In Memory: Thomas Sloan

Thomas “Tom” Sloan died Mar. 18, 2018, at age 87. He was a trustee and friend of Pacific. Among his many achievements, he introduced fresh pasta to Portland through his business, Prima Pasta, served as president of the Board of the West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, helped lead the Neskowin Chamber Music Society, and was the Human Resources Director of Tektronix for a couple decades. He served as an advisor to former Oregon Gov. Tom McCall, and helped establish the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at Pacific. He loved to travel, visiting friends in Germany and Italy as often as he could. He is survived by his wife, Della; children, David and Beatrice; five grandchildren; and one great-grandson.