KENDALL STUART OSCAR

LTC Stuart Oscar Kendall was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 05/08/2021 at the age of 81.9
West Linn, OR
Date of Birth 06/03/1939
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps
Served in Vietnam with HMM-361 in 64-65
This information was provided by Sammie Williams - Obit

More detail on this person: Stuart Oscar Kendall June 3, 1939 - May 8, 2021 With great sadness and surprise, we say goodbye to Stuart Oscar Kendall. Stu was a native Oregonian, born in Toledo, raised in Corvallis, and a graduate of Oregon State University and Lewis & Clark Law School. At OSU, he had a chance encounter with a Marine Corps recruiter, joined the Marine Corps, was selected for flight school, flew medivac helicopters, and retired as a lieutenant colonel after 20 years of active and reserve duty. After returning from Vietnam, he served as a Marine Corps flight instructor in Orange, Calif. He met and married his wife of 55 years, Phyllis Aber, in 1966, and they returned to Oregon where Stu began law school. He practiced law as what he coined a "street lawyer" in Lake Oswego for 30 years. In his retirement, he assisted his veteran friends with accessing veterans' benefits. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis; daughters, Lisa (Jay), Stephanie, and Angela (Justin); his sister, Karen Randolph; grandchildren, Jaya, Jake, Emily, Johnny Oscar, and Lila. Stu requested donations to Disabled American Veterans. Please sign the online guest book at www.oregonlive.com/obits Published in The Oregonian from May 13 to May 16, 2021.

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Date posted on this site: 04/13/2025