The Memorial Wall

Judith Jaffee, formerly of Boynton Beach, FL, age 86, beloved wife of the late Harold Jaffee, loving mother of Susan (David) Saltzman (Northbrook IL) and Michael Jaffee (Hollywood, FL) passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, September 15, 2021 after a prolonged fight with Parkinson’s Disease & dementia. She was the daughter of the late David and Beatrice Van Gelder. She was born in the Bronx, NY. After receiving her master’s degree in teaching form Albany State College, she moved to New City, NY to raise her family. She lived in Boynton Beach, FL for much of the past 25 years where she made many long-lasting friendships.

Charlotte Johnson Wahl was the mother of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the former MP Jo Johnson, the journalist Rachel Johnson, and the entrepreneur Leo Johnson. She and Stanley Johnson divorced in 1979. Johnson Wahl then married American professor Nicholas Wahl in 1988 but was widowed in 1996. She was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at the age of 40.

In 2015, the Evening Standard referred to Johnson Wahl as "Left-wing", with her daughter Rachel stating that her father Stanley "tends to marry socialists." Rachel noted that her mother was "the only red in the village when we lived on Exmoor".

During Boris Johnson's speech at the Conservative Party conference in October 2019, he disclosed that his mother voted for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union in the 2016 referendum.

Wahl died at the age of 79 on 13 September 2021 at a hospital in London, according to her family.

The mother of the Prime Minister was a respected artist who had met Mr. Johnson's father when she was 18, but the couple later divorced in 1979.

She was the first female undergraduate to study at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford.

Mr. Johnson had previously described his mother as the "supreme authority" in his family.

She had married Stanley Johnson in 1963 and the couple went on to have four children together: Boris, Rachel, a journalist, Jo, a former Tory MP, and Leo, a filmmaker, and businessman.

She married Nicholas Wahl in 1988 but was widowed eight years later.

At the age of 40, Mrs. Johnson Wahl was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and campaigned in favor of Parkinson's nurses.

In 2008, she told the Telegraph: "I try to paint every day if I possibly can, though I have to go to the hospital a lot.

"I still manage to paint, though my arm will suddenly do a movement which is completely unintentional, and that almost brings me to tears."

Her exact cause of death has not been revealed by the family.

Beloved husband of Harriet Bouvy Drake, loving father of Amy Drake Reeves (Tom), Matthew Bouvy Drake (Amanda) and Andrea Eve Hull (David) and proud grandfather of six grandchildren, McKenzie Marie Brooks (Hunter), Jason Andrew Hull, Ryan Drake Hull, Samuel Tavin Hull, Tyler Julia Drake and Jaime Mandeville Drake. Franklin celebrated living in the Pacific Northwest and sharing time together with his friends and family in homes on the Oregon coast, first in Cannon Beach and later in Gearhart. When his children were young, he enjoyed many winter weekends at the mountain cabin he built with his father and brothers in Government Camp, Ore.

Franklin attended Lincoln High School, graduating from Menlo Junior College and the University of Michigan (Engineering) in 1950. After his father passed away Franklin returned to Portland and joined his brothers Donald G. and Mitchell G. Drake to run their father's construction company. Much of his business experience involved working in the outdoors. From 1960-1995 he was President and CEO of Donald M. Drake Company, one of the Northwest's largest construction firms with numerous construction projects in Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, and Michigan. More noteworthy projects in Portland included the Benjamin Franklin Building, the KOIN Tower, Lloyd Center, Portland Towers, the Stadium Freeway, Vista Ridge Tunnels, the East and West approaches to the Fremont Bridge, the Rose Garden Arena (now Moda Center) and in the San Francisco Oakland Bay Area, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) underground stations on Montgomery and 19th Streets and aerial links between El Cerrito and Richmond.

