Bob Eckerson Bob was a part of Street Roots for many years. He was a big-hearted guy who always supplied his regular customers with a paper, a laugh and a conversation. A regular vendor at the Sellwood QFC and the Beaverton Farmer’s Market, Bob has left b ...
31 Dec 2014 - Cole Merkel
She was small in stature, but brightened a room with her gigantic smile Diana Wyatt, who we knew as Dani, was small in stature. But what she lacked in height, she more than made up for in personality, kindness, hard work and glee. She was a friend to both ...
10 Aug 2018 - Street Roots an...
Street Roots vendor Art Garcia pays tribute to his peer The memorial outside Trader Joe’s on Glisan Street for David Testawich, a Street Roots vendor who died earlier in the week. Photo by Kaia Sand I had known Dave over 15 years, and it truly saddens me ...
17 Aug 2018 - Art Garcia
The Street Roots vendor's daughter shares an excerpt of the eulogy she wrote for her father How do I write something that captures the essence of my dad? How do I find words to describe his depth, his character, his soul? There are no words to descr ...
17 Aug 2018 - Katelynn Howard
The Street Roots vendor was known for his compassion, his sense of humor and his chess skills; memorials are planned for July Beloved Street Roots vendor John Davis died suddenly of a heart attack on June 10 – not long after his vendor profile was publish ...
21 Jun 2019 - Helen Hill
A memorial for Lolo is planned at the Street Roots office Lori De Tie: March 26, 1976- Dec. 2, 2019 Lolo was born in Portland on March 26, 1976, to Mary K. Hoskinson, weighing 6 pounds, 10 ounces, and 21 inches long. She was speaking 26 words before she w ...
20 Dec 2019 - Street Roots
‘He had a purpose and a legacy,’ writes friend and fellow vendor Dorothy Pepper Street Roots vendor Daniel Campbell died Jan. 1. In his December 2020 vendor profile, Daniel talked about how much writing and poetry meant to him and how he looked forward to ...
17 Mar 2021 - Dorothy Pepper
Art was a Street Roots vendor, columnist, mentor, program manager and years-long supporter. His impact and legacy are felt throughout Street Roots. Art Garcia, a cornerstone of Street Roots for nearly two decades, passed away Dec. 11 at the age of 73. Art ...
12 Jan 2022 - Joanne Zuhl