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September 7,2011
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A Mentor to Generations
Coach remembered for life of helping kids
H ealth
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A mentor and coach for
f n r gen­
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erations of Portland youth is be­
ing remembered after his death
at the age of 83.
Phillip S. Walden had a pas­
sion for coaching basketball, foot­
ball and track. He helped youth
reach their academic potential
through the magnetism of sports.
He started the Albina Roadrun-
ner Track club and Albina Sports
basketball program to help youth
achieve their goals in school and
sports.
11 not for the care, patience,
love and financial support of Phil
Walden, the cap and gown of
thousands of graduations could
have easily been the striped jum p
suits of prison or worse, said Phil Walden
Jonathan Richardson, one of Mr.
W alden’s former kids.
high school and advanced those
Walden worked with youth as . skills as an active participant in
a teacher and coach in the Port­ adult life. He was also a pay­
land Public Schools; was super­ master.
intendent of education at the Or­
He attended the University of
eg o n S tate P riso n , w as a Portland on the G.I. Bill, and
veteran’s education specialist at graduated with a degree in edu­
Mt. Hood Community College cation.
and was a substitute teacher in
He was recognized by many
Multnomah County.
groups in the Portland area for
He was born in Portland on his mentoring to area kids, in­
Dec. 28, 1927 to Robert Eliza­ cluding work with the Bridge
beth Summers and Walter St. Builder Youth Program, Port­
Clair Walden.
land Trailblazers, Jefferson High
He attended St. P atrick ’s School, Model Cities Program,
Grade School and Lincoln High Albina Ministerial Alliance, Port­
School.
land Federal Executive Board -
He served in the Army during Black Employment, Kaiser Hos­
World War II in occupied Ko­ pital M aster Athlete, World Arts
rea. He learned boxing, fencing, Foundation, State Farm Insur­
basketball, band, and football in ance N eighborhood A w ard,
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Bethel AME Church, and Port­
land Interscholastic League Hall
of Fame.
His wife Carol always joined
him to support at-risk youth.
When the couple realized that
inner-city youth could not par­
ticipate in sports clubs without
sponsorships, transportation and
shoes - and that the neighbor­
hood could not support these
financial demands - they would
pay for the expenses out of their
own pockets.
The city of Portland twice
named days in his honor. He will
be missed, but he was com ­
forted to know that work to uplift
the community will be carried on
by others.
Survivors include his spouse
Carol Walden; two sons, Phillip
and Patrick Walden; two daugh­
ters, Jean Tarver, Tamara Jones
and Phyllice Johnson; numer­
ous grandchildren, great grand­
children, Godchildren, family and
friends.
A memorial service has been
scheduled for Saturday, Sept.
10,2011 at 12 p.m. at Mt. Olivet
B a p tist C h u rc h , 8501 N.
Chautauqua Blvd. A re-pass re­
ception will follow at Self En­
hancement, Inc., 3920 N. Kerby
Ave.
A Phil Walden Scholarship Fund
is being established in his memory
in care of Albina Community
Bank. On-line donations can be
made by visiting the internet site
coachwaldenfund.com.
Back to School Traffic Safety Patrols
C lassifieds
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A ugust C alendar
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The beginning of the school
year arrived Tuesday and the
P o rtland P olice have m ade
school safety their mission.
For the next two weeks of­
ficers from the Traffic D ivi­
sion, the T ransit Police D ivi­
sion, and Youth Services D ivi­
sion will w ork to provide a safe
environm ent for children to
travel to and from school and
support a positive atm osphere
for learning.
Officers will place special em ­
phasis on traffic laws in school
zones, bus zones, and crosswalks
and enforce parking laws in and
around school zones.
Added patrols will go out dur­
ing the morning and afternoon
commute times from 7 a.m. to
9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 3:30
p.m.; and during the high school
lunch periods from 11 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.
M otorists are asked to re­
member the 20 mph speed limit
in schools zones from 7 a.m. to 5
p.m.
“Speed kills, so please drive
safe, slow, and within the legal
limits,’’ a police bureau spokes­
person said.