William Mitchell-Oglesby-Obituary

William Mitchell Oglesby

Portland, Oregon

Jun 6, 1946 – Nov 3, 2022

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BORN
June 6, 1946
DIED
November 3, 2022
LOCATION
Portland, Oregon

Obituaries

Mitch was born in Kansas City MO to Virginia and Richard Oglesby. Not long after his birth, the family moved to Portland OR where he resided with his siblings Richard, Annie, and Suzie. He graduated from Centennial High School in 1964.After graduation he joined the Oregon National Guard Corps of...

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Mitch was central in our rafting group for many years. He watched out for everyone and kept us entertained with his guitar. We will miss him and will keep his memory.

Oh Karen.. my deepest sincere condolences.... You and Mitch were so instrumental to me in so many ways.. so regretting... not sharing with you both over the years... memories of rafting trip.. and 'White Wedding'.. sending you so much love prayers and strenghth..

Mitch was a smart, kind, intelligent gentleman. We served together as Asst Scoutmasters at T107 2006-2016. Mitch had a great sense of humor and cheerful attitude. He liked to camp in style on scout trips with a big tent, cot and lamp. He woke us up every morning playing Revalee(sp) and did a proper, military flag raising. He was a great supporter of T107 and devoted to his son Ben, who earned his Eagle Scout. I'm sure he is getting everything organized and squared away in heaven.

Mitch is a legend. We experienced life in a way we would never have without him, personally his experience rafting has touched our family for many generations. Our love and sympathy go out to his beloved family. See you on the 10th.

Mitch was a very smart, capable gentleman. He was a great friend to T107. He would recycle and fill propane tanks for our camp outs. You knew if Mitch was a long for the camp out because he would play Revelie every morning and lead a military proper flag raising. ceremony. He taught a lot of scouts to sail on his 30' sailboat. He was always cheerful, positive and patient - a good mentor, Merit Badge counselor. He drove out to Cascade Locks to pick up up after a week long, 52 mile backpack on...

A great mentor, colleague and friend during my first years at Intel. He will always be fondly remembered.

Single Memorial Tree

Frank and I always enjoyed time spent with Karen and Mitch at Intel functions and other times.

Group of 10 Memorial Trees