Political Quotes

“This weekend, we will gather in Portland to mourn the passing and celebrate the life of Don Frisbee, who died June 26 at the age 91. Don led an extraordinary life, rising through the company ranks to become the chairman and CEO of PacifiCorp, then the major private utility in the Pacific Northwest. He was a bold and visionary leader of this important company. He was a board member of Fortune 500 companies like Weyerhaeuser and First Interstate Bank, now Wells Fargo. He was widely regarded as the most influential business leader in Oregon for 2 decades. Don's influence, though, extended beyond the business space. He was also on the board of two prestigious Northwest academic institutions, Whitman College in Walla Walla and Reed College in Portland, where he played a critical role in the development of that storied institution. He helped promote the growth of Portland State University, the Oregon Health Science University, and helped guide the Children's Institute. Later in his retirement, he worked for 5 years with his daughter-in- law, Denise Frisbee, on a program throughout the State of Oregon to connect people with their public schools. He cared deeply about the civic infrastructure, how to encourage and empower individuals to make a difference the way that he, himself, had.…”