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Jaqua, John E. (John Evans), 1920-2009
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1920-2009
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John Evans Jaqua was born in Iowa in 1920, and grew up in Colorado and California. His family came to Creswell, Oregon, around 1939. He studied at Pomona College in California, but left to enlist in the Marine Corps in 1942. He served as a Marine aviator in the Pacific theater during World War II. In 1944, he and Rosamond "Robin" Robinson were married; they later had four children. After his discharge in 1945, he returned to Pomona College and graduated in 1947. He then attended the University of Oregon Law School and earned a law degree in 1950. He practiced law in Eugene, Oregon, retiring in 1992. He helped to found Nike Inc., and served on Nike's board from 1968 to 2004. He died in 2009.
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John Evans Jaqua (1920-2009) was born in Iowa. He was an attorney in Portland, Oregon. He was a philanthropist and a decorated World War II marine aviator. He was also on the Nike board 1968-2004.
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