| School: Madison | Graduation Year: 1968 |
Year Inducted: 2020
Sports Played: Football, Track and Field
High School Honors: 1 Letter each in Football and Track. 1st Team All-PIL halfback, 3rd Team All-State as a Senior. 100-yd PIL Champion (9.8) and State (9.9). 2nd in PIL and State in the 220-yd as a Senior. (transferred from Dallas, Ore., for Senior year)
Post High School Career: Willamette University, BA degree in Political Science; 4 year Track & Field letterman; tied 100-yd school record at 9.7. 1 year football letterman. JD degree Lewis & Clark College of Law in 1975. Served with a Federal Judge and brief time in private practice before serving as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Oregon from 1984 to 2016 retirement. Was an active volunteer in Portland schools (PTA, Fund Raising, coaching softball), on William Temple House Board of Directors, and served in the vestry of St. Peter and Paul Episcopal Church. Lives in Salem.
Commentary:
With no 1967-68 athletic budget in my senior year, the PIL depended on private fund raising, Without those generous private donors I would not have had the chances that led me here! I really feel for the 2020 athletic careers of seniors cut short by Corona virus and no way to make it up. Having experienced help from others, years later I was volunteering at Madison while my four children attended. I am grateful for Coach Keck’s football scheme and particularly track Coach Button’s confidence in me as both were instrumental in my athletic success. Also, athletics gave me a sense of purpose when my Father died during my senior year.