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Anita Johnson, the majority owner of Eugene Weekly and the driving force behind this newspaper’s dedication to public service and community journalism, died of cancer … Continue reading
“I always introduced her as ‘the most radical person I know,’” says Antonio Gisbert, one of Candice King’s coworkers at Homes for Good and a … Continue reading
Ronald “Ron” Allen Buss “made friends everywhere he went,” says his friend Sharon Poitra. With a heart of gold, a patient demeanor and a supreme … Continue reading
Have you ever seen the funniest joke book the world has ever known? If you’ve even been in Eugene anytime after 1986, chances are that … Continue reading
Nancy Webber was the epitome of the “can-do attitude,” her friends and family say, and they are grateful for her contagious smile and her trailblazing … Continue reading
Trigger warning: This story discusses suicide. Issac Dale Clem loved to laugh, family members say, and he would do whatever he could to put smiles … Continue reading
In the end — Feb. 18 at 6:41 pm — William Eugene Eli, known to his friends as “Badger,” died peacefully at a hospice and … Continue reading
My mother was a gatherer of people. She could draw someone she had just met into conversation, then into friendship, almost before they knew what … Continue reading
Ask anyone and they’ll tell you Pineapple had the biggest heart in Eugene. To friends and family, Pineapple’s selfless nature helped revive their faith in … Continue reading
Robyn Leslie Hatcher was musically gifted and honed her talents on more than five different instruments, traveling across the country to satisfy her free spirit. … Continue reading
Eugene “Gene” Phillips was born on a Wednesday in 1953. He grew up in Orinda, a small town just east of Berkeley. He died this … Continue reading
Stephen Thomas Kelleher — or “Lefty” as he was known around the Whiteaker and the rest of Eugene — was often spotted in his signature pose: … Continue reading
Ingrid Ernestine Daley died this winter at the age of 69. Her friend, Angela Miles, remembered her as a kind person who was always compassionate … Continue reading
Growing up in Southern California, Gloria Pfund lived a charmed life in an upper middle-class family, with horses, nice clothes and caring parents. On the … Continue reading