Rep. Mitch Greenlick, z”l, died May 15, 2020. He was 85.

He is survived by his wife, Harriet; daughters Phyllis (Tim) Taber and Vicki Green (Harris Ambinder); son Michael Greenlick (Susie Snyder); five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and brother Cliff (Bobbie) Greenlick.

He was Oregon State representative for House District 33, which encompasses parts of the greater Bethany area of Washington County and part of Northwest Portland, since 2003. He was a guiding force on Oregon health care policy.

Greenlick served on the Governor's Commission on Health Care for the Uninsured and on the Multnomah County Primary Prevention Advisory Committee. He was a consultant to the Governor's Health Manpower Council and was a member of the Study Committee on Health Delivery Systems of the Governor's Comprehensive Health Planning Council. In 1996 he was named a consultant to the United States District court in Portland. He served on Intel’s Health Initiative Advisory Committee.  

He was a past President of the Jewish Education Association of Portland and a member of the Board of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland. He also had taught Sunday School at Neveh.

Greenlick received his BS (1957) in Pharmacy and his MS in Pharmacy Administration (1961) from Wayne State University and joined the faculty of the College of Pharmacy during the year following receiving his BS. He was named Alumnus of the Year by the College in 1998.  He received his Ph.D. in Medical Care Organization from the University of Michigan in 1967.