August 23, 2017
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A groundbreaking ceremony ushers in the future ‘Charlotte Rutherford Place’ at 6905 N. Interstate
Ave., drawing dignataries from the city of Portland, Multnomah County, Central City Concern and
other supporters of affordable, family housing. Pictured (from left) are Dave Underriner, City Commis-
sioner Dan Saltzman, Ed Blackburn, Hon. Charlotte Rutherford, County Commissioner Loretta Smith,
and Beth Palmer Wirtz.
Affordable, Family Housing
Central City Concern, a Port-
land non-profit serving people
impacted by homelessness, pov-
erty and addictions since 1979,
recently broke ground on the first
of three buildings in the Housing
is Health initiative -- a pioneering
commitment from local hospitals
and health systems in supportive,
affordable housing.
The Charlotte Rutherford
Place--which honors one of Port-
land’s pioneering African Ameri-
can families and their impact on
the entire community, will rise
from 6905 N Interstate Ave.,
providing 31 one-bedroom and
17 two-bedroom units as part of
Portland’s housing strategy to
address displacement and gentri-
fication.
Charlotte Rutherford is a com-
munity activist and former civil
rights attorney, journalist, admin-
istrative law judge and entrepre-
neur. Her parents, Otto G. Ruth-
erford and Verdell Burdine, were
major figures in Portland’s Black
civil rights struggle. Her father
was president and her mother was
secretary of Portland’s NAACP
chapter in the 1950s, and they
played an important role in pass-
ing the 1953 Oregon Civil Rights
Bill. Her grandfather, William,
ran a barbershop in the Golden
West Hotel--now a Central City
Concern residential building, and
Otto worked there as well.
Obituary
In Loving
Memory
Ronald Stewart
Ronald Gerald Stewart went
home to be with the Lord on
Aug. 16, 2017. He was surround-
ed by family and friends.
Ron was born on May 26,
1953 and passed away due to
complica-
tions from
leukemia.
Celebra-
tion
of
Life ser-
vices are
scheduled
on Friday,
Sept. 1 at
2 p.m. at
New Song
Community Church, 2511 N.E.
Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Ron will be greatly missed by
his family and friends. His fam-
ily thanks everyone who made
his life full and inspirational.
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