Joan Kunkel Tanner ’47

Joan Kunkel Tanner ’47, of Issaquah, Wash.; Dec. 2, from complications of COVID. After raising a family, she was a physician for the Portland State University Center for Student Health and subsequently opened a family practice clinic in Portland. She was president of the Oregon Academy of Family Physicians and participated in Oregon Medical Association committees. She was an avid reader and and well informed about world affairs and local politics. She also obtained her private pilot license and enjoyed traveling. She is survived by four children and a brother.