Pase8___________ ______________________ ®l?t ^íortíani» ©bserücr__________________ August 21.2013 CeCefrrate - TeCucate—Demonstrate! Remembrances for Lee Perlman c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 3 my friend, dedicated community journalist and Eliot neighborhood stalwart Lee Perlman, is gone.” It seemed as if Perlman had wit nessed all of the city's action first hand Over the past 40 years, attend ing and writing stories about more public meetings than it seems pos- Saturday, South Waterfront Park, Portland 10 a.m. - Gather at Terry Schrunk Plaza 11 a.m. - Step off time for March thru Downtown 12 p.m. - Pre-rally Festivities at Waterfront Park 1 p.m. - Rally, Speakers and Live Music at Waterfront Park. Lee Perlman was deeply committed to the city’s neighborhoods. sible to attend, the N/NE coalition reported, “We will miss his decades- long perspective, his off-hand jokes and his presence in our lives.” Anne Dufay, executive director at the Southeast Uplift Neighbor- hood Coalition, added, “In losing Lee, we lost one of the most compre- hensive storehouses of neighbor hood history we have.” Tom Gauntt, a spokesperson at Pacific Power said Perlman “truly had ink in his veins. “Knew him first with the Down- town Community Association in the late 70s. Then Pry Publishing for years, where he also had ink on his shirt,” Gauntt said. “I can still hear that particular tone of his voice, wry, New York, going high when agitated. I also marveled at the breadth of his neighborhood cover- age.” Katy Philp said she just saw Perlman in the Hollywood district not too long ago. “He was always everywhere, school board meetings, neighbor fairs, and CNN (Central Northeast Neighbors) meetings” Philp said. For more information contact: Dr. T.A. Bethel, 503-288-7241; or Dr. LeRoy Haynes, 503-287-0261 This ad sponsored by: WELLS KARGO UI UIC Enjoy extended evening hours with live musi & entertainment, food and kids’ activities. Dean Baker, a University of Or- egon professor, said he worked with Perlman briefly when he wrote for the Portland section of the Orego- nian. “I read- hundreds of his stories over the years in the weeklies around town. Tireless, a real unsung re- porter for grassroots Portland. He and his work will be missed,” Baker said. Perlman was a longtime freelance writer for the Portland Observer where he also delivered newspa- pers. He also wrote for the Holly- wood Star, M id-County Memo, Southeast Examiner and Southwest Post. His Portland career started in the 1970s after Perlman moved here af ter attending college in the East Coast and leaving behind his home- town of New York City. The Eliot Neighborhood Associa- tion blog (EliotNeighborhood.org) alsohasinformationaboutPerlman’s work on behalf of his neighbors and hopes to have details on Perlman’s memorial service once it becomes available. SllhscriH pl 503-288-0033 Fill Out & Send T o : Fortiani» (Obstruer Attn: Subscriptions, PO Box 3137, Portland OR 97208 August 21 featured artists: Mr. Ben and Trashcan Joe! O'? Regcncc $45.00 for 3 months • $80.00 for 6 mo. • $125.00 for 1 year (please include check with this subscription form) N ame : _____________________________ T elephone : A ddress : us or email subscriptions@portlandobserver.com Advertise with diversity in Portland Observer Call 503-288-0033 ads@j>ortlandob server.com