September 27, 2019

Ankrom Moisan co-founder dies at 70

Ankrom

Stewart Ankrom, the co-founder of Portland-based Ankrom Moisan Architects, died Sept. 18 at age 70, the firm said in a statement.

Ankrom co-founded Ankrom Moisan alongside Tom Moisan in 1983 with a vision to build a firm dedicated to people first, the statement notes. He retired 30 years later, having grown it from a two-person home office into one the largest design firms in the Pacific Northwest.

The award-winning firm employs over 300, including in Seattle and San Francisco, working on senior living, higher education, housing, office, health care, hospitality, community and retail projects.

Ankrom Moisan called Ankrom a mentor and friend whose kindness, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit will forever be the foundation of the firm.

“Stewart Ankrom was a truly remarkable man,” said Executive Vice President Karen Bowery. “His measure of a thriving company was not defined by discipline, time, or money, but by its ability to put people at the center: a fundamental value still strong today at Ankrom Moisan. We owe so much to him as a mentor and leader and are profoundly grateful for memories we have of his generosity and friendship.”

The Ankrom family released this statement:

“Thank you to all who have prayed for and visited Stewart over the past five years as he battled progressive supranuclear palsy. We want to express our gratitude to the staff at Mirabella Portland for providing Stewart exceptional care in his final years of life. Stewart valued people and would never want anyone to experience what he went through. Therefore, his brain has been donated to OHSU for neurological research to help find a cure for PSP.

“Stewart was a loving husband, father, grandfather, friend, mentor, and leader to many. His kindness, compassion, and love of Oregon Ducks football will be missed, but never forgotten. We are thankful that Stewart is no longer suffering and finally made whole in the arms of his Savior.”

A celebration of Ankrom's life will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 10 at Beaverton Foursquare Church in Beaverton, Oregon.

Donations to CurePSP can be made at http://www.psp.org in tribute of Stewart Ankrom.