In 1966, Franklin and his brothers Donald and Mitchell entered a competitive bid with the US Forest Service for the proposed development of Mt. Hood Meadows, on the southeast face of Mt. Hood. His investment group won the award from the US Forest Service and Franklin remained CEO developing and managing the ski resort until turning it over to his son Matthew, upon his retirement in 2006. Preferring to keep a low profile, Franklin enjoyed working with a team of highly experienced professionals and always attributed much of his companies' successes to them. He viewed these team members as extensions of his own family.
His sense of community and business skills resulted in multiple years, serving on several Boards, including the Board of Directors of US Bancorp and its predecessor, US National Bank, Portland General Electric, and the Portland Chamber of Commerce. He was also a United Fund Group Leader and Urban Land Institute Council Executive Member. Additionally, Franklin served as Trustee of the Oregon State District Council of Laborers Pension Fund and was elected President of the Multnomah Athletic Club in 1963. Franklin challenged himself and inspired others to share his sense of adventure and his drive to succeed. Today, Franklin's legacy lives on in his children and grandchildren, as well as in the memories of those who loved him and those who worked alongside him to build many of Oregon's lasting landmarks.

The Drake family would like to express their everlasting gratitude for the compassionate and loving care given to Franklin by several Caregivers, including his youngest daughter and especially Khaden Jee, Tonya Worth, Grace Caraan and Rachel Stanton who allowed Franklin's zeal for life to continue until his last breath.

In response to the COVID 19 Pandemic, a small private funeral will be held at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral.
For more information, please contact River View Cemetery Funeral Home. A grand celebration of life will be held at a future TBD date. Thank you for your understanding.

John Merlen Allensworth, passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2021, at the age of 77. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday September 16, 2021 at First United Methodist Church with a reception to follow.

After several years of battling Parkinson's Disease, John died peacefully with his beloved wife Lynn by his side. John was born in Roswell, NM., where he lived almost his entire life. John attended Roswell High School and went on to earn a Masters in Education at Eastern New Mexico University. From there he was known as "Mr. A." or "Coach" at Valley View Elementary and Sierra Middle School. Then proceeded to become an Assistant Principal and Principal at several middle schools. John's gift for shaping the minds of Roswell's youth extended for many years and he was loved and respected by all who had the privilege of knowing him.

John was an avid outdoors man and loved to fish, golf, and hunt. Most of all he loved his family. John and his beloved wife Lynn were married for 56 years whom he adored with all his heart. His sons Todd and Scott Allensworth have blessed him with 4 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

John was born in Roswell, New Mexico on March 9, 1944, to Father Cliff Allensworth and mother Opal Edmonston. John was preceded in death by his three brothers Tom, Jerry, and Bob Allensworth and survived by his two sisters Ruth Dickenson and Nelda Doyle. He is survived by his wife Lynn Allensworth; children Todd Allensworth and Scott Allensworth; their wives Sandy Carter and Amy Allen; grandchildren Alexis Vroom, Maria Allensworth, Kassie Allensworth and Isabella Allensworth; and great-grandsons, Sebastian, Blaise and Zakai Vroom.

Johnny Allensworth, 77. Our beloved Husband and Father passed away on September 12, 2021. 

Arthur Stanley ‘Neddy’ Smith, one of the most relentless and opportunistic criminals in Australian history, has died aged 76.

Smith, who had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1981. His health really took a turn in 2008 when his medication stopped working effectively. He had been battling Parkinson’s disease for 30 years and died in Long Bay Prison’s aged care unit on Wednesday night. He had been in palliative care for a year.

The 76-year-old was serving life sentences for the murder of Sydney tow truck driver Ronald Flavell in October 1987 and the 1983 murder of brothel keeper and underworld wannabe Harvey Jones.

Arthur Stanley ‘Neddy’ Smith, one of the most relentless and opportunistic criminals in Australian history, has died aged 76.

Smith, who had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the early 1980s, died of natural causes in Long Bay Prison’s aged care unit on Wednesday night. He had been in palliative care for a year.

The 76-year-old was serving life sentences for the murder of Sydney tow truck driver Ronald Flavell in October 1987 and the 1983 murder of brothel keeper and underworld wannabe Harvey Jones.

Smith stabbed Flavell in a road rage altercation following a drunken pub crawl with his then mate Roger Rogerson. Rogerson was not involved in the murder.

Jones’s body was found near Botany Bay in 1995 – 12 years after he disappeared. He had been shot twice in the head.

Who was Neddy Smith?

