William Bill G Jett

Bill was the second born to Richard Jett and Mildred (Griswold) Jett-Werner in Portland, Oregon on August 21, 1947. The family was complete with three boys making for a very busy household. Bill and his brothers; Donald and James “Jim” all grew up in Tigard, Bill graduated in 1966 from Tigard High School.

During his youth Bill developed a love for large animals. He always enjoyed horses, cows and any other large animals. He enjoyed staying busy with his hands and acquired many hands-on jobs; delivering papers, cleaning cars at Pre-delivery, dishwashing at several eateries, maintaining plants at Teufel’s nursery, and many years as a courtesy clerk with Fred Meyer.

In his adult life he always had a dog. One was a dog he acquired from his brother, Jim. Jim thought his dog Storm was just visiting Bill for a few weeks but when it came time to return him Bill declared that he was happy and Storm’s home was with him. Every dog after has been named Storm. Bill enjoyed a special connection with all of his dogs, along with the neighborhood dogs. He was known to take very long walks with his dog, visiting with people and animals along the way.

Bill also spent a good deal of his time volunteering to help his family, his neighbors, and his church family. He was a proud member of 2nd Street Community Church in Newberg for the past 8 years. He contributed his time through various community service groups in the Newberg area, including Faith in Action and Feed the Need. Bill helped people move, did take down and set up for services and 2nd Street Community church events at the armory, cut and stacked firewood for Love, Inc. along with many other tasks.

He will be remembered for being a gentle giant with a kind heart.

Bill is survived by his brothers; Donald Jett of Aloha and James (Linda) Jett of Tillamook.

A Memorial Lunch will be held by 2nd Street Community Church located in the Newberg Armory 620 N. Morton Street Newberg, OR 97132. The lunch will be on May 4th at 1:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions be made in Bill’s name to the Newberg Animal Shelter.