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67 12/05/1942 09/09/2010 Patty Dwyer Bingham died 
peacefully Sept. 9, 2010, at her son's Portland home. After 
spending most of her life in Portland, she enjoyed recent years 
traveling between homes in Gearhart and Indian Wells, Calif. She 
was born Patricia Dwyer in Portland Dec. 5, 1942. At that time, 
her father, Robert F. Dwyer, ran logging operations for the 
family owned Dwyer Lumber Co. near Estacada. She lived her 
early years in Eagle Creek before her family moved to 
Laurelhurst in 1945 and then later to their Milwaukie home on 
Waverly Drive in 1953. She attended St. Mary's Academy, 
Marymount College in Virginia, and University of Portland. She 
was an avid golfer. After college she excelled at local 
tournaments and was a semifinalist at the U.S. Women's 
Amateur. She was a member of Junior League and The Town 
Club. In 1966 she married Clark Bingham and together raised 
their family in Southwest Portland. They were members of 
Waverley Country Club and Eldorado Country Club in Indian 
Wells. In the late 1970s she was selected to be a member of the 
USGA Women's Committee and traveled frequently as a rules 
official for national golf tournaments such as the U.S. Women's 
Open, U.S. Women's Amateur, and the Curtis Cup. In 1990 she 
became a member of the Women's TRANS National Golf 
Association and held leadership positions including two terms as 
President. After her divorce in 1986, she fell in love with Dr. 
Frederick William Vranizan and was betrothed to him until his 
untimely death in 1995. She is survived by her son, Kurt 
Bingham; daughter, Carolyn Bingham Reverman; son, Collier 
Bingham; grandchildren, Grant and Quinlan Bingham and Jacob 
and Jordyn Reverman; brother, Robert F. Dwyer Jr.; and sister, 
Susanne Dwyer. She was preceded in death by her son, Clark 
Cameron Bingham; fianc#, William Vranizan; and her parents, 
Robert F. and Aileen Kelly Dwyer. A funeral will begin at 11 a.m. 
Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, in St. Thomas More Catholic Church.

Published in The Oregonian on September 15, 2010