Gordon Faber
| Gordon Faber | |
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Faber in 1998
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| Mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon | |
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In office 1993–2001 |
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| Preceded by | Shirley Huffman |
| Succeeded by | Tom Hughes |
| Member of the Hillsboro City Council | |
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In office 1981–1985 1987–1993 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 2, 1931 Greensburg, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 18, 2014 (aged 83) Hillsboro, Oregon |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Loftin (1951–?); Barbara (B. J.) Jeddeloh (1990–2014) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Hillsboro, Oregon |
| Alma mater |
Willamette University Lewis & Clark College |
| Occupation | Retired |
Gordon C. Faber (April 2, 1931 – August 18, 2014) was an American politician and businessman in the U.S. state of Oregon. A native of Pennsylvania, he grew up in Hillsboro, Oregon. He joined the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and was a small business owner before becoming a real estate agent and entering politics. He served on Hillsboro's budget committee and city council before serving two terms as mayor from 1993 to 2001. The Gordon Faber Recreation Complex in the city’s northeast corner is named in his honor.
Gordon Faber was born on April 2, 1931, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania to Ben Faber. The family moved to Hillsboro, Oregon, in 1934 where he grew up. As a boy he was a member of the Boy Scouts, but since Hillsboro did not have a city pool he was unable to earn his swimming merit badge. He attended the local schools and graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1949 before enrolling at Lewis & Clark College in neighboring Portland. Faber attended the school for a year and a half and then joined the United States Air Force when the Korean War began. In the Air Force he was assigned to the Armed Forces Special Weapons project and spent nearly four years with the unit. He married Barbara Loftin in 1951, and in time the couple had three children (Mark, Rod, and Bob).
Following his military service he returned to Oregon and college. Faber entered Willamette University in Salem where he graduated with a degree in economics in 1956. He then returned to Hillsboro and worked for his father in the family’s plumbing and electrical business that included a retail appliance store. Later he bought out his brother and then father from the business, but sold it in 1985. Faber then worked as a car salesman before entering the real estate field as a sales agent for Barbara Sue Seal Properties. He was also a member of Hillsboro’s Rotary International club, including serving as president from 1984 to 1985.
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