Smith was born in Sydney in 1944, as a result of his mother’s liaison with a visiting American serviceman.

He never knew his father and was raised by his grandmother in Redfern.

In the 1970s, he married Debra Bell and the couple had three children

They were divorced while Smith was in prison serving his sentence for the Flavell murder.

In 2009, Debra Bell told The Daily Telegraph her former husband was “a gentle person”.

“He’s always been a good father and provider and he has always done that for me and the kids,” Bell said.

“I respect the man, I honest to God respect him.”

Life of crime

Smith’s first conviction was at age 11 for stabbing his half brother, Edwin.

He was sent to Mittagong Boys Home, the first of numerous periods of incarceration as a juvenile and an adult.

By 19, he was in prison for housebreaking, and back again in 1967, this time for 12 years for rape and stealing.

He was released on parole in 1975.

Smith then turned to armed robbery and, later, drug dealing. By the early 1980s, he was reputedly Australia’s largest heroin dealer.

He was a career criminal and police informer and in the early 1990s, he gave evidence on his crimes and alleged police corruption to the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption.

His testimony inspired the TV series, Blue Murder.

Emilio Campos Jr., 75, of Bradenton, Florida died September 7th, 2021, after a hard-fought war with a thief known as Parkinson's disease. His 20-year battle ended on a Tuesday afternoon, when the man known as Emil surrendered, peacefully and painlessly, to the will of his body—a betrayer and longtime co-conspirator of the thief.

Emilio was born October 10th, 1945, to Emilio Campos Sr. and Mary Campos in Sharon, Pennsylvania, and was big brother to four younger siblings. Born into a proud line of Spaniards who were deeply passionate about food and family, it should come as no surprise that the majority of Emilio's youth and adult life were spent walking (dare we say strutting?) the halls of restaurants. He could be washing dishes, scrubbing potatoes, filling maraschino cherries at the bar, manning the door, cooking, plating, putting out fires (both literal and metaphorical), or enjoying playful banter with guests. Whatever the task at hand, here was a man who poured himself fully into every aspect of what we mortals might call the dining experience. He was proud and relentless in his pursuit of greatness in the field, culminating in his crowning professional achievement: the Cité Grille. Alongside his partner and wife of nearly 28 years, Pamela Campos, Emilio fed the emotional, intellectual and physical appetites of many at what grew to be the epicurean heartbeat of Canton, Ohio for 15 years (1991 to 2006). Emilio—while dad to two, Jason and Mercedes—was a father to many. A lifelong sounding board to all who needed consult, direction, empathy, mentorship, love or strength. During his long tenure in the restaurant business, hundreds of people worked with him, and he impacted them all. Emilio is not a forgettable man. He had this uncanny ability to see clearly into the hearts of others and encouraged all to be their best and live their truth, sometimes yielding lifelong friendships gained, or less often, friendships lost. It is said that you can't make an omelet without cracking a few eggs, and if you knew and loved the man, it's likely that you've been on the receiving end of a swift, well-deserved "crack," or one hell of a life-changing omelet. More than likely, you were lucky enough to experience both.

His kids remember fondly the road trips, adventures and great meals they shared as a family. Where Harry Chapin, Neil Diamond and Louis Armstrong seemed to play on repeat. Where the extraordinary nature of God's creation in Yosemite brought tears to a grown man's eyes. Where often strangers became his friends, whether a homeless man seeking help, a server who got a tip they didn't know they needed, or two elderly women out for a girls' night delighted in the admiration and respect of a longtime feminist. Where a Goofy character at Disney World made a man laugh harder than we thought possible. Where dinner time was not just a meal, but an opportunity to teach a lesson, whether the proper handshake, the power of looking someone in the eye, or how to tie a cherry stem in a knot with your tongue (a lesson we've still yet to master). The same man, who could stare awestruck at a breathtaking valley, would find equal emotional timbre at a piece of silverware not polished properly. He was equal parts heart, ambition, curiosity and critic. Ever seeking perfection in all that he did. And perhaps the last man who could buy a cocktail for a female stranger at the end of the bar, without getting a face full of Cosmo.

