Hannah Gage Haselton May | March 30, 1911 - Feb. 2, 2015

from The Oregonian

Hannah Gage Haselton May passed gently Feb. 2, 2015, from her 103-year-old body. Prior to entering hospice care two weeks ago, Hannah led a weekly writing group at Terwilliger Plaza, where she resided since 1999, and was engaged in many other activities over the years. She was also an active participant in a Women's Spirit Circle that met monthly for more than 20 years.

On the occasion of their 100th birthday in 2011, she and her twin sister, Elizabeth Webb, were featured in an Oregonian article in which Hannah credited their long lives to the "salubrious air" of their childhood home near Underwood, Wash.

She and Elizabeth attended Willamette University during the Depression and later, Hannah completed her B.A. from Portland State University. She married Clarence B. May in 1939, and they became the proud parents of Dora R. Reader of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Cynthia M. Gage of Portland. Hannah was honored to be the grandmother of Lynn Corliss-Burnham and Whitney Passino, and the delighted great-grandmother of Joshua Passino and John Burnham.

She was preceded in death by her brother, Amedee; sister, Elizabeth; and husband, "CB." In addition to her daughters, Hannah is survived by her nieces, Elizabeth McMullen and Dorothy Herbst of Portland, Margie Tucker of Harrington, Del., and Janice Payne of Haley, Idaho and their respective spouses; and numerous great nieces and nephews.

An environmental activist long before that title existed, Hannah was a Hoyt Arboretum guide, acquainting elementary school groups with the wonders of nature. She was a steadfast member of the Friends of the Columbia Gorge.

Following the death of her husband, Hannah joined the Mazamas (Hannah joined the Mazamas in 1964 and had achieved her 50-year membership in 2014). She took great pride and joy in climbing Mt. Hood and hiked extensively throughout the Northwest. After her retirement from Portland Public Schools, where she served for 27 years as a secretary to the Social Work Department, Hannah and her brother, Amedee, built a retreat cabin by hand in Ocean Park, Wash.

Hannah's love and reverence for the Earth may have only been exceeded by her love of life itself. While she embraced a number of religious affiliations throughout her lifetime, she was most actively involved in the Methodist faith, where she was instrumental in bringing innovative programs to the United Methodist Women at Rose City Park. Hannah May touched uncountable lives in immeasurable ways and she will be truly missed.

A celebration of her life is planned for 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Terwilliger Plaza. A family-only interment will be in Riverview Cemetery. Rather than flowers, memorial contributions will be welcomed by the Friends of the Columbia Gorge.

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Dasán Shantidas Marshall | June 30, 1990 - Jan.18, 2015

At 24, Dasan passed away doing what he loved, climbing mountains. On January 18th, while climbing Mt. Yukla, Dasan slipped and fell to his death. Mt. Yukla is located just outside of Anchorage, Alaska, where Dasan was Majoring in Outdoor Studies at Alaska Pacific University. He moved there in 2012, so he could continue his education, both in school and the mountains. His senior project was starting an alpine club for APU students. 

Dasan was also working as an ice climbing guide in the Wrangells and Southcentral Alaska. 

It has been said that Dassan was a student of climbing. If he wasn’t climbing, he was planning his next adventure, reading books, watching videos, or studying maps. That is part of the reason his untimely passing came as such a shock to all who knew him. 

The thing you need to know about Dasan is this: the great outdoors are where he was happiest. His climbing partner on that fateful day remembers hearing Dasan’s laughter fill the mountain air just moments before the fall. He loved the mountains. 

Athough a recent addition to the Mazama family, Dasan was a fixture in the Portland climbing community. He worked two seasons at Mountain Shop, and practically lived at Portland Rock Gym. 

In 2009, Dasan graduated from Portland Waldorf School. The Oregonian wrote, “He was remembered there as an enthusiastic student with an affinity for the outdoors and for art.”

His teacher and academic advisor, Tracy Trefethen, described him perfectly when she said, “With Dasan there was no pretext. There was no mask. He was just himself, and he wasn’t apologetic about it. He could pull it off because he was just so earnest.”

Dana is survived by his parents, Bhadra and Glen, who were very supportive of their son’s passion.

Friends are planning a climb of Mt Hood to celebrate Dasan’s short but full life in May. For more information visit the event page.

Here is a video some of his friends put together to remember him.

Here is a blog post where Jeremy Rooper from the Mountain Shop shared his memory of an adventure with Dasan.

Dasan’s climbing resume:

Ascents of Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams, Mt. Baker, the West Buttress of Denali, multiple routes around Kahiltna Base Camp, Pike Glacier, and more in the Western Chugach.

