, San Rafael, CA 94915.