02-24-2014, 08:25 AM
He was from New York State originally, and after he lost his parents in an accident, Aunt Marie took him in; we don't know where she lived, but we presume back east.
I'm going to guess that he came to Portland for college and decided he liked it there. Here's Wikipedia's list of Oregon colleges/universities: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universities_in_oregon If you sort by city, you will see that there are about eighteen in Portland. (Most city police departments insist on at least an associate's degree, and if one wants to get beyond patrolman, one needs to have at least a bachelor's.)
Because of his drawing abilities, I'm guessing he was an art major; Portland has two art schools, not to mention art departments at colleges/universities.
I'm going to guess that he came to Portland for college and decided he liked it there. Here's Wikipedia's list of Oregon colleges/universities: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universities_in_oregon If you sort by city, you will see that there are about eighteen in Portland. (Most city police departments insist on at least an associate's degree, and if one wants to get beyond patrolman, one needs to have at least a bachelor's.)
Because of his drawing abilities, I'm guessing he was an art major; Portland has two art schools, not to mention art departments at colleges/universities.