Background
Courtsal, Lyle Donald was born on May 23, 1958 in South Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Donald Preston and France Liuween (Chase) Courtsal.
Courtsal, Lyle Donald was born on May 23, 1958 in South Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Donald Preston and France Liuween (Chase) Courtsal.
Student, Connecticut College, 1977-1978; student, Oberlin College, 1978-1980; student, York University, Toronto, Canada, 1983-1984.
Towboat deckhand, Union Mechling Flowers Transportation, Mississippi, Ohio Rivers, 1976-1978; nursery laborer, Pacific Coast Nurseries, Portland, Oregon, 1980; school bus driver, Scho. District # 1, Portland, 1981-1983; truck driver, various, Portland, 1984-1988; shipyard laborer, Cascade General Westate, Portland, 1988-1992; freelance writer, Portland, since 1992.
Volunteer Street Outreach to Indigent, Portland, since 1985. Activist American Anti-Prohibition League, Portland, 1990-1993. Member of advisory board Capital Hill Youth Center, Seattle, 1995-1996.