Alexandria Victoria Reed

Alexandria Victoria Reed, 27, of Gresham, Oregon, passed away on April 24th, 2026. She was a deeply beloved daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin, and friend. Her absence will be felt by everyone she knew for the rest of their lives.

Alexandria - Alex, to most - was a brilliant star that made the world brighter from the moment she came into this world. Ben and Kimberley Reed welcomed the first addition to their family on May 3rd, 1998, excited to see what kind of person their daughter would become. In a few months, she'd already proven herself independent, opting to feed herself with a bottle as soon as she was able, rather than letting her parents help her. Of course, this was only the beginning of Alex being the stubborn, immovable person she would become, but nobody knew just how deep into her personality those traits would run.

From the first time her dad had shown her a coloring book while she sat in her high chair, Alex loved art. She spent the majority of her life honing her skills - checking out drawing guide books from the school library, doodling in the margins of her notebooks, drawing on whatever spare printer paper she could find. Before long, she was drawing horses at age 9 that many adults couldn't replicate. As an adult, her art was even skillful and beautiful enough to allow her entry into an art show.

She embraced art in many more forms than drawing, too. She liked to paint, and make jewelry. She dabbled in scrapbooking, she enjoyed knitting, she was incredible at calligraphy, and she would even make notebooks for people - usually ones that were so beautiful, the recipients couldn't bear to use them. Much of the art she created was meant as a gift for others. Despite her talent and skill with her artwork, she always had an endless list of small things she wanted to improve on. She always strove to do better than her previous attempts.

Anyone familiar with Alex would also be familiar with her obsession over coffee. She experiment heavily when making it at home, creating all kinds of drinks from drip coffee, Keurig machine coffee, or instant coffee powder. She was known to frequent just about every coffee shop in the city of Gresham, too. She always had a reason to visit - usually studying, or spending time with friends and family, but sometimes just because she wanted to enjoy a particular shop's atmosphere and drinks. Coffee was one of the few things Alex would only share with others begrudgingly.

She was also in the Physical Therapy Assistant program at Mt. Hood Community College, and doing very well. She'd wanted to do something to help the people in her life who suffer from chronic pain, as well as help others she didn't know yet. Despite the stress and time constraints that it brought, she did her best to study and practice on those she loved, in the hopes that she could do more for them one day. She recently learned she was assigned to a rehab clinic she knew well for her clinical training and was excited for the opportunity. She knew that the profession had a high burnout rate, but she didn't care. That was just the kind of person she was.

When she would give a gift - whether for an anniversary, a birthday, Christmas, or just because she felt like it - she would always go above and beyond to make it special. It was always wrapped in intricate patterns, tied with gorgeous ribbons, and would be something personalized to you. You could make one off-handed comment about how you liked Erlenmeyer flasks, and the next time you saw her, she'd have half a chemistry set just because she saw it and thought of you. She had a way of making everyone around her feel special, cared for, and loved.

There's endless things about Alex, big and small, that made her such a memorable, special person. She had a massive sweet tooth; she loved the Portland Trail Blazers; she loved Agatha Christie novels; she was a master at making silly faces; she had the kindness and patience to rival a saint; she loved to challenge your ideas, even if she agreed with them; she had a recurring dream about a goat eating her hair when she was younger. There's too many stories and memories and factoids about her to cram into a 100,000 word novel, much less a brief description of the kind of person she was. Nothing could ever succeed in summarizing the whole, wonderful picture of Alex Reed that remains in our hearts. Even all our memories combined could never account for all the things she did, could do, and would do. She will be dearly missed by everyone who had the fortune of knowing her while she was here.

A celebration of Alex's life is planned for May 24th, 2026, from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. It will be held at the Gresham Japanese Garden in Main City Park, located at 219 S Main Ave, Gresham, Oregon, 97080. The Reed family invites all who knew Alex to attend, and celebrate the time they shared with her.