Harold Richard “Dick” Mandell

Harold Richard “Dick” Mandell, died Wednesday October 18 in Milwaukie, Oregon at the age of 82, of multiple medical conditions.
He was survived by a loving and supportive, family including his wife, Shelley Goldbloom; son, Joshua Mandell; daughter-in-law, Iris Yao; niece, Rachel Sepulveda; grandsons, Levi and Dylan Bloch; stepdaughters, Deborah Goldbloom, Ingrid Goldbloom Bloch and William Bloch, Stefanie Goldbloom, Schellinger and Rory Schellinger, as well as many friends and pets.
Richard was a renaissance person. He had a master’s degree in fine arts, and his resume ranged from artist, teacher, computer programmer, social worker, community organizer, grant writer, and old time musician. He loved playing banjos, fixing clocks, other appliances, cooking complicated international cuisine, finding yard sale treasures, travel, and cruising.
Over the years he fostered over 90 stray animals- dogs and cats, even hosting a groundhog in his bathtub.
Richard was a passionate and caring man who donated his time, energy, and creativity to causes such as animal welfare, promoting old time music in the community and bringing it to schools for youth.
He initiated Porch Fest in Milwaukie, Oregon, where he also jammed with friends. Richard was also a long term voluntary and donor to Support Centers International, Berea, KY.
Brooklyn born, Richard spent many years living in North Carolina, Texas, and Kentucky, before making the trek to Portland, Oregon with his wife Shelley, their cats and dog. He loved the Pacific Northwest and would say he felt like each day was a vacation.
Richard’s warmth, his stories and his kind and generous nature will be missed.
Instead of flowers, a tax deductible donation in Richard’s name as founder to the Fur Ever Friends, Inc., P.O. Box 2235 Corbin, KY 40702 for low cost spay & neutering services would be appreciated.