C L A S S thirteen grandchildren. Our prayers and condolences to the family. Anna L. Blickle ’48 passed away on May 12, 2015. Her Catholic faith was a guiding force throughout her life. After graduating from the University with her nursing degree on May 30, 1948 (the day of the Vanport flood), she went to work at the old St. Vincent Hospital on NW Westover. When her husband Jim died on 1977, she returned to nursing and soon found her second calling as a grandmother, a role she cherished so much that she became known as “Grandma” to her family and friends. Survivors include her children, Susan, Chuck, Sally, and Tom; grandchildren, Stephanie Cassidy, Brian Cassidy, Jim Fenton, Emily Cassidy, and Joe Fenton. She also will be missed by the love of her children, Paul Cassidy, Ron Larsen and Brian Garcia. Our prayers and condolences to the family. Robert Beaudry ’49 passed away on June 20, 2014, while convalescing in Vancouver, Wash. He married Joan May Burdick in 1953, and moved to Tigard where they raised three boys. Bob enjoyed a long career in the insurance field as an agent and agency owner. He also had a lifelong love of the Oregon coast. Bob enjoyed a close group of friends that he vacationed and spent time with at Neskowin Beach. He is survived by his children, Kim, Brian, and Scott Beaudry; and six grandchildren. His wife, Joan, predeceased him. Our prayers and condolences to the family. Kenneth Mehlig ’50 passed away on June 4, 2015, at the age of 92. He was an honorable World War II veteran and cherished father. In lieu of flowers, donate to Habitat for Humanity or Medical Teams International. Our prayers and condolences to the family. Anna Craviotto, wife of Robert Craviotto ’50, died on November 19, 2014, of lung cancer. She was 81. She graduated from Hillsboro High School and attended St. Vincent’s School of Nursing. Survivors include her husband of 64 years; sons, Paul, John, Kevin and Bruce; siblings, Florence Colbert, Bobby Dean, Shirley Meter, and Betty Word; and five grandchildren. Our prayers and condolences to the family.
Ronald Leon Williams ’50 passed away on March 18, 2015. He spent 44 years as a violinist in the Oregon Symphony and was a popular strolling violinist at numerous venues. He taught music at Portland and Parkrose schools for 27 years and conducted the orchestra for 20 Parkrose High School musicals. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis; six children; 21 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Our prayers and condolences to the family. Jack Schutz ’50 passed away peacefully at home, after a heroic battle with cancer, on March 3, 2013. Soon after his graduation from The Bluff, he traveled to California, stopping in a little town called Woodside—the town he never left. Jack became the well-loved restaurateur of The Village Pub. He was a devoted, loving husband for 40 years to the late Norma Oswald. He was an amazing father to Carolyn Schutz, Janet Schutz, Julie Luttringer, and son-in-law Collin, and grandfather to Katie and Jack. He was a loving partner to Linda “Sam” O’Sullivan, and the family is grateful for the happiness and care she brought Jack in his final years. Our prayers and condolences to the family. Geraldine “Geri” Morin, wife of Lawrence Morin ’51 and mother of Terence Morin ’94, passed away on June 21, 2015. She inspired others by her positive attitude and fighting Irish spirit. Geri loved tea parties and all holidays, especially Christmas. For the past 35 years, she hosted the Carriage House Holiday Boutique in her home. Survivors include her loving husband, Larry; children, Nik, Michele Hastings, Tom, Mindi Marsh, Terry, and Monique Matson; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandson; and siblings, Sr. Barbara Jean Laughlin, Joyce Karaman, Michael Laughlin, and Ahriah Vocare. Geri requested a donation in her name to either the Providence Child Center for Medically Fragile Children or
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N O T E S Longtime Portland broadcaster Jim Howe ’60 passed away on February 6, 2015, after a short battle with cancer. After moving to Oregon as a teenager, Jim graduated from Tigard High School and from there, attended the University of Portland, where he met his beloved wife, Marilyn (Fay) Howe ’60. In 1962, he joined KEX in Portland as a street reporter and quickly worked his way up to news director. Jim remained at KEX for 39 years, covering everything from the birth of Packy the elephant to the Columbus Day Storm, the assassinations of President Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., and the Mount St. Helens eruption. In April 2001, the Oregon Associated Press Broadcasters awarded Jim a lifetime achievement award. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Marilyn; daughters, Cathy Martin, Patty Carrasco, Caroline Howe, Susie Trahan, and Sharon Krauel; six grandchildren; and brother, Bill Howe. Our prayers and condolence to the family. Boys Town. Our prayers and condolences to the family. Carl Markgraf ’51 passed away on May 31, 2015. In 1949, after serving in the U.S. Navy, he entered the University of Portland, receiving his B.A. cum laude in English literature. Carl and his wife-to-be, Mary Barbara Irene Fleming, were active in the University of Portland theater. They married in 1951 and spent their 40 years of married life together, devoted to each other and to their children until her death in 1991. From 1954 to 1957, he taught and directed English and drama at Wy’east High School in Hood River, and then taught from 1957 to 1963 at Marylhurst College. He then served as a professor and assistant dean of arts and letters at Portland State University until retiring in 1996. Survivors include seven children, Cecily Schoning, Elinor, Karl, Lise, Thomas, Paul, and Anna Gregory; 22 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Our prayers and condolences to the family.
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John K. Vitas ’51 died on April 11, 2015, an hour before his 89th birthday, at OHSU in Portland. His bed was surrounded by family as they sadly said their goodbyes. He left his memories with his wife, Pat Towle; children, Susan Vitas, Terry Towle, Nancy Towle, and Robert Towle; grandchildren, Valerie Vitas, Dustin Vermeulen, Katie Neuman, and Joseph, Benjamin, Daniel and Michael Towle; great-grandchildren, Lola Vitas and Julia, Reese, Hudson, Jackson and Cameron Towle, all of Portland; and extended family and friends. John founded Plasti-Fab in Tualatin in 1965, and grew the company to a global leader in engineered noncorrosive fiberglass equipment used in the water treatment and containment industries. Our prayers and condolences to the family.