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Obituary
Michael Lynn Emmons
June 13, 1941 — November 27, 2015
Michael Lynn Emmons
passed away from a heart
conditionthatunfortunately
shadowed him in recent
years. He was on a sunny
afternoon walk around
Lake Cascade in Orinda,
California, with lifelong
love and best friend, Gail
Emmons.
Forthosewhonevermet
Mike,hecanbesummedup
intwowords:Humilityand
generosity.Aprinceinplain
clothes,hisviewoftheworld
filledmanyofuswiththejoy
hefelteverywakingminute.
Withaninsatiablethirstfor
knowledge,fewcouldmatch
his command for recalling
historical events as if read-
ingfromabook.Fewerstill
couldmatchawillingnessto
listen...nomatterhowtrivial
theagenda.Inhiseyes,you
weretheonlypersoninthe
room.
Mike’sdrivetogiveback
andcontributebenefitedsev-
eralboards.Hemadealast-
ingimpactthroughkeypolicy
decisionsandstrategicdirec-
tionforBlackButteRanch,
MentorCorporation,andthe
Deschutes Land Trust. He
was a strong supporter of
WagnerRanchNatureArea,
Friends of Orinda Library,
EFOOrindaSchools,Orinda
Baseball, Lamorinda Water
Polo, The Orinda Garden
ClubandThePresidioSchool
inSanFrancisco.
T h o u g h h e w o u l d
never let on, Mike was an
All-American for Albany
High Football, and 1960
NCAA Champion at The
University of Washington;
graduatingwithB.A.andlaw
degrees.
On June 14,1963, Mike
marriedtheloveofhislifefor
over52years,GailWilliams
ofCorvallis.
After earning a masters
in tax law from NYU, he
joinedArthurAndersen out
ofPortlandin1967.Afterhis
makingpartnerin1975,the
family lived overseas twice
during his 34-year career.
Hong Kong became home
1974-1978,whereMikewas
president of the American
Chamber of Commerce. He
joinedtheTokyooffice1990-
1993.Livingoverseashada
lastingimpactondaughters
Lisa and April, fostering a
sharedpassionforadventure
travel.
Through retirement in
July 2001, Mike worked
in the San Francisco Bay
Area.Heformedanin-house
worldwide tax organization
for Andersen Consulting.
His team helped construct
a strategic plan to reorga-
nize what emerged as the
world’s leading consulting
firm:Accenture. Mike was
amongkeyexecutivestoring
thebellonWallStreetJuly
2001 whenAccenture, LLP
listedontheNewYorkStock
Exchange.
Retirement followed,
enjoying extensive travel
with Gail and family. Mike
and Gail visited over 75
countries and all seven
continents.
Days in Orinda or their
secondhomeinSisterswere
filledwithfamilytime,fly-
fishing,photography,flying
hisCirrusplane,hikingand
golf.Mikefiredahole-in-one
atBlackButteRanchAugust
1,2013!
Asupportiveandendlessly
proud husband, Mike cap-
tured memorable moments
p h o t o g r a p h i n g G a i l ’s
Ikebana floral exhibitions
anddemonstrations.Known
asBaBatohisgrandchildren,
henevermissedanopportu-
nitytoattendanddocument
theirmanybirthdays,perfor-
mances, musicals, concerts,
andsportingevents.
Mike was born June 13,
1941, in Salem to C.S. and
MildredEmmons.
Heissurvivedbybrother
Terence (and Victoria)
Emmons and sister Karen
Emmons.
Brothers David and Pat,
Jr.aredeceased.
Mike is also survived
by his loving wife, Gail
WilliamsEmmons;daughters
LisaEmmonsHallahanand
AprilEmmonsAsai;sons-in-
lawJackHallahanandHiroki
Asai;andsixgrandchildren:
Patrick Hallahan, Helena
Hallahan,GriffithHallahan,
Niko Asai, Kai Asai, and
MasaAsai.
Donations can be made
totheDeschutesLandTrust:
d e s c h u t e s l a n d t r u s t . o rg /
michaelemmons.
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