The Other Side of War

April 14 1922 - November 25 2007 Ellis fondly known to many as Chief was proudly named after the man that taught him many of lifes lessons. He was a true outdoors man; an avid Sailor sailing both in the Bay and out of the Golden Gate enjoying the freedom and skills it took to successfully handle a sailing vessel. When given a choice between the sea and the mountains it was the love of the back-country that came first. Beginning as a child Ellis spent time hiking out of Kennedy Meadows in the Emigrant Wilderness of California. He continued this tradition through his life spending time each year in the back-country with friends neighbors children and later grandchildren sharing experiences life-lessons and entrenching a lifelong love of the wilderness that have changed the lives of so many. To Chief this was Gods Country. He spent his later years with his large family enjoying the stories of others and telling stories of his own. You could expect to find him in his yard from early in the morning after his large breakfast to the afternoon. The simple enjoyments in life were truly embraced by this amazing man.