Nancy Cannon Goodell   

Nancy is survived by her husband Stan; son Bruce and his sons Brandon and Nicholas of Dayton, Wash.; her daughter Karin and son-in-law David Ferguson and their daughter Leah of Happy Valley, Ore.; her sister and brother-in-law Anne and Don Nixon of Oysterville, Wash.; and by her brother-in-law and sister-in-law Joe and Laurie Ferguson of Lake Oswego, Ore.

 Nancy is the daughter of G.E. "Ding" and Gyla Cannon.  She graduated from St. Helen's Hall (now Oregon Episcopal School) in 1954 and from Mount Holyoke College in 1958 with a BA in music.  Upon graduation, she worked at Jantzen Knitting Mills.  Nancy met Stan while skiing at Multorpor ski area on Mt. Hood and they married on Sep. 12, 1959.

Nancy enjoyed public service and gave much time giving back to her community.  She was a member of the Portland Junior League, served on the Northwest Outward Bound Board of Directors, Oregon Episcopal School Board of Trustees and served a term as its president.  She also was a member of the Trails Club of Oregon and the Multnomah Athletic Club.  She made many friends playing duplicate bridge. 

 Nancy and Stan operated Ski Bluewood in the Blue Mountains above Dayton, Wash., and was its vice-president, for 26 years.

 As a child Nancy spent summers at her aunt's home in Oysterville, Wash. Nancy & Stan built a summer home on Willapa Bay near Oysterville and lived there upon their retirement.  She loved its sweeping panoramic view of the bay, its tall spruce rainforest, and the eagles, blue herons, and wildlife that surrounded them.  She was a wonderful cook and is especially known and remembered by family and friends for many seafood meals of salmon, crab, steamed clams, and razor clams which she also enjoyed digging.

Nancy was very kind, generous, and patient.  She was fierce in protecting the people she believed in and a most loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She made friends easily everywhere she went. 

 Nancy braided her long hair for over 40 years with 3 or 4 ribbons each day.  She had over 250 ribbons and could coordinate with any clothes she wore – they were her distinctive signature.

A memorial service celebrating Nancy's life will be held on Aug. 22, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Oregon Episcopal School, 6300 SW Nicol Rd., Portland, OR 97223.

 In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Oregon Episcopal School or to Northwest Outward Bound School 619 SW 11th Ave., Suite 225, Portland, OR 97205.