Background
II, Willis Alway Gortner was born on October 1, 1939 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Willis Alway and Florence (Pickett) G.
II, Willis Alway Gortner was born on October 1, 1939 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Willis Alway and Florence (Pickett) G.
Student, University California, Berkeley, 1957-1960; Bachelor of Architecture, University of Minnesota, 1962.
Principal, Gortner & Associations, Washington, 1969-1980; director architecture, Perkins & Will, San Francisco, 1980-1982; architecture studio director, Whisler-Patri, San Francisco, 1982-1988; director architecture, Arquitectonica, San Francisco, 1988-1990; director architecture, Vickerman-Zachary-Miller, Oakland, California, since 1990.
Director Greenbrae (California) Property Owners Association, since 1992. Member American Institute of Architects (East Bay chapter), Oakland Chamber of Commerce.
Married Maravillas Blanco, September 6, 1962 (divorced 1986). Children: Christopher Willis, Eric Tomas. Married Kathleen Nell Lobnow, April 16, 1989.