1926
Dr.
2009
Dr. Frank Bolin Strange, P.h.D.
January 8, 1926 — July 6, 2009
Dr. Frank B. Strange, 83, clinical psychologist, passed away Monday, July 6, at the San Diego Hospice after suffering a stroke.
Frank devoted his life to the improvement of community and individual health through a career that spanned mental health administration, teaching,
community service and private clinical practice. He served as Executive Director of the Mental Health Association of Oregon, President of the Oregon Psychological Association, Director of Education and Information Services of the Oregon Mental Health Division, and President of the Portland Academy of Hypnosis.
The son of Theron, a printer, and Margaret, a school teacher and principal, Frank grew up in Northeast Portland and spent his boyhood summers working on the family's farm near Lake Oswego. He graduated from Grant H.S. in 1944 and, on his 18th birthday, enlisted in the Navy, where he served in the Philippines.
While at sea, Frank received letters from a neighborhood girl named Evelyn. Only on return did he learn which of the "Diamant triplets" was "doing her patriotic duty" by corresponding with the troops. The two went on to a storybook marriage lasting 60 years.
On war's end, Frank attended the University of Portland, where he received his M.A., then went on to Penn State and Washington University in St. Louis, where he earned his Ph.D. in Psychology.
Frank's teaching career began at the University of Portland and spanned the late 1990s, as an Adjunct Professor at Pacific University. In the interim,
he taught at many area colleges, including OHSU, where he held a long-term appointment in the Department of Medical Psychology. Beginning in the
mid-1970s Frank and Evelyn, a pediatric dentist, combined their talents at OHSU's Division of Behavioral Sciences in the School of Dentistry. Together, they taught, published and lectured across Europe on behavioral issues relevant to dentistry and medicine.
Frank worked with many civic and religious organizations including Catholic Services for Children, the Civil Services Board of Portland, the Christie Home for Girls and the Job Corps. He represented Oregon on the Conference of Chief Psychologists and served on the Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology. He consulted and volunteered for mental health clinics throughout the region. As Chairman of the Northwest Center for the Development of Human Potential, Frank expressed his abiding faith in our ability to better ourselves and our environment. His clinical practice was influenced by Carl Rogers' "person-centered" approach, and he regularly participated in workshops at the Center for Studies of the Person, founded by Rogers in La Jolla.
From the 1970s on, Frank took great pleasure in the lasting relationships he formed with the families and community organizations who came year after year to the Lodge at Gearhart's Little Beach, a retreat that he lovingly restored and operated with his family.
Frank grew up in the Big Band era, played tenor saxophone in a number of dance bands, and developed a life-long love of jazz. He cherished his native
state, and, in recent years, enjoyed nothing more than sitting on the deck, surrounded by family and friends, as he paged through a book while the
osprey, heron and gulls swooped overhead and descended on the Columbia.
Frank was a resolute humanist, a perpetual optimist and a consummate humorist. As a friend, he was the truest of true.
Dr. Strange is survived by his wife, Evelyn;children, William (Barbara Lee), Jeffrey (Mary Vance), Thomas, and Linda Morrell. He adored his grandchildren, Andrea Bischoff, Stephanie MacDonald, Meredith Morrell and Charlotte Strange, and his great granddaughter, Jocelyn McCormick.
Remembrances may be made to the University of Portland toward a scholarship in Frank's memory.
Frank devoted his life to the improvement of community and individual health through a career that spanned mental health administration, teaching,
community service and private clinical practice. He served as Executive Director of the Mental Health Association of Oregon, President of the Oregon Psychological Association, Director of Education and Information Services of the Oregon Mental Health Division, and President of the Portland Academy of Hypnosis.
The son of Theron, a printer, and Margaret, a school teacher and principal, Frank grew up in Northeast Portland and spent his boyhood summers working on the family's farm near Lake Oswego. He graduated from Grant H.S. in 1944 and, on his 18th birthday, enlisted in the Navy, where he served in the Philippines.
While at sea, Frank received letters from a neighborhood girl named Evelyn. Only on return did he learn which of the "Diamant triplets" was "doing her patriotic duty" by corresponding with the troops. The two went on to a storybook marriage lasting 60 years.
On war's end, Frank attended the University of Portland, where he received his M.A., then went on to Penn State and Washington University in St. Louis, where he earned his Ph.D. in Psychology.
Frank's teaching career began at the University of Portland and spanned the late 1990s, as an Adjunct Professor at Pacific University. In the interim,
he taught at many area colleges, including OHSU, where he held a long-term appointment in the Department of Medical Psychology. Beginning in the
mid-1970s Frank and Evelyn, a pediatric dentist, combined their talents at OHSU's Division of Behavioral Sciences in the School of Dentistry. Together, they taught, published and lectured across Europe on behavioral issues relevant to dentistry and medicine.
Frank worked with many civic and religious organizations including Catholic Services for Children, the Civil Services Board of Portland, the Christie Home for Girls and the Job Corps. He represented Oregon on the Conference of Chief Psychologists and served on the Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology. He consulted and volunteered for mental health clinics throughout the region. As Chairman of the Northwest Center for the Development of Human Potential, Frank expressed his abiding faith in our ability to better ourselves and our environment. His clinical practice was influenced by Carl Rogers' "person-centered" approach, and he regularly participated in workshops at the Center for Studies of the Person, founded by Rogers in La Jolla.
From the 1970s on, Frank took great pleasure in the lasting relationships he formed with the families and community organizations who came year after year to the Lodge at Gearhart's Little Beach, a retreat that he lovingly restored and operated with his family.
Frank grew up in the Big Band era, played tenor saxophone in a number of dance bands, and developed a life-long love of jazz. He cherished his native
state, and, in recent years, enjoyed nothing more than sitting on the deck, surrounded by family and friends, as he paged through a book while the
osprey, heron and gulls swooped overhead and descended on the Columbia.
Frank was a resolute humanist, a perpetual optimist and a consummate humorist. As a friend, he was the truest of true.
Dr. Strange is survived by his wife, Evelyn;children, William (Barbara Lee), Jeffrey (Mary Vance), Thomas, and Linda Morrell. He adored his grandchildren, Andrea Bischoff, Stephanie MacDonald, Meredith Morrell and Charlotte Strange, and his great granddaughter, Jocelyn McCormick.
Remembrances may be made to the University of Portland toward a scholarship in Frank's memory.
Service
Rose City Funeral Home
5625 Northeast Fremont Street
Portland
,
OR
US
97213-1754
Saturday, July 25, 2009, 11:00 AM
Cemetery
Private
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