Paige Louise Claire died Jan.27, 2006, from complications following a tragic accident in her Clinton home. She was born in Seattle on May 18, 1951 to Frank and Geraldine (Delaney) Claire.

Paige was raised both on Queen Anne Hill, and Shorewood in the Highline School District, where she graduated from Evergreen High School in 1969. Immediately following high school, she was seen and heard on regional radio and TV commercials, many featuring her beautiful voice in jingles, as well.

Music has always played a special part in Paige’s life, most notably when MGM Records in Hollywood recognized her vocal talents and signed her to release an album in 1970, when she was just 19. In 1971, Seattle radio icon, Pat O’Day, brought Paige back to the Northwest to host a radio show on Seattle station KISW-FM.

Paige’s passions and creative talents reached far beyond her beautiful voice. She studied advertising and copywriting and worked for several top agencies in Los Angeles and then Chicago, where she lived for eight years in the 1980s, writing commercial copy, creating TV ad campaigns, and finally opening her own promotion agency. She created everything from a “long-stemmed cookie” gift line distributed through Neiman Marcus, then bought out by Famous Amos; to a catering division featuring gourmet specialties and event planning.

Most recently, back home in the Seattle area, Paige focused her creative passions into remodeling and restoring homes, both in Kirkland and Redmond, where she lived for the past 12 years, and on Whidbey Island, her residence since 2004.

Paige is survived by her two sisters, Penny Holland (husband Wally Hume), and Peggy Claire, both of Coupeville; two nephews, Jeffrey Holland (wife Kate Zylstra) of Milton, W.V., and Jeff Hume (wife Susan Stockfeld) of Coupeville; along with an aunt and cousin and numerous friends across the country. She is also survived by her loving partner of four years, Steve Brooks, along with her four beloved pups at her home in Clinton. Everyone who knew Paige, knew of her undying love for dogs.

Remembrances may be made to her favorite charity, “Broken Arrow,” whose tax-deductible foundation pays for veterinary expenses of pets whose people can’t afford their medical care: Broken Arrow, P.O. Box 1678, Coupeville, WA 98239.

Paige requested no formal funeral services be conducted. Cremation was held with private family inurnment. Arrangements were under the direction of Burley Funeral Chapel, Oak Harbor.