Solomon Menashe, z"l, passed away May 8, 2020, at the age of 94.He was the husband of Roslyn; father of JoAnn (Barry) Forman, Marlinda (Bill Lotshaw) Menashe and Elise (Jay Miller) Menashe; brother of Vic (Toinette) Menashe; grandfather of four and great-grandfather of three.

Solomon was born in Portland Nov. 17, 1925, to parents, David and Joanna Menashe, who emigrated from the Island of Rhodes, Greece. 

Solomon graduated from Lincoln High School and enjoyed a wide variety of sports, including basketball, handball and golf. After high school, he entered the V-12 Navy College Training Program and attended Willamette University and the University of Washington, where he graduated with a Mathematics degree in 1946. Solomon served as a Naval officer in the Pacific before completing his education at the University of Michigan with a Master's in Actuarial Science.
Solomon had a four-decade career in the insurance industry, where he began as an examiner and actuary for the Oregon State Insurance Department. Solomon's career culminated in the health insurance field as President of Oregon Physician Services Blue Shield in 1968 and then President and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon until he retired in 1990. 
In keeping with Congregation Neveh Shalom's, and the family's commitment to keep our community safe and healthy, and in compliance with our governor's directive, a private interment was held. A Zoom shiva minyan was held May 10.

Gifts may be made in Solomon's memory to the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, the OHSU Foundation for the Solomon D. Menashe Childhood Glaucoma Fund at the Casey Eye Institute or a charity of choice. A Celebration of Life will take place at a later date.