13 Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon | www.plso.org In Memoriam In Memoriam Eugene DiLoreto, Co-founder of PLSO Eugene DiLoreto passed on September 8, 2022. He was born October 23, 1925, in Bandon, Oregon. He was 96 years old and had his family at his side. Eugene, or Gene, as he was known, was one of PLSO’s three founders along with Clair Pense and Harlan Scott. Gene was born in Bandon toAngelo andMaryDiLoreto. He had one sister, Rose Angela. In 1930 the family moved to southeast Portland where Gene resided for the rest of his life. After high school Gene enlisted in the Navy, then enrolled at Willamette University in Portland with the intention of studying mathematics. It was here that he met the woman who would become his wife, Florence Polster. They wed April 15, 1950 and raised five boys. In 1949, Gene began work for the Multnomah County Road Department, where he would work for the next 34 years. Initially hired as an inspector, Gene progressed in his career to surveyor and in 1961, a civil engineer, where his first project was the design of Marine Drive. It was in 1959 that Gene, together with Pense and Scott, formed the Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon, before it became incorporated in 1960. Read more about the inception of PLSO on the website at www.plso.org/inception. Gene founded a small surveying firm, which designed many of the subdivisions in the Damascus, Oregon, area. He also provided surveying jobs for three sons, who went on to obtain civil engineering degrees from Oregon State. The other two sons obtained architecture degrees from the University of Oregon. Gene is survived by his wife, Florence; his five sons and their wives; his 14 grandchildren; and his six great-grandchildren. The family suggests donations in his memory be made to St. Anthony’s of Padua Catholic Parish, 3720 SE 79th Ave, Portland, OR 97206, or Catholic Charities. An online guest book can be found at www.oregonlive.com/obits. Gene, left, at the PLSO Conference in 2013. Pat Gaylord recognizing Gene at the 55th Annual Conference. Jerry Maris, left, past state Chair, and Gene at the 2011 PLSO Conference.
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