Seattle Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The (WA) - February 10, 2008
Deceased Name: Janet Richens Wiesner
Janet Richens WIESNER
Jan Wiesner, a leader in community service and an active political supporter, passed away on January 24, 2008 in Portland, Oregon. Janet Richens was born August 31, 1919 in Salt Lake City, Utah but moved to Portland, Oregon where she graduated from Grant High School. She went on to Oregon State University, joined Chi Omega Sorority, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1941. It was there she met her late husband, Wayne Wiesner.
Jan and Wayne were proud of their 67 years of marriage, their two sons, Don and Richard, one daughter, and four grandchildren. All their children, Jan's surviving sister, Elaine, and now some of the grandchildren have attended Oregon State University. Jan's family can boast of 5 generations of university women.
Jan was an accomplished businesswoman who spent the early 1970s as Research Librarian for Albert Sindlinger & Co. which provided economic and consumer confidence data. From 1977-80 Jan was Manager of the Burien Chamber of Commerce. In 1980 she helped establish the new Tukwila Sea-Tac Chamber of Commerce and served as its Executive Director during her tenure from 1980-1985. She went on trade missions to Japan and New Zealand. In 1985 Janet became one of founding directors of the National Bank of Tukwila.
Jan lived in the Kent and Normandy Park, Washington areas for over 30 years. She was a golfing member of Meridian Valley Country Club where she accomplished a hole-in-one and served as a volunteer at the LPGA Safeco Classic for 19 years. She had a lifelong passion for playing bridge, but always found time to encourage young children. She was a supporter of the Seattle Art Museum and Seattle Symphony. During her lifetime, she served on many boards and volunteered for diverse organizations such as the Henry Gallery as a docent, the Sister cities Tukwila/IKAWA as a Business Rep, the Soroptomists, the, Puget Sound International Trade Committee, Seattle Women's Business League and The Women's Business Exchange.
Her passion for learning was shared with husband, Wayne and together they read and collected information on every subject from science to art, and finance to American history. There was never a subject mentioned that Jan couldn't discuss and enlighten her audience.
Jan was a generous, vibrant, intelligent, and charismatic woman whose loss will be deeply felt by all who knew and loved her.
Contributions can be made to a scholarship fund being established at Oregon State University in Jan's name. The scholarship will be for undergraduate women studying science at OSU. Mail to Oregon State University Foundation, The Janet Richens Wiesner Scholarship for Undergraduate Women in Science, 850 SW 35th St., Corvalis, OR 97333 or can be given through their website at https://osufoundation.org/giving/online_gift.shtm l.
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Deceased Name: Janet Richens Wiesner
Janet Richens WIESNER
Jan Wiesner, a leader in community service and an active political supporter, passed away on January 24, 2008 in Portland, Oregon. Janet Richens was born August 31, 1919 in Salt Lake City, Utah but moved to Portland, Oregon where she graduated from Grant High School. She went on to Oregon State University, joined Chi Omega Sorority, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1941. It was there she met her late husband, Wayne Wiesner.
Jan and Wayne were proud of their 67 years of marriage, their two sons, Don and Richard, one daughter, and four grandchildren. All their children, Jan's surviving sister, Elaine, and now some of the grandchildren have attended Oregon State University. Jan's family can boast of 5 generations of university women.
Jan was an accomplished businesswoman who spent the early 1970s as Research Librarian for Albert Sindlinger & Co. which provided economic and consumer confidence data. From 1977-80 Jan was Manager of the Burien Chamber of Commerce. In 1980 she helped establish the new Tukwila Sea-Tac Chamber of Commerce and served as its Executive Director during her tenure from 1980-1985. She went on trade missions to Japan and New Zealand. In 1985 Janet became one of founding directors of the National Bank of Tukwila.
Jan lived in the Kent and Normandy Park, Washington areas for over 30 years. She was a golfing member of Meridian Valley Country Club where she accomplished a hole-in-one and served as a volunteer at the LPGA Safeco Classic for 19 years. She had a lifelong passion for playing bridge, but always found time to encourage young children. She was a supporter of the Seattle Art Museum and Seattle Symphony. During her lifetime, she served on many boards and volunteered for diverse organizations such as the Henry Gallery as a docent, the Sister cities Tukwila/IKAWA as a Business Rep, the Soroptomists, the, Puget Sound International Trade Committee, Seattle Women's Business League and The Women's Business Exchange.
Her passion for learning was shared with husband, Wayne and together they read and collected information on every subject from science to art, and finance to American history. There was never a subject mentioned that Jan couldn't discuss and enlighten her audience.
Jan was a generous, vibrant, intelligent, and charismatic woman whose loss will be deeply felt by all who knew and loved her.
Contributions can be made to a scholarship fund being established at Oregon State University in Jan's name. The scholarship will be for undergraduate women studying science at OSU. Mail to Oregon State University Foundation, The Janet Richens Wiesner Scholarship for Undergraduate Women in Science, 850 SW 35th St., Corvalis, OR 97333 or can be given through their website at https://osufoundation.org/giving/online_gift.shtm l.
