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Transitioning to Retirement
In Loving
Memory
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Larry Gene Williams
Larry Gene Williams passed
away on March 12, 2012 at the
age of 56. He was bom Aug. 10,
1955.
Services will be held Friday,
March 23 at 11 a.m. at Albina
C h ristia n C e n te r, 2 1 4 9 N.
Willamette Blvd.
In Remembrance
Earnest L. Sanders
Lt. Col. E rnest L. Sanders, U.S.
A ir Force retired, PhD ., passed away
on M arch 4 ,2 0 1 2 in N orw ay.
S ervices w ill be held on T h u rs
d a y , M arch 22, at 10:45 a.m . at T rue
V ine M issionary B aptist C hurch,
4735 N. C om m ercial Ave.
Burial will be at W illam ette C em
etery. A rrangem ents under the d i
rection o f
Z eller C hapel o f the Roses.
2011. P u lliam s’ leadership in the
bond effort w ill continue to m ove
the college forw ard w hen signifi
cant construction and renovation
at the four m ain cam puses begins
this year, college officials said.
The first m em ber o f his fam ily to
attend college, Pulliam s has been
p assio n ate ab o u t c re atin g high
quality educational opportunities
fo r students w ho w ould not o th er
w ise have the chance to earn a
college degree - he has often said
his vision is to guarantee ev ery
one the opportunity to earn a d e
gree at PC C regardless o f o n e ’s
ability to pay.
U nder his leadership, annual
contributions to the PC C F o u n d a
tion increased significantly, and
sch o la rsh ip a w ard s to stu d en ts
tripled.
Pulliam s also w as instrum ental
in steering a partnership betw een
PC C and the C ity o f Portland to
create the Future C onnect S ch o l
arships Program , and he ch am p i
oned efforts w ith P ortland Public
Schools to redesign Jefferson H igh
School to becom e the Jefferson
M iddle College. Both initiatives took
a critical step tow ard realizing his
vision - for som e o f the re g io n ’s
m ost needy students.
“Being president o f Portland C om
munity College has been the best jo b
I have ever had,” said Pulliams. “I am
passionate about the role PCC plays
in helping students achieve their
U pon retirem ent, Pulliam s plans
to pursue a consulting practice h elp
ing o th er college boards in their
ex ecu tiv e searches, as well as travel
and enjoy tim e w ith his grandson.
He intends to m aintain his c o n n ec
tions to the P ortland area.
Prior to com ing to PC C , Pulliam s
served as v ice-ch an cello r for C om -
Being president o f Portland Community
College has been the best job I have ever had. I
am passionate about the role PCC plays in
helping students achieve their dreams, and how
the college supports economic development and
enhances the quality o f life in our region.
-Preston Pulliams
dream s, and how the college sup
ports econom ic developm ent and
enhances the quality o f life in our
region. It’s been an honor to lead this
am azing institution.”
T he PC C B oard o f D irectors has
announced that a national search
for a new president w ill begin this
spring, and that the effort w ill in
volve the B oard, faculty, staff, stu
dents, and m em bers o f the broader
com m unity.
m unity C olleges for the State U n i
versity o f N ew Y ork, w here he co o r
dinated and directed activities o f
the 30 com m unity colleges in the
SU N Y system . H e served as p resi
dent o f O range C ounty C om m unity
C ollege in M iddletow n, N. Y., from
1997 to 2003. From 1993 to 1997 he
w as president o f the H ighland Lakes
C am pus o f the O akland C om m unity
C ollege D istrict in B loom field Hills,
M ich.
Blanchet House
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The new location will be sig
nificantly larger than the size of
the current facility, and will in
clude a unique indoor queuing
area for those waiting for a hot
meal. Consistent with the cur
rent Blanchet House, the sec
ond and third floors will offer
beds to those men who qualify
for the transitional housing com
ponent; the fourth floor is re
served for those who have suc
cessfully completed the six month
program, finding full-time em
ployment elsewhere.
The mission will continue to
operate as a safe haven for those
seeking shelter and will not tol
erate the use of alcohol or drugs
on or off the property. The con
struction process is expected to
be completed in September.
The Blanchet House began
its service to the Portland com-
munity in 1952 when a group of
University of Portland students
began to devise a plan to help the
needy. They started by serving a
simple meal consisting of beans,
bread, butter and coffee.
Today Blanchet serves 700-
900 meals a day, six days a
week, totaling nearly 300,000
free meals per year. Blanchet
also currently provides housing
to 27 men, who must remain
clean and sober to live and serve
at the Blanchet House. These
men are assigned specific du
ties and daily shifts preparing
m eals in the kitchen that they
serve to guests, follow ed by
clean-up and m aintenance of
the dining room.
R e sid e n ts
team
w ith
Blanchet’s 5,000 annual volun
te e rs
to
c o n tin u e
the
organization’s simple mission,
“To feed, clothe and offer shel
ter to those in need.”
Happy Birthday
Aunti Betty
From Marion, Tony
and Chubby, with love
always.
We would like to invite you to our
Good Friday
Pastors
Jerry & Annie
Gutierrez
Passover Service
Join us for this very special night of celebration!
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