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Harry DemorestHarry Demorest

Photo of Harry Demorest
School: JeffersonGraduation Year: 1959

Year Inducted: 2016

Sports Played: Baseball

Featured Member of the Month ~ July 2021

High School Honors: 3-year Letterman. PIL 1st Team (leading hitter, .448 average), voted Team MVP; State 1st Team, Senior; PIL and State Championships. Metro State All-Star Team.

Post High School Career: Oregon State University, 3-year Baseball Starter. Lost in Super Regionals to eventual National Champion, USC.
27 years with international public accounting firm, last 10 as managing partner; 15 years CEO Columbia Forest Products Manufacturing Company. Chairman, Portland Development Commission; Chairman of the Board, Oregon Museum of Science & Industry; Chairman, OSU Business Advisory Council. 1st Citizen of Portland (Portland Board of Realtors).

Commentary:

The foundation for my life was laid by the teachers and coaches I had at Ockley Green and Jefferson. For many years I have remarked to my friends that I could remember all my elementary and high school teachers (now at age 74, a bit of an exaggeration) but I don’t recall the names of any of my college teachers. The Jefferson High School teachers had the greatest impact on me. Coaches Neeley, Pesky and Pienovi not only taught me the fundamentals of sports, but life lessons that have impactded me to this day. I am a very lucky person who had people who cared.

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