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Perry C. Reeder Jr.
Perry Charles Reeder Jr. –was born in his Grandma’s house near Rainier Oregon in 1938, the second of four children born to Perry C. Reeder Sr. and Evelyn Castle. Perry’s life started out an adventu...view morePerry Charles Reeder Jr. –was born in his Grandma’s house near Rainier Oregon in 1938, the second of four children born to Perry C. Reeder Sr. and Evelyn Castle. Perry’s life started out an adventure and has continued to this day, his parents moved frequently and they ended up in Bayocean during a crucial time for that area. His first step onto Bayocean’s cobblestones streets were in 1944 when his parents moved to the area for work and modest housing. Perry spent most of his young life on Bayocean where he continued to watch the deteriorating of the peninsula due to many factors that snowballed over time he has continued to live in the area and has seen the rebuilding of the spit as well. He graduated from Tillamook High School in 1957. He met and married the love of his life Sharon Stearns in 1958 and raised five children in Cape Mears, Paul, Julie, Jill, Sarah, and Charles. He has worked in many capacities around the county the Lumber and Plywood Mills, Tillamook Cheese Factory, Tillamook County Sheriff’s office, Chartered and ran his own fishing boat out of Garibaldi Harbor. He is a skilled Carpenter where he has built many homes in and around Tillamook County. He has served on many land us boards and been an involved citizen of Tillamook County for many years. He is an active Historian for Bayocean as he has been teaching about Bayocean to College Students and Grade School students and public meetings for many years as he also continues his interest in raising cattle on his 80 Acre Cattle Ranch in South County, but continues to enjoy living in Oceanside Oregon.view less