John L. "Jack" Butler, M.D., 88, died peacefully Monday morning, July 6, 2009, of pulmonary disease. He was in loving hospice care for one month preceding his death.
Jack was a true inspiration to all who were privileged to know him, both personally and professionally. He was a person in whose presence good things happened! His non-judgmental acceptance, unassuming guidance, critical listening skills and his integrity, patience and caring enhanced the lives of his family and large circle of friends and colleagues.
Jack was born in Acequia, Idaho on Nov. 5, 1920, the youngest of eleven children. He left home at age 17 and hitchhiked to Moscow, Idaho, with all of his belongings in a gunny sack and $14 to his name.
He then began his years of education at the University of Idaho, where he earned his Bachelor of Science and masters degrees in psychology. It was there that he met his future wife, Marjorie Call, whom he married in 1945. With the support of the U. S. Navy, Jack earned his Doctor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University in 1946.
He interned at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, D.C., and completed his residency in psychiatry at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland.
From 1949 to 1950, Jack worked as a psychiatrist for the U.S. Naval Retraining Command in Norfolk, Va., after which he worked under a Carnegie endowed fellowship at Cornell University.
With three young children in tow, he and Marjorie then moved to Paris, where Jack worked as an industrial psychiatrist under the Marshall Plan.
From there, the family moved to The Netherlands where he was a mental health consultant to the Dutch government.
The Butlers returned to the United States, where Jack became the state director of mental health in Boise. Long before it was politically correct, Jack supported the human rights issues of homosexuals, beginning with his work in Boise and documented in John Gerassi's book, "The Boys of Boise." He resigned amidst controversy and left Boise to become a member of the OHSU psychiatry department in 1958, eventually becoming a clinical professor. Jack's reputation as a gifted therapist can be told by the hundreds of patients he helped during the 20 years of private practice in his home office following his OHSU staff years. He continued to volunteer as a teacher and mentor for psychiatric residents well into his retirement.
Jack's special interests outside of his private practice were community mental health and social and vocational rehabilitation. He worked with many educational and religious organizations including Portland State University, Mt. Angel Seminary and First Unitarian Church, where he was active for many years. For over a decade, he received grants to train vocational rehabilitation counselors about mental health issues.
Jack served as president of the Oregon Psychiatric Association, president of the Epilepsy League, and president of the Oregon chapter of the Johns Hopkins Medical School Alumni. He received many honors during his distinguished career.
He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, received a Meritorious Achievement Award at OHSU, was a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and was inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame at the University of Idaho. Outside of his professional interests,
Jack was involved in many civic and arts organizations. He was a longtime member of the City Club of Portland and the Portland Art Museum. Art was an important part of his and Marjorie's life. Their support of local artists and art organizations was unwavering.
Jack was happiest when tending to his large bamboo garden, reading, eating something sweet and delicious, teaching, or spending time with his beloved wife, family and close friends. His insightfulness, optimism, and ability to challenge us all toward growth, are gifts from him we will forever cherish.
Dr. Butler is survived by his spouse of 64 years, Marjorie Call Butler; children, Ken Butler of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Janet Butler Westwood and her husband Jim, of Portland; and John "JB" Butler and his wife, Luciana Proa o of Portland. He adored his five grandchildren, Mart n Zarzar, Laura and David Westwood, and Rio and Dar Butler.
At his request, a private gathering celebrating his life will take place in August. Remembrances may be made to the OHSU Center for Ethics in Health Care, UHN-86, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239.
The Oregonian (Portland, OR), July 12, 2009
Jack was a true inspiration to all who were privileged to know him, both personally and professionally. He was a person in whose presence good things happened! His non-judgmental acceptance, unassuming guidance, critical listening skills and his integrity, patience and caring enhanced the lives of his family and large circle of friends and colleagues.
Jack was born in Acequia, Idaho on Nov. 5, 1920, the youngest of eleven children. He left home at age 17 and hitchhiked to Moscow, Idaho, with all of his belongings in a gunny sack and $14 to his name.
He then began his years of education at the University of Idaho, where he earned his Bachelor of Science and masters degrees in psychology. It was there that he met his future wife, Marjorie Call, whom he married in 1945. With the support of the U. S. Navy, Jack earned his Doctor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University in 1946.
He interned at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, D.C., and completed his residency in psychiatry at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland.
From 1949 to 1950, Jack worked as a psychiatrist for the U.S. Naval Retraining Command in Norfolk, Va., after which he worked under a Carnegie endowed fellowship at Cornell University.
With three young children in tow, he and Marjorie then moved to Paris, where Jack worked as an industrial psychiatrist under the Marshall Plan.
