Alan Joseph Denfeld

At a young age Alan’s family relocated from Cottage Grove to Portland where Al attended local schools. After high school he became a student at the University of Oregon. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Recreation and Park Management in 1978.

Al had a talent for organizing and coordinating gatherings of all types and sizes. His unique abilities in event planning took him all over throughout his career. In 1983, while working for the City of Eugene, he organized an annual celebration called “The Eugene Celebration”, which is still an ongoing event. Later in his career, he moved to Palm Springs where he worked as the special events coordinator and recreation manager for the city overseeing the “Thursday Evening Series”. At one point he moved to Texas where he worked for the USO and later KBR as a civil contractor in Iraq planning special events for the U. S. military servicemen.

Al was a world traveler, back packing through Europe while in college, and also visiting Baghdad, South Africa, Aruba, Maldives, Iraq, Thailand and more.

As a graduate of the University of Oregon with exceptional skills in event production, Al became an instructor teaching graduate level courses in tourism, special events promotion & management and marketing. In 1987 he traveled to South Korea to teach American military employees how to produce special events so they would be prepared for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.

Al is preceded in death by his mother Berniece Denfeld. He is survived by his father Leon Denfeld and his step-mother Peggy Denfeld of Tygh Valley, OR; his siblings Tom (Dawn) Denfeld of Portland, OR, Janet (Mike) Joyce of Portland, OR, Ginger (John) Wuitschick of Newberg, OR and Ray (Julie) Denfeld of Troutdale, OR; his step-siblings Steve (Jean) Beaty of Vancouver, WA, Diann (Russ) Triebwasser of Clackamas, OR, Janice (Mike) McCaffrey of Happy Valley, OR, Jeri Baird (Scott Ridtell) of Renton, WA, and his many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at 3pm on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Gateway Little Chapel of the Chimes, 1515 NE 106th Avenue, Portland, OR 97220. Please visit Al’s memorial page at gatewaylittlechapel.com to share memories and leave condolences for family.

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Alan Denfeld was born on February 21, 1955 in Cottage Grove, Oregon to Leon and Berniece Denfeld. He passed away on October 5, 2015 in Portland, Oregon at the age of 60.

At a young age Alan’s family relocated from Cottage Grove to Portland where Al attended local schools. After high school he became a student at the University of Oregon. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Recreation and Park Management in 1978.

Al had a talent for organizing and coordinating gatherings of all types and sizes. His unique abilities in event planning took him all over throughout his career. In 1983, while working for the City of Eugene, he organized an annual celebration called “The Eugene Celebration”, which is still an ongoing event. Later in his career, he moved to Palm Springs where he worked as the special events coordinator and recreation manager for the city overseeing the “Thursday Evening Series”. At one point he moved to Texas where he worked for the USO and later KBR as a civil contractor in Iraq planning special events for the U. S. military servicemen.

Al was a world traveler, back packing through Europe while in college, and also visiting Baghdad, South Africa, Aruba, Maldives, Iraq, Thailand and more.

As a graduate of the University of Oregon with exceptional skills in event production, Al became an instructor teaching graduate level courses in tourism, special events promotion & management and marketing. In 1987 he traveled to South Korea to teach American military employees how to produce special events so they would be prepared for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.

A memorial service will be held at 3pm on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Gateway Little Chapel of the Chimes, 1515 NE 106th Avenue, Portland, OR 97220. Please visit Al’s memorial page at gatewaylittlechapel.com to share memories and leave condolences for family.