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Belloni, Robert C. (Robert Clinton), 1919-1999

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Robert Clinton Belloni was born in Riverton, Oregon, in 1919. He attended the University of Oregon, graduating in 1941. He was then drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942 and served as a medical officer in the Pacific Theater. While in the Army, he met Doris Adams, and they were married in 1946. They later had two children. After World War II, Belloni returned to Oregon in 1946 and took a job in McMinnville as an administrator for a small hospital. He then studied law at the University of Oregon, graduating in 1951. He worked as a lawyer in Coos County, served as chair of the Democratic Central Committee of Coos County, and was mayor of Myrtle Point. He was appointed to the Circuit Court of Southern Oregon by Governor Robert Holmes, and served from 1957 to 1967. He then served as a U.S. District Court judge in Portland, Oregon, from 1967 until 1984, when he took senior status. He presided over Sohappy v. Smith, which was a landmark case for Native American fishing rights. He served as chief judge of the court from 1971 to 1976. He and Doris divorced in 1984. In 1989, Belloni and Faye Johnson Dement were married. He remained a senior judge until his death in 1999.

Bencomo Acevedo, Victor D. (Victor Daniel), 1987-

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Victor Daniel Bencomo Acevedo was born in Venezuela in 1987. He and his family opposed Hugo Chávez's government and faced steadily worsening oppression. He earned his bachelor's degree in economics from the National Experimental University of the Armed Forces in 2010, and began working at Benesco Banco Universal. He earned a master's degree in economics from the Caribbean International University in 2013. After he attended a protest against the government, he was pursued by Venezuelan paramilitaries known as "colectivos." In 2014, he came to the United States on a student visa and studied English for business at the Kaplan International Institute in Portland, Oregon. Venezuela officially declared him a traitor soon after, and he applied for asylum in the U.S. In 2018, he began working as a personal banker at U.S. Bank in Portland. As of that year, his application for asylum was still being processed.

Bennett, Ralph B. (Ralph Blackhurst), 1920-2002

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Ralph Blackhurst Bennett, Jr. was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1920. His family soon relocated to Hood River. He attended Harvard University. During World War II, he served in the American Field Service and drove ambulances, mostly in India. After the war, he briefly owned The Optimist newspaper in The Dalles, Oregon. He worked in public relations for the Bonneville Power Administration from 1946 to 1947. In 1947, he and Anna Lou McClain were married; they later had three children. The couple lived in Vanport during the 1948 flood. From 1948 to 1952, Bennett worked as a reporter for the Wenatchee Daily World in Ephrata, Washington. In 1952, he and his family moved to San Diego, California, where he continued to work as a journalist. He died in 2002.

Benz, Robert A. (Robert August), 1919-2005

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Robert August Benz was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1919. In 1944, he earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Oregon State College, now Oregon State University. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. After his discharge, he worked for the Benz Spring Company, his family's spring-manufacturing business. In 1946, he and Ruth Helene Tetherow were married. After she died, Benz remarried to Grace Olivia Chilcote in 1989. Benz died in 2005.

Berg, Forrest T. (Forrest Talbot), 1901-1997

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Forrest Talbot Berg was born in San Francisco, California, in 1901. In the 1920s, he moved to Portland, Oregon, and worked at the Charles F. Berg Company, his father's clothing store. He created the Chumley clothing line, served as director of the Portland Ad Club, and sat on the board of the Retail Trade Bureau of the Portland Chamber of Commerce. He was also a national director for the National Retail Association of America. During World War II, he was a lieutenant in the Civil Air Patrol. He died in 1997.

Berg, Richard F.

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Richard Berg was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1936. During World War II, the family lived in Fort Ord, California, where his father worked as chief surgeon in a military hospital. They returned to Portland after the end of the war. He attended the seminary at Notre Dame University. In 1963, he was inducted into the Catholic priesthood at the Vatican. In 1969, he earned a doctorate in psychology from the University of Portland, then went on to become dean of the College of Arts at that university. Beginning in 1989, he also served as pastor for the St. Andre parish, also known as the Downtown Chapel. He founded the MacDonald Center, now the Maybelle Center for Community, an organization dedicated to building community for socially isolated people, and served as its executive director. Beginning in 2001, he served as a pastor at Mary's Woods, a retirement community founded by the Sisters of the Holy Names. In 2013, he published a book, "Scars," about soldiers and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Berggren, Helen E. (Helen Elizabeth), 1901-1994

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  • 1901-1994

Helen Elizabeth Berggren, nee Kangas, was born in Mohawk, Michigan, in 1901. She grew up on a homestead in Morton County, North Dakota. Around 1924, she came to Clatskanie, Oregon. During World War II, she worked as an electrician at the Kaiser shipyard in Vancouver, Washington. In 1925, she and Walter Berggren were married; they later had seven children. She died in 1994.

