Obituary of Jeffrey Charles Rule

Jeff was born Oct. 17, 1955 to Charles and C. Darlene Rule in Portland, Oregon.He attended Jackson High School and made many lifelong friendships. When Jeff was 17 he started his career in construction framing houses eventually owning his own general contracting business. Jeff was named “Deck King” of the Northwest by Oregon magazine for his many beautiful creations, he was a gifted woodworker in every sense of the word and he could fix anything. In 1977 Jeff met the love of his life Debbie Veile, they married in 1978. In 1981 they welcomed a daughter Lindsay and in 1984 a son Jeffrey B. ,Jeff and Debbie were very active in their children’s lives watching school sports/activities, camping and beach trips were among the favorites. Once the kids were out on their own they began weekend explorations through wine country, enjoyed many outdoor summer concerts and loved to spend time with friends. In 2003 they were blessed with their first grandchild Jaidyn, then Reese, Leo, Jordyn, Aurora and Eloise. Jeff (Papa) loved his family beyond measure, he would takethem to school on late start days, usually stopping at Donutland or Dutch Bros, keep them on no school days so they could lounge in PJ’s all day, pick them up after school and attend their many choir, soccer, basketball and baseball games each week. In 2019 Jeff and Debbie celebrated 41 years of marriage. Jeff was many things but most important he was a Husband, Dad, Papa & Friend, he made the best Bloody Mary’s, was a master at the bbq, he thought he was the boss of everyone and nosey, earning the nick name Gladys Kravitz, he was larger than life with his quick wit and naughtyness. If you were on the road with him he always had to be ahead of you, always arriving home 1st and proud of it. He was a gentle loving soul to his lab Dewalt who passed in 2009 and his Chocolate lab Autzen who is lost without him. Jeff’s one big passion was crabbing, he loved to catch it, eat it and be a crab. He went crabbing as often as he could manage between health issues, kid’s sports and picking up kids after school. He was teaching his grandson’s the sport, his oldest grandson thought Papa brought him just to do all the work, but Papa was teaching him the ropes. Jeff is survived by his wife, Debbie, children; Lindsay (Jason) Davis, Jeffrey (Itzia) Rule, grandchildren; Jaidyn, Reese, Leo, Jordyn, Aurora and Eloise, chocolate lab Autzen, mother Darlene, brothers Stephen (Jan) and Brad (Lorinda), many niece and nephews, best friends Tim, Roger. Eric & Cliff. He was pre-deceased by his father Charles (Chuck) and sister Dee Ann. Our lives will never be as fun without you!