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In Loving Memory
Clarence Leon Borden
Services were held on Thurs­
day for Clarence Leon Borden,
who died Feb. 11, 2011.
He was born Oct. 4 1937 to
Julius Borden and Susan Wyatt
(Borden) of Victoria, Texas where
he completed grade school and
high school. He attended Prairie
View A & M University for one
year prior to joining the United
States Air Force in 1956. He re­
mained in the Air Force until he
retired with over 20 years of ser­
vice in May 1976.
Clarence met and married
Dahlia Maggetti in 1968, while
stationed at Great Falls, Mont.
They were married for over 39
years.
He continued pursuing his edu­
cation while in the Air Force and
after retiring by attending the U.S.
Air Force Community College at
San Antonio, Texas; University
of Puget Sound, Tacoma; Port­
land Community College; Port­
land State University; Western
Oregon State University; and
Concordia University.
He earned bachelor’s degrees
in corrections and psychology.
Family Services Division when
frail health forced his retirement
in 2003.
He was a member of numer­
ous fraternal organizations, in­
cluding the Mosaic Lodge #1,
G rand Forks, N.D., A frican
Lodge No. 459, Grand Lodge of
Massachusetts, Enterprise Lodge
#12001; Willamette Consistory
#23; the Ancient Egyptian Arabis
Order Nobles Mystic Shrine; and
Mina Temple #68. He was an
active member of the American
Legion Post 30 in Gresham. His
business administration and health church affiliations were Fellow­
care administration. He retired for ship Missionary Baptist Church,
the second time after serving five Greater St. Stephens Missionary
years with the Oregon Adult and Baptist Church and Vancouver
Avenue First Baptist Church.
To know him was to love him.
He was a tall soft-spoken person
with kindness in his heart for
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everyone. He often said. I've made
some mistakes and God saw fit to
forgive me. I want to spend my
last days doing good for human­
ity. His favorite Bible passage was
Psalms 121.
He shared the sorrow and joy
of surviving his wife, mother,
father and sister. Now they are
together once again in a place
where every day is Sunday and
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He leaves to cherish his memo­
ries, daughters Monica Borden-
Ooley, Julie King, Silvana Dailey,
and Victoria Boham; a foster
daughter Victoria Boham; sons
Dalroy Connel, and Romeao
Connell, 10 grandchildren, 10
great grandchildren and a great-
great grandchild.
A rrangem ents entrusted to
Terry Family Funeral Home.
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_____________ February 23.2011
A celebration of life for Evelyn
Marie Crews will be held on Sat­
urday, Feb. 26 from 4 p.m. to 6
p.m. at Billy Webb Elks Lodge, 6
N Tillamook St. Everyone who
wants to celebrate Evelyn’s life is
invited to attend. A private inter­
ment will be held at Rose City
Cemetery.
She was born in Multnomah
County on June 14, 1947, and
died of cancer of unknown origin
on Jan. 27, 2011.
Evelyn was the youngest child
of the late Sadie Belle and Hosea
Crews who came to Oregon from
Alabama. Her older sister Ursula
and brother Charles preceded her
in death.
E velyn graduated from
Jefferson High School and earned
a bachelor’s degree from Port-
land State University. She was an
active participant in various vol­
unteer community organizations
| over four decades, including the
Black United Front. She was a
member of the Shining Start of
Unity #1379 and the Mahogany
Red Hatters.
Evelyn could be found at
marches, rallies and other cul­
tural events that focused on black
people and what was right, just
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and fair.
Evelyn worked a variety of
jobs. Notably, she directed two
YMCA afterschool programs;
counseled victims of domestic
violence and youth; originated the
Rider Advocate program, coordi­
nating a team that delivered cus­
tomer services on Tri-Met buses;
served as the first legislative as­
sistant to then Rep. Avel Gordly;
and in her later years, Evelyn
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worked as a school secretary at
several Portland Public Schools.
Many will remember Evelyn
for her involvement with Thara
Memory and others in the Jazmin
Community Marching Band. She
and Thara got the Portland Public
School Board to provide unused
musical instruments for students
in their all-volunteer program. The
Jazmin Marching Band introduced
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many students to music. After
being unfairly denied entry, the
band “crashed” one of the Port­
land Rose Festival parades to be­
come the first all black bands to
march and they were the hit of the
parade.
Evelyn is survived by cousins
Enda Robertson, Synetta Morris,
Terry Lynn and Felicia Robertson,
Shelly May Penix and Benny
Blanton; nieces Sheri and Traci
M cAlister-Crews and Angela
Golden; nephews Uhuru, Zawdie
and Karanja Crews; and a host of
their children.
Evelyn was assisted in her final
three months by cousins Synetta
Morris and childhood friends Avel
Gordly and Charlotte Rutherford
who thanks everyone who rared
for, assisted and prayed For
Evelyn’s peace and comfort.