Gregory "Greg" LeRoy Hartman

Gregory LeRoy Hartman was born June 22, 1945, in Salem, Oregon to LeRoy (Junior) and Maxine Hartman. He passed away May 30, 2024, in Redmond, Oregon after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease at the age of 78. Greg grew up in Independence, Oregon, and attended Central High School where he was student body president and voted most likely to succeed. Greg also played on three state championship teams, two in football and one in basketball. The Air Force Academy offered Greg an appointment, but he chose to attend Oregon State University on a football scholarship. He was twice named to the conference all-star team and played in OSU's last Rose Bowl appearance in 1965. Greg earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering there. Upon graduation, Greg joined the Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers where he was responsible for directing the engineering design and maintenance dredging operations, eventually as the Chief of Operations. Later, Greg entered the world of consulting, establishing Hartman Associates, with offices in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Houston, where he specialized in navigation and sediment remediation projects for the Corps of Engineers, port authorities, and private owners. He had extensive international experience, completing projects on all the continents except Antarctica. Greg also served as President and Chairman of the Board of the Western Dredging Association from 1996 to 2002. He was awarded WEDA's Dredger of the Year in 1993 and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015. Greg also served as President and Chairman of the Board of the Western Dredging Association from 1996 to 2002. He was awarded WEDA's Dredger of the Year in 1993 and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015. Greg's passion outside of work was golf. His greatest golf accomplishment was winning the 2006 Pacific Amateur Golf Classic. He bested a field of 725 players by shooting a net 63 in the final round, including three birdies and a 30-foot putt on the final hole. Greg was an amazing man, intelligent, fun, easy-going, and successful, though still a very humble man. Throughout his life, Greg made many lifelong friends, and many he stayed close with from kindergarten through high school and college. Greg is survived by his loving and caring wife, Jo Anne, son, Bradley, and daughter, Stephanie and her husband Jon, and Greg's beloved brother, Gary, and his wife Patricia. Greg is also survived by six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Both Greg's parents and a great-grandson predeceased him. A Celebration of Greg's life will be held at a later date in Salem. Donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

Gregory "Greg" LeRoy Hartman

June 22, 1945 - May 30, 2024