Michael P. Jones

Fascinating and interesting with a heart of gold. May you rest in peace, thank you for teaching me about The Shanghai tunnels and everything else you did.

i worked at the transit bank with you mike and suprised this time of your life was not in your obituary you were a great boss and i had experiences of a lifetime working there with you

Had the pleasure of meeting this incredibly knowledgeable wonderful storyteller while accompanying my young daughter on a class field trip to Rhododendron area for indian lore, pioneer and Oregon Trail history, then later into the Shanghai Tunnels of Portland. Oregon has lost a great one who memory will live on in the many legacies he was instrumental in creating.

Mike was an amazing story teller, and I have memories of my childhood of him taking my class on a tour of Old town and down into the tunnels. His passion for history was one of the reasons years later I volunteered with his tours of the Portland Underground. He just had a talent for telling local tails that will be missed. I hope wherever he is now he's regaling those around him with stories of life and his adventures.

In the early 2000s, I think I took almost every living history class Michael offered. I am a local high school history teacher, so this was a tremendous amount of fun and learning. Michael was a natural storyteller and his enthusiasm was contagious. Because we split up in our own cars to drive to the various sites Michael had picked out for us to visit, I usually volunteered to drive and he often rode with me in the front seat, using walkie talkies to communicate with the other cars. He was a...