Bernard, Harold W. (Harold Wright), 1908-1998

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Harold Wright Bernard was born in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, in 1908. He earned a bachelor's degree from Spokane University in 1930, a master's degree from Stanford University in 1933, and a doctorate from Northwestern University in 1938. In 1935, he and Evelyn McDonald were married; they later had three children. After completing his doctorate in 1938, he accepted a professorship at the University of Oregon, where he taught educational psychology. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After his discharge, he briefly returned to UO, then taught at Reed College from 1947 to 1950. He then worked for the Oregon State System of Higher Education until his retirement in 1972, and in 1978 he moved to Phoenix, Arizona. He wrote several psychology textbooks, including "Psychology of Learning and Teaching" and "Readings in Adolescent Development." He died in 1998.

Bernstein, Barbara

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Barbara Bernstein is a lesbian woman living in Portland who has been involved in many different causes, including the No on Measure 9 Campaign, environmental issues, and gay-rights issues, as well as being an active musician. Her voice can be heard these days on KBOO radio, where she produces a program dedicated to environmental topics called Locus Focus. Barbara, along with her partner Elaine, produces videos on some of the subjects they’re passionate about, including a short film on Measure 9 in Oregon which was widely broadcast during the campaign. Barbara discusses living in Portland in the early 1970’s, women’s land, lesbian music communities, finding her way to radio, the Measure 9 campaign and her views on gay marriage.

Bernstein, Barbara, 1949-

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Barbara Bernstein was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1949. In 1971, she earned a bachelor's degree in English from Barnard College in New York, then moved to Portland, Oregon. She worked as a music programmer for the Portland radio station KBOO, and she also produced documentaries. In 1980, she earned a bachelor's degree in creative writing from Portland State University. In 1984, she and Elaine Velazquez were married. Their production company, Feather & Fin Productions, has produced several documentary radio shows and films. Bernstein also became the host of Locus Pocus, a weekly program on KBOO featuring discussions on "climate change, food policy, land use, salmon restoration, forest management and all the other things that matter in our environment."

Berry, Don

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Donald "Don" George Berry was born in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, in 1932. His parents separated a short time later, and in the 1940s he moved to Vanport, Oregon, with his mother. From 1949 to 1951, he studied mathematics at Reed College. In 1957, he and Winifrid "Wyn" Shirley Buie were married; they raised three children together, and later divorced in 1987. He was an author, artist, and early adopter of the Internet. He died in 2001.

Berry, Ellen B. (Ellen Bowman), 1888-1980

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Ellen Bowman Berry, nee Ellen E. Bates, was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1888. She later worked as a music teacher in Grand Rapids. In 1913, she and John Linden Bowman were married. They moved to Portland, Oregon, and later had two children. After John Linden Bowman died in 1928, Ellen Bowman became the manager of his clothing business. In 1936, she remarried, to Frank J. Berry. The Berrys lived in Seattle, Washington, and St. Paul, Minnesota, before returning to Portland in 1956. Ellen B. Berry died in 1980.

Sources: Vital records in Ancestry.com; information provided by Berry in her interview; Berry's obituary in the Oregonian, December 28, 1980.

Besant, Linda

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Besant, raised in Denver, CO, came out as a lesbian (in her early 30s) while working as a ski patroller on Mt. Hood. She was an early member of the lesbian band, The Dyketones and is a co-founder of Women In The Wilderness (aka Keep Listening), a women's outdoor group.

Betron, Deborah

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Deborah Betron has been a Portland resident since 1979, the same year her business, Bridgetown Realty, was founded.

Bettman, Adalbert G., 1883-1964

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  • 1883-1964

Dr. Adalbert Goodman Bettman was born to Bertha and Goodman Bettman in 1883. He was licensed as a pharmacist in 1902 and worked at his father's drugstore in Eugene, Oregon, to finance his education at the University of Oregon Medical School. He obtained his medical degree in 1907 and entered private practice in Portland in 1908. He specialized in reconstructive plastic surgery, becoming one of the first plastic surgeons in the Pacific Northwest. He pioneered innovative methods for the treatment and healing of burns, including the use of tannic acid-silver nitrate as a treatment. He invented and patented a sanitary (spoonless) measuring sugar bowl in 1914. He was involved in the formation of the University of Oregon Medical School Alumni Association and was a Mason, a Shriner, and a member of B'nai B'rith and the Royal Rosarians. Bettman retired in 1963 and died in 1964.

Source: "Adalbert G. Bettman (1883 - 1964)," by Sara Piasecki, Oregon Encyclopedia, https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/bettman_adalbert_g_1883_1964_/

Bevens, Eldon E. (Eldon Earl), 1925-2011

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Eldon Earl Bevens was born in Dallas, Oregon, in 1925. In 1948, he and Lois Eileen Miller were married; they later had two children. At age 13, he began working in the Muir & McDonald Company leather tannery in Dallas, and he later purchased the tannery from Walter Muir. The tannery closed in 2007. Bevens died in 2011.

Bhudvanbhen, Kongphan

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  • 1973-

Kongphan "Yui" Bhudvanbhen (1973- ) was born in Bangkok, Thailand. He immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s.

Biddle, Alice T. (Alice Tucker), 1897-1987

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Alice Tucker Biddle, nee Alice Lovett Tucker, was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1897. Around 1915, she and Spencer Biddle were married; they later had four children. She died in 1984.

Sources: Vital records on Ancestry.com.

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