Copyright 2008, The Seattle Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, All Rights Reserved
Seattle Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The (WA) - February 10, 2008
Deceased Name: Janet Richens Wiesner
Janet Richens WIESNER
Jan Wiesner, a leader in community service and an active political supporter, passed away on January 24, 2008 in Portland, Oregon. Janet Richens was born August 31, 1919 in Salt Lake City, Utah but moved to Portland, Oregon where she graduated from Grant High School. She went on to Oregon State University, joined Chi Omega Sorority, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1941. It was there she met her late husband, Wayne Wiesner.
Jan and Wayne were proud of their 67 years of marriage, their two sons, Don and Richard, one daughter, and four grandchildren. All their children, Jan's surviving sister, Elaine, and now some of the grandchildren have attended Oregon State University. Jan's family can boast of 5 generations of university women.
Jan was an accomplished businesswoman who spent the early 1970s as Research Librarian for Albert Sindlinger & Co. which provided economic and consumer confidence data. From 1977-80 Jan was Manager of the Burien Chamber of Commerce. In 1980 she helped establish the new Tukwila Sea-Tac Chamber of Commerce and served as its Executive Director during her tenure from 1980-1985. She went on trade missions to Japan and New Zealand. In 1985 Janet became one of founding directors of the National Bank of Tukwila.
Jan lived in the Kent and Normandy Park, Washington areas for over 30 years. She was a golfing member of Meridian Valley Country Club where she accomplished a hole-in-one and served as a volunteer at the LPGA Safeco Classic for 19 years. She had a lifelong passion for playing bridge, but always found time to encourage young children. She was a supporter of the Seattle Art Museum and Seattle Symphony. During her lifetime, she served on many boards and volunteered for diverse organizations such as the Henry Gallery as a docent, the Sister cities Tukwila/IKAWA as a Business Rep, the Soroptomists, the, Puget Sound International Trade Committee, Seattle Women's Business League and The Women's Business Exchange.
Her passion for learning was shared with husband, Wayne and together they read and collected information on every subject from science to art, and finance to American history. There was never a subject mentioned that Jan couldn't discuss and enlighten her audience.
Jan was a generous, vibrant, intelligent, and charismatic woman whose loss will be deeply felt by all who knew and loved her.
Contributions can be made to a scholarship fund being established at Oregon State University in Jan's name. The scholarship will be for undergraduate women studying science at OSU. Mail to Oregon State University Foundation, The Janet Richens Wiesner Scholarship for Undergraduate Women in Science, 850 SW 35th St., Corvalis, OR 97333 or can be given through their website at https://osufoundation.org/giving/online_gift.shtm l.
Copyright 2008, The Seattle Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, All Rights Reserved
Deceased Name: Janet Richens Wiesner
Janet Richens WIESNER
Jan Wiesner, a leader in community service and an active political supporter, passed away on January 24, 2008 in Portland, Oregon. Janet Richens was born August 31, 1919 in Salt Lake City, Utah but moved to Portland, Oregon where she graduated from Grant High School. She went on to Oregon State University, joined Chi Omega Sorority, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1941. It was there she met her late husband, Wayne Wiesner.
Jan and Wayne were proud of their 67 years of marriage, their two sons, Don and Richard, one daughter, and four grandchildren. All their children, Jan's surviving sister, Elaine, and now some of the grandchildren have attended Oregon State University. Jan's family can boast of 5 generations of university women.
Jan was an accomplished businesswoman who spent the early 1970s as Research Librarian for Albert Sindlinger & Co. which provided economic and consumer confidence data. From 1977-80 Jan was Manager of the Burien Chamber of Commerce. In 1980 she helped establish the new Tukwila Sea-Tac Chamber of Commerce and served as its Executive Director during her tenure from 1980-1985. She went on trade missions to Japan and New Zealand. In 1985 Janet became one of founding directors of the National Bank of Tukwila.
Jan lived in the Kent and Normandy Park, Washington areas for over 30 years. She was a golfing member of Meridian Valley Country Club where she accomplished a hole-in-one and served as a volunteer at the LPGA Safeco Classic for 19 years. She had a lifelong passion for playing bridge, but always found time to encourage young children. She was a supporter of the Seattle Art Museum and Seattle Symphony. During her lifetime, she served on many boards and volunteered for diverse organizations such as the Henry Gallery as a docent, the Sister cities Tukwila/IKAWA as a Business Rep, the Soroptomists, the, Puget Sound International Trade Committee, Seattle Women's Business League and The Women's Business Exchange.
Her passion for learning was shared with husband, Wayne and together they read and collected information on every subject from science to art, and finance to American history. There was never a subject mentioned that Jan couldn't discuss and enlighten her audience.
Jan was a generous, vibrant, intelligent, and charismatic woman whose loss will be deeply felt by all who knew and loved her.
Contributions can be made to a scholarship fund being established at Oregon State University in Jan's name. The scholarship will be for undergraduate women studying science at OSU. Mail to Oregon State University Foundation, The Janet Richens Wiesner Scholarship for Undergraduate Women in Science, 850 SW 35th St., Corvalis, OR 97333 or can be given through their website at https://osufoundation.org/giving/online_gift.shtm l.
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