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DECEMBER 7. 2007 jUStjOUtjlS northwest .............. LYDIA H. COLLINS, MD Gynecology Donor Insemination II— Phone 503 274-9936 L 1040 N.W. 22nd, Suite 330, Portland, OR 97210 Friends have fond memories of Dan Callaway, whose life was cut short by a seemingly random tragedy. 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Let me earn your business! “He was a really playful soul,” Phillips added. “He Callaway and Shultz have been strong support had his own nicknames for everyone. He called me ers of Basic Rights Oregon. Shultz, who is a local Sidders. He’d say, ‘Hello, Sidders,’ and do a little designer, helps organize Strut, an annual fashion WESTOVER HEIGHTS wiggle. It's definitely hard not having him around.” event that raises money for the nonprofit gay rights CLINIC Callaway’s life came to an abrupt end Nov. 16 advocacy group. when he was shot dead in the North Portland home The couple were also conscious of their he shared with his partner of eight years, Jonny environmental footprint; according to Stager, they Shultz. Police suspect the 32-year-old was attacked chose a house close to the MAX line to cut down after interrupting a burglary. He is also survived by on driving. Callaway also frequently commuted to his father, Phillip; mother, Karyn; and brother, Jesse. work by bicycle. A native of Philomath, Callaway relocated to About 200 of Callaway’s friends gathered to Portland in 1997 and became a cancer clinical remember him during a candlelight vigil Nov. 20 at research associate for Legacy Good Samaritan Q Center. “He has a zillion friends. The place was Hospital. “He went for his dreams and actualized packed with people who really loved him,” said them and never hesitated to pursue something that Q Center’s executive director, Kendall Clawson. meant something to him,” said Phillips. “He was “People came up and shared stories. The majority definitely not a fearful man at all. He was really of the stories were about Dan’s humor and how bright, really positive.” funny he was. Everyone had a funny story.” Callaway was an avid outdtxtrsman who often Clawson said the event was important for the took off for weeklong hiking trips when he knew community to grieve and celebrate Callaway’s life the weather would be right. He also had a soft spot but also to reach out to Shultz and the family in his heart for his feline friends, Blue and Lola. He Callaway left behind. raised the two from kittens, bottle-feeding them after their mother abandoned them. 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