Michael Joseph Sprando ’68

Michael Joseph Sprando ’68, a resident of Portland, Oregon, died August 21, 2013. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Portland, where he played football and was a participant in Boys State. At Dartmouth he was a member of Tau Epsilon Phi. He left Dartmouth before graduating and finished up at the University of Oregon. Michael’s early career was in computer programming, first with the Federal Reserve System and later with GAF Corp. For the last 25 years he had owned and operated industrial distributorships in the Portland area. He had recently retired from his most recent position as principal of the Pacific Hose and Fittings Co. Michael enjoyed family, friends, travel, poker and fine wines. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, whom he married in 1968, sisters Mary and Carol and brother Phillip.