In memoriam: Lyndon Russell Musolf, 1922-2017 5 LYNDON RUSSELL MUSOLF, an urban studies faculty member in the 1960s and longtime affordable housing advocate, died in Portland on December 7 at age 95. Dr. Musolf was born on September 4, 1922, in Yale, South Dakota, a small town about 100 miles northwest of Sioux Falls. He was the fifth of six children born to William and Emma Musolf. He lived in Yale throughout his childhood and graduated from high school there. After graduation, Dr. Musolf enlisted in the Army and became a glider pilot, and on June 6, 1944, he flew a glider in the Allied invasion of Normandy. After the war he returned home to obtain a degree from the University of South Dakota. He then moved to Los Angeles, where he received a Ph.D. in political science from UCLA. Dr. Musolf came to Portland in 1966 and served the University until the early 1970s, when he became executive director of the Housing Authority of Portland. He left the Housing Authority in 1980 and co-founded Innovative Housing, Inc., a nonprofit that provides housing to individuals and families. In 1998 Dr. Musolf’s advocacy for affordable housing was recognized with the naming of Innovative Housing’s flagship building for him. The Lyndon Musolf Manor is located at 216 NW Third Avenue, Portland. Dr. Musolf was also a cofounder of the Urban Affairs Association, from which he received a lifetime achievement award in 2013. Survivors include his wife, Barbara; his children, Chris, Sande, Michael, Stephen, and Kirstin; and his grandchildren, Lila, Ariel, Nate, and Sage. He was preceded in death by his oldest son, David, and his first wife, Oma. Remembrances may be sent to Innovative Housing, Inc., 219 NW Second Avenue, Portland 97209 or www.innovativehousinginc.com, to help support Dr. Musolf’s passion for affordable housing. An online guest book is available at www.oregonlive.com/obits. —Doug Swanson RAPS Awards Committee seeks nominations KNOW SOMEONE who is a RAPS stalwart and also has been active in community service or University affairs or professional activity? Of course you do. Why not nominate her or him for the 2018 Outstanding RAPS member award? There is a nomination form in the January RAPS Sheet or you can get one from the RAPS office, but you don’t need a form—nominations on ordinary paper or by email are fine. Current RAPS Board members, listed on the first page of this issue, are not eligible for awards. RAPS also bestows Special Recognition awards on any person, often a current PSU employee, who has aided RAPS and also is engaged in community or university affairs. Please send nominations by post or email to the Retirement Assocation of Portland State (RAPS), PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751 or to Awards chair Charlie White at chaswhite@comcast.net; or postal address 2004 SE 32nd Avenue, Portland OR 97214. Details or questions: contact Charlie White at his email address or 503232-3089.
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