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Lynn Sanders

 

Lynn Edwin SANDERS

1948 - 2014 | Obituary Condolences
Lynn Edwin SANDERS Obituary
SANDERS, Lynn Edwin

December 13, 1948 -

October 30, 2014

Lynn Sanders died of lung cancer on October 30, 2014 at his home in Portland, Oregon. Lynn was born in Austin, TX to James Olcutt and Phyllis Sanders, the oldest of five children. He and his family later lived in Delaware (OH), Philadelphia (PA), Wilmington (OH), Cleveland (OH) and Bogota, Colombia. A graduate of Antioch College and the University of Texas School of Law, Lynn practiced as an attorney in Austin for 35 years. Lynn spoke fluent Spanish and never met a stranger in any language. He married fellow Antioch student Deborah Edward in 1974. He was well known around the courthouse for his sense of humor and his wise counsel. He was active with the Austin Tenants Council, Volunteer Legal Services and was a long-serving board member for Front Steps. In 2010 Lynn and Deborah moved to the West Coast to be close to family and the mountains, living in Sacramento, CA and, later, Portland, OR. He spent the last years of his life cycling with the Portland Wheelmen Touring Club, and volunteering with group bicycle rides and Tax-Aide, which provides free tax services. Lynn is survived by his wife Deborah Edward, his children, Jess, Dana and Jono, as well as his siblings, Marta, Jay, Fred, and Elizabeth and their families. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.



In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Amnesty International or . There will be a memorial celebration Saturday Dec 6th 10 am at the Whisenhunt Stage at Zach Theatre, Austin.
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?pid=173103543#sthash.VO6Ysojl.dpuf

 

Lynn Edwin SANDERS

1948 - 2014 | Obituary Condolences
 
Lynn Edwin SANDERS Obituary
 
SANDERS, Lynn Edwin

December 13, 1948 -

October 30, 2014

Lynn Sanders died of lung cancer on October 30, 2014 at his home in Portland, Oregon. Lynn was born in Austin, TX to James Olcutt and Phyllis Sanders, the oldest of five children. He and his family later lived in Delaware (OH), Philadelphia (PA), Wilmington (OH), Cleveland (OH) and Bogota, Colombia. A graduate of Antioch College and the University of Texas School of Law, Lynn practiced as an attorney in Austin for 35 years. Lynn spoke fluent Spanish and never met a stranger in any language. He married fellow Antioch student Deborah Edward in 1974. He was well known around the courthouse for his sense of humor and his wise counsel. He was active with the Austin Tenants Council, Volunteer Legal Services and was a long-serving board member for Front Steps. In 2010 Lynn and Deborah moved to the West Coast to be close to family and the mountains, living in Sacramento, CA and, later, Portland, OR. He spent the last years of his life cycling with the Portland Wheelmen Touring Club, and volunteering with group bicycle rides and Tax-Aide, which provides free tax services. Lynn is survived by his wife Deborah Edward, his children, Jess, Dana and Jono, as well as his siblings, Marta, Jay, Fred, and Elizabeth and their families. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?pid=173103543#sthash.VO6Ysojl.dpuf



 
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11/12/14 11:43 AM #1    

David Brown

Lynn Edwin SANDERS

1948 - 2014 | Obituary Condolences
 
Lynn Edwin SANDERS Obituary
 
SANDERS, Lynn Edwin

December 13, 1948 -

October 30, 2014

Lynn Sanders died of lung cancer on October 30, 2014 at his home in Portland, Oregon. Lynn was born in Austin, TX to James Olcutt and Phyllis Sanders, the oldest of five children. He and his family later lived in Delaware (OH), Philadelphia (PA), Wilmington (OH), Cleveland (OH) and Bogota, Colombia. A graduate of Antioch College and the University of Texas School of Law, Lynn practiced as an attorney in Austin for 35 years. Lynn spoke fluent Spanish and never met a stranger in any language. He married fellow Antioch student Deborah Edward in 1974. He was well known around the courthouse for his sense of humor and his wise counsel. He was active with the Austin Tenants Council, Volunteer Legal Services and was a long-serving board member for Front Steps. In 2010 Lynn and Deborah moved to the West Coast to be close to family and the mountains, living in Sacramento, CA and, later, Portland, OR. He spent the last years of his life cycling with the Portland Wheelmen Touring Club, and volunteering with group bicycle rides and Tax-Aide, which provides free tax services. Lynn is survived by his wife Deborah Edward, his children, Jess, Dana and Jono, as well as his siblings, Marta, Jay, Fred, and Elizabeth and their families. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.



In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Amnesty International or . There will be a memorial celebration Saturday Dec 6th 10 am at the Whisenhunt Stage at Zach Theatre, Austin.

- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?pid=173103543#sthash.s8eej1oU.dpuf


11/12/14 02:57 PM #2    

Charles Tabasko

Lynn was part of that first and small group of high school activists for peace and justice at Hts. High.  Because of that small group and those 60's times of change, my life changed.  RIP  Lynn, I think you dared to struggle and fight that good fight.  ct


11/13/14 08:01 AM #3    

Bill Needle

I've always remembered Lynn Sanders in the same context as Charlie Tabasko remembered him.  He was ahead of his time - or at least ahead of mine.  As the 60s continued, and as my own politics moved closer to what Lynn expressed several years earlier, I often wondered what had taken me so long.  Lynn Sanders remained a benchmark for my social and political evolution even though I never spoke to him after that brief time when we seemed to always end up at the same table in the cafeteria.  Maybe there were forces at work on both of us: Lynn to express his beliefs and me to listen to them.  -Bill Needle


11/14/14 02:55 PM #4    

Eve (Evie) Rosen (Rosen-Morris)

Lynn Sanders was  part of a very small group of people who were actively protesting the war in Vietnam by 1963. We wore black armbands, had meetings and organized with other greater Clevelanders for marches to Washington and New York City to protest the war. We participated in groups such as S.C.O.R.E (Student Core,) which was part of the Civil Rights Movement. Lynn was a soldier for peace.  He sat behind me in history class and it was there, in that class, that we heard of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Lynn was a young man of quietl strength and conviction. It sounds as though he lived a life where he was able to put his values and his belief in truth and justice into practise. May his memory be a blessing and comfort to those who knew and loved him.


11/15/14 11:33 AM #5    

Lynn Robbins (Roeth)

I remember Lynn in many of the same ways others have mentioned. My most vivid memories of Lynn  are of journalism class ( Mrs. Nunamaker) and the many after school hours we spent on editing the Black and Gold.  I still have a picture of Lynn and Jeff Tannenbaum in my head! One so tall, the other, not so much! Funny team! We always teased about having the same name, too. Lynn was so ahead of his time in so many ways and on so many levels.  It sounds like he lived life with love, kindness and a passion for helping others. I hope he is at peace.


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