Emilio, a proud Marine Veteran, is predeceased by his brother, José Campos. He is survived by his loving wife Pamela; his children Jason Campos and Mercedes Hashimura; his son-in-law Taro Hashimura; his son's partner Becky Nissel; his granddaughter Indigo Hashimura; his three sisters Cynthia Tellier (Tom), Maryann Svarckopf (George) and April Stein; and a motley crew of family, friends, collaborators, co-conspirators, and let's be honest… a worthy nemesis or two.

'Done Too Soon' by Neil Diamond was a favorite of Emilio's. Never were three words more apt. Done too soon, Emilio will be missed every single day. He rests now a dignified man.

Adlai Ewing Stevenson III, died peacefully after a long illness on Monday, September 6, 2021, at his home in Chicago with his family holding his hand. A simple graveside gathering for family and local friends will be at 1 PM on Saturday, September 11, 2021, in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Irish Hollow Road, rural Galena, IL. The Furlong Funeral Chapel, Galena is assisting the family.

Born into an Illinois political family, Adlai E. Stevenson III carved a path through American politics that placed him at the forefront of leaders who foresaw the nature of the post-WWII order and prepared the United States to thrive within it. The son of Illinois Governor (1949-1953) and two-time Democratic nominee for President Adlai Stevenson II, and great-grandson of former Vice President Adlai Stevenson, Senator Stevenson employed his legacy and institutional savvy to promote future-oriented policies in finance, technology, and innovation to sustain the United States’ leadership position in the collaborative world order.

As comfortable at his farm near Galena, IL as he was in the halls of power in Washington, Senator Stevenson epitomized a generation of American political leadership that was able to connect the heart of America to the forward-looking policies that would sustain its primacy in world affairs.

Stevenson was born in Chicago, IL in 1930, the son of Adlai Stevenson and Ellen Borden. He attended Milton Academy in Massachusetts, Harvard College (1952), and Harvard Law School (1957.) Stevenson was commissioned as a lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1952, served in Korea, and was discharged from active duty in 1954. He continued to serve in the Marine Reserves and was discharged in 1961 as a captain.

Stevenson met his future wife, Nancy Anderson, in 1953 while he was in tank training at Fort Knox, Kentucky in preparation for his deployment to Japan and then Korea. The couple was married in 1955 at Nancy’s home outside of Louisville.

After serving in the Illinois House of Representatives (1965-1967) and as Illinois State Treasurer (1967-70) Stevenson was elected to the United States Senate in a 1970 election to fill the balance of the term of Everett Dirksen who died in office. He was reelected in 1974.

In the Senate, Stevenson served on the Commerce Committee (Chairman of the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space,) Banking Committee (Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Finance), and Intelligence Committee (Chairman, Subcommittee on the Collection and Production of Intelligence.) A reformer, he served as the first Chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee and Chairman of a Special Committee which led the first major reorganization of the Senate since its Committee was formed in the early 19th Century

Stevenson co-authored the energy legislation of the mid-1970s as Chair of the Senate

Subcommittee on Oil and Gas Production, including legislation to establish the Department of Energy, fuel efficiency standards, emergency natural gas pricing, and projects for the development of alternative energy sources. To promote economic competitiveness, he authored the Stevenson Wydler Technology Innovation Act which spurred cooperative research, and the technological innovation which followed in the 1990s. Stevenson’s experience in the Middle East led him to conduct the first in-depth Congressional studies of terrorism, introducing the Comprehensive Anti -Terrorism Act of 1979 with predictions of “spectacular acts of destruction and disruption” and an “international terrorist scene.”

Stevenson opted to not run for reelection in 1980 and returned to Illinois to practice law and mount a campaign for Governor against incumbent Republican James R. Thompson. The 1982 contest ended up in court when the final tally showed Stevenson trailing by 5,074, or 0.14 percent of the nearly 3.7 million votes cast.

Four years later Stevenson’s second attempt at the Governor’s Mansion was derailed in the March Primary when the candidates he supported for Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State were upset by followers of the controversial, fringe gadfly Lyndon LaRouche. Stevenson was forced to resign his Democratic nomination and form a third party which doomed his chances. He said at the time he “would never run on a ticket with candidates who espouse the hate-filled folly of Lyndon LaRouche.” Though Stevenson went down to defeat along with his third-party candidates for Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of state, all the other Democratic statewide candidates and nearly all the other Democrats on the ballot won their races.

