 OregonLive.com | John Helmer Jr., owner emeritus of downtown Portland clothes store, dies OregonLive.com By Anne Saker, The Oregonian View full sizeCourtesy John HelmerJohn Helmer Jr., the second of three generations of Helmers to own the clothing-and-hat store at Southwest Broadway and Salmon Street. He died Monday at 88. John Helmer Jr., who took over ... |