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Irene M. Stephens
27 septembre 1928 – 8 janvier 2021
Irene Stephens was a woman of many talents. She and her husband Gail both worked for the City of Portland for most of their careers. They raised 5 daughters to be creative, caring, assertive, independent women.
What most people don't see is the woman who taught us how to be successful in this world and what it took to get where she did. They don't see the high school student that was so smart that her teachers had to convince her parents that she needed to go to college, even if she was “ just a girl”. They didn't see the jobs she couldn't have because she might have to stay home and take care of a sick child. "How can you be a good mother when you work outside the home!"
Most people didn't know that she broke the glass ceiling when she was the first woman ever allowed to work in the auditor’s office for the City of Portland. She had a tiny space in the attic of city hall. No window, no air conditioning, and barely heat in the winter. As she rose within the ranks of the accounting and budget office she worked with some of Portland's finest politicians. She negotiated contracts, balanced budgets and had no problem telling the mayor or city council members “no”. In her last years with the city she worked as second in command in the budget office.
By the time she retired, most of her daughters were married and several of her 9 grandchildren had arrived. Kids, grandkids and even the great grands were regular visitors. She loved them all. She took quilting classes with us and began an adventure that continued until just days ago. There were days when there were 3 generations, sitting behind their sewing machines, creating quilts and more. It was a sight to behold.
Irene slipped peacefully away on January 8th. Her heart was just too tired to go on. She leaves behind a legacy of love. Love for her family, a love of sewing that infected us all and the love of those who were lucky enough to know her. She is survived by her daughters, Nancy Goldsworthy in Portland, Robin Lock and her husband Allen in Gresham, Maureen Stephens and her Husband Kevin Born in Olympia Washington and Amy Maddox and her husband Hoyt in American Canyon California, 9 grand children and 9 great grandchildren.
She will be missed so much here on earth, but she is with dad and our sister Sue and is smiling down on all of us.
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Ann, Henry, Don, and Irene at their home in Camas, WA
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Mom and Don ( far left) in the water
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Mom and Don at the old house in Camas
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Irene (photo credit Gail Stephens)
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Irene and Gail dressed for a college formal at Washington State University
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Gail and Irene on their wedding day.
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Irene and her husband Gail
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Irene and eldest daughter Nancy (1957)
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Irene with tiny Robin (photo credit Gail Stephens)
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Ann, Irene, Maurie, and Jennifer (four generations)
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Kerstin and Grandma Irene enjoying Thanksgiving dinner at Aunt Nancy's house in 2001.
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Allen escorting Irene down the aisle at Amy and Hoyt's wedding.
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Irene and her grandson Troy
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Irene and her daughter Sue on a trip to Bend
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Irene and youngest daughter Amy.
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Irene and her daughter Amy
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Irene, her mother Ann, her daughter Amy, and her granddaughter Sammie
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Irene, her mother Ann, her daughter Maurie, and her granddaughters Jenn and Emily
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Irene, her husband Gail, her daughter Amy, her son-in-law Hoyt, and Hoyt's parents at Amy and Hoyt's wedding
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Irene, her daughter Robin and her granddaughter Kerstin at Thanksgiving 2001.
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Irene with her husband Gail and her daughter Amy at Amy and Hoyt's wedding
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Irene, her parents Henry and Ann, her daughter Robin and her grandchildren Kerstin and Matt
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Grandma Irene and Kerstin enjoying the fresh air during a family camping trip at Clear Lake in Oregon.
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Gail and Irene at Maurie's house on Pine St
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Irene and Gail on an excursion during a cruise to Alaska (2005-ish)
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Irene and four of her five daughters on the steps of a beach house rental during a 2012 Mother's Day trip to Cannon Beach
Daughters in order from the top: (Top Right: Nancy, Top Left: Maurie, Botton Right: Susie, Bottom Left: Robin)
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Irene and four of her five daughter's on the poarch of a beach house rental during a 2012 Mother's Day trip to Cannon Beach.
Daughters from left to right: Nancy, Maurie, Irene, Susie
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Irene on the balcony during a trip to Bend, Oregon
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Nancy, Maurie, Irene, Robin, and Susie in Cannon Beach
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Robin, Maurie, Nancy, Irene, and Susie in Cannon Beach
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Grandma Irene with Kerstin and Matt at Thanksgiving 2019.