From there, the family moved to The Netherlands where he was a mental health consultant to the Dutch government.
The Butlers returned to the United States, where Jack became the state director of mental health in Boise. Long before it was politically correct, Jack supported the human rights issues of homosexuals, beginning with his work in Boise and documented in John Gerassi's book, "The Boys of Boise." He resigned amidst controversy and left Boise to become a member of the OHSU psychiatry department in 1958, eventually becoming a clinical professor. Jack's reputation as a gifted therapist can be told by the hundreds of patients he helped during the 20 years of private practice in his home office following his OHSU staff years. He continued to volunteer as a teacher and mentor for psychiatric residents well into his retirement.
Jack's special interests outside of his private practice were community mental health and social and vocational rehabilitation. He worked with many educational and religious organizations including Portland State University, Mt. Angel Seminary and First Unitarian Church, where he was active for many years. For over a decade, he received grants to train vocational rehabilitation counselors about mental health issues.
Jack served as president of the Oregon Psychiatric Association, president of the Epilepsy League, and president of the Oregon chapter of the Johns Hopkins Medical School Alumni. He received many honors during his distinguished career.
He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, received a Meritorious Achievement Award at OHSU, was a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and was inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame at the University of Idaho. Outside of his professional interests,
Jack was involved in many civic and arts organizations. He was a longtime member of the City Club of Portland and the Portland Art Museum. Art was an important part of his and Marjorie's life. Their support of local artists and art organizations was unwavering.
Jack was happiest when tending to his large bamboo garden, reading, eating something sweet and delicious, teaching, or spending time with his beloved wife, family and close friends. His insightfulness, optimism, and ability to challenge us all toward growth, are gifts from him we will forever cherish.
Dr. Butler is survived by his spouse of 64 years, Marjorie Call Butler; children, Ken Butler of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Janet Butler Westwood and her husband Jim, of Portland; and John "JB" Butler and his wife, Luciana Proa o of Portland. He adored his five grandchildren, Mart n Zarzar, Laura and David Westwood, and Rio and Dar Butler.
At his request, a private gathering celebrating his life will take place in August. Remembrances may be made to the OHSU Center for Ethics in Health Care, UHN-86, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239.
The Oregonian (Portland, OR), July 12, 2009
John L. "Jack" Butler, M.D., 88, died peacefully Monday morning, July 6, 2009, of pulmonary disease. He was in loving hospice care for one month preceding his death.
Jack was a true inspiration to all who were privileged to know him, both personally and professionally. He was a person in whose presence good things happened! His non-judgmental acceptance, unassuming guidance, critical listening skills and his integrity, patience and caring enhanced the lives of his family and large circle of friends and colleagues.
Jack was born in Acequia, Idaho on Nov. 5, 1920, the youngest of eleven children. He left home at age 17 and hitchhiked to Moscow, Idaho, with all of his belongings in a gunny sack and $14 to his name.
He then began his years of education at the University of Idaho, where he earned his Bachelor of Science and masters degrees in psychology. It was there that he met his future wife, Marjorie Call, whom he married in 1945. With the support of the U. S. Navy, Jack earned his Doctor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University in 1946.
He interned at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, D.C., and completed his residency in psychiatry at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland.
From 1949 to 1950, Jack worked as a psychiatrist for the U.S. Naval Retraining Command in Norfolk, Va., after which he worked under a Carnegie endowed fellowship at Cornell University.
With three young children in tow, he and Marjorie then moved to Paris, where Jack worked as an industrial psychiatrist under the Marshall Plan.
From there, the family moved to The Netherlands where he was a mental health consultant to the Dutch government.
The Butlers returned to the United States, where Jack became the state director of mental health in Boise. Long before it was politically correct, Jack supported the human rights issues of homosexuals, beginning with his work in Boise and documented in John Gerassi's book, "The Boys of Boise." He resigned amidst controversy and left Boise to become a member of the OHSU psychiatry department in 1958, eventually becoming a clinical professor. Jack's reputation as a gifted therapist can be told by the hundreds of patients he helped during the 20 years of private practice in his home office following his OHSU staff years. He continued to volunteer as a teacher and mentor for psychiatric residents well into his retirement.
Jack's special interests outside of his private practice were community mental health and social and vocational rehabilitation. He worked with many educational and religious organizations including Portland State University, Mt. Angel Seminary and First Unitarian Church, where he was active for many years. For over a decade, he received grants to train vocational rehabilitation counselors about mental health issues.
