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Obituary
By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service
Roger J. Blain
Roger J. Blain, 70, passed
away at his home in Sisters,
Oregon, on February 26.
He was born in Warrenton,
Virginia, and developed a
love of nature during the
summers he spent on his
grandparents’ farm.
Following his service in
the U.S. Army, he began a
career in the National Park
Service. As a law-enforce-
ment ranger he was involved
in emergency medical ser-
vices, search and rescue,
and naturalist activities.
He enjoyed working in
Kings Canyon and Sequoia,
Everglades, Acadia, and
Olympic national parks.
Roger’s commitment to
and compassion for wild-
life and the people who
come to enjoy America’s
national parks resulted in
an outstanding achievement
award from the Daughters
of the American Revolution
National Conservation
Committee. In 1999, he
retired as the Quinault
District Ranger at Olympic
National Park.
A Master Falconer, Roger
envisioned and created the
nonprofit Raptor Recovery
Center in Otter Creek,
Maine, where injured birds
of prey were rehabilitated.
In America’s rain for-
est in Lake Quinault he
started Rain Forest Guide
Services to provide fly-
fishing instruction, guided
fishing and naturalist tours.
He touched many lives and
left people with wonderful
memories.
As interpretation and
activities director he devel-
oped the lake and rain-for-
est tours for Lake Quinault
Lodge, as well as creating
and organizing festivals and
events. He became a sanc-
tioned trainer of certified
interpretive guides.
Recently, Roger was
elated to publish his book,
“Why Salmon Cry,” as part
of his legacy. His greatest
wish for his book was that
children would grow up with
the commitment to saving
our wild salmon.
He was inquisitive and
embraced life and all it
has to offer. As a certified
Master Gardener, Roger
loved landscaping. His other
interests included photog-
raphy, kayaking, canoeing,
cross-country skiing, camp-
ing, llama packing and inter-
national travel.
He is survived by his
wife of 49 years, Leslie, his
brother Ron of Texas, sister
Vickie of Florida, as well as
his companion animal fam-
ily. His kind, compassion-
ate and gentle spirit will be
greatly missed.
Plans are being made
for a celebration of life.
In lieu of flowers please
send remembrances to The
High Desert Museum, Attn:
Birds of Prey Center, 59800
S. Hwy. 97, Bend, OR,
97702.
Meningococcal disease
afflicts Oregon State student
By Bennett Hall
Corvallis Gazette-Times
CORVALLIS (AP) —
After lying dormant for sev-
eral months, the same strain
of meningococcal disease that
infected two Oregon State
University students last fall
has struck again on campus.
A third OSU student has
been confirmed to have strain
B of the disease, raising the
situation to the level of an
outbreak, health officials
announced last Thursday.
The unidentified student,
who has been hospitalized
at Good Samaritan Regional
Medical Center since Feb.
23, is reported to be in good
condition. Two other students
were admitted to the Corvallis
hospital in November and
were later released after being
treated for the disease.
The names of the stu-
dents have not been released
because of federal privacy
restrictions. The disease can
be spread through prolonged
exposure to an infected person.
Meningococcal disease pri-
marily afflicts young people.
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