Kafoury, Gretchen Miller 72 June 23, 1942 Mar. 13, 2015 Gretchen Miller Kafoury was born June 23,1942 in Walla Walla, Washington, graduated in music from Whitman College in 1963 and received a Masters in Public Administration from Portland State University in 2008. Before moving to Portland she lived for two years in Iran as a Peace Corps volunteer. Gretchen served for 20 years in elective office as a State Representative, Multnomah County Commissioner, and Portland City Commissioner before retiring in 1998. In subsequent years she taught at the Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University and served on the board of the Housing Authority of Portland, the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and founded the American-Iranian Friendship Committee. Gretchen was more than a leader and a public servant. She was a rabble-rouser, a mother, a grandmother, a teacher, an organizer, and a friend to the poor.
Just two weeks before her death, Gretchen marched to City Hall to once again advocate for affordable housing, never wavering from the compass that guided her life's work. Gretchen leaves behind sister Deborah Bonds (Chris), brothers Webb Miller and Bill Brattain, daughters Deborah (Nik Blosser) and Katharine (Steve Miller), and beloved grandchildren, her "raisons d'etre" Alexander, Jacob and Anna Blosser. Services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, April 4 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1126 SW Park Avenue, Portland. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Street Roots, Human Solutions or Transition Projects. A full obituary is available at www.riverviewcemeteryfuneralhome.com.
Just two weeks before her death, Gretchen marched to City Hall to once again advocate for affordable housing, never wavering from the compass that guided her life's work. Gretchen leaves behind sister Deborah Bonds (Chris), brothers Webb Miller and Bill Brattain, daughters Deborah (Nik Blosser) and Katharine (Steve Miller), and beloved grandchildren, her "raisons d'etre" Alexander, Jacob and Anna Blosser. Services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, April 4 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1126 SW Park Avenue, Portland. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Street Roots, Human Solutions or Transition Projects. A full obituary is available at www.riverviewcemeteryfuneralhome.com.
Kafoury, Gretchen Miller 72 June 23, 1942 Mar. 13, 2015 Gretchen Miller Kafoury was born June 23,1942 in Walla Walla, Washington, graduated in music from Whitman College in 1963 and received a Masters in Public Administration from Portland State University in 2008. Before moving to Portland she lived for two years in Iran as a Peace Corps volunteer. Gretchen served for 20 years in elective office as a State Representative, Multnomah County Commissioner, and Portland City Commissioner before retiring in 1998. In subsequent years she taught at the Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University and served on the board of the Housing Authority of Portland, the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and founded the American-Iranian Friendship Committee. Gretchen was more than a leader and a public servant. She was a rabble-rouser, a mother, a grandmother, a teacher, an organizer, and a friend to the poor.
Just two weeks before her death, Gretchen marched to City Hall to once again advocate for affordable housing, never wavering from the compass that guided her life's work. Gretchen leaves behind sister Deborah Bonds (Chris), brothers Webb Miller and Bill Brattain, daughters Deborah (Nik Blosser) and Katharine (Steve Miller), and beloved grandchildren, her "raisons d'etre" Alexander, Jacob and Anna Blosser. Services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, April 4 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1126 SW Park Avenue, Portland. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Street Roots, Human Solutions or Transition Projects. A full obituary is available at www.riverviewcemeteryfuneralhome.com.
Just two weeks before her death, Gretchen marched to City Hall to once again advocate for affordable housing, never wavering from the compass that guided her life's work. Gretchen leaves behind sister Deborah Bonds (Chris), brothers Webb Miller and Bill Brattain, daughters Deborah (Nik Blosser) and Katharine (Steve Miller), and beloved grandchildren, her "raisons d'etre" Alexander, Jacob and Anna Blosser. Services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, April 4 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1126 SW Park Avenue, Portland. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Street Roots, Human Solutions or Transition Projects. A full obituary is available at www.riverviewcemeteryfuneralhome.com.
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