Russell-Butkus-Obituary

Russell A. Butkus Ph.D.

Portland, Oregon

09/28/1952 - 01/28/2026

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January 28, 2026
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Portland, Oregon

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Russ Butkus, a passionate theologian, dedicated educator, staunch environmentalist, and avid fly fisher, passed away on January 28th at the age of 73 after a brief illness. He left an indelible mark on the Department of Theology and as co-founder of The Environmental Studies Department at the...

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I will always cherish those few times we got together, after re-connecting, when we gathered in Chatam, MA to buid an outdoor shower with the "mobile Home Depot"; the followiong year in Chatham for buiding maintenance; in Boston, MA at TD Garden for a Boston Bruins / New York Rangers hockey game and dinner in Boston's Italian North End; and finally the week we spent at Depot Bay! In all cases, I will cherish those after dinner discussions, sharing throughts, memories and "Joe-isms. I will...

Didn´t really mean cantankerous in my earlier post, but sometimes a very passionate advocacy...