Ferenc Frank Gabor, M.D. | Feb. 10, 1927 - Feb. 1, 2015

from The Oregonian

Ferenc passed away peacefully at home. Born in Hungary, he finished medical school and left during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. While in urology residence at McGill University in Montreal, he met and married his wife, Reka. He worked in Alexandria, La., then moved to Portland and joined Kaiser Permanente in 1970.

He was the residency program director in their Urology Dept. from 1974 to 1992, and head of the Urology Dept. at Interstate West until he retired in 1993 after a stroke. Ferenc was an avid folk dancer and skier. He enjoyed mountain climbing with his family and as a lead climber with the Mazamas.

He is survived by his wife, Reka; sons Peter, Frank (Lee Anne) and George (Tish); and grandsons, Nicholas and Noah.

A funeral Mass is planned for 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 3525 SW Patton Road, Portland, OR 97221. In lieu of flowers, please include Ferenc in your prayers.

From Mazamas:
Frank led 17 successful climbs between 1997 and 2000, and assisted with another 4. He assisted a Mt. Jefferson climb via the Milk Creek Glacier when he was 73! He was also a leader with the Basic Climbing Education Program.

Dean D. Lee | Dec. 2, 1941 - Jan. 30, 2015

A Passion for Mountains, Trails and Mazamas

Dean D. Lee of Portland, Oregon died peacefully after succumbing to complications of dementia on Friday January 30, 2015. He was 73 years old.

Dean was born December 2, 1941 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota to Willard and Evelyn Lee. He was the first born of identical twins – with his brother Dale being the second born twin.

After high school graduation Dean proudly served in the U.S. Navy for three years as a Morse code radio operator. He then graduated from St. Martin’s University in Lacey, WA with a degree in Accounting and retired from the U.S. Forest Service in 2003.

Dean was an active mountain climb leader and
hike leader with the Mazamas – a 120 year-old mountaineering organization based in Portland. When Dean joined the Mazamas in 1991 at the age of 50 he discovered a passion for mountain climbing. He kicked his smoking habit and dove deeply into climbing.

As a climb leader, Dean loved filling his climbs with the maximum amount of 12 people and getting them all to the summit of Northwest mountains such as Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainer and Mt. Jefferson to name a few.

He was especially careful in always having half of his climbs filled with women as he thought it made the team dynamics more fun and encouraged women to climb. Dean’s climbs and climbing education classes were legendary for their bonding and fun adventures.

Dean enjoyed numerous trips with friends that involved climbing, hiking and trekking in Mexico, the Swiss, French and Austrian Alps, Nepal, Tibet, Scotland, Tanzania and the Dolomites. Fun and laughter seemed to always follow Dean.

When climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, the Tanzanian porters gave Dean the nickname of “Simba” which means lion in Swahili. Every morning he was awakened by the porters yelling out, “Coffee Simba?”

Dean is survived by his wife, Megan Johnson; his first wife, Ella, and their sons Michael, Darren, and Steven; his brother, Dale (Susan), his younger sister, Judy (Jim) and his younger brother, David (Kim); three grandchildren from Darren and Jodi Lee’s marriage, Haven, Gabriel and Ciena; and many nephews and nieces. Dean’s parents and one younger brother, Robert, preceded him in death.

A private burial service is to be held in Vancouver, WA. A celebration of life will be held from 3pm to 7pm at the Mazama Mountaineering Center on Saturday February 7th, 2015, located at 527 SE 43rd Ave. Portland, OR  97215. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the Mazamas.


Dean's Climbing Info:

Dean joined the Mazamas at the age of 50 in 1991. He accumulated his Guardian Peaks Award, 7 Oregon Cascade Peaks Award and the 16 Peaks Award. He graduated from Advanced Rock and Advanced Snow classes and became a climb leader in 1996. In 2002 Dean was awarded the Terry Becker Award from the Climb Committee for leading the 16 Peaks. He led over 70 climbs for the Mazamas while also leading his own BCEP class for ten years. He taught and mentored many current climb leaders and has enjoyed seeing them take leadership roles in the Mazamas.


Dean's Hiking Stats:

Dean is ranked #2 on rambles with 620,
tied for 2nd for most hike leads in one year (101 in 2009-10); first in most street rambles in one year (92 in 2009-10) had the most leads in the decade of 2000-09 with 564 most-active leader 3 years consecutive: 2007-08 (87), 2008-09 (89) and 2009-10 (101)  ...and #2 in 2006-07 (64).