Richard Myhre

June 28, 1955 – April 14, 2024 - Richard Loren Myhre, 68, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2024 after battling liposarcoma, a rare cancer, for 1 1/2 years.

He was born in Billings, Montana on June 28, 1955 to Lorry and Marilyn Myhre. He and his sister Elaine (Steve) from Memphis remained close friends since childhood. Later in life, they made many wonderful memories together on family vacations at the Oregon coast. He also loved the large family reunions with cousins where he enjoyed leading games.

Richard's first job was at Northwest Fixture Company in Billings, the family business founded by his grandfather Ed Biggerstaff. He thrived at Billings Senior High School where he was honored by his peers as homecoming king, student body president and governor of Montana Boys State.

He received a bachelor's degree from Lewis and Clark College and his master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in Columbia. His skills were used in various ways throughout his career, including nearly 18 years in communications at PGE in Portland. Later on, he was proud of founding his own company, Surefire Marketing Communications.

Richard and family lived in Columbia, Missouri for 13 years before moving to Oregon City. He and his wife Jeanne enjoyed 43 wonderful years of adventure together. He adored his children and their spouses: Carrie (Phil) and John (Lindsey); and grandchildren Aliyah and Austin. One of his favorite pastimes with the children was creating adventure stories, with the kids as heroes of course!

Richard led a purpose driven life, passionate about his faith in Jesus. Cultivating community by leading men's groups for the past four years was one of his greatest joys. He is well known among family and friends for his exuberance for life, creativity and spontaneity. He loved adventure, travel and especially fishing for salmon and steelhead.

His gregarious nature easily attracted others wherever he went, across cultures and continents. Richard will be deeply missed by all his relatives and countless friends. We rejoice that he is with his Savior now and suffering no more.

Please join us for a Celebration of Life at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 2024 at Imago Dei Community Central City Campus, 1302 SE Ankeny, Portland.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to ASELSI (Equipping Saints and Transforming Lives) in Chichicastenango, Guatemala aselsi.org or Into the Deep Men’s Community into-the-deep.com