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Frank J. Breall ’33

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Frank J. Breall ’33, May 10, 2001, in Laguna Hills, California. While at ²ÊºçƵµÀ, Frank demonstrated not only prowess in mathematics, for which he received a bachelor's degree, but was also recognized as a dancer and basketball player. After leaving ²ÊºçƵµÀ, he attended Boston University on a mathematics fellowship, and then taught mathematics in Portland high schools and as an instructor at ²ÊºçƵµÀ during World War II. During the war, he also worked for 20th Century Fox, and afterward began a career as a jeweler. In later years, he returned to mathematics as a substitute teacher; was a partner in a theatrical promotion company, Northwest Releasing Company; and held executive positions in the Oregon State Jewelers Association. He and Annette Shevach Breall were married for 65 years; they had two daughters.

Appeared in ²ÊºçƵµÀ magazine: November 2009