PORTLAND, Ore. – It is with great sadness that we note the passing of our family member Gerard (Jerry) Hallee of Portland, Oregon. He was born in Waterville, on Oct. 13, 1940, the son of Florian F. and Constance (Tardiff) Hallee. He was raised on the family dairy farm on Marston Road, and graduated from Waterville High School in 1959. After attending M.I.T, he relocated to southern California and started a career as a computer programmer/analyst. He was a passionate bridge player and was a member of the team that won the prestigious Vanderbilt Bridge Trophy in 1969. In 1971 Gerard married Karen Torbergson of Seattle, Wash., and later relocated to Snohomish, Wash.. They had two sons, Justin Hallee of Longview, Wash., and Steven Hallee of Lake Stevens, Wash. Gerard was a frequent bridge player during his retirement in Portland, Oregon.

He was predeceased by his parents, his wife Karen, and his brother Neal D. (Peggy) Hallee of Auburn. He is survived by his sons, Justin and Steven, his partner Leslie Kelinson, brothers Alan P. (Linnea) Hallee of Nashua, N.H., and Gary J. Hallee of Seattle, as well as his sisters, Claudette L. (Pearly) Simpson of Waterville and Lori A. Saleski (John Slusarz) of New Boston, N.H., and numerous nieces and nephews and their children. There will be a private family memorial in Waterville in the fall.