Warren H. Bolin passed away on November 20, 2015 at the age of 95 years.  Warren was born on Nov. 7, 1920 in Portland, Oregon.  He spent his youth attending Portsmouth Grade School and then Roosevelt High School where he was active in sports, especially football and baseball.  After high school, Warren attended Linfield College, in McMinnville, where his only brother, Clarence, was a student. Here, Warren again was active in sports, winning six letters: two in football, and four in baseball.  On December 7, 1941, while a junior in college, Pearl Harbor was attacked.  Warren joined the navy in the spring of 1942, but was enrolled in a program that allowed him to finish college before going through training to be an officer in the U. S. Navy.  Warren graduated from college in June, 1943 and was immediately sent to Notre Dame University for summer training with many other young naval officers. That fall, Bolin traveled along with other young Americans, to the European war theatre to join in the war effort. During his naval career, Bolin was promoted to the rank of Executive Officer on the LST 601, the second ranking officer on the ship. Warren served in the navy until the spring 1946, when he was honorably discharged. Bolin returned to Portland and began a career in education. In the fall of 1946, he taught grade school in the small town of Estacada, Oregon. That summer, while taking classes at the University of Oregon, he met the love of his life, Jean Read. They were married on May 24, 1947, and from that relationship four children were born.  In 1947, Warren taught at Peninsula grade school in Portland, but in 1948 he transferred to Washington High School.  He taught and coached at Washington from 1949-1958 and then at Madison from 1958-1982. Early in his career Bolin taught American History, but transitioned to become a teacher of mathematics.  He was the head baseball coach and assistant football coach at both schools. One of the many highlights of his coaching career was winning the Portland city football championship in 1975 over the #1 rated team in the state, the Benson Techmen.  That victory came on Nov. 7, 1975, his fifty-fifth birthday. The story of his birthday and the great upset victory was featured prominently in the local newspapers and television stations.      The greatest event of Warren's life took place August 1, 1950 when he became a Christian while listening to a presentation of the gospel preached by a young evangelist, Billy Graham. Warren heard and responded to the message of salvation and it changed his life and that of his young family.  He became an active member of the University Park Baptist Church and served in a variety of capacities within the congregation for many years. Following his retirement in 1982, Warren and his wife ventured to Swaziland, Africa where Warren taught school and Jean ministered to the local people in a variety of ways.  In that same year, Warren received the Robert Blanchard award for distinguished service to the Portland Public School.   In 2006, he was inducted into the Portland Interscholastic League Hall of Fame, and in 2013 he was a recipient of the Roosevelt High School Alumnus of the Year Award. Warren lived in the same neighborhood of Portland, (St. John's), for most of his life. However, in 2008 he moved to Canton, South Dakota, to live near his oldest son, James.  He resided in Canton until his death on November 20, which was directly related to a serious fall in his residence and the medical complications from that event. Warren was preceded in death by his father and mother: Swan and Harriet; his wife: Jean (2004), his only sibling: Clarence, and his granddaughter: Catie Bolin. He is survived by his four children Barb, Beijing, China; James, (Ruth)  Canton, SD; Daniel, (Cay)  Tyler, Texas; and Paul, (Jane) College Station, Texas; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 5, 2015 at University Park Baptist Church, 4340 N. Lombard. The service will begin at 9:30 am with a time of fellowship and light refreshments. Any memorial gifts should be designated to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association or a charity of your choice.