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In Memoriam Alan Hoogs Jan. 9, 1933- April 11, 2016 Senior preferred member Alan Hoogs died April 11. He was 83. Alan was a lifelong Oregonian and a proud Grant High and University of Oregon alumni, majoring in architecture. He was always creating innovative solutions with design, ranging from private homes to beach homes to his nationally recognized mausoleums. Alan was preceded in death by his brothers Jim and Jerry, sister Barbara, and his son Sam. He is survived by his wife of nearly 40 years, daughters Stacy O’Connell and Julie Starkey, daughter and son-in-law Cathy Sue and Roger Anunsen, and son-in-law Kip Ward and Katrica Ward as well as grandchildren Zachary Landry (Kayla), John O’Connell, Ash Anunsen (Shannon), Tory Ward, Alex Ward, Patrick Ward and great grandchild Sean Landry. Alan loved his wife Lee, his family, everything about the game of tennis, the Golden Age of Hollywood, his 1967 Jaguar, the challenges of cutting-edge architecture and the memories of his grandfather, Samuel Cobb, including mowing the lawn at his family’s historic Mt. Tabor home. His roots ran deep in the Grant/Hollywood district, where he was reared and where he and Lee shared many wonderful years. Alan captured the hearts of many in his dearly loved neighborhood. Long-time architecture partner, Avi Pradhan, shared that Alan especially loved his early beach home designs and was proud of his many West Hills private homes, and his work on the World Forestry Center. Alan was widely recognized for his innovative mausoleum designs and saw his designs become an important part of the Woodlawn Cemetery in New York City, the Resurrection Garden near Yale University, Banque de neige (Bank of Snow) in Montréal and approximately 1,000 more locations. His enthusiasm for tennis started in high school. He was an excellent tennis player, winning a masters title at MAC where he was a fixture on the men’s teams for many years. His interest in movies began at the Hollywood Theater and was ignited in 1953 when a 20-year-old Alan met Marilyn Monroe at the Portland Airport when she, Robert Mitchum and Rory Calhoun changed planes on the way to the filming of River of No Return. Alan was a friend to animals especially Sugar, his friend and companion of 20 years to whom he gave an extra nine or more lives through his dedicated care. Alan would not have been surprised to learn that his Sugar gently passed away on April 12, 2016.
Willard Daniel Rowland
Ronald Weir Peterson
April 15, 1914- March 29, 2016 Honorary life member Willard D. Rowland, M.D., a pioneer in Oregon plastic and reconstructive surgery, died March 29, 2016, at home in Lake Oswego, two weeks short of his 102nd birthday. Dr. Rowland was born April 15, 1914, in Greenville, Ill., the son of Frank Taylor and Maybelle Anna (Grigg) Rowland. He attended Greenville College and then Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., where after completing his undergraduate studies, he attended medical school. He was a fellow at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and then served in the burns and reconstructive surgery division of the U.S. Naval hospital in Bethesda, Md., during World War II. After the war, he helped open the plastic surgery unit at the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, developing new emphases in children’s reconstruction. In the late 1940s, he moved to Portland to establish one of the first plastic surgery practices in the Pacific Northwest, where his work focused increasingly on children with congenital deformities, burns and other traumas. He was associated with Good Samaritan, St. Vincent, Emanuel and Providence hospitals, and he taught at Oregon Health Sciences University. In the mid-1960s, he opened a second practice at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif., although he continued to see patients in Portland and only retired in 1989 at the age of 75. In the late 1990s, he returned full time to Oregon, establishing residence at the Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst Retirement Community in Lake Oswego, where he lived until his passing. Will, as he was widely known, had been an Eagle Scout at age 15, and was an outstanding student and eager reader. He was quietly erudite, engaging and gregarious, and he always told a good story. He was married three times, first to Mary Saugrain Pettus, with whom he had five children, and later to Barbara Wagstaff and Elynda Knauft. Dr. Rowland was an avid fisherman, skier and traveler.. He also was a member of the University Club, MAC and Waverley Country Club, and the Seven Lakes and Springs Country Clubs in Palm Springs. He was predeceased by his parents; brother, James K. Rowland; and wives, Mary and Elynda. He is survived by his children, Willard Wick D. Rowland Jr. (Susan Tannenbaum), Boulder, Colo., Martha S. Rowland (Neil Marquis), Neskowin, Charles P. P. Rowland (Cathy), Lake Oswego, Anthony T. Rowland (Dolores), Ft. Collins, Colo., and Thomas H. Rowland (Pat Harada), Wilmette, Ill.; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
March 2, 1927-Feb. 14, 2016 Senior Family member Ronald Peterson slipped away quietly in the middle of the night from complications after a heart attack on Feb. 14. He was 88. Ron was born March 2, 1927, to Janet and Carl Peterson. He graduated from Ainsworth grade school and Lincoln High School. He attended the University of Oregon for his freshman year, and then enlisted in the U.S. Army in February of 1945. He served in Kodiak, Alaska, and was honorably discharged in December of 1946 with the rank of sergeant. He returned to the University of Oregon in January of 1947, and graduated in June of 1949 with a degree in accounting. He was a member of the Chi Psi Fraternity. Ron became a CPA in 1951, and worked for Ernst & Ernst (now Ernst and Young.) He then became property manager for familyowned apartment buildings. He acquired other buildings, including the Portland Towers and the Ione Plaza. He and his wife, Patricia, started Peterson Properties, a Portland-based management company. More recently, they formed Security Investment. Ron was president of downtown Rotary and also district governor of Rotary International, district 5100. Ron was a member of the Episcopal Church and served as treasurer of St. Bartholomew’s Church for eight years, for Trinity Cathedral for seven years and also for St. Helens Hall. He was very supportive of the church’s programs. He has a fund there to help those in need. Ron supported many charities: Red Cross, Oregon Food Bank, USO, Union Gospel Mission, Oregon Zoo, Albertina Kerr, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Oregon Humane Society and Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. He was extremely proud of his relationship with Providence St. Vincent Medical Foundation, where he served and was a supporter since 1969. He was one of the founders of the foundation and became a foundation trustee in 1985, and was honored as a lifetime trustee. He also served on the finance committee of the foundation board, and offered advice on investment opportunities. Ron contributed to virtually every fundraising campaign through the years. In 2006, Ron and Patricia created the Peterson Fund in the St. Vincent’s Foundation to assist older adults who are in need. A seventh floor medicine unit is dedicated to them. In 1972, Ron was a member of the U.S. Assay Commission. At the University of Oregon, Ron is in the Hall of Fame as a Continued on page 23 june 2016
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