A memorial service to remember

[colinportnuff]

Dear Friends of Colin,

A memorial service was held in celebration of the Colin's life yesterday, at 1:00pm on Monday, February 19th.  Over 200 people attended the service, held in Portland, Oregon.  It was a beautiful service, presided over by Rabbi Annette Koch of the South Metro Jewish Congregation.   Several family members and friends spoke some

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Small Small World

[anonymous]

This may sound weird. My daughter left her facebook open to a photo from a friend's page. Under the photo was a comment - "There's Mrs. Portnuff!" I said to myself "Oh my!" and remembered a boy I danced with at a Junior Youth Group dance when I was maybe 12 or 13 years old - Colin Portnuff.

I fell hard for Colin. We danced at that dance and I never saw him again. My youth group from Peninsula Temple Sholom in Burlingame got together with his temple youth group only once. I didn't know how to find him again.

Over the years I thought of him and wondered...what if...wonder where he is...It turns out we were only five miles apart, raising our families, living our lives. It is heartwarming to see the life Colin built, the love he surrounded himself with, the family, friends, his business...I am so impressed, overwhelmed and awed. I've even been to services at South Metro from time to time. So near... It is heartbreaking to know he passed away so young and touching to know he did so with such panache. We should all hope to leave behind the kind of love and legacy he did.

Bless the family and Colin's memory. Know that he once left a little girl starry eyed. I'll continue to cherish my memory of Colin Portnuff the boy, maybe even more so now. Just imagine...

Mindy Cowan, Lake Oswego