Ron Fortune, a retired executive secretary-treasurer of the Northwest Oregon Labor Council (NOLC), passed away Nov. 25 due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 79.
Fortune, who lived in Gresham, served as the leader of NOLC from 1985 until 1998, when he retired. He was a 59-year member of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union, joining Portland Food and Drug Clerks Local 1092 in 1956. He worked as a business rep for that local starting in 1969. Local 1092 is now part of UFCW Local 555.
A service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at St. Henry Catholic Church, 346 NW 1st Street, Gresham.