In and out of government, Stevenson’s career had focused on international issues, especially in finance and East Asia, including the development of an East Asian monetary regime which he saw as part of the foundation for a global monetary regime grounded on the International Monetary Fund but reflecting the shift of economic resources to the East. He was a past President of the U.S. Committee of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council, former Co-Chair of East Asia Financial Markets Development Project, former President and Chairman of the Japan America

Society of Chicago, former Chairman of the Midwest U.S. Japan Association, a member of the U.S. Korea Wisemen Council, the Advisory Board of the Korea Economic Institute, and member of the U.S. Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific.

He was Chairman of SC&M Investment Management Company (the first Sino-U.S. financial intermediary, Founder, and Chairman of the Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy, and Chairman of the Midwest U.S. China Association. He authored “The Black Book” which records American politics and history as his family knew it over five generations of active engagement, starting with Abraham Lincoln in central Illinois.

Stevenson’s eldest grandchild, Kate Neher, wrote to him in a letter shortly before his death: “Sometimes, when I’m being flippant about my family’s history, I say I’m ‘descended from a long line of politicians who were too idealistic for their own good.’ I value the way you’ve always seemed to approach politics–with honesty and a stubborn belief that the right and the thoughtful thing is worth doing, even when it’s not the most advantageous thing.

He is survived by his wife Nancy, and brothers John and Borden. Adlai and Nancy have four children, Adlai IV (Adlai IV (former wife Barbara Ligner Stevenson), Lucy Stevenson (Husband Christopher Neher), Katherine Stevenson (husband Larry Kramer), and Warwick Stevenson (wife Winifred Stevenson). Adlai and Nancy also have nine grandchildren, Adlai Stevenson V, Katherine Neher, Anna Neher Johnston, Maxwell Kramer, Benjamin Kramer, Toby Bahrmasel, Jonas Bahrmasel, Olivia Bahrmasel and Liam Bahrmasel.

John Eliot Powderly, age 70, of Danville, California passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021 due to complications from advanced Parkinson's and Dementia. John was born May 6, 1951 in South Carolina.

Dr. Murray Marvin Hausner passed away on September 1, 2021, at age 89, after battling Parkinson's Disease and Prostate cancer for many years. He was the beloved husband of Leonore Blum Hausner for 57 years and the cherished father of Bryan Hausner and Carrie Hausner Casden. A loving father-in-law to Stacie Hausner and Matthew Casden. A proud grandfather to Cayla, Zach, and Hayley Hausner and Ava and Eli Casden. He is also survived by several nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. He was a devoted son to the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Hausner and an adoring brother to the late Shirley Hausner Levin. Dr. Hausner was born in New York City and grew up in Petersburg,Virginia. He attended the University of Virginia from 1948-1955 where he earned both his Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Medicine degrees. Following residency training at St. Luke's Hospital in New York City, he was Board Certified in both Anatomic and Clinical Pathology in 1960. After serving in the U.S Navy, being stationed in Taipei, Taiwan and Southern California, with the rank of Lieutenant Commander (Medical Corps), he moved to San Francisco in 1962 where he met his future wife, and they were married in 1964. They relocated to Southern California in 1967. Dr. Hausner served as the Chief Pathologist and Director of Laboratories at Inter-Community Hospital in Covina from 1967-1976. After completing additional training and subspecialty certification in Dermatopathology and Mohs Micrographic Surgery, he entered private office practice in Beverly Hills. He was active in community affairs and was a Past President of the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Hausner was a longtime member of the Rotary Club of Beverly Hills and a member of Sinai Temple and Brentwood Country Club. Following his retirement in 1994, he became involved in a "lifelong learning program" as an enthusiastic member of the Plato Society of UCLA. Dr. Hausner will be forever loved and deeply missed by his family and many friends. 

Frank Neil Rau, age 81, of Cerritos, California passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021. Frank was born February 15, 1940, in Los Angeles, CA.