Diane Janet Wiesner (Saari) died peacefully on October 29, 2020 in hospice, at the age of 74, after a courageous 10-year journey with Alzheimer’s. Diane is survived by her daughter, Erin Wiesner Kent (Troy), of Aurora, OR; sons, William “Bill” Wiesner of Portland, OR and Jason Halverson (Angela) of Seattle, WA; brother, Steven A. Saari (Kathi) of Gresham, OR. Diane was born on December 31, 1945 in Portland, OR to Arnold Saari and Jean Porter Mitchel. As a native of Portland, she graduated from Wilson High School in 1963, and attended the University of Oregon. Diane made a positive impact on everyone she encountered. She was dedicated to Portland Public Schools for the majority of her career, with several years at Clark Elementary and then at the District Office, supporting the Superintendent. Following her retirement from PPS, she spent several years at Providence Health Services, as an assistant to the head of cancer clinical research. Due to COVID considerations, Diane’s celebration of life will be postponed until Spring 2021, when we can all safely gather outside to properly remember our cherished mother, sister, aunt, friend and colleague. We look forward to sharing memories of Diane’s overall zest for life, laughter, travel, and her irresistible moxie. All are welcome to attend, with more information to follow as a date approaches. From the family, thank you all for the overwhelming and continued outpouring of love and compassion. Your cards, messages, contributions and shared memories have moved us beyond imagine, and provided us with an incredible sense of support. We are profoundly grateful. We are also fortunate to have mom’s brain tissue with the OHSU Brain Bank to further the research of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. If you wish to donate, you can do so at the following link: https://www.ohsu.edu/foundation. Scroll down to "Make A Gift" which will lead to "Please select an area of giving." If you click on "Other Area" at the bottom of that pull-down menu, you can stipulate the Brain Bank and then include the name of the person you wish to be memorialized. Alzheimer’s Association is another wonderful option.