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Wednesday, July 12, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Obituaries
Gov. Brown signs Oregon’s
new healthcare tax bill
Stuart (Sam) Ford Smith
October 18, 1951 — June 24, 2017
Norman (Norm) L. Perry
February 28, 1930 — May 23, 2017
Norm was a beloved hus-
band, father and grandfather.
He raised his family in Lake
Oswego before semi-retiring
in Sisters.
He founded Junipine
Acres and built a home
there in 1971. He was a
well-respected and highly
regarded lumber broker and
operated his own business,
Tree Products Enterprises.
He was an avid snow
skier, fly fisherman, traveler
and hiker, bringing along his
dog Kenai. Hawaii and Palm
Springs were his favorite
spots. He had a great sense
of humor and loved a good
cigar.
Norm is survived by his
daughter Lisa A. Perry of
Lake Oswego, son Rick
Perry and daughter-in-law
Lisa M. Perry of Tigard. He
adored his grandchildren
Natalia Perry and Keaton and
Ava Perry.
Preceded in death by his
wife, Shirley, of 40 years.
He was laid to rest July 8 at
Camp Polk Cemetery.
Sam was born in Los
Angeles, California, to
Glenys and Donald J.
Smith. The family soon
moved to Warren, Ohio,
then Nashville, Tennessee.
After a divorce, Sam went to
Satellite Beach, Florida, with
his mother and sister Dawn.
There he pursued his love for
astronomy, watching every
NASA launch and taking up
skydiving.
Sam attended Florida
Atlantic University in Boca
Raton. As a Fellowship
Scholar, he earned a BA in
theater. While there, he met
his future wife, Judy Owers.
A friendship developed
immediately, which grew
into a lifelong love.
Sam built a camper onto
a pickup truck and the two
traveled across country in
1975 to Salem, where Judy’s
parents lived.
The first winter found
them at Hoodoo Ski Bowl,
working as lift operators and
living in their very frosty
camper in the parking lot.
Many deep friendships were
formed there which continue
to this day.
The next season, they got
a caretaking position at the
Dahl Ranch, outside Camp
Sherman and enjoyed 20
wonderful years there.
Sam’s carpentry work
over the years enabled him to
build a home for them east of
Sisters. It was here that he
followed his lifelong passion
for writing by publishing in
2005 a book of poetry called
“New Space.” His profound
insights were eloquently
expressed and have touched
many people.
A few years ago, the cou-
ple moved to Terrebonne,
where Judy still resides.
Sam was predeceased by
his parents and sister, Dawn.
He is survived by his wife,
Judy; sister Carla; her son
Stephen; and two nieces,
Alexia and Tara, who are
Dawn’s daughters.
Sam passed after a brief
illness and hospitalization.
His loving presence is
deeply missed by his wife,
family and many friends.
A Celebration of Life
Service will be held at 10:30
a.m. at Haystack Reservoir
East Campground Picnic
Area. Carpooling is sug-
gested. Following the ser-
vice, there will be a potluck,
music and waterplay for
those with toys, canoes, etc.
From Eagle Creek…
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weave a herringbone pattern with hand-
stripped hickory bark splint. Th eir old
hickory settee is a treasured family piece
from about 1930. Karen will do custom
restorations for you or teach you the
traditional skills which increase the
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SALEM (AP) — The
Democratic governor of
Oregon has signed a con-
tentious multimillion-
dollar healthcare tax bill
that’s designed to fund
Medicaid and fill a big
chunk of the state’s budget
shortfall.
Gov. Kate Brown signed
the bill allowing newly
approved taxes on healthcare
providers Monday.
But whether the law goes
into effect could still be
up in the air as two House
Republicans threaten to at
least delay it by calling for
a voter referendum on the
measure.
Republican Reps. Julie
Parrish and Cedric Hayden
could file paperwork as early
this week and would have
until early October to col-
lect the nearly 59,000 signa-
tures needed to put the mea-
sure to a vote in November
2018.
House Democrats, in the
meantime, are maneuver-
ing to move the vote up to
January 2018, should enough
signatures be gathered.
Oregon teens to pay
restitution in scam
BEND (AP) — Two
Oregon teens have been
sentenced for selling fake
gold bars and Rolex watches
online.
The Deschutes County
District Attorney’s Office
says teenagers from Bend
on Thursday admitted the
allegations against them and
will pay restitution to their
victims.
The case was handled in
juvenile court so the district
attorney’s office says the sen-
tencing details aren’t public
information.
Authorities say the teens,
who were both 17 when
they were arrested in March,
made nearly $60,000 sell-