After 83 years of exuberant life, Malcolm Terence died in August of 2024 the way he’d hoped, peacefully at home with Sue by his side. Malcolm’s positive, willing spirit showed up in whatever he endeavored. In typical fashion, he baked bread for neighbors two days before he died. You can find his recipe for bread here, which he shared generously with the world at every opportunity.
Malcolm will be remembered with love as a son (Rose and Abe,) brother (Carol and Susie,) husband (Sue) parent (Slate, Erica, Shawnna and Scot,) grandparent (Aja, Brent and Emma,) great grandparent (Amaya and Malia) bread baker, gardener, homesteader, walking and jogging partner, reporter, author, mechanic, teacher, mentor, neighbor, colleague, union organizer, activist, long-haired hippie, communard, timber cruiser, fire fighter, chef, rock band manager, friend and all-around Renaissance man. Malcolm approached life non-judgmentally with curiosity, intelligence and energy.
Malcolm’s love for listening to and telling stories about people and life on The River is reflected in his book Beginner’s Luck, published by OSU Press in 2018.
If you would like to tell or write a story about an experience involving Malcolm, and/or get information about Malcolm’s celebrations of life (which will be held in the last week of March in Santa Cruz and in the first week of May on The River) please email Sue and Erica at terenski@gmail.com.
This article appears in ‘Powerful’.