Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Mountlake Terrace woman valued education, relationships
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — Manohar “Manu” Lata Sood spent her life seeking beauty, whether through her painting or in her garden or by helping the children of the community.
Sood died Thursday following a two-decade-long battle with cancer. She was 73. A memorial service is scheduled for noon at the Nile Golf and Country Club on Sunday at 6601 244th St. SW, Mountlake Terrace.
She is survived by her husband, Vic Sood, who is a former Mountlake Terrace city councilman, a current planning commissioner and also a founder of Community Transit
She is also survived by their son, Nalin Sood of Lynnwood, a teacher and varsity basketball coach at Mountlake Terrace High School; their daughter, Meera Sood, and son-in-law Ken MacLeod and their children Kiren and Kaya MacLeod of Columbia, Mo.; her sister, Shanti Mehta; and brother, Naval Bawa, both of London; plus numerous nieces and nephews.
Manu Sood served as a member of the Mountlake Terrace Arts Commission, was active in the Mountlake Terrace Garden Club and volunteered with the Edmonds School District as a substitute paraeducator with the Native American education program.
“She was always serving others,” Nalin Sood said. “I think that’s why her children are in education. She encouraged me to help others. Once a buddy of mine came to live with us. His home life was crummy. She helped a neighbor kid get his driver’s license and fostered an immigrant family.”
It wasn’t until her mid-life that Manu Sood discovered a passion for painting, gardening, needlepoint and knitting.
“Where she knitted the most was in the second row of the stands at boy’s basketball games,” said Nalin Sood.
She lived her life as a daily example of how to treat others and what to value, said Bonnie Mercer, president of the Mountlake Terrace Garden Club.
“She never complained, always had a smile and was genuinely interested in people,” said Judy Ryan, chairwoman of the Mountlake Terrace Arts Commission.
“She really helped everyone put life into perspective,” said Nalin Sood.
Sood, the third youngest of the nine children, was born in Mbale, Uganda, where she lived until moving to London at the age of 18. She and Virendra “Vic” Sood were married in 1962. Following time in London and Montreal, Quebec, the family settled in Mountlake Terrace. She became a U.S. citizen in 1974 and earned a degree from Western Washington University in 1978.
The family has requested that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Mountlake Terrace Endowment Scholarship Association in her name to support a scholarship targeted for arts students. Donations can be sent to Mountlake Terrace High School in care of Andi Nofziger-Meadows, 21801 44th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043.
Sood died Thursday following a two-decade-long battle with cancer. She was 73. A memorial service is scheduled for noon at the Nile Golf and Country Club on Sunday at 6601 244th St. SW, Mountlake Terrace.
She is survived by her husband, Vic Sood, who is a former Mountlake Terrace city councilman, a current planning commissioner and also a founder of Community Transit
She is also survived by their son, Nalin Sood of Lynnwood, a teacher and varsity basketball coach at Mountlake Terrace High School; their daughter, Meera Sood, and son-in-law Ken MacLeod and their children Kiren and Kaya MacLeod of Columbia, Mo.; her sister, Shanti Mehta; and brother, Naval Bawa, both of London; plus numerous nieces and nephews.
Manu Sood served as a member of the Mountlake Terrace Arts Commission, was active in the Mountlake Terrace Garden Club and volunteered with the Edmonds School District as a substitute paraeducator with the Native American education program.
“She was always serving others,” Nalin Sood said. “I think that’s why her children are in education. She encouraged me to help others. Once a buddy of mine came to live with us. His home life was crummy. She helped a neighbor kid get his driver’s license and fostered an immigrant family.”
It wasn’t until her mid-life that Manu Sood discovered a passion for painting, gardening, needlepoint and knitting.
“Where she knitted the most was in the second row of the stands at boy’s basketball games,” said Nalin Sood.
She lived her life as a daily example of how to treat others and what to value, said Bonnie Mercer, president of the Mountlake Terrace Garden Club.
“She never complained, always had a smile and was genuinely interested in people,” said Judy Ryan, chairwoman of the Mountlake Terrace Arts Commission.
“She really helped everyone put life into perspective,” said Nalin Sood.
Sood, the third youngest of the nine children, was born in Mbale, Uganda, where she lived until moving to London at the age of 18. She and Virendra “Vic” Sood were married in 1962. Following time in London and Montreal, Quebec, the family settled in Mountlake Terrace. She became a U.S. citizen in 1974 and earned a degree from Western Washington University in 1978.
The family has requested that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Mountlake Terrace Endowment Scholarship Association in her name to support a scholarship targeted for arts students. Donations can be sent to Mountlake Terrace High School in care of Andi Nofziger-Meadows, 21801 44th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043.
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