Barbara Snook Cameron

Barbara Snook Cameron February 21, 1935 – April 8, 2016 Barbara Snook Cameron, 81, passed away on April 8th from complications of pneumonia. Barbara was raised in Portland and graduated from Grant High School. She then attended and graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education. She was an active member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and the Corvallis Assistance League. She remained a life-long Beaver fan, with no love for the Ducks. In her youth Barbara was a very accomplished amateur golfer, winning the Oregon Junior Amateur Championship in 1947, 1950 and 1951; two Oregon Coast Invitational Championships, as well as reaching the quarter finals of the USGA Women’s Amateur Championship in 1952. She won the Oregon Senior Women’s Amateur Championship in 1990 and 1991. Barbara was married to Ron Cameron in 1957, her husband of nearly 60 years. Together they raised their family in Corvallis, where Ron was a professor at Oregon State University. After retirement they set off for some new adventures, moving to Palm Desert, CA for a few years and then back to Lake Oswego where they owned and operated, until recently, Bernard C Chocolate stores with their close friend Laura Adler. Barbara’s list of lifetime interests included spending time at their house in Black Butte Ranch, fishing for trout and steelhead, golf, tennis, watercolor and stained glass. She was very proud of her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed a good glass of wine and conservative politics. She most recently fulfilled a lifelong wish to swim with the dolphins in Hawaii. Barbara is survived by her husband Ronald, their son Bill Cameron and his wife Jennifer, her daughter Katy Wright and her husband Darryl. Grandchildren include Greg, Lindsay, Cameron, David, Dan and Valerie. She is also survived by her dear friend and business partner Laura Adler. A private memorial service will be held at Finley Sunset Hills Memorial Cemetery on April 19th. In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Oregon Humane Society.