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Wednesday, Jan. 25 , 2012
CLEM ANS:
Solemn
celebration
for successful
career
Continued from Page 1
After an inspiring performance by the Chamber
Choir, formér Mayor of Qregon City Alice Norris, as
Mistress o f Ceremonies, introduced Joanne Truesdell,
CCÇ President.
Truesdell started her speech by saying how hon
ored the college was to host this célébration. There
were emotional pauses, yet her voice made it clear
what an im portant man he hacL been to her.
Truesdell told of a time when Clemans had asked
héf ,¥iDid l 'sèrve my moment well?”
“Chucks you have served your moment well,” she
replied to conclude-her speech.
N orris,- introduced speakers including Frank
McNamara, who worked w ith Clemans at Portland
Public Schools.
‘’He was concerned about all children, not just his
[students],” he said in his speech. McNamara remi
nisced about how he served tne district with integrity
and creativity.
' Norris mentioned Clemans was part of the first
graduaijng class of Portland State University in 1956
as she introduced the next speaker, Jack Hammond.
Hammond read a letter from Don Smithers, who
had been Clemans’ friend since 19,68. The letter told
a tale of % man that loved to race and boat. In itj
A bove: W ife o f late .Chuck Clemans, N ancy Hungerford, shares a fe w laughs w ith granddaughter Tabitha
Lam bert a t m em orial in R andall ball on fa n . f . C
Below: Family andfriends begin to f i l l the bleachers as the ceremony o f life begins. More than 10 0 people
attended the memorial.
S m ithers sta te d , "H é Was h o t d u ly faster b u t he was
O ther speakers included Smith-English, who made
it clëar that Clemans Was responsible for the comple
tion of Niemeyer Hall. When funds ran out and the
project Ittoked like it would not happen, Clemans; was
there to energize the project.
When Clemans agreed to help, you heard a sigh
of relief th a t could' be heard all the way to Canby,
according to Smith-English.
‘He [Clemans] was filled with integrity and humor
with a ^winkle in his eye;” said Smith-English.
Clemans’ wife, Nancy Hungerford, spoke next. She
said hé was à great family man and the love o f her life.
“Diagnosed with COPD last spring,” Hungerford
said, ’‘hè'côuld still beat me in badm inton and swing
me around th e d a n c é floor.”
The reception that followed was filled with friends
and family recounting their experiences with Clemans.
“It’s amazing how this tribute brought it all
together,” said Jim Perkins when ' describing how
much Clemans had done for the college an a com
munity. Perkins is a retired coach, teacher, counselor
and vice principal from O C high school. He worked
with Clemans for 30 years.
Don Tank, retired Assistant Superintendent of O C
school district, said Clemans was a great leader and
had a great sense of humor.
“He was amazement to everyone, and will always
keep "?us in awe and will never be forgotten,” said
Clemans’ son J)ean. He expressed his thanks from
himself and? family to CCC and aU thé volunteers
who helped ‘o rganized the service
“Love and strength are what it takes to be a grand
father like mine,” said Tabitha Lambert, Clemans*
granddaughter.
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Board seeks new member to fill opening
By Brian Baldwin
Editor-in-Chief
With die untimely passing of Clackamas
Community College Board of Education
member Chuck Clemans, the seat representing
Oregon City is now vacant. After declaring a
vacancy at die Jan. 11 board meeting the board
members can now begin interviewing candidates
to temporarily fill the Zone 4 seat. Whoever
is to be appointed by the board will remain as
that seat representative until the next election in
May 2013.
According to board member Ron Adams, •
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the applicant must be appointed from within
Zone 4, but the application process has not yet
been completed and candidates have yet to be
interviewed.
“No one has been interviewed, although we
will make certain that the applications come
from within boundaries based on the most
recent census,” stated Adams in an e-mail.
Adams is unaware of any specific written
qualifications that the board may have drafted
to filter candidates through. Jane Reid, the cur
rent board of education diair, was unavailable
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