Bryce Ainslie Obituary
Obituary published on Legacy.com by Threadgill's Memorial Services, LLC on Jul. 30, 2025.
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Bryce Montplaisir Ainslie of West Linn, Oregon was born December 30,1996 in Oregon City. Bryce passed away on July 26, 2025 in a car accident at age 28. Bryce grew up as the second of four siblings and was thoughtful, caring, loving, smart and had a wicked dry sense of humor.
His passing has left a void in the hearts of his family, friends and everyone whose lives were touched by him. Bryce is survived by his loving parents Doug and Rhande Ainslie, sister Cameron Schwab (Spencer), brother Mitchyl (Cas) and brother Gaige (Ashlyn); Grandmas Carolyn Montplaisir and Norma Ainslie, Great Grandma Lorraine Fagerberg; many aunts, uncles and cousins who loved him dearly; and Alex Smith.
Bryce graduated from Central Catholic in 2014 and went on to study building, design and construction. Bryce was given a lathe from his woodworking buddy, Dr. Bruce and that inspired him to find his passion. He loved creating beautiful handmade candle sticks, lamp bases and bowls. He also took master woodworking classes to build intricate wooden boxes, cutting boards and nightstands.
Bryce had an undeniable thirst for knowledge. He often volunteered for Habitat for Humanity to lend his hand and to learn skills from others in his craft. He had dreams of one day learning how to build an A-Frame cabin deep in the woods where he could reach up and touch the stars. Bryce loved astronomy and would journey on vacations to many solar eclipses and beautiful viewing sites to enjoy nature's gifts. Bryce and his dad loved the week they spent hiking in Southern Utah National Parks with the beautiful scenery and better star visibility.
Bryce is the guy who always showed up when help was needed. He had a generous spirit and skills to know how to do or fix anything, a gift he inherited from his Papa Dick and his dad Doug. He gave his time generously and was able to share his talents and gifts for any project, anytime. One time he drove 7 hours to help his sister and brother-in-law over a long weekend to put in new flooring in their home; a project he had never done before and led with great success.
Outside of building projects and creating, Bryce was a lover of board and video games. He was always on the winning side or neck in neck with his brothers Mitchyl and Gaige and brother-in-law Spencer. He was constantly seeking out new games to master and win much to the annoyance of everyone else. Another hobby that Bryce was on his way to mastering was fermenting fruit wines and ciders.
Bryce began his career working in hotel maintenance and property management in Laramie, Wyoming, later moving to Davenport, Iowa as a City Code Enforcement Officer. Bryce thrived on enforcing the rules, knowing the rules and making sure the rules were followed. He was that guy…who went back every day until people did the right thing.
Bryce found his way home to West Linn combining his love of all thing's construction into his work as an Interim Senior Building Permit Technician for Washington County. He had a group of coworkers he enjoyed bantering with daily and who understood his sarcasm.
Bryce chose his words wisely and often was the observer in a group until he was able to place the perfect zinger. He loved his family dearly and was always reliable. We have no doubt Bryce would have achieved his dreams and continued to share his talents and gifts with others. Each one of us felt touched and lucky to have Bryce in our life and he will be forever missed.
A Celebration of Life to honor Bryce will be held at his family home on Friday August 1st led by Fr. Richard Thompson, who Bryce enjoyed dearly.
You can honor Bryce by living as he lived; simply lending a hand to those in need or breaking out your tool belt to help anyway you can. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations to The National Park Foundation to help connect people to places of incredible beauty.
The entire Ainslie Family wishes to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers and kind gestures. We are comforted by the outpouring of love our community has provided us.
Remembrances to The National Park Foundation: www.give.nationalparks.org