Obituary of Millard Jack Forell

Millard "Jack" Forell Jack was born in Alexandria, Nebraska July 14, 1931 to Helen and Cyrus Forell. He had two older brothers, Milton and Melvin. The family moved to McMinnville, Oregon when Jack was three. He graduated from McMinnville High School where he played football. He then went to Oregon State and studied Business and Agricultural Engineering. Jack belonged to Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity and was President his senior year. He met Donna Erickson when he was a Junior and they married after he graduated in June 1953. They have two daughters--Diane and Debra and twin sons--Greg and Jeff. They celebrated their 66th Anniversary this year. Jack followed his ROTC commitment and went into the Air Force in the fall of 1953. From San Antonio, Texas, he went to Biloxi, Mississippi and then to Fairbanks, Alaska. He served two years active duty and at least 25 years in the Reserve and exited as a Lt. Colonel. He worked for U S Bank in Portland, Newberg, River Road, Eugene, Oakway, Coburg, Springfield and back to the Portland area. He became the Manager of the new Oakway Coburg Branch. Then he worked for Securities Intermountain, First Securities, and Western Mortgage Company. One of his former bosses wrote this: "Jack is one of the finest people I have ever known. His honesty, integrity and respect for others are unparalleled. Jack faced some turbulent times in the mortgage banking industry, but he faced every challenge with confidence and equanimity. Jack was born a leader that everyone looked up to; he treated his employees with a kindness and respect that earned their loyalty. Work was important to Jack and while he was dedicated and did an outstanding job, he always maintained a balance with his personal life. Family home, leisure and play were all important in Jack's life. Jack made himself an expert at most everything he did--whether at work, fishing, boating, sports, and hobbies. Jack will always be remembered as someone we all respect, admire, and love." Jack loved to fish and hunt, water ski, boating, camping, and travelling to places all over the globe. His last cruise took him to exotic places in the Baltic Sea area. He had an incredible last fishing trip to Alaska last year with his sons and two of his grandsons. He is survived by his wife Donna; daughter Diane, her husband Doug Ainge, granddaughter Kimberly and husband Joe Payne, great grandchildren Everett, Elijah and Anders Payne, grandson Erik and wife Amanda Ainge, great grandchildren Turner, Fallon and Ramsey; daughter Debbie, grandson Dan and his wife Caitlin Benson, granddaughter Cambria and her husband Spencer Noecker, great granddaughters Georgina and Delphine, grandson Derek Benson; son Greg, his wife Lynne, grandson Jared and his wife Kelly, great granddaughter Lennon, grandson Spencer and his wife Caity, great granddaughter Aurora; son Jeff and his wife Ginny, grandson Grant and his wife Anne, great granddaughter Arianna, grandson Evan and his wife Caitlin and granddaughter Julia. A celebration of Life services will be held on Saturday, September 14th at 4:00 at the United Methodist Church at 1855 South Shore Blvd in Lake Oswego.