Former Gresham resident, Raymond Brock, died on September 5, 2015. He was 86. A service will be held on Friday, September 18, 2015 at 10:30am at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.
Raymond LeRoy Brock was born in Ovid, Colorado to James and Vida (England) Brock on December 8, 1928. He started his school there until moving to Idaho at the age of 12, then to Gresham, Oregon. In 1946, Raymond enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He finished high school while in the Navy and upon his honorable discharge in 1947, he moved back to Gresham to graduate with his class. He worked in architectural carpentry until his retirement.
Raymond loved wood carving, firearms and the outdoors. Survivors include; children Marie and Rodney; and Sister Betty Blake of Gresham.