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Official Obituary of

Rodney “Rod” Trahan

May 25, 1937 ~ May 25, 2018 (age 81)

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Rodney Trahan Obituary

Rodney “Rod” Trahan died Friday, May 25, 2018, his 81st birthday.Born in Portland, Oregon, son of Alvin and Rachel Trahan, Rod was a life-long Oregonian, except for two-and-a-half years spent at Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana. He graduated from Scappoose High School in 1955 and attended the University of Oregon. Rod was united in marriage to Sandy on November 22, 1962, in Reno, Nevada. They raised their family in the Portland metro area their entire marriage. Rod served 12 years in the Oregon National Guard. He worked for Hoffman Construction for 33 years, retiring in 1997 as their Data Processing Manager. Service to the community included many fraternal and youth organizations, including: Boy Scouts of America who honored him with the Silver Beaver Award, the Data Processing Managers’ Association where he served as President of the local chapter, most recently Rod and Sandy enjoyed belonging to the Elks Lodge in Hillsboro, Oregon, where he helped build award-winning 4th of July floats.

He is survived by his wife of 55+ years, Sandra; children Lynda and Russell R.; grandchildren Qwade and Kamille; grandson-in-law Nathan; great-grandchildren Lily Cheyanne and Owen; sister-in-law Kathy; and many nieces and nephews.

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A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, June 2nd, 1pm at the Hillsboro Elks Lodge.

 

Celebration of Life

1:00 PM ,Saturday, June 2, 2018
Hillsboro Elks Lodge

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4 replies on “Rodney “Rod” Trahan”

Our dear friend, Rod. A prime example by living life fully and generously from the bottom of his heart until the very end. Such special memories will be forever cherished; what fun we had!

What a wonderful, fun-loving gentleman. He will be missed by all who knew him at RCB, where he was such an active participant in everything!

Rod was a kind and wonderful man with a great sense of humor. I’ll never forget the day he and Leon wore opposing UO/OSU civil war shirts to serve communion at ChristChurch. I am so sorry for your loss. Sandy: please call or send me an email so we can get together.

I first met Rod when he was Scoutmaster of Troop 872 then knew him from Hoffman on Intel jobs I was part of. A first class guy who quickly earned ones respect. Being around Rod was always inspiring. A real pro and dedicated to serving. He was a role model for me when I later became SM of Troop 872.

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