[Nfb-or] FW: Memorial for Justice Betty Roberts

[Renee Squier]

Thank you Bennett for sharing with us.
Renee
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> Hello Oregon Listers,
>
> Just wanted to send this note about last week's memorial service for 
> former Senator and Justice Betty Roberts.  As a matter of history, I 
> worked for her as one of the youngest interns in the Oregon legislature in 
> 1970--71.  Not sure I was even an official intern, since I was a sophomore 
> at Willamette University, and the usual year was the junior year.  I just 
> want to add my sincerest heartfelt condolences to her family and friends 
> at a tremendous loss.  Not only was she one of the few really forthright 
> politicians and judges, but a most caring and warm individual.  She had no 
> qualms letting me work in her office, and as I recall, she was a hard 
> fighter for the rights of all disabled, and indeed did work hard for the 
> jury bill we passed in 1975.  She lived a good life, and we have lost a 
> tremendous ally.
>
> Bennett Prows
>
> July 27, 2011 9:40 AM
> To: Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR)
> Subject: Fwd: Memorial for Justice Betty Roberts
>
> FYI....
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:
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> Memorial for Justice Betty Roberts
>
> Date:
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> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:55:02 -0700 (PDT)
>
> From:
>
> Wim Wiewel <psu_info at pdx.edu><mailto:psu_info at pdx.edu>
>
> To:
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> wprows at pdx.edu<mailto:wprows at pdx.edu>
>
>
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
>
>
> You are invited to attend a public memorial for Justice Betty Roberts, the 
> first woman on the Oregon Supreme Court.
>
>
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> When: 4 p.m. Thursday, July 28
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>
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> Where: Smith Memorial Ballroom
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>
>
> An alumna of PSU, Roberts was a woman of firsts. In the 1960s, Roberts was 
> one of the few women to serve in the Oregon Legislature; in 1977 she 
> became the first woman to be appointed to the Oregon Court of Appeals; and 
> in 1982 she reached the pinnacle of state judicial service by becoming the 
> first woman to serve on the Oregon Supreme Court. Over her many decades of 
> service in Oregon, she became known to other women in law and politics as 
> "The Dean," and served as an example to women of what can be achieved, 
> through persistence and courage, in a world largely still run by men. 
> Justice Roberts retired from the Oregon Supreme Court in 1986. But not one 
> to rest after more than 20 years in the legislature and on the courts, she 
> continued with a professional career as a mediator/arbitrator, helping to 
> pioneer and expand alternative dispute resolution.
>
>
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> Throughout her career in public service, Justice Roberts served as an 
> example to all leaders and demonstrated an unmatched dedication to gender 
> equality and parity. She was a visiting professor of political science at 
> Oregon State University, a board member of numerous state and local 
> organizations, including the alumni associations of both Lewis & Clark law 
> school and Portland State University, a consultant for state political 
> leaders, and author of an extraordinary memoir, With Grit and by Grace: 
> Breaking Trails in Politics and Law. PSU awarded Roberts an honorary 
> doctorate at the June commencement ceremony.
>
>
>
> Justice Roberts will be remembered at PSU for her commitment to helping 
> future generations of women in politics in her role as a Founders Circle 
> member of the PSU Center for Women, Politics and Policy, which has a goal 
> of increasing women's leadership in public policy. Her continuing legacy 
> will be accessible to students, researchers and the public in a special 
> collection of her papers at the PSU Millar Library.
>
>
>
> Justice Roberts died June 25 at the age of 88.
>
>
>
> Wim Wiewel
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