Wasco-Sherman-Multnomah County OR Archives Obituaries.....Lemley, Duane Charles September 12, 2005
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The Dalles Chronicle, September 15, 2005
     Duane Charles Lemley, 78, died suddenly of a stroke on Monday, Sept. 12, 
2005, his family by his side.
     He was born April 6, 1927, in The Dalles and grew up on a wheat ranch in 
Grass Valley. 
     After serving in the Navy in World War II, he earned a master’s degree in 
social administration and corrections from Ohio State University in 1954. He 
then embarked on a three-decade career dedicated to helping others. He worked 
as director of social services for the Boys Industrial School in LaCrosse, 
Wis. In 1957, he returned to Oregon, where he was executive secretary of the 
Governor’s Committee on Children and Youth. He then became state director of 
the National Council on Crime and Delinquency in Oregon and, later, in 
California. 
     In 1971, he became director of youth services for Oregon’s Childrens’ 
Services Division, overseeing MacLaren and Hillcrest Schools and other youth 
programs. He continued to serve in several capacities for local and state 
government, including deputy director of the Department of Human Services for 
Multnomah County, during which he helped establish Shared Housing, a program 
that allows people to remain in their own homes by organizing shared living 
arrangements.
     After retiring in 1985, he and his wife, Darleane, became Peace Corps 
volunteers in the Philippines, working with local health care providers on 
immunization and sanitation projects. They also facilitated cleft-palate 
operations for more than 15 children. 
     Returning to Portland in 1987, he helped found Store-to-Door, a service 
in which volunteers deliver groceries and other necessities to the elderly and 
disabled. In “retirement” he volunteered countless hours to the League of 
Women Voters, Store-To-Door and Eastrose Unitarian Fellowship. He and his wife 
also traveled to every continent and enjoyed cross-country trailer trips, 
visiting family and friends. He also enjoyed playing tennis at the Portland 
Tennis Center’s senior program.
     He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Darleane, his daughter, Nancy, 
and his son, Brad.
     A celebration of life will be held at Eastrose Unitarian Universalist 
Fellowship, 1133 NE 181st Ave., Portland, on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 4 p.m. 
     In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Eastrose Unitarian 
Fellowship, PO Box 298, Gresham, OR 97030-0046, or to Store-To-Door, 2145 NW 
Overton St., Portland, OR 97210.


Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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