Mike Dardis, RPh July 10, 1940 - January 2, 2026I bought Brooklyn Pharmacy from Mike Dardis, RPh November 10, 2017. Mike owned the pharmacy for 54 years. Mike was stalwart in the success of Brooklyn Pharmacy in our community, earning Pharmacist of the Year and the highly esteemed "Bowl of Hygeia" and numerous other accolades during his career. Mike retired in 2018 and enjoyed his family and downtime until his passing January 2, 2026 Let us take a moment to honor his legacy. Services will be held at First United Methodist Church1838 SW Jefferson St, Portland, OR 97201,January 24 at 1pm., followed by a graveside ceremony at Valley Memorial Park Funeral Home. Donations in Mike's memory may be made to Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp at:https://mhkc.org/donate
History of Brookyn Pharmacy
Brooklyn Pharmacy is one of the oldest independent pharmacies in Oregon, opening in 1897. Over 125 years ago! There have been 5 owners in Brooklyn's lifetime. A partnership between Paul Brinkman and Mr. Siebert from 1897 to 1964 when the pharmacy was located at what is now the AM/PM gas station. In 1964, Russ Miller and Mike Dardis bought Brooklyn Pharmacy and moved to what is now Rose City Coffee Shop. Mike Dardis would later take full ownership in 1970, staying at the same location until 1992, when he moved to where the pharmacy is today. Brooklyn Pharmacy has been a family pharmacy since it's creation, Mike would have all of his children and grandchildren work/help in the pharmacy. Mike' youngest daughter, Kelly, has worked the longest at the pharmacy, totaling over 30 years- 5 years as a technician/clerk and 25 years (and counting) as a pharmacist. Mike's grandson, Alec (Kelly's son) has also been working at Brooklyn for over 10 years. Pat and his wife Kim bought the pharmacy from Mike in 2017 and continued to work with Kelly/Alec to this day. After Pat and Kim bought the pharmacy they added new services like; deliveries, immunization, compounding (pet/human), and a wide variety of OTC products. They also fully remodeled the pharmacy in 2017 that took over a year to complete. Brooklyn has always been involved in the neighborhood and community, currently partnering with others to raise money through a bottle drive for Brooklyn Park! In 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Brooklyn Pharmacy introduced it's first comfort K9, Hal, who continues to brighten his patient's day whenever he is in the pharmacy.
(photo is the original pharmacy in 1936, on the corner of Milwaukie/Powell where AMPM currently is)
Meet The Team
Pharmacist / Owner
Pat H.
Pat hails from the Midwest, providing genuine pharmaceutical care for our patients. He loves the outdoors, his 4 dogs, and playing the drums.
Pharmacist
Kelly M.
Kelly is the best clinical pharmacist in town. Her father owned the pharmacy for 53 years and she continues his legacy by being the Brooklyn neighborhood's go-to pharmacist for over 30 years. She loves cooking, watching the Beaver's football games, and her golden retriever Abby.
Lead Technician/Certified Pharmacy Technician
AJ D.
AJ is a native of Portland that works hard everyday to provide a unique and delightful experience for his patients. He loves his two cats and enjoys the outdoors.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
AJ M.
AJ is Kelly's son, and the previous owner's grandson. He has been working at the pharmacy for over 10 years and provides accuracy and consistency with every transaction and delivery.
Compounding Technician
Harli O.
Harli is a native to Oregon and works hard everyday with her speed and accuracy to give her patients top of the line care. She loves reading and her two pets, a dog and a tarantula!
Customer Comfort Specialist
Hal
Hal, short for Haloperidol, is Brooklyn Pharmacy's resident K9. He enjoys long walks and frequents Brooklyn Park to chase his ball. Hal is very food motivated, if you can't find him in the pharmacy just shake the treat jar at the register and he'll come running!
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