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On March 7, 2011, the Oregon Senate President and Co-Speakers of the House released a statement that Goldschmidt's Governor's portrait had been removed from the walls of the State Capitol building in Salem and put into storage, out of respect for his victim, Elizabeth Lynn Dunham, who died from cancer on January 16, 2011, at the age of 49. [58]
Born in Scituate, Massachusetts, [3] McCall was the grandson of copper-king Thomas Lawson and Massachusetts governor and congressman Samuel W. McCall.As a child, he divided his time between Thomas Lawson's Massachusetts estate named Dreamwold and his father's ranch near Prineville, Oregon named Westernwold.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said in a press release that Courtney died from complications related to cancer at his Salem home surrounded by family. He was treated for ureteral cancer in 2021.
Kulongoski was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1940 to Theodore Kulongoski (1905-1941), the son of Polish immigrants, and his wife Helen, née Newcomer (1915-1997). [3] He was one year old when his father died of cancer, and spent the rest of his childhood in a Catholic boys' home.
Courtney died of complications from cancer at his home in Salem, Gov. Tina Kotek said in a statement. Courtney served 38 years in the Legislature, including stints in the House and Senate.
Former Oregon Gov. Neil Goldschmidt, who as mayor of Portland was credited with starting the city on its path to becoming a magnet for the young, hip and liberal but whose reputation unraveled ...
Death Without Denial Grief Without Apology: A Guide for Facing Death and Loss by former Oregon Governor Barbara K. Roberts is a personal narrative of the author's experiences during her husband, Frank's battle with cancer, the final year of his life, and the subsequent years of grieving.
Former Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski “Senator Peter Courtney exemplified the true meaning of service in every aspect of his life, whether to his family, his friends, or in elected office.