Frederick-Lyman-Obituary

Frederick Lyman

Portland, Oregon

May 19, 1937 – Feb 15, 2020

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BORN
May 19, 1937
DIED
February 15, 2020
LOCATION
Portland, Oregon

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Frederick "Papa" Lane Lyman, 82, was born and raised in the Nebraska countryside, where he attended a one-room country schoolhouse with his siblings and flourished. He graduated from Omaha North High in 1955 and Creighton School of Pharmacy in 1963. Fred was a dedicated pharmacist, starting in...

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Jenelle - (Aka Jenny in grade school) - I have such great memories of your dad taking us on bike rides - going on the 205 bike path to stop at McDonald´s on Powel blvd - and back to Milwaukie. Your parents were a bright spot in my young life!

Jenelle, the times I was with your dad I always felt a calm presence and grounded spirit.....like you. Your father knew how much you loved, appreciated, and cared for him, and still do. Thank you for allowing me and others to share in the memory of your dad and his life. Love you

One thing you may not know about my dad is that he loved singing. He attended a one-room schoolhouse for primary school. He said the education was just okay (as there were kids of all ages and levels) but the teacher often had them sing together and he loved that, saying that they sounded really good. He had a deep voice and would sing with little prompting, knowing all the words to Clementine, Oh Suzanna and Sixteen Tons. He later printed out Christmas carol books (so the rest of us would...