SODERQUIST, Carl R. (Dick)

Vistoso Funeral Home, Oro Valley, Arizona Carl R. Soderquist November 11, 1929 ~ June 7, 2013 Carl, known as Dick, was born November 11, 1929 in Gresham, Oregon to Myrtle and Carl Soderquist. They moved to southeast Portland, where he spent his childhood. He attended Franklin High School and later Oregon State University. From Jan. 1951 through Jan. 1953 he enlisted in the Army Corp of Engineers and was stationed in San Francisco at the Presidio. He married Patricia A. Mulcrone at the Presidio and left the army as a Corporal. They moved back to Portland, OR where he worked for Multnomah County as an engineer. Dick, an avid volleyball fan and player, became the USVBA regional commissioner for the Pacific NW from 1965 – 1970. After moving to Eagle Creek, while continuing his full time job, Estacada High School brought him on as the varsity volleyball coach in 1977 and achieved "Oregon High School Coach of the Year" in 1982 and 1986. Dick also ran a USVBA girls volleyball team and was responsible for having the first junior team in the region. Dick retired from Multnomah County in 1985 and retired from coaching in 1989. They moved to Quartzsite, Arizona to check out the weather, then to Lake Havasu City where he enjoyed fishing, boating and golfing. Seeking cooler weather they moved to Saddlebrooke, which is in North Tucson, where he continued to enjoy golfing along with bridge and the beautiful Catalina Mountains. On June 7th Dick passed away at home surrounded by family. He leaves behind his beloved wife, Patricia; sons, Dave and Joe; daughter, Anne; grandchildren, David and Katie; sister Doris; and many nieces and nephews. There will be a gathering for family and friends in Oregon sometime this summer. The family requests that remembrances, in lieu of flowers, should be made to a hospice or cancer foundation.