Patrick ‘Rick’ Magers

Patrick “Rick” Magers passed away at his summer camp on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, from pancreatic cancer. Rick was a devoted family man, a cherished friend and loving husband of 47 years.

Rick was born in Moscow on Dec. 31, 1955, and was raised by his parents, Homer and Hannah Magers, in Sanders, Idaho. He graduated from Plummer High School in 1975 and started working as a timber faller up the St. Joe Country. He married his high school sweetheart Jodie Hoffman on Aug. 21, 1976, and they enjoyed living in a camp trailer for three years on the job strip, in the woods, wherever that was. After they had children, he left the woods and started working at Washington State University so he could be with his family. He worked there for 35 years and retired with his wife and moved into an RV full time, enjoying the woods and rivers that they loved.

Rick was an avid outdoorsman, a passionate fisherman, especially steelhead and jet boat captain. He enjoyed elk hunting, gold mining and just being in the woods. Rick also loved playing cornhole, going to car races, being with family and friends, but mostly driving his wife wherever she wanted to go. Rick loved AC/DC music and was known to play his air guitar “stick” whenever the opportunity arose. He would sit around the camp fire and tell stories all night if anyone could stay up with him. He enjoyed an adventurous life, always doing something fun and being around the people he loved.

Rick lives on through his wife Joleen “Jodie” Magers; his son Jason Magers; his daughter Rachel Magers; his two grandchildren Brody Jones and Ella Magers-Herzog; and his family and friends.

His family will be hosting a celebration of life in Rick’s honor at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Holiday Inn and Quay Convention Center, 700 Port Drive, Clarkston. The family is asking those who plan on attending to bring a dessert, tell a joke or story, play your air guitar and do your best elk call. Cards may be mailed to the Magers family at 2904 25th St., Clarkston, WA 99403.