Obituary of Colin Graham Gadler
Colin Graham Gadler, 26, passed away on November 27, 2011. Colin was born to Tim and Kathy (Graham) Gadler on June 4, 1985 in Chicago, Illinois. The Gadler family moved to Oregon one week after Colin's first birthday in 1986. Colin attended Bryant Elementary, Waluga Junior High and graduated in 2004 from Lakeridge High School. He received further education and was class of 2011 at Portland State University. Colin was a talented snow skier, coaching for the Oregon Special Olympics, and loved surfing, playing guitar, jazz and rock music, and being with his friends. He was a volunteer of Ecumenical Ministries and Rebuilding Together Portland.
Colin is survived by his parents, Kathy and Tim Gadler of Lake Oswego; sister Meg Tripp and her husband Jim of Lake Oswego; numerous uncles, aunts, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Idella and Steve Gadler of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Georgianna and Leo Graham of Oak Park, Illinois.
A Celebration of Colin's life will be held on December 11, 2011 at 12pm at Mountain Park Rec Center, Lake Oswego, Oregon. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 18680 SW Shaw, Aloha, OR 97007, http://www.nami.org/multnomah.
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