Lawrence Stuart Black, z”l, passed away July 10, 2022, at age 92. Larry is survived by his wife of 67 years, Susan; his five daughters, Jennifer (Steve Hanns) Black, Patty (David Estes) Boday, Katie (Jay) Willoughby, Sally (Jake) Douglas and Diana Harrell; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Larry was born Aug. 19, 1929, in Portland. His parents, Alec and Rose Levine Black, immigrated to Iowa from Lithuania before settling in Portland. Larry graduated from Grant High School in 1947 and went on to attend the University of Oregon, majoring in business and playing football. He became a lifelong Ducks fan.
In 1954, he met the love of his life, Susan Wendel, in Gearhart, Ore. Three months later, they were married and off to New York, where Larry received his MBA at NYU. After graduating, they returned to Portland and settled in Beaverton before finding their forever home in Lake Oswego, known as Dohterdale Farm.
Larry established his investment firm, Black and Company, Inc. Later, it became one of the first locally owned Pacific Northwest firms to hold seats on the New York Stock Exchange.
Contributing to the community was one of Larry’s passions. He felt it very important to give back and did so generously. He was a longtime donor to the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland. He was on a variety of boards, including Portland State University, Metropolitan Family Service and The Oregon Symphony. Larry founded the original Classic Wines Auction that was initiated by MFS and chaired the OMSI Auction
Donations in his memory/honor may be made to Metropolitan Family Service or OMSI.