Floyd M. Suiter

Floyd M. Suiter passed away peacefully on April 30, 2026. Floyd was born in Portland, Oregon on November 20, 1955. He is survived by his father, Lloyd; his brother Lloyd Jr (Carol); his sisters Donna Dodge (Rick); Debbie Johnson (Dale); Betty Cook; Linda Brehm (Reinhard); nephews Grant Dodge; Brian Condon; Cory Johnson; Nachson Yosef Revach; Jason Brehm; and nieces Angy Chiraramonte; Summer Dodge; Jenny Cettina; Amanda Raines; Brianna Sheckard and Heidi Brehm. He is also survived by 19 grandnieces and nephews and 7 great-grandnieces and nephews with another on the way. To his siblings he was known as “Butch,” a nickname his parents gave him.

His beloved mother, Georgia Masengale Suiter, predeceased him in death.

Floyd grew up as a typical kid in Portland. The family lived across the street from the grade school and he loved to skateboard behind the school. Floyd and his friend Marty used to play Batman and Robin. Floyd had a banana bike as a kid and was often seen racing around on his 10-speed as he got older. He had a penchant for running and won numerous meets in high school. His high school track team went to the U of O where he met the legendary runner, Steve Prefontaine, who he idolized.

When he graduated in 1974 from John Marshall High School he received an academic scholarship to the University of Oregon. He tried out for the U of O track team and made the cut.

He attended U of O one year and then went to work in the parts department at Joe Fisher Ford. This may have been his introduction to computer work as he was responsible for keeping track of inventory. In the early days of computers, the late 70’s, Floyd showed he had a natural aptitude for computers and was in the vanguard before computers really became popular. His brother believes he got a job at a computer repair store during this time period and there he further honed his skills. He and his friend Jeff used to ride motorcycles and attended music festivals together. They went to the Mount Hood Jazz festival numerous times and would rent an RV so they could stay for the entire festival. That love of music continued throughout his life as Floyd attended the New Orleans Jazz Festival on multiple occasions as well as Mardi Gras. He rarely missed the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland and was planning to attend again this July.

January 2, 1997 he started a job working for KING County in Seattle as a LAN Administrator and Information System Analyst I. In 2004 he became a Senior LAN Administrator for the County and retired in 2021.

After he moved to Seattle, he frequented blues clubs in the area. He was a regular at the Barrel in Burien, the Corner Inn in West Seattle and the Alki Tavern on Alki Beach, one of Seattle’s iconic live music dive bars. His friend Janet threw him a rockin’ 50th birthday celebration at the Alki and the Tim Turner Band donated their time for the celebration. This was one of the highlights of his life. Floyd also enjoyed camping, and vacationing in Baja and Maui. To celebrate his 70th birthday last November he went on a trip to Belize

Floyd knew how to have a good time. He was a gentle soul, naturally quiet who made an effort to be more social despite being a loner at heart. One of the most endearing aspects of Floyd was his love for dogs. He lovingly cared for Bruiser, Major, Elsa, Barrow and Apollo. I am sure his mother and all those dogs welcomed him with open arms (and paws) into Paradise.

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