Dec. 6
Eldon R. Berlin, 80
Eldon R. Berlin was born in American Falls, Idaho, to William and Florence Berlin. He and his family moved to the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley in 1948.
In 1958, Eldin worked as a paper delivery boy for the Lewiston Morning Tribune on a bicycle, and later he had a moped and worked at Sears. He was severely injured in a car/motorcycle accident in 1960. In 1964, he started as a parts runner for Adams Auto Sales and part-time fledgling mechanic. Later that year, he started working for Ray’s Cycle in Lewiston as a full-time motorcycle, snowmobile and ATV mechanic. He has wonderful memories of being a member of the Kaufman enterprise. He fully retired in August 2006.
In his younger years, Eldin raced crosscountry motorcycles around the region and did some car drag racing as a partner with Donnie Jackson. He even won some national records. His hobbies now include taking care of and enlarging my Koi pond and trying to keep his wife, Vickie, in check (not doing too well on that). Eldin was in the Lewis-Clark motorcycle club in Lewiston from 1961-72.
In 1975, Eldin married Patty and gained a bonus daughter, Kimmy. They divorced in 1981. He married Vickie on June 15, 1982, in Clarkston and they have two daughters. He also has five grandchildren.
Eldin will celebrate his birthday with his family at a later date.
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