1993 President Esther Kennedy

1993 - Esther Kennedy

lN MEMORlAM - Longtime member and Past President Esther Kennedy dies

Esther was born m French Gulch, California, on July 17, 1912, and died in Portland, Oregon , on March 29, 2010.

She was an avid amateur botanist, birder and geologist, and enjoyed sharing her knowledge with others on hikes, walks, and field trips. She was president of the Native Plant Society, Oregon Agate and Mineral  Society  and Geological  Society  of the Oregon Country. She and husband Bill joined GSOC in 1975, and she served as president in 1993. In addition to her presidency, she served  as  librarian, on various committees, and was Chairman of the Banquet Committee for several years. She not only organized the banquets but supervised the making of the place cards. Because of her artistic talent, one year she hand-painted all of the banquet place cards! Each place card was a different scene from the President's Field  Trip. Her  President's Field trip was "Puget Lowlands to Cascade Highlands," with the assistance of John Whitmer. We learned about Puget Sound and the North Cascades, including Anacortes, Concrete and Washington Pass.

She was always gracious, cooperative and available when anyone help with anything.

She is survived by her daughters, Helen Sinclair of Portland, Barbara Kennedy of Crooked River Ranch and Kathryn Persing of Redmond, son Bernie Abrahams of Wetmore, Colorado, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.