Robert Harvey Chinn was born in Forest, Mississippi on May 15, 1938 to Charles Uther Chinn and Minnie Eva Harvey. His family came to Portland, Oregon when he was 8 years old. Robert attended Jefferson High School up until his Junior year when he joined the Military. He joined the Army in the 111.10 Light Weapons Infantry, where he received the Good Conduct Medal. Robert also served in the National Guard as Private E-2, Company G. 162nd Infantry. He worked for Coast Janitorial Service...

Allean Virginia Gilmore was born August 4th, 1931 to Lillie Bell Gilmore in Prichard, Alabama. She and her family moved to Klamath Falls, Oregon in the late 1940’s. Allean attended and graduated from Klamath Union High School. She relocated to Portland in the mid-fifties residing with the Pastor & First Lady of Williams Temple COGIC where she accepted Christ at an early age. Allean was always gainfully employed. First at Bop City records, along with various women’s clothing...

Jerome (Jerry) Ezell Thomas was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on November 28, 1944 to Ezell Thomas and Thelma Brewer. Jerry was tall and slender, grew to be 6’ 8”, and became known as ‘Slim T’. Growing up in St. Paul, Jerry loved reading and listening to music. In 1967 he moved from St. Paul to Seattle, Washington. Jerry was known to drive Cadillacs. He would say he needed a Cadillac to accommodate his long legs. During his lifetime he purchased at least twelve...

Princess Delores Senior, the only child of Willie and Zelpha Robinson Senior, was born on July 27, 1922 in Phenix City, Alabama. At an early age she joined Wesley Chapel later renamed Nichols Chapel A.M.E. She attended elementary and high school in Phenix City, Alabama. Princess graduated from Tuskegee Institute with a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics on August 13, 1943. After graduation she moved to Portland, Oregon where she worked in the shipyards. There she met Thomas R....

Andrew "Drew" Sean Amado Sr. was born to Anthony "Tony" Amado Sr and Martha (Lewis) Amado on October 18, 1964, in Topeka, KS.   After living in Alaska and California where his father was stationed before retiring from the US Airforce, the family settled in Portland, Oregon where Andrew attended Vernon Elementary, Columbia and Whitaker MIddle school, and graduated from Benson Polytechnic High School in 1983.  He lettered in wrestling at Benson.  In...

Genesis Semajé Jean Berlin (age 19), died January 10th, 2020 as a result of health complications due to Lupus. She was born on December 20, 2000 in Portland, OR at Emmanuel Hospital to Philip and Shonna (Lucas) Berlin. She attended Columbia Christian School, Bridger Elementary, HB Lee Middle School, Reynolds High School, then graduated from Portland Christian High School, class of 2019.  She completed her first semester of college at Portland Community College in December...

Many people going through the journey of life worry that they will live a life of fear and regret and not reach the destiny that God set for them. Fortunately for Curtis Williams, he lived a life that was not only wildly successful but full of the love, blessings, and hopes fulfilled that one could only dream about.  And it all started on September 7, 1929.  In the midst of the largest wall street market crash recorded in US history which eventually lead to the Great...