In memoriam: Jack L. Taylor, Jr., 1933-2018 JACK L. TAYLOR, JR., associate professor emeritus of business administration, died December 22. He was 85 years old. Professor Taylor was born in Portland on October 16, 1933, to John L. Taylor and Margaret (Ferschweiler) Taylor. He was a graduate of All Saints School and Central Catholic High School, where he was a member of the 1952-53 state high school football championship team. He joined the Coast Guard in 1953 and served until 1957. In 1961 Professor Taylor earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Portland State, and in 1964 he received a master of business administration from the University of Portland. He began his teaching career at PSU in 1962, retiring as associate professor emeritus in 1994. He is survived by his wife of nearly 63 years, Maureen (Hurley) Taylor; a son, Michael Taylor, of The Woodlands, Texas; daughters Susan Lindquist, of Portland, and Eileen Gaeth (John), of Vancouver, Washington; eight grandchildren: Emily, Carolyn, and Amanda Taylor of The Woodlands; Alleh Lindquist, of Portland; Ashley Tocco, of San Diego; Inian Moon, of Portland; and Nick and Megan Gaeth, of Vancouver; sister, Mary Kathleen Taylor; brotherin-law, Thomas Hurley; and sister-in-law, Joan Taylor. He was preceded in death by Robert L. Taylor and daughter-inlaw, Julianne Taylor. A funeral Mass for Professor Taylor was celebrated on January 8. Remembrances may be sent to Central Catholic High School, 2401 SE Stark Street, Portland 97214. —Doug Swanson —Photograph from Portland State University archives Upcoming winter and spring term member events MARCH (Thursday, March 21) Annual spring potluck and presentation by Christine Meadows, director of PSU’s Opera Program. Opera students perform excerpts from the 2019 spring opera, Mozart’s La Finta Giardiniera (The Pretend Gardener). APRIL (Thursday, April 18) Annual ice cream social and presentation by Thomas B. Cox, chief governance officer at StrongBlock, who will speak on “BlockChain Changes How We Trust: What You Need to Know about Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies.” MAY (Monday, May 6) Annual President’s Luncheon for retired PSU faculty and staff hosted by Rahmat Shoureshi. 5 RAPS Awards Committee invites 2019 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 2019 Outstanding Portland State Retiree 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. RAPS also bestows Special Recognition awards to any person, often a current PSU employee, who has aided RAPS and also is engaged in community or university affairs. Please send nominations by US mail to RAPS, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland OR 97207-0751 or by email (you don’t have to use the form) to Ilana Tarasyuk, RAPS Office Manager, at rapsmail@pdx.edu. The deadline for receipt of nominations is Friday, March 29, 2019. Questions? Please contact Steve Brennan, chair of the Awards Committee, at the.steve.brennan@gmail.com or 503-646-6297.
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