Maxwell Field re-turfing continues 7/29/2014 morning

Morning of 7/29/2014, Linfield Maxwell Field re-turfing project continued. See Wildcatville photos in slideshow. An interesting aspect of the work was an installer trimming around letters in end zone (and presumably elsewhere) using a pair of large electric shears.

Quick look 7/24/2014 Maxwell Field re-turfing

GIL HARGREAVES, Rest In Peace (1949-2014)

Top three photos from Gil's Aug. 9, 2014, memorial service in Salem at  Capital Park Wesleyan Church.

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Gil died in Salem, Ore., in July 2014.

Wildcatville photos


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http://obits.oregonlive.com/obituaries/oregon/obituary.aspx?pid=171934109

Gilbert Evans Hargreaves

Hargreaves, Gilbert Evans 64 Sept. 12, 1949 July 10, 2014 Gilbert Evans Hargreaves left to be with the Lord after passing away July 10, 2014, in his home in Salem. Gil was born in September of 1949 in Portland, and was a graduate of Franklin High School. He earned his bachelor's degree from Linfield College in 1971. A celebration of life memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, at Capital Park Wesleyan Church in Salem. Donations in his memory may be made to the Southeast Neighborhood Community Center, Capital Park Wesleyan Church or the Linfield College Alumni Scholarship Fund (designate in memory of Gil Hargreaves). Arrangements by Restlawn Funeral Home.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/heraldandnews/obituary.aspx?n=gilbert-evans-hargreaves&pid=171870811

Gilbert Evans Hargreaves (1949 - 2014)

 Gilbert Evans Hargreaves left to be with the Lord after passing away during his sleep at the age of 64 in his home in Salem, Ore., on July 10, 2014. Gil was born in Portland on Sept. 12, 1949, to Edward G. and Lucile E. Hargreaves and was raised in their Southeast Portland home with his sister Judy in the Mt. Tabor area. He graduated with honors from Franklin High School in 1967 and Linfield College in McMinnville in 1971 with a bachelor's degree in economics and business administration. In 1976, he began working for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), which he would continue to work for until his retirement in 2006. His loves included his family, softball, golf, basketball, trains, the San Francisco Giants, and Oregon's outdoors. He made many friends and was loved by them all. He is survived by his wife, Vickie; sons, Edward and Raymond; sister, Judy Aalto (Sergei); cousin, Tilzer Hargreaves (Martha), cousin Edward F. Hargreaves (Terrilee), and numerous nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his mother and father. A celebration of life memorial service will be on Saturday, Aug. 9, at 2 p.m. in Capital Park Wesleyan Church in Salem. Donations in his memory can be made to the Southeast Neighborhood Community Center, Capital Park Wesleyan Church, 410 19th St. SE, Salem, OR 97301, or the Linfield College Alumni Scholarship Fund (designate In Memory of Gil Hargreaves), 900 SE Baker St., McMinnville, OR 97128. Arrangements by Restlawn Funeral Home Salem, Ore.


Gilbert Evans Hargreaves
 September 12, 1949 - July 10, 2014

 Gilbert Evans Hargreaves left to be with The Lord after passing away during his sleep at age 64 in his home in Salem, Oregon, on July 10, 2014.

 Gil was born in Portland, Oregon, on September 12, 1949, to Edward G. & Lucile E. Hargreaves and was raised in their Southeast Portland home with his sister, Judy, in the Mt. Tabor area.

 After graduating with honors from Franklin High School in 1967, he attended Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon, where he met his future wife, Vickie Boyer. Gil and Vickie married in Portland in 1976 and remained married for 38 years.

 While attending Linfield, he participated in intramural sports and made a number of lifelong friends. They later created the annual BWC Homecoming event and were honored by the college in 2012 with an Alumni Service Award for 25 years of reuniting alumni.

 Gil graduated from Linfield in 1971 with a Bachelor's degree in both Economics and Business Administration and soon began working with the Multnomah County Health Department as a Community Health Worker.

 In 1976, he moved to Klamath Falls, Oregon, to begin employment with the State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), which he would continue to work for until his retirement in 2006.

 His first son, Edward G. Hargreaves, was born in Klamath Falls in November 1976. While living there, Gil made a number of lifelong friends while playing on Big O's Softball Team. He continued playing softball with multiple teams up until the week before his passing.

 A job transfer brought Gil and his family to Pendleton, Oregon, in 1983. And his second son, Raymond E. Hargreaves, was born there in 1985.

While living in Klamath Falls and Pendleton, Gil was an active supporter of the Salvation Army church, attending camps and supporting their ministry.

 He and his family moved to Salem, Oregon, in 1988, where he became a member of Capital Park Wesleyan Church and a season ticket-holder of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. He was always very involved with his sons' activities: 
volunteering with Little League baseball, Cub Scouts; and attending swim meets, band & choir concerts, and theatrical performances.

 His recreational passions also included golf, basketball, trains, murder mysteries, bagpipe music, the San Francisco Giants & 49ers, the music of Jimi Hendrix and the natural beauty of Oregon's outdoors. He made many friends and was loved by them all.

 He is survived by his wife and sons, sister Judy Aalto (Sergei) in Nova Scotia, cousin Tilzer Hargreaves (Martha) in Portland, cousin Edward F. Hargreaves (Terrilee) in Boise, and numerous nephews and nieces. He is preceded in death by his mother and father.

A Celebration of Life memorial service will be held Saturday, August 9, 2 p.m., at Capital Park Wesleyan Church in Salem. Donations in his memory can be made to the Southeast Neighborhood Community Center, Capital Park Wesleyan Church, 410 19th St. SE, Salem OR 97301; or the Linfield College Alumni Scholarship Fund (designate In Memory of Gil Hargreaves) 900 SE Baker St., McMinnville, OR 97128.

Arrangements by Restlawn Funeral Home

1965 PLU at Linfield football game played on Maxwell Field.

Also see
http://wildcatville.blogspot.com/2015/07/plu-saga-student-yearbook-pages-240-241.html

Coach Paul Durham monument will stand tall on Linfield campus

As a person, Paul Durham stood tall because of his exemplary character, leadership and skills.

Lead by a group of Linfield grads calling themselves, "Team Durham," funds are being raised to honor the legendary Linfield football coach and athletic director with a monument in his image. Standing at 8-feet tall, it will be bigger than life. Durham was 6-foot-4.

An artist will sculpt the monument in clay, and then it will be cast in bronze. It will be placed at a yet to be determined location on the Linfield campus.

Durham -- a 1936 Linfield grad who was a scholar, outstanding athlete and singer -- is the coach who started Linfield's national football record-setting winning season "streak."

He was also an important part of the McMinnville community with efforts ranging from directing the city's summer recreation program to serving a sports editor of the McMinnville News-Register, for which he wrote a popular column, "Dodging with Durham."

Durham died at 93 in 2007.

To learn how to donate, contact David Ostrander, Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Linfield College at 503-883-2495.

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Photos from Linfield Oak Leaves yearbooks.