Jack Richard Bell Obituary – Portland, OR

Internal metastatic melanoma. His stubbornness in giving in to cancer was motivated by his need to “choose.”

“This son of a bitch is out of office” in November 2020.

Jack was born on March 13, 1956 to Jack and Leota in Stockton, California. After graduation

After graduating from Rosemont High School in 1973, he served a brief stint in the U.S. Navy. After military service he was

got a permanent first job as a locksmith for A1 Door. In 1970 he met his first wife, LaDonna Cook

They married in 1975 and had three children, Joseph, Joshua and Jacob.

Jack was an all-rounder in the truest sense of the word, he was a machinist's assistant, locksmith, chimney sweep, caretaker,

Small business owners, contractors, home builders, truck drivers, concrete and asphalt pavers and cannabis

Farmer, to name just a few. One of his favorite jobs was working as a patient in Compensated Work Therapy

the vocational rehabilitation program at Willamette National Cemetery. Jack was infamously last

A person you would never see who also works at Roseburg and Tahoma National Cemeteries.

He was proud of his sons and did his best to support them. Anyone who knew Jack knew he was a

controversial person who never shied away from an argument, but also a hard worker who never gave in

withering in the face of an unforeseen home project or extra work hours. An enthusiastic San Francisco

As a Giants and 49ers fan, he traveled with his sons to a home series or game almost every year

Football game.

He married Teresa Anderson in 2016 and described her as the woman who supported every endeavor.

emulated the qualities of a good wife and his best friend. He ended up moving up the west coast,

He ended up just a short drive from his mother's family in Castle Rock and his father's family in Wenatchee.

Jack was preceded in death by his brother Edward Bell, his half-sister Kelly Gannon, his father Jack Bell and his mother Leota Gannon (Oliver). He is survived by his wife, Teresa; three sons Joseph, Joshua and Jacob; eight

grandchildren Jazmyn, Joshua, Jackson, Madyson, Jaylee, Teagan (Leo), Amelia and Murphy; And

lifelong friends Bobby Dewis, Bryan Kopf and Dave Hamrah.

Jack requested that no services be held and that his ashes be spread, although he will have a headstone

placed in Willamette National Cemetery. In lieu of cards or flowers, the family requests donations to The

American Cancer Society in his name.