Obituary of Luis James Tiffany

LUIS JAMES TIFFANY Luis passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 8, 2005. He was born June 11, 1985 at Portland, OR and lived all his life in Vancouver, WA. He attended Saint Joseph Catholic School his entire elementary school years. He then attended LaSalle High School for the next four years, graduating in 2003. Luis enrolled at Clark College for portions of 2003 and 2004. Luis is survived by his parents, Mark at home and mother Debra Kendall of Tucson, AZ; by his sister Amelia of Tucson; stepfather Gill Kendall and stepsister Jennifer Kendall and stepbrother Michael Kendall of Tucson, AZ; grandmothers LuAnne Hendrix of Corvallis, OR and Margarita Margeson of Vancouver, WA; and grandfather James W. Margeson, also of Vancouver. He is also survived by aunts J.L. Aboitiz, Peggy Stevens and Patty Bradley and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He will be missed by many, many friends. Luis enjoyed most sports and participated in many of his schools and church sporting activities. He loved the peace and quiet of the mountains and the Oregon desert, especially the high desert of Steens Mountain. He was an avid and patient fisherman spending countless hours on the lakes, streams and ocean with Grandpa Jim, hunting the mountains and fishing the Kenai Peninsula, AK with his father. He loved touring the Ridgefield National Refuge and the Malheur National Waterfowl Refuge with his NAN Margarita as his guide and expert on birds and flora. A memorial mass was held on Saturday, March 12, 2005 at 9:00 AM at Saint Joseph Church in Vancouver. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested all donations be sent to Saint Joseph Church.