Ronald D. Woodward

February 27, 1935 - February 4, 2020

Ronald Dale Woodward February 27, 1935 - February 4, 2020 Ronald Dale Woodward grew up in Long Beach, CA. His parents, Beryl Moore Woodward and Riley Dixon Woodward were active in the Long Beach Friends Church where Ron and his sister, Elaine Penn, attended during their childhood and youth. After graduating from Taylor University in Indiana he received his Master of Divinity degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA. Ron’s years of ministry in the Friends Church included serving as a pastor and teaching for one year in Kotzebue, Alaska and working for six years in the California Yearly Meeting office as Youth Secretary. This included overseeing the camping program at Quaker Meadow Camp located in the High Sierras. Ron served as pastor for eight years at Berkeley, CA Friends Church, fourteen years at Newberg, OR Friends Church, and eight years at Silverton, OR Friends Church. Ron served as a resource for pastoral training in Nairobi Yearly Meeting in Kenya for four years. While living in Africa he was able to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Kenya, and Mt. Elgon. Ron had a life-long love of backpacking and took his family on many trips in the Sierras and Cascades. After retirement Ron lived six years in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where Nancy was working. While there he served as part-time interim pastor at St. Andrew’s International Presbyterian Church in Kuala Lumpur. He also enjoyed spending time in North Pole, AK and Rome, Italy where Nancy worked after his retirement. Ron and Nancy enjoyed many wonderful trips together including trekking In Peru and Nepal. He and his wife Nancy were married in July 1969 and have three children and six grandchildren. Son Doug and his wife Tracy live in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with their children Reeve, Gabriella, and Rania. Son Mark and his wife Marta live in Silver Spring, MD with their sons Daniel, Elias, and Micah. Daughter Natasha lives in Honolulu, HI. Memorial Gifts may be given to: Twin Rocks Friends Camp PO Box 6 Rockaway Beach, OR 97136 and/or Camp Tilikum 15321 N.E. North Valley Road, Newberg, OR 97132