From Hilhi Class of '66

Contents 1 Welcome! 2 Passing of Walter Berg 3 Passing of Richard Harris 4 This Is My Life 5 Reunion Photos 6 Reunion Comments, Ideas, Complaints, Suggestions 7 What Do I Do Now? 8 Getting Help

Welcome!

Our new Hillsboro, Oregon, Hilhi Class of '66 web site is based on the same software that is responsible for the popular Wikipedia.

Many wiki allow anyone in the world to make changes to the pages of the wiki. Others allow everyone to read their wiki but only allow registered users to edit pages. However, many of our alumni are concerned about their personal information being open to the world. So we have decided that most of the site will be blocked from anyone who is not registered alumni. Registered alumni, however, are able to see all the pages that makeup the site. (See What_Now for other things registered alumni are able to do.) Registration is blocked and can only be accomplished by contacting us via email.

We hope that you will enjoy visiting and using our new web site.

Passing of Walter Berg

Walter E. Berg, 59, Hillsboro, died Aug. 15, 2008, at his home.

A life gathering will be 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at the Sain Creek Pavilion at Henry Hagg Lake near Gaston. Interment will be at a later date.

Mr. Berg was born Dec. 4, 1948, in Fargo, N.D., a son of Bernard E. and Joyce Skoglund Berg. The family moved to Reedville when he was young. He attended Hillsboro elementary schools and graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1966. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam from 1967 to 1969 and worked as a dental hygienist and a forensic science identification specialist. He was discharged in June of 1973.

After his discharge he returned to Hillsboro and, in September 1975, went to work at Tektronix as a production assembly operator and technician. In May 1994 he began working for Merix Corporation in the Reliability Lab as an engineering technician. He was forced to take a leave of absence because of ill health.

He enjoyed reading, helping others, spending time with his grandchildren and exercising at the gym. He also loved his dogs.

Remembrances: Hospice of Washington County, 900 SE Oak St., Suite 202, Hillsboro, OR 97123.

Survivors include his wife, Donna; two daughters and a son-in-law, Christina and Mitchell Gangle and Renee Berg; a son, Darik Berg; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Thomas Berg and Francis and Carol Berg; a sister and brother-in-law, Julie and Dave Moon; and four grandchildren.

Raquel 11:05, 3 September 2008 (PDT)

Passing of Richard Harris

Richard Lee Harris, 60, Hillsboro, died June 11, 2008.

No services will be held.

Mr. Harris was born July 18, 1947, in Granite City, Ill. His father was a construction worker and had to travel for his work. In order for his son to stay in the area, when he was 10, his parents gave guardianship to Aaron "Skipper" Vandevanter Watson. Mr. Watson was a very important person in Richard's life.

In 1966 he graduated from Hillsboro High School. In 1967 he married Patricia Newman. He earned two associates degrees; one from P.C.C. in criminal justice and the other at ITT Tech in engineering. He worked at Intel for 25 years as an electronics engineering technician.

He was known for coming up with unique ideas for new inventions, loved sci-fi movies and enjoyed reading Dean Koontz novels. He and his wife traveled to Hawaii, and also enjoyed a cruise to Alaska.

Remembrances: American Heart Association, 1200 NW Naito Parkway, Suite 220, Portland, OR 97209. He was preceded in death by his guardian, Skipper Vandevanter Watson.

Survivors include his wife, Patricia; his children, Angie and Eric; a brother and three sisters; and three grandchildren. Arrangements: Fir Lawn Mortuary, Hillsboro.

Raquel 13:19, 17 June 2008 (PDT)

This Is My Life

I've just finished adding a new feature to the Hilhi Class of '66 web site. This Is My Life has been added to the accounts of registered alumni. This Is My Life is a page that describes the new feature in detail.

Again, This Is My Life is available only to registered alumni of the Hilhi Class of '66 web site. If you don't already have an account setup with me, please contact me. With just a little help from you, I'll get your account setup.

There's an index of pages with content on This Is My Life.

--Raquel 14:58, August 31, 2006 (PDT)

Reunion Photos

I've just finished adding the last of the photos I've been given, from our 40-year reunion, to the Reunion gallery. I've been told there are more which are coming, but I haven't seen them yet.

If you took photos at our 40-year reunion and haven't gotten them to me yet, please email me copies of your digital photos or snail mail me copies of your printed photos, I will add them to the Reunion gallery as quickly as possible.

I should also add that if you have photos of prior reunions, which are not yet added to our Reunion gallery, please send them too! We'd love to see more of those photos!

--Raquel 16:31, September 1, 2006 (PDT)

Reunion Comments, Ideas, Complaints, Suggestions

Here's your opportunity to be heard! If there's something you liked or that you didn't like, or if you haven't attended for a particular reason, we want to hear it. If you have suggestions for a killer reunion, we want to hear it. If you want to tell us how wonderful past reunions have been, we even want to hear that! The first thing you need to do is login and then Go to Reunion Feedback

Raquel 15:39, August 16, 2006 (PDT)

What Do I Do Now?

Now that you have your account as a registered alumni, so you can access the inner parts of our class site, what do you do with it? What Now gives you an idea of what's available to you now that you've registered.

If you don't already have an account setup with me, please contact me.

Getting Help

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