Jack served as president of the Oregon Psychiatric Association, president of the Epilepsy League, and president of the Oregon chapter of the Johns Hopkins Medical School Alumni. He received many honors during his distinguished career.
He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, received a Meritorious Achievement Award at OHSU, was a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and was inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame at the University of Idaho. Outside of his professional interests,
Jack was involved in many civic and arts organizations. He was a longtime member of the City Club of Portland and the Portland Art Museum. Art was an important part of his and Marjorie's life. Their support of local artists and art organizations was unwavering.
Jack was happiest when tending to his large bamboo garden, reading, eating something sweet and delicious, teaching, or spending time with his beloved wife, family and close friends. His insightfulness, optimism, and ability to challenge us all toward growth, are gifts from him we will forever cherish.
Dr. Butler is survived by his spouse of 64 years, Marjorie Call Butler; children, Ken Butler of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Janet Butler Westwood and her husband Jim, of Portland; and John "JB" Butler and his wife, Luciana Proa o of Portland. He adored his five grandchildren, Mart n Zarzar, Laura and David Westwood, and Rio and Dar Butler.
At his request, a private gathering celebrating his life will take place in August. Remembrances may be made to the OHSU Center for Ethics in Health Care, UHN-86, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239.
The Oregonian (Portland, OR), July 12, 2009
Jack was a true inspiration to all who were privileged to know him, both personally and professionally. He was a person in whose presence good things happened! His non-judgmental acceptance, unassuming guidance, critical listening skills and his integrity, patience and caring enhanced the lives of his family and large circle of friends and colleagues.
Jack was born in Acequia, Idaho on Nov. 5, 1920, the youngest of eleven children. He left home at age 17 and hitchhiked to Moscow, Idaho, with all of his belongings in a gunny sack and $14 to his name.
He then began his years of education at the University of Idaho, where he earned his Bachelor of Science and masters degrees in psychology. It was there that he met his future wife, Marjorie Call, whom he married in 1945. With the support of the U. S. Navy, Jack earned his Doctor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University in 1946.
He interned at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, D.C., and completed his residency in psychiatry at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland.
From 1949 to 1950, Jack worked as a psychiatrist for the U.S. Naval Retraining Command in Norfolk, Va., after which he worked under a Carnegie endowed fellowship at Cornell University.
With three young children in tow, he and Marjorie then moved to Paris, where Jack worked as an industrial psychiatrist under the Marshall Plan.
From there, the family moved to The Netherlands where he was a mental health consultant to the Dutch government.
The Butlers returned to the United States, where Jack became the state director of mental health in Boise. Long before it was politically correct, Jack supported the human rights issues of homosexuals, beginning with his work in Boise and documented in John Gerassi's book, "The Boys of Boise." He resigned amidst controversy and left Boise to become a member of the OHSU psychiatry department in 1958, eventually becoming a clinical professor. Jack's reputation as a gifted therapist can be told by the hundreds of patients he helped during the 20 years of private practice in his home office following his OHSU staff years. He continued to volunteer as a teacher and mentor for psychiatric residents well into his retirement.
Jack's special interests outside of his private practice were community mental health and social and vocational rehabilitation. He worked with many educational and religious organizations including Portland State University, Mt. Angel Seminary and First Unitarian Church, where he was active for many years. For over a decade, he received grants to train vocational rehabilitation counselors about mental health issues.
Jack served as president of the Oregon Psychiatric Association, president of the Epilepsy League, and president of the Oregon chapter of the Johns Hopkins Medical School Alumni. He received many honors during his distinguished career.
He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, received a Meritorious Achievement Award at OHSU, was a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and was inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame at the University of Idaho. Outside of his professional interests,
Jack was involved in many civic and arts organizations. He was a longtime member of the City Club of Portland and the Portland Art Museum. Art was an important part of his and Marjorie's life. Their support of local artists and art organizations was unwavering.
Jack was happiest when tending to his large bamboo garden, reading, eating something sweet and delicious, teaching, or spending time with his beloved wife, family and close friends. His insightfulness, optimism, and ability to challenge us all toward growth, are gifts from him we will forever cherish.
Dr. Butler is survived by his spouse of 64 years, Marjorie Call Butler; children, Ken Butler of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Janet Butler Westwood and her husband Jim, of Portland; and John "JB" Butler and his wife, Luciana Proa o of Portland. He adored his five grandchildren, Mart n Zarzar, Laura and David Westwood, and Rio and Dar Butler.
At his request, a private gathering celebrating his life will take place in August. Remembrances may be made to the OHSU Center for Ethics in Health Care, UHN-86, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239.
The Oregonian (Portland, OR), July 12, 2009
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