Sandy resident, Len Tobias died March 29, 2018. He was 69. He was born in Portland on October 15, 1948 to Frank and Veronica Tobias. Len was raised in Clackamas County and graduated from Clackamas High School in 1966. He joined the Oregon Air National Guard in 1968 and served for 11 years.
Len worked at Holman’s Furniture during high school. In 1966, he went to work for Western Electric as an Electrical Installer. He also worked for the Federal Civil Service at the Portland Air Base as Maintenance Control Supervisor from 1976 to 1978. He returned to Western in 1978 and was promoted to Project Supervisor. In 1987, he switched gears and went into sales for Lucent Technologies where he ran all the states west of the Mississippi for distribution of transmission equipment until his retirement in 2001.
Len became Sales Manager at Norcom Agency in 2001 which became PAC Star and served as General Manager until 2007.
Len married Lillian “Lily” Niccolai in 1983 and spent 34 wonderful years together.
Len had a love for farming, ranching and equipment of any kind. He also loved restoring classic cars, being with family and friends and being engaged in his community. Len was a parishioner at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, where he served on the Finance Committee. He also was a member of the Sandy Kiwanis Club for 20 years. He belonged to the Rt 26 Cruisers. Len joined the Sandy Fire Department and was elected as a board member where he also served as President, with a total of 25 years dedicated to the Fire District. He also served on the budget committee for the Oregon Trail School District.
Len is survived by his wife, Lily Tobias; his three children Jon Tobias, Wendy Tobias and Brian Tobias, and his grandchildren Ashley, Kylee, and Cassidy.