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Remembering Genny Nelson: Her spirit, compassion and integrity

The co-founder of Sisters of the Road, who died Aug. 19, touched many people. Here's what some of them have to say. Genny Nelson, co-founder of Sisters of the Road Cafe, was an indomidable force of human nature in Portland’s political and social envi ...

26 Aug 2020 - Street Roots
Remembering Lori De Tie and her zest for life

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
In memoriam: When loss strikes the Street Roots family

When a Street Roots vendor dies, we take the time to honor them Living on the streets day to day can be rigorous, tough or just an all-out fight for survival. Unfortunately, unhoused people succumbing to those conditions are far too common. At Street Root ...

4 Oct 2019 - DeVon Pouncey
Remembering John Davis: The most loving, humble, kindest person

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
Remembering Tia Plympton, a mentor for homeless youths

The advocate with Outside In died Jan. 6. She was 74. Tia Plympton, a lifelong advocate for homeless youths in Portland, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the age of 74. She was a revolutionary spirit who stood for and with homeless youths for decades. She ...

11 Jan 2019 - Haven Wheelock
Remembering Andy Howard: ‘His greatest super power was his optimism’

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
Remembering David Testawich: Farewell, my friend

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
Remembering vendor Dani Wyatt

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...
Remembering George Mayes, a great vendor and treasured friend

May 8,1955 – May 3, 2018 I am being the best I can be I am homeless I am working I am a carpenter I am an artist I am a poet I am paying my way I am a son I am a brother I am a friend-George Mayes If you’re lucky, you work with people who can turn a br ...

25 May 2018 - Street Roots
In memoriam: Remembering vendors and friends we lost this year.

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