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Portland Activist Dead at 53
Fred Bryant Jr.
Frederick “Fred” Nelson Bryant
Jr., a police accountability activist
and beloved member of the Portland
community, passed away on Oct.
29,2013 at the age of 53, after suffer
ing a stroke.
He was bom in Portland on Jan.
10, 1960 and graduated from
Marshall High School. As an adult,
he lived all around the United States,
but always came back home to Port
land.
The last years of his life, he tire
lessly worked to achieve justice for
his son, Keaton Otis, who was killed
by the Portland police on May 12,
2010. He held monthly vigils for
Keaton, testified at City Council
meetings and Department of Justice
Hearings, and talked to anyone will
ing to listen about his son’s death.
He was a big part of the Miracles
Club, a northeast Portland commu
nity center for people in recovery,
where he was sergeant-in-arms.
“Fred Bryant was a friend and a
partner in seeking an accountable
police force after the tragic death of
his son,” said Jo Ann Hardesty, a
Portland activist and former state
representative. “I hope he will be
remembered as a loving father, an
advocate for redemption through
his fellow ship and support of
Miracles Club, and as a good man
who gave much more than he took.’
He was loved by many people.
Professor Walidah Imarisha wrote
on Bryant’s Facebook page about
his “strength, love, determination
and sweet spirit.”
He had five children, including
Keaton. Survivors include his sons
George Andrews and Nelson Bryant
and daughters Alyssa Bryant and
Nakia Andrews; his mother Carole
Foster and father Martin Moore.
A memorial service will be held
on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 11 a.m. at
Highland Christian Center, 7600N.E.
Glisan St. Donations can be made to
the “Fred Bryant’s Memorial Fund”
at any Bank of America.
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In Memory with Love
Larry Gibson
Funeral services for Larry Gibson
will be held Friday, Nov. 8 at 11 a.m.
at Fellowship Missionary Baptist
Church, 4009 N. Missouri Ave., with
committal to follow at Rose City
Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday,
Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Rose
City Cemetery. Larry passed away
surrounded by love on Oct. 31,2013.
He was 55 years old.
Bom in Belzoni, Miss, on July 24,
1958, he was the eldest of three chil
dren of Lesty and M aggie Lee
(Hooker) Gibson. The family moved
to Portland in 1961 where he was
raised and schooled. He attended
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Grant High School, class of 1977.
Larry did many things in his life
but there were two he truly enjoyed;
cooking and singing. For many years
he was a cook and chef, retiring due
to health issues from the University
of Portland in 2007.
He is survived by his mother; chil
dren AiyanaCalicott, Jameka Gibson
and Lesty Gibson; grandchildren
Rakyah, Tashiana, Sade and Suc
cessful; siblings Carl and Tamra; and
uncles Bill and M cKinley. See
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Marlon Lincoln Sr.
M arlon Lincoln Sr. was bom in Portland on Feb. 23,1955 and
died Oct. 31, 2013.
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