Eugene ""Gene"" J. Maire, Maire

Eugene J. Maire was born in Anamosa, IA to Theodore & Anna (McNally) Maire. He married Betty VanAckeren in Humphrey, NE on September 17, 1940. They celebrated 72 years of marriage in September. Gene served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps from 1942-1945 in field hospitals in England, France, Belgium and Germany processing POW's. He enjoyed golf, reading, writing and singing. He had a beautiful voice and sang with numerous groups and often sang after dinner in the dining room. He practiced medicine in Vail, Iowa from 1937-1942, and after his military service, in Milwaukie for 30 years and then as an emergency room physician in Portland hospitals. Gene was a wonderful husband and father and a compassionate and skillful physician. He is survived by his wife, Betty; children, Judith Maire, Margaret Gratton, Janet Harris, John Maire and Patricia Gardner; nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Those wishing may contribute in his memory to Saint John The Baptist Catholic School, Milwaukie, OR.