Obituaries
Joseph “Mitch” Michaud
Classic Old-Timers
25 years of membership or longer by Billie Goodwin
Friday, July 5—You are invited to Dick and Jane Miller’s home for our annual potluck picnic. The parklike setting on Cooper Mountain is so beautiful and includes a chairlift! If you’ve never attended one of the picnics plan to come this year and bring a friend or two. Bring the food of your choice ranging from salads, main dishes or deserts to share with others. Bring your own plate, silverware and beverage. Plan to arrive at 2 p.m. so we can eat at 2:30 p.m. Bring a favorite yard game if you have one and plan to visit with new and old friends. Their home is at 17745 SW Cooper Mt. Lane, Beaverton. Coming from the east take Hwy 26 to Hwy 217. Stay on 217 until you see the Scholls Ferry exit, across from Washington Square. Take a right on Scholls Ferry and go west until you come to SW 175th. Turn right. Go about 3/4 mile to Cooper Mt. Lane on the left. This is on a curve and may be hard to see. Keep left on the one-lane road until you come to the long driveway. Dick has this last part marked with Miller signs and it is very easy to find. If you should find yourself unsure of where you need to go, call Billie on her cell phone, 509499-6963, or if she fails to answer, try Dick and Jane at 503-509-3598. New Offerings: Sunday, July 21—Stevenson, WA Day Outing Explore this pleasant little town on the Columbia. Watch kite boarders and wind surfers come and go from the shore. Walk from town to town along the north side of Rock Cove towards Skamania Lodge where historic and nature information is displayed. Enjoy lunch at Big River Grill. Meet at the sternwheeler dock at the foot of Russell St. at 10:30 a.m. To arrange carpooling, phone Anne Jacobs, 503-293-6304. Sunday, Aug. 25—Sunday Parkways Join Heather Rosenwinkel at Sunday Parkways. See the August Bulletin for more information. If you have any ideas of things for the group to do please share them with Billie Goodwin, Chair, Classic Old TImers.
Feb. 12, 1928—May 2, 2013 Mitch Michaud died Thursday, May 2, 2013, at home after a period of declining health. He was born in Eagle Lake, Maine and lived in various parts of the Unites States throughout his life. He is survived by his wife Denise C.; his three children, two grand children, and his brother, Alex Michaud of Oregon. Mitch was a lifelong mountaineer and a member of the Mazamas. In 1970, he became the first man in the world to climb the highest point in all 50 states within one year. He then enjoyed celebrity status and appeared on several TV news shows. Publications such as Sports Illustrated wrote of his accomplishments. Mitch then spent the rest of his career as a consultant in the sporting goods industry. He also taught mountain climbing at Clark University and continued to go on various mountaineering and outdoor adventures. His credo was “Each new day is a new Everest for each man; the object of his life should be to climb it with excitement, and with empathy, sympathy, concern and growing awareness for the world around him and all forms of life in it, including other men of all races, creeds, origins, and persuasions; so that in the end it can be said that along his trail he left not only achievement, but joy and reconciliation, and left the world and its beauty untrammeled.”
Bob Lothian
March 18, 1949–May 19, 2013 Long-time Mazama member, Bob Lothian, passed away Sunday, May 19, in Portland from cancer. Born in Eugene, Bob graduated from Rex Putnam High School. He received a bachelor’s degree from Reed College in 1982 and a master’s in journalism from Columbia University in 1992. In his early career Bob worked as a welder, mechanic and U.S. Forest Service firefighter and wilderness ranger. Transitioning into journalism, Bob free-lanced in the 1980s for the Oregonian, Portland Observer and Catholic Sentinel. He worked as reporter and photographer for the Bandon Western World, Ashland Daily Tidings and Ashland Democrat Herald. Later in his career, Bob spent 18 years with Multnomah County Aging and Disability Services as a case manager and hearings representative. As a Mazama member Bob summited 11 of the 16 major Northwest peaks, including Rainier, Olympus and Glacier Peak. He completed ICS in 2004-2005. Since 2010, Bob was an active member of the Conservation Committee. He monitored and reported to the committee on developments in the Silver Star and Cascade Crossing power line projects, as well as the proposed Coos Bay coal terminal. He was a strong voice in opposition to the development of a lift-assisted downhill mountain bike park slated for development at Timberline Lodge. Shortly before he passed away, Bob made a significant donation to support Mazamas’ conservation efforts. Bob also served as board member for the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Multnomah County. He is survived by brothers James D. Gilbert of Molalla, John W. and Thomas D. Lothian of Portland; and son, Aaron D. Smith of Spokane. A memorial service was held on May 28. Donations to the Mazamas or National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Multnomah County in Bob’s honor would be welcome.
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