Jenalee Santos

December 29, 1928 - August 18, 2015

Dec. 29, 1928 — Aug. 18, 2015 Our mom “the always marvelous Jenalee Santos” (as a review of her play once read) has gone to join her loving family who passed before her. She grew up on a farm in Preston, Idaho, and left to marry and move to California where she had her three children and began appearing in Community Theater productions. When she moved to Corvallis to be with her sister, Marylou Lawrence, Jenalee began working at Oregon State University where she would stay for 35 years as secretary to the business manager. She continued to pursue her great love for theater in Corvallis, appearing in plays, musicals and reader’s theater. Everyone who knew her loved her. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul. She is survived by her children, Troy Clark, Robin McVay, and Holly Santos; seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren with one on the way. A celebration of life will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, at the Corvallis Arts Center, 700 S.W. Madison Ave., Corvallis, OR 97333.