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April 02 2021 The Rev. Dr. Chuck Currie of Northeast Portland is a minister in the United Church of Christ. Portland has been home most of my life. Our family moved here when I was 10. At 18, I joined the Burnside Community Council board, kicking off a life in social services and ministry that has covered three decades and six Portland mayors. All these years, I ve been in a lover s quarrel with Portland, demanding more housing and attention to civil rights to make Portland a better home for all. At 52, like many Portlanders, I m dismayed where we are as a city and wondering if Portland, with all the Rose City has to offer, will become the new Eden, or are we on a path to becoming the new Gotham. You might be surprised to learn I m still hopeful about our future. ....
Memorial for Dr. T. Allen Bethel, longtime Portland pastor and civil rights leader, to be held Wednesday Updated Dec 30, 2020; Facebook Share The celebration of life and legacy for the reverend, who pastored Northeast Portland’s Maranatha Church for 26 years, will be streamed online beginning at 11:30 a.m. Anyone can view the service on the church’s Facebook and YouTube pages. Bethel was hailed by the Skanner News as “one of the most influential civil rights leaders in Portland history.” And Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, said he “was a strong and eloquent voice in Portland who brought grace and wisdom in his work for justice and a stronger community.” ....
On Wednesday the flag at Portland City Hall was flown at half-staff to honor Bethel. “Portland and Oregon are stronger, more resilient and more united because of Dr. Bethel’s lifelong work,” Mayor Wheeler said. “Dr. Bethel’s legacy and vision will carry on for generations because he was an influential leader that built bridges across differences, envisioned solutions to our city’s challenges, and invited and challenged all of us in enhancing and enforcing civil rights protections for all.” Here are other statements made by faith and state leaders about Rev. Bethel: The Rev. Dr. T. Allen Bethel was a prophetic voice who preached a message of fierce justice. He believed we had an obligation to free people from oppression. So Dr. Bethel championed police reform, an end to gun violence, and a better Portland for young people. He was a friend. Rev. Dr. Chuck Currie ....
The departed: Heroes, celebrities and rogues, from Oregon and beyond, who died in 2020 Updated Dec 28, 2020; Posted Dec 28, 2020 Among those we lost in 2020 (clockwise): Retired Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant, Sisters of the Road co-founder Genny Nelson, former Trail Blazers executive Harry Glickman and sexuality expert Shere Hite. Facebook Share 2020 has been a rough year, and we’ve lost far too many people along the way. Below The Oregonian/OregonLive offers up a list, far from exhaustive, of notable Oregonians and other Americans who died in the past 12 months, from the beloved to the notorious. (We also include a few dearly departed from foreign locales who made an impact in the United States). ....