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C L A S S Ever wonder who the first Columbia University/University of Portland Olympic athlete was? Wonder no more, it was Dan Kelly, Class of 1908. Many thanks to Karen Cumbers of Portland’s Multnomah Athletic Club for the loan of his photo. FIFTY YEAR CLUB Allan J. Lillis ’41 passed away on June 16, 2013. He served in World War II, arriving in Normandy two weeks after the D-Day invasion. He met his future bride, Marjorie, on his return to Portland; he then moved to Kansas City, Missouri where he attended a watch repair school until the summer of 1946. His love for Marjorie brought him back to Portland, and they were married on July 29, 1947, at Immaculate Heart Catholic Church. They had three daughters, JoAllan, Diane, and Carol. Survivors include his daughters; nine grandchildren; five great grandchildren; one great grandchild on the way; and numerous nieces and nephews to whom he was affectionately known as “Uncle Bud.” Our prayers and condolences to the family. Marguerite F. Rathgeber ’43 passed away on September 27, 2012. Born Marguerite Francis Venini, to Victor Venini and Mary (Cairns) Venini, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, she left this world surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Nurs-
ing Corps during World War II. Survivors include her children, Mary Ann Mitchael, James Rathgeber, Theresa Ellis, Patty Ryan, Robert Rathgeber, Thomas Rathgeber, Sally Scott, and Tim Hansen; 15 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Our prayers and condolences to the family. George “Bill” William Flynn ’43 passed away on March 29, 2013, at the age of 93. Bill served in the Navy during World War II, and upon returning he started his lifetime career at Pacific Northwest Bell, retiring in 1983 after 33 years of service. Bill married June Audrey Madson in 1952 and raised their three children, Karen, Laurie and Steve together until June’s death in 1983. Bill married Gloria Rieschel in 1986. He is survived by his wife Gloria; children, Laurie Ann Flynn and Stephen Charles Flynn; grandchildren, John William and Hanna Stupek and Ian Madson Moore; great-granddaughter, Sophia Rose Stupek; brother, H. Leo and Flynn; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Bill suggested donations be made to the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute in loving memory of his daughter, Karen Mary Flynn 1954-2011. Our prayers and condolences to the family. Col. Ruth Forsythe, USAF ’47 passed away on October 5, 2012, at Marysville Nursing Home in Beaverton, Ore. She and two friends enrolled to become real-life “Rosie the Riveters” at the Portland Shipyards, helping to build Liberty Ships for the war effort. She began
N O T E S her career as an operating room nurse in 1947; by 1950 she began work at the Veterans Administration Hospital receiving a commission as 1st Lieutenant in the Air Force Reserve Nurse Corp. By 1954 she was promoted to Captain and worked at the U.S.Air Force Dispensary as chief nurse. In 1958 she became the first Chief Nurse of the Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. She was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1972 and awarded her Senior Flight Nurse Wings; she logged more than 2,300 hours as a flight nurse, many of them on medical evacuation flights out of Southeast Asia, and participated in three POW homecoming missions at the end of the Vietnam War. Her final promotion was in November of 1975 when she received a commission as Colonel. Survivors include her sister Frances Koehnke, step children Lynn Forsythe and Nancy Unsinger, five grandchildren, and dozens of nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. Our prayers and condolences to the family. Carl Victor Sundborg ’47 passed away on February 7, 2013, in Concord, Calif., at 91 years of age, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. His family was with him. He was a first generation Swede in America, born in Seaside, Ore. He met his wife Mary Martin in 1944, while stationed at the U.S. Army Air Force Base at Pratt, Kansas. They were married May 15, 1944 and were together for 68 years. Survivors include Mary; his son Victor; his daughter Carol and son-in-law Michael Curtiss; and his much-loved and only grandchild, Justin. Our prayers and condolences to the family. Andrew A. Pienovi ’47 passed away on July 6, 2013. He was 90 years old. Andy went to Columbia Prep high school,
which was on the University of Portland campus, then later graduated from UP with a master’s in education. He later joined the Navy and served during WWII. He met Helen Henry in Bremerton, Wash., while they were both stationed
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there; they were married in 1946. He became a high school teacher and coached baseball for 18 years, winning the state championship in 1959 as head coach at Jefferson High. Andy became a professional baseball scout for the Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Toronto Blue Jays, earning two World Series rings. Survivors include Helen; sister, Reca Cereghino; children, Silvio, David, Andrea Baffaro and Brian; 11 grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren. Our prayers and condolences to the family. Vito Andrew “Andy” Ditomasso, Jr. ’47 passed away on April 23, 2013. He displayed business leadership in many ways; through ownership of his first garbage route at age 19, to owning a grocery store, and then back to the garbage business. Upon the sale of Canby Disposal he went into selling real estate full time as broker and owner of what became Century 21. Survivors include daughters, Diane Shannon, Nancy Koerner, Kathy Ditommaso Owen, and Susie VanDerZanden; seven grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. Our prayers and condolences. Mario Joseph Campagna ’49 passed away on July 3, 2013, in Medford, Ore., after a long battle with congestive heart failure. Following his service in World War II, he attended the University as a premed student and graduated magna cum laude. In 1952, he graduated with a medical degree from the University of Oregon in Portland (now OHSU). Mario practiced medicine and neurosurgery for over 40 years. Survivors include his four children and spouses, Paul (M.D.) and Denise Campagna, Marla Campagna, Robert and Kitty Campagna, and Patrick Campagna and Leily Esteghlalian;