Later Years and Family
In June 2003, a statue of Katz was unveiled on the Eastbank Esplanade. In November 2004, the bicycle and pedestrian trail was officially renamed the Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade in honor of the former mayor. In January 2005, the former mayor began an unpaid position as a Dean's Visiting Fellow in the College of Urban and Public Affairs' Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies at Portland State University. As of 2008 she volunteers for the Start Making A Reader Today literacy program in the Portland area, and receives dialysis treatment. Vera and Mel divorced in 1985; their son, Jesse, went on to a career in journalism.
| Preceded by Bud Clark |
Mayor of Portland, Oregon 1992-2005 |
Succeeded by Tom Potter |
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