Jose “Joe” Marion Madarieta II passed away peacefully Oct. 16 at his home in Casa Grande, Ariz., with his wife and son by his side.

Joe, the son of the late Jose and Venna Madarieta, was born March 12, 1941, in Tacoma, Wash. His father was a Basque immigrant from Ispaster, Spain.

Joe grew up and spent most of his life in Oregon. He graduated from Burns Union High School, where he was an accomplished athlete, and attended Oregon State University. Joe moved to Portland in the 1960s where he worked for US Bank. In the fall of 1970, he became a police officer and worked for the Portland Police Bureau for 25 years, retiring in January 1996.

Known as “Papa” to those who loved him, Joe is survived by his wife of 43 years, Hazel Madarieta; children, Martha Vermeire of Phoenix, Ariz., Lynn Hunter (Jerry) of Portland, Joe Madarieta of Austin, Texas, Lauren Jackson (Carla) of Portland, Diana Kruger (Mark) of Portland, and Michael Madarieta of Lexington, Okla.; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Thomas; and sister, Margaret.