In Memory: Shirley Malcolm, Former Pacific Professor

Shirley Malcolm died July 14, 2018, at age 90, surrounded by friends at home in Helvetia, Ore.

She taught English and humanities at various Oregon high schools and colleges for more than 35 years, including Beaverton High School, Sunset High School, Cleveland High School, Lincoln High School, Lewis and Clark College and Pacific University. She was a founding faculty member of Sunset High School, establishing the English department and coaching extracurricular activities. She taught Lincoln High School's first college-level humanities program, founded its first computer lab writing center and pioneered its International Studies Center, which grew to over 550 members.

After her husband's death, she converted most of their 38 acre property in Helvetia to a conservation easement to ensure that the forest land would be protected. She was an empathetic listener and compassionate counselor, regarded as a very special “grandma” by her neighbors. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, David; parents, Maria and Peter Worner; siblings, Bettylou Baylon and Ted Worner; nephew, William; and grand-nephew, Michael Alan Norgren. She is survived by her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Richard and Mary Lou Baylon; and an extended family.