Charles-Bentley-Obituary

Charles "Chuck" Bentley

Portland, Oregon

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Bentley, Charles 'Chuck' 84 April 11, 1927 Jan. 09, 2012 Chuck is survived by his wife, Phyllis; children, Bob and Phyllis; grandchildren, Pamela (Ryan) and Sam; and great-granddaughter, Aurelia. Chuck was born and raised in Seattle. He graduated from Pacific Univ. in Forest Grove and was a...

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To the family of Mr. Bentley, our Speech Team coach at Hillsboro High School, I send my deepest sympathy and mourn your loss. Initially upon meeting Mr. Bentley, in 1970, I thought he was a curmudgeon and I was more than a little intimidated by him. But after having him coach and mentor me, I found him to be a giant teddy bear! Each time I take my hand to paper or voice to a microphone, I think of the skills I learned under his tutelage. He instilled in me a love for public speaking...

To the family of Chuck Bentley:

I was a freind of Phylis=we met at the ondine. I am sorry to hear of the loss of your husband, father and grandfather. Your family is in my prayers.

Polly Alexander

The high school teacher becomes part of a chain of influence as he influences you and if, you become a teacher like I did, his influence is continued not only in you but then in your influence on other teachers. For 4 years I debated on his team at North Bend High School and was a student in his public speaking class and his US History class.

You want to know his influence--well, I teach students and teacher how to teach public speaking--did a 4 hour session yesterday. Did...

Mr. Bentley was my speech coach at Hillsboro High School, 1976-78. He worked us hard and got great results from his students. We all appreciated his aphorisms and will miss him.

Went to grade and high school with Mr. Bentley's son Bob. Sorry to hear about the loss of your father.