Frank Nicholas Lammerman II
1942 - 2025
Frank Nicholas ("Nick") Lammerman II, father, grandfather, avid reader, and longtime Oregonian, died on Sunday, December 21, at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland. He was 83.
Nick was born on July 1, 1942, in Richmond, California, to Frank and Jane Lammerman. He spent his early childhood on Balboa Island before the family relocated to Cut Bank, Montana, where he developed a love of the outdoors and proved hard on the local rabbit population. The family relocated again to the Napa Valley before Nick began high school.
Standing 6'5" with natural athletic ability, Nick made the varsity basketball team as a freshman; but a serious shoulder injury prematurely ended his athletic career. He attended Regis College in Colorado for one year before transferring to the University of California, Berkeley, earning a Bachelor of Arts in History there in 1965.
After college graduation, Nick joined the Merchant Marines-which allowed him to save money for extended travel throughout Europe. Returning stateside, he earned a Master's degree in History from Northeastern University. Nick then worked in admissions within the University of Massachusetts system, including service at UMass Amherst and later at UMass Boston. He was a regional leader in college transfer and admissions policy and served as president of the New England Transfer Association.
During his years studying and working in Boston, Nick married Marilyn Rideout. They raised three children together.
In 1977, Nick moved with his family to Portland, Oregon. After exploring several professional paths, he found his vocation behind the bar. He spent the majority of his bartending career at the Ringside West, where he was voted Bartender of the Year by Willamette Week readers in 1993.
An avid traveler, Nick took his son to New Zealand and later toured Ireland with his daughter. He especially loved his Green Tortoise adventures. After retirement, Nick fulfilled a longtime dream of living on the Oregon Coast in Yachats. He spent his days there reading, collecting agates and putzing around the house.
Nick eventually returned to the Portland area to be closer to his children and grandchildren. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease not long afterward, which he battled courageously for more than a decade.
Nick is survived by his sister, Patricia Chandler; his daughters Dianna Wiseman and Kara Lammerman; his son, Eric Nicholas Lammerman; and his grandchildren Collin, Spencer, and Jenna Wiseman, and Oliver and Desmond Buckmaster.
A prayer service has been held. A wake celebrating Nick's life will take place on Saturday, January 10, from noon to 4:00 p.m. at Cassidy's in Portland. Interment will be at River View Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Nick's memory may be made to Parkinson's Resources of Oregon.
Nick was born on July 1, 1942, in Richmond, California, to Frank and Jane Lammerman. He spent his early childhood on Balboa Island before the family relocated to Cut Bank, Montana, where he developed a love of the outdoors and proved hard on the local rabbit population. The family relocated again to the Napa Valley before Nick began high school.
Standing 6'5" with natural athletic ability, Nick made the varsity basketball team as a freshman; but a serious shoulder injury prematurely ended his athletic career. He attended Regis College in Colorado for one year before transferring to the University of California, Berkeley, earning a Bachelor of Arts in History there in 1965.
After college graduation, Nick joined the Merchant Marines-which allowed him to save money for extended travel throughout Europe. Returning stateside, he earned a Master's degree in History from Northeastern University. Nick then worked in admissions within the University of Massachusetts system, including service at UMass Amherst and later at UMass Boston. He was a regional leader in college transfer and admissions policy and served as president of the New England Transfer Association.
During his years studying and working in Boston, Nick married Marilyn Rideout. They raised three children together.
In 1977, Nick moved with his family to Portland, Oregon. After exploring several professional paths, he found his vocation behind the bar. He spent the majority of his bartending career at the Ringside West, where he was voted Bartender of the Year by Willamette Week readers in 1993.
An avid traveler, Nick took his son to New Zealand and later toured Ireland with his daughter. He especially loved his Green Tortoise adventures. After retirement, Nick fulfilled a longtime dream of living on the Oregon Coast in Yachats. He spent his days there reading, collecting agates and putzing around the house.
Nick eventually returned to the Portland area to be closer to his children and grandchildren. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease not long afterward, which he battled courageously for more than a decade.
Nick is survived by his sister, Patricia Chandler; his daughters Dianna Wiseman and Kara Lammerman; his son, Eric Nicholas Lammerman; and his grandchildren Collin, Spencer, and Jenna Wiseman, and Oliver and Desmond Buckmaster.
A prayer service has been held. A wake celebrating Nick's life will take place on Saturday, January 10, from noon to 4:00 p.m. at Cassidy's in Portland. Interment will be at River View Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Nick's memory may be made to Parkinson's Resources of Oregon.
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