A great man is one who collects knowledge the way a bee collects honey and uses it to help people overcome the difficulties they endure - hunger, ignorance and disease!
- Nikola Tesla

Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
- Franklin Roosevelt

While their territory has been devastated and their homes despoiled, the spirit of the Serbian people has not been broken.
- Woodrow Wilson

Djordje Popovich

Djordje Rativoj Popovich was born May 5, 1942 in Belgrade, Serbia and passed away on September 8th, 2012 in Portland, Oregon, after a car accident.

Djordje R. Popovich immigrated to the United States in June 19th 1969 from Pula, Croatia. He lived in various places in the USA: Chicago, Santa Ana, and retired to Vancouver, WA. Mr. Popovic was a computer engineer and received high reviews from his employers.

He loved photography and computers. Djordje was very independent, he lived alone, yet took the best care he could of himself and his property, especially his yard. He had big blue eyes and could be very charming. The clerks at his bank were very fond of him.

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Djordje Popovic wishes were that his entire Estate; money, real estate, personal property, be bequeathed to St. Stephen’s Serbian Orthodox Church. He did this to honor his mother Marija, who was of the Serbian Orthodox faith.

He was buried on Saturday, November 2, 2013, at River View Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.


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