John Annand

John Annand Obituary

John Parrott Annand died Monday June 5 in Portland, OR. He is survived by his wife Laurie Bender, and their three children – Alex, Quinn and Leigh, and his siblings Kati Lyon, Steve Annand, Mollie Hunter, Megan Annand, David Annand and Frank (Jay) Annand, and twenty-one nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Mary Ellen Annand, Frank Annand and Shirley Annand, siblings Kelly Spencer and Michael Annand, and canine companions ‘Franklin’ & ‘Bodean.”

Born in 1953 in Charleston, West Virginia, he graduated from George Washington High School, West Virginia University, and earned a Masters in Community Planning from the University of Cincinnati. John’s work ethic started with a paper route he operated from his bicycle in his teens. Fifty years later he could still remember every family on the route.

After college, he worked in WV before moving to Alaska in 1981 to work for the City of Juneau. In AK, he enjoyed skiing, fishing and hiking. His greatest life adventure started when he met his future wife, Laurie Bender. Their relationship developed over tennis, golf and good food. They moved to Portland in 1986 for Laurie to attend law school and married in October 1988. Soon sons Alex and Quinn and later daughter Leigh came along. Everyone who knew John knows that he believed his most important job, achievement and great fortune was to be his kids’ dad.

In 1986, he became a commercial real estate appraiser, earned the MAI designation, and was later president of the Oregon Appraisal Institute. From 1991 until 2008, he was a partner at Hansen, Morton & Annand. Inc. In 2008, he started his own company – Annand Real Estate Consulting. He enjoyed the work, the clients and his colleagues. John loved newspapers, crossword puzzles and sports. His favorites were the WV Mountaineers, the Blazers, the Timbers and most of all any Cleveland High basketball, soccer or tennis match that featured Alex, Quinn or Leigh.

John inherited a lousy heart. He was treated by the cardiologists, nurses and staff at Providence St. Vincent’s Heart Clinic Center for Advanced Cardiac Disease. In 2015, John had a heart pump installed at St. Vincent’s, making him one of a few thousand patients to enjoy this life saving device. John got to know the people who cared for him, joking and teasing with them. They took loving care of John, and the family extends our love and gratitude to all of them.

A memorial service and celebration of John are being planned for Sunday, June 25 in Portland. All are welcome, please contact jannandmemorial@gmail.com for the time and location.

John’s family requests that donations in his memory be made to the advanced heart disease fund at Providence St. Vincent Medical Foundation, 9205 SW Barnes Road, Portland, OR 97225 or online at www.welovethat.org.

Facts Born: January 1, 1953
Death: June 5, 2017

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I wanted to express my heartfelt condolences to all the Annand family. There’s such a sense of helplessness when someone we love dies. I’d like to share some scriptural thoughts that really helps me. Prayer is so valuable at this time but it’s not that prayer simply makes us feel better. 2 Cor.4:7 says that God can give us, “… power beyond what is normal “, to go from one day to the next. This does not mean that we no longer cry or that we forget, but it means we recover. The reason we recover is because of our hope. Jesus Christ talked about our hope in John 5:28, “… all those in the memorial tomb will hear his voice and come out “. Jesus was referring to the resurrection, this is our amazing hope that helps us recover and gives us power to go on. 2 Cor.1:3 describes our Creator as, “… all God of all comfort “. One way that God comforts us is by moving people who care about us to give us words of encouragement that we need to hear. May the God of comfort (Ps.83:18) be your comfort now during this time of sorrow.