Pacific University 1930s Track and Field Memorabilia

Robert Main, Pacific University class of 1936, was a member of the track and football teams. Per his obituary (Bend Bulletin, Jul 5, 2006): "Mr. Main was born Oct. 19, 1913, in Vernon, British Columbia. He moved to Portland as a youth, and graduated from Grant High School. He graduated from Pacific University in Forest Grove in 1936. He married Dorothy Gillmore on Aug. 22, 1937, in Hillsboro. Mr. Main worked as a high school teacher for eight years in various schools in Oregon. He later worked as a regional manager for the IBM Corp. for over 33 years. He retired in 1975. He lived in Gig Harbor, Wash., from 1972 until he moved to Bend in 2000. He moved, again, to Hillsboro in February 2006. Mr. Main was affilliated with the Kiwanis Club of Tacoma, Elks Gleeman Chorus and the Tacoma Yacht Club, all in Washington. Survivors include his wife; a son, Robert, of Bend; two daughters, Kathleen White, of Aloha, and Paula Romey, of Reedville, Va.; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren."