Myles Wade

Myles Wade, age 33, was born on December 29, 1982 in Walnut Creek, California. He passed away unexpectedly on October 27, 2016 in Seattle, Washington.

Myles has always been a very happy person and that was most evident as a small child and young adult. He always had a smile on his face and was a joy to be around. My pet name for him throughout the years was Smiler because he was so quick to smile. He was an only child and so he learned early how to entertain himself. At an early age, his favorite movie was the Pink Panther and he would just sail into laughter so infectious. He even seemed to get the adult humor.

Myles had challenges but overcame them. He was dyslexic and he worked hard to take that handicap and turn it into a positive. He was bright and very smart in both brain power and wisdom. He had a great thirst to learn, not always though the normal course of reading but through experiences. He loved to travel and do new things. We would make our vacations into adventures. We went from Amusement Parks, Williamsburg, Smithsonian and monuments in DC, Gettysburg, Mount Vernon, Valley Forge, Philadelphia and when most kids would have wanted to visit some hot spot he wanted to go to Alaska. Two of his most favorite vacations were ones he took with grandparents. We took a cruise to Bermuda where his step grandma, Marie Geib, was along and he enjoyed it so much that he became the star of the boat as he participated in a nightly show with two magicians. He was their straight man. His other memorial trip was one he went on a road trip with grandma and grandpa Hood to Disneyworld along with his cousins. He came back with lots of fun memories.

When Myles was 9 or 10, he discovered the computer and a great desire to learn everything he could about it. He went to two NASA space camps because he had a love of the technology of the space program. He was always creating things either with Legos or on drawing paper. He could have done anything. His passion coalesced while in college and he determined that he liked Computer Science and especially Data bases and the management of them. He also was fascinated by the network piece so he got a duel major at Radford University in Virginia of Network and Database Administration.

That led him to his next adventure as to how he would apply his learning. It was fortunate that he was able to get a job with Advance Auto right into a DBA team which led to a position as a SQL DBA. He was well suited for the role as it was challenging and he was the primary for the SQL servers. He learned a lot, he did like to be the expert and in charge of his niche in the world. When he decided to make the switch from Advance, I know that the decision was tough because of the people he was leaving behind. He found fertile ground at Hanger that certainly tested the bounds of his knowledge and pushed him to new heights. I think he learned a lot in the last couple of years.

Myles was independent by nature and, I guess good or bad, we taught him that by example. He was loving, fun, and could always be relied upon to do the right thing. He was a young man with bondless love for knowledge and absorbed everything around him. If he told you something you can bet that it was true, period. He loved God, family, and the many friends he collected in his life journey. I know that he would be happy and humbled by the outpouring of support and concern for his family.

Myles was preceded in death by his father, Keith Wade, and by his paternal grandparents, June and Robert Wade. His step grandmother, Marie Geib, has also passed.
He is survived by his parents, Robin Geib, and step dad, Tim Geib; maternal grandparents, Jo and Tom Hood; and his 6 uncles, 1 aunt and 9 cousins.

A celebration of his life is currently being planned and will be shared soon. For those desiring, contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Spring Forest. phone is 281-353-0833 or www.tbcsf.net