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Grandma Irene with Kerstin and Matt at Christmas in the early 2000's
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Grandma Irene with Kerstin and Matt at Kerstin's wedding near Sandy (2018).
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Grandma Irene and Matt caught in conversation at his wedding in Oregon City (2011)
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Grandma Irene and grandson Matt at Emily & Brett's Wedding in Olympia, WA (2014)
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Grandma Irene with Matt and Yvette at Christmas (2009)
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Grandma Irene and Matt chatting as they walk down the hallway at her retirement home, to the dining room (2019)
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Grandma Irene and Matt at Christmas 2011.
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Irene with Esmeralda
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Grandma reading One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish to her great grandchildren on her 87th Birthday
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Irene with Caleb (?)
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Irene, Maurie, Jennifer, Esmeralda, and Francesca (four generations)
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Irene and Gail waiting for the ceremony to start at Jenn & Miguel's wedding.
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Grandma Irene with Kerstin and Matt outside Multnomah Falls Lodge, waiting for Easter Brunch (2013)
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Irene with daughters Maurie (left) and Robin (right) at soon to be granddaughter-in-law Yvette's bridal shower (2011)
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Irene and Robin at a Mother's Day Tea hosted by Irene's retirement home (2017)
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Irene and Robin at the Delilah Gardens (2017)
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Irene enjoying desert at a family bbq (date unknown)
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Irene enjoying the Lilac gardens (2017)
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Grandma and her daughters. February 2017
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Irene and her daughter Robin
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Merry Christmas!!
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Robin, Amy, Maurie, Irene, Susie, and Nancy
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Irene at Jennifer's wedding
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Happy Birthday!! (90?!)
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Gail and Irene at Jennifer's wedding
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Gail and Irene at Jennifer's wedding
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Irene with Thanksgiving Pie at Maurie's house
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Robin, Maurie, Susie, Nancy, and Irene at a lighthouse on the Oregon coast
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Susie, Irene, and Maurie in Cannon Beach
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Irene and Susie eating ice cream
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Grandma Irene with Kerstin and her husband Jason at their wedding near Sandy (2018)
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Grandma Irene and Matt and Yvette at their wedding in Oregon City (2011)
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Irene and all five of her daughter's at Matt and Yvette's wedding in Oregon City (2011)
Daughters are standing in order of oldest to youngest, from left to right: Nancy, Susie, Maurie, Robin, Amy.
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Emily's Wedding August 2012
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Emily's Wedding August 2012
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Emily's Wedding August 2012
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Robin and Irene at Kerstin's Wedding near Sandy (2018)
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Nancy, Susie, Irene, Maurie, Robin, and Amy at Matthew's wedding
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Peeking out the door during Covid.
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Grandma Irene caught mid-laugh during a conversation with family while waiting for Kerstin and Jason's wedding to begin (2018)
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A screenshot from our Thanksgiving zoom call, November 2020. This is the call where Grandma received her Christmas quilt.
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November 2020, quilt made by our family especially for her.
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She loved her Christmas quilt
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Ann, Henry, Don, and Irene at their home in Camas, WA
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Mom and Don ( far left) in the water
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Mom and Don at the old house in Camas
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Irene
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Irene (photo credit Gail Stephens)
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Irene and Gail dressed for a college formal at Washington State University
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Gail and Irene on their wedding day.
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Irene and her husband Gail
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Irene and eldest daughter Nancy (1957)
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Irene with tiny Robin (photo credit Gail Stephens)
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Ann, Irene, Maurie, and Jennifer (four generations)
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Kerstin and Grandma Irene enjoying Thanksgiving dinner at Aunt Nancy's house in 2001.
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Allen escorting Irene down the aisle at Amy and Hoyt's wedding.
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Irene and her grandson Troy
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Irene and her daughter Sue on a trip to Bend
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Irene and youngest daughter Amy.
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Irene and her daughter Amy
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Irene, her mother Ann, her daughter Amy, and her granddaughter Sammie
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Irene, her mother Ann, her daughter Maurie, and her granddaughters Jenn and Emily
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Irene, her husband Gail, her daughter Amy, her son-in-law Hoyt, and Hoyt's parents at Amy and Hoyt's wedding
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Irene, her daughter Robin and her granddaughter Kerstin at Thanksgiving 2001.
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Irene with her husband Gail and her daughter Amy at Amy and Hoyt's wedding
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Irene, her parents Henry and Ann, her daughter Robin and her grandchildren Kerstin and Matt
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Grandma Irene and Kerstin enjoying the fresh air during a family camping trip at Clear Lake in Oregon.
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Gail and Irene at Maurie's house on Pine St
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Irene and Gail on an excursion during a cruise to Alaska (2005-ish)
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Irene and four of her five daughters on the steps of a beach house rental during a 2012 Mother's Day trip to Cannon Beach
Daughters in order from the top: (Top Right: Nancy, Top Left: Maurie, Botton Right: Susie, Bottom Left: Robin)
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Irene and four of her five daughter's on the poarch of a beach house rental during a 2012 Mother's Day trip to Cannon Beach.
Daughters from left to right: Nancy, Maurie, Irene, Susie
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Irene on the balcony during a trip to Bend, Oregon
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Nancy, Maurie, Irene, Robin, and Susie in Cannon Beach
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Robin, Maurie, Nancy, Irene, and Susie in Cannon Beach
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Grandma Irene with Kerstin and Matt at Thanksgiving 2019.
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Grandma Irene with Kerstin and Matt at Christmas in the early 2000's
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Grandma Irene with Kerstin and Matt at Kerstin's wedding near Sandy (2018).
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Grandma Irene and Matt caught in conversation at his wedding in Oregon City (2011)
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Grandma Irene and grandson Matt at Emily & Brett's Wedding in Olympia, WA (2014)
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Grandma Irene with Matt and Yvette at Christmas (2009)
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Grandma Irene and Matt chatting as they walk down the hallway at her retirement home, to the dining room (2019)
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Grandma Irene and Matt at Christmas 2011.
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Irene with Esmeralda
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Grandma reading One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish to her great grandchildren on her 87th Birthday
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Irene with Caleb (?)
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Irene, Maurie, Jennifer, Esmeralda, and Francesca (four generations)
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Irene and Gail waiting for the ceremony to start at Jenn & Miguel's wedding.
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Grandma Irene with Kerstin and Matt outside Multnomah Falls Lodge, waiting for Easter Brunch (2013)
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Irene with daughters Maurie (left) and Robin (right) at soon to be granddaughter-in-law Yvette's bridal shower (2011)
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Irene and Robin at a Mother's Day Tea hosted by Irene's retirement home (2017)
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Irene and Robin at the Delilah Gardens (2017)
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Irene enjoying desert at a family bbq (date unknown)
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Irene enjoying the Lilac gardens (2017)
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Grandma and her daughters. February 2017
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Irene and her daughter Robin
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Merry Christmas!!
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Robin, Amy, Maurie, Irene, Susie, and Nancy
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Irene at Jennifer's wedding
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Happy Birthday!! (90?!)
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Gail and Irene at Jennifer's wedding
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Gail and Irene at Jennifer's wedding
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Irene with Thanksgiving Pie at Maurie's house
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Robin, Maurie, Susie, Nancy, and Irene at a lighthouse on the Oregon coast
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Susie, Irene, and Maurie in Cannon Beach
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Irene and Susie eating ice cream
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Grandma Irene with Kerstin and her husband Jason at their wedding near Sandy (2018)
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Grandma Irene and Matt and Yvette at their wedding in Oregon City (2011)
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Irene and all five of her daughter's at Matt and Yvette's wedding in Oregon City (2011)
Daughters are standing in order of oldest to youngest, from left to right: Nancy, Susie, Maurie, Robin, Amy.
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Emily's Wedding August 2012
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Emily's Wedding August 2012
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Emily's Wedding August 2012
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Robin and Irene at Kerstin's Wedding near Sandy (2018)
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Nancy, Susie, Irene, Maurie, Robin, and Amy at Matthew's wedding
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Peeking out the door during Covid.
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Grandma Irene caught mid-laugh during a conversation with family while waiting for Kerstin and Jason's wedding to begin (2018)
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A screenshot from our Thanksgiving zoom call, November 2020. This is the call where Grandma received her Christmas quilt.
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November 2020, quilt made by our family especially for her.
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She loved her Christmas quilt