Donald Van Houten
Aug. 18, 1936 - Aug. 17, 2023
UPDATE AS OF 11/7:
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE for Don Van Houten is being held on Sunday, November 12th at 11 am.
The event will be held at the Oregon Contemporary Theatre at 194 W. Broadway Street in downtown Eugene. For directions to the theatre, please visit the https://www.octheatre.org/directions
You can view the celebration live by joining us at https://vimeo.com/event/3858970/d3f3e98436
A recording will be available at the same link following the event.
For more information, please email Holly at hollyvanhouten@yahoo.com or call at 415-717-0356.
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On August 17, 2023, one day shy of his 87th birthday, Donald Van Houten passed away due to complications from kidney disease in his home in Eugene, Oregon, surrounded by his family.
Don was born on August 18, 1936, to Robert Wallace and Martha Tuckley Van Houten in Orange, New Jersey. He grew up in nearby Milburn, graduating from Millburn High School in 1954 and Oberlin College in 1958, and earning a PhD in Sociology from the University of Pittsburgh in 1967.
While at Oberlin, he met and fell in love with Carol Jane King, whom he married in 1959. Together they shared an amazing life adventure of 64 years. He leaves behind his wife,
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