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The Oregonian, Portland, OR., July 16, 2004, page C6

ROBERT C. PEARSON

Robert C. Pearson died July 11, 2004, at age 83.
Mr. Pearson was born April 19, 1921, in Stevenson, Wash., and raised in Trout Lake, Wash. After he served in the Navy during World War II in the Pacific, he moved in 1948 to Portland, and in 1960 to Milwaukie. He worked for Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. for nearly 40 years. In 1944, he married Gloria R. Mulligan.
Survivors include his wife; daughters, Janis Archer and Lori Wiese; son, Wayne; sister, Carole Pedersen; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Service held. Remembrances to the Hopewell House Hospice Center. Arrangements by Gardner in White Salmon, Wash.

The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., July 29, 2004, page 16

ROBERT PEARSON

Robert Carl Pearson (Bob) died on Sunday, July 11, 2004. He was born in Stevenson on April 19, 1921, to Carl and Madeline (Maude) Pearson.
His paternal grandparents were early Trout Lake settlers, Charles and Susie Pearson. Mr. Pearson was raised in Trout Lake, graduating from school, leaving when he joined the Navy during World War II, serving in the Pacific theater.
After the war, he lived in Los Angeles, Calif., where he had met and married Gloria R. Mulligan in 1944. The couple relocated to Portland, Ore., where for close to 40 years he was employed by Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company. The family moved to Milwaukie, Ore., in 1960.
Next to being a student of the Bible, gardening was his passion. He grew many beautiful flowers from orchids, to Birds of Paradise and roses to bedding plants which had been "started" in his greenhouse. He was always very generous with his flowers; he enjoyed giving them to friends and everyone at his dentist; to the nearby Senior Center and Adult Foster Care Home. He served on a volunteer basis with the Portland Park Bureau, both in greenhouses and various grounds throughout the city. He also enhanced the outdoor beauty of the Cannon Beach Christian Conference Center.
Before he was taken ill, he devoted countless hours on genealogical research in order to leave his children a record of their family's forbearers. His album and the memory of his commitment to the project will always be a special gift to be treasured.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, daughters Janis Archer and Lori Wiese; son Wayne; sister Carole Pedersen, Tacoma; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, a sister Erma Libbey preceded him in death.
Memorials may be sent to Hopewell House Hospice Center in Portland.