He loved family – Sura so much that they celebrated three separate weddings (there’s a story there!). He loved a good milkshake, his daily “medicinal” glass or two of red wine, good Scotch, old and new friends, books, ballgames and mowing the lawn. He took such delight in everyday blessings and the wonders of the world around him.

He had never changed from that little boy, happy to be splashing, making a mess and just enjoying life. Rick said recently that a photo of “Little Ricky” playing in his bathtub expressed his essence. His parents divorced early his mother, Shirley Schantz Haselton, was a teacher at what is now West Albany High School and later became a professor in the School of Education at Oregon State University.

He had been Chief Judge of the court since 2012 and continued to hear cases as a senior judge for several years. 31, 2015, his 21 years of service on the Oregon Court of Appeals made him the longest-serving judge in the history of that court. He had joined the firm of Haglund, Kirtley & Kelley just before his appointment to the appellate court, and the HKK firm took out an ad in the Oregon Bar Journal announcing their newest partner – and congratulating him on his appointment to the Court of Appeals. Barbara Roberts on March 3, 1994.Īt that time, he was 40 years old and had been in private law practice for some 14 years, most of them at the Lindsay, Hart, Neil & Weigler firm. Rick was appointed to the Oregon Court of Appeals by Gov. Marine Corps stationed at Camp Pendleton in California sister, Diane (Haselton) Landers and her husband, Greg Landers, of Portland nephew, Tom Landers, of Portland and many Schantz and Wilcox aunts, uncles and cousins and their children. Rick is survived by his wife, Sura Rubenstein daughter, Malia (Molly) Haselton, a captain in the U.S. Rick Thomas Haselton, a”h, (Daniel Meir ben Avraham v’Sarah) passed away May 17, 2023, at the age of 69. May the family be comforted along with all other mourners in Zion and may the memory of Phyllis Roberts Spielman, z”l be for them a blessing. The funeral will be held at Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn, NY.Ĭongregation Neveh Shalom extends our deepest condolences to the extended Spielman family, along with our prayers that a clear and loving recollection of Phyllis will remain with her family and friends. Loren, his wife Michelle, and their children Julia and Micah will remember Phyllis as a loving parent, a devoted grandmother, and a passionate advocate for equality, justice, and the rule of law. Spielman, on May 30 at her home in Park Slope, Brooklyn. SUBMIT OBITUARIES TO: questions about preparing for end of life, dying, death, and mourning, visit or email contact Michael Rosenberg at the Portland Hevra Kaddisha at or 50.Ĭongregation Nevah Shalom are saddened to announce the passing of Phyllis Roberts Spielman, z”l, mother of member Loren R.

Early Portland by Eugene E. Snyder