In memory Fred B. Torck

Long-time Portland fan and OryCon committee member Fred B. Torck passed away on May 30, 2005. His friends remember him for his great heart and his all-around competence. Linda Pilcher of OSFCI, which runs OryCon, once wrote, "Fred stays up and changes tapes for the video people, babysits the night office. He entertains the committee kids when we're desperate, and shows up at just the right time with a drink or food or handtool as needed. He always has keys to everything, can fix stuff and is generally useful. He is hard to classify so I made him a department. He has had his own department ribbon since 1991--rainbow!"--©1994, OSFCI.

From the Oregonian obituary:

Mr. Torck was born April 19, 1947, in Portland and was raised in New York City. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University and served in the Air Force and continued in the Oregon Air National Guard for 24 years after moving to Beaverton in 1979. He was an electronics engineer for Oeco and Celestica. Survivors include his mother, Joyce; brother, Warren; and sister, Gloria Chromiak.

Fred was buried on Thursday June 2, 2005 2pm at Willamette National Cemetery.

John Bartley has started a memorial weblog for Fred.

Fred with Mattzilla (Matthew Tavares)