PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland businessman and philanthropist Earle M. Chiles passed away on Thursday, June 23 after a long illness. He was 83. Chiles was a longtime supporter of the University of Portland, had been a member of the University's Board of Regents since 1975, and provided the primary donation to build the Earle A. and Virginia H. Chiles Center which serves as home of the University's varsity athletics programs.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 1 at St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 1716 NW Davis St. in Portland, with University of Portland president Rev.