Portland, Oregon
Spathas, Gene Thomas 76 12/03/1932 04/07/2009 Gene Spathas passed away peacefully April 7, 2009, in Cannon Beach, at the age of 76. He was born Dec. 3, 1932, in Portland, the son of Greek immigrant parents, Thomas and Mary Spathas. A lifelong Portland resident, Gene went to Richmond Grade School...
Read MoreMy codolences to the Spathas family in a time of loss. I will always remember his dedication to his family and business. I will never forget swimming in the home pool with Matt and friends. I could only fit into Gene's trunks. God bless
Greg Porter
April 29, 2009 | Portland, OR
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bob hanley
April 22, 2009 | Portland, OR
Dr. John Spathas, this is Sharon D.R. Gray. You hired me in 1975 as Sharon D.R. Green. I'm very sorry for the passing of your brother. I've suffered the passing of my father, but not yet a sibling. Treasure positive memories of your brother and push aside any regrets. Respectfully and in sympathy Sharon.
April 21, 2009
Gene gave me my first job at the Kitchen Kettle. I washed dishes for less than $2/hour, but at 15, I felt like I was rich!
Man, I can still taste the food from that old place.
I also know Gene through his son, Matt. They had the coolest house in the neighborhood, because it had a loft space over the livingroom and a pool. And we played together on the Kitchen Kettle baseball team in Little League. He was always warm and gracious to us.
Ron van der Veen
April 20, 2009 | Seattle, WA
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Don Ossey
April 20, 2009 | Portland, OR
Aunt Elaine, Matt, Jeff and Marty
One of the great human beings to walk the planet has left us physically but his spirit, love and memories will continue to shine in all of us for eternity. Uncle Geno was a legendary figure in all of our lives who always made time to ask how you were and always had the most amazing stories to share about our family. Even though we heard them hundreds of times over the years, we could never wait to hear him tell them again as there was always a...
Michael Schweitzer
April 20, 2009 | New York, NY
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Bill Dorris
April 19, 2009 | Washougal, WA
For the past 15 years it has been amazing getting to know my Papou. He was always the entertainer and life of the party. I could not be more thankful of anything else but just getting to know him. It has been a true privilege and each day with him was a different experience, you never knew what he would do or say next. Our Greece trip with him would not have been the same with out him. I am so glad that he was able to make the vacation.
I honestly think that he is one person I...
Andrew Spathas
April 17, 2009 | San Diego, CA
Dear Elaine,
My heartfelt sympathy to you and your family. Gene was wonderful. You made his life very special.
Love, Cherie (Cheney) and Fred Nomura
April 17, 2009 | Portland, OR
