Jack Gartzke Shine

April 27, 1925 - June 24, 2015

In Loving Memory Jack Gartzke Shine Jack Gartzke Shine died June 24, 2015 at his home near Hillsboro, Oregon. Jack was born in Wallowa County Oregon on April 27, 1925to Frank and Irene Shine.He attended school in Wallowa, and was active in the Boy Scouts and the Future Farmers of America. He graduated from Wallowa High School in 1943. In 1943, the family left Wallowa and moved to a farm on Chehalem Mountain near Hillsboro, Oregon. While helping build and operate the family farm, Jack worked in logging and worked at the Elmer Standish sawmill near Laurel, Oregon. He was in demand among the local farmers as a hired hand, and for a time he operated a Jersey dairy farm. After several years of working on the family’s farm, Jack took ownership of a portion of the original property, and continued as a part-time farmer for as long as he was able.He served in the US Army from 1953- 1957. Jack married Lorraine Faye Payne on December 16, 1953. Jack and Lorraine made their home on their Chehalem Mountain farm, raised their three children here, and lived there for the remainder of both of their lives. Jack spent the majority of his working career, beginning in 1959, as a surveyor for the Oregon State Highway department. He and his crew worked on many projects around the area: Highway 47 near Gaston/Forest Grove, WWll Veteran’s Highway (I-205), the Fremont Bridge, the Glenn Jackson Bridge and the Vista Ridge tunnel. Jack remained an active member of his community as long as he was able. He continued farming his land, helping with church and school projects, helping his kids with projects, and even helped with cleanup after severe flooding in the area. Jack was a long time member of the Laurelwood Seventh-day Adventist church. He was a man of faith and a gentle, loving example of how to be a man and a father. Jack is survived byRandall and Patricia Shine of Gaston, Valden and Deborah Shine of Hillsboro, and Jennifer and Daniel Eddy of Hillsboro, 5 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. His sister, Jean Shine of Hillsboro and his brother, Donn Shine of Hillsboro, also survive him. Our mother, Lorraine Payne Shine, passed away in September of 2004. Jack’s brother, Paul Shine also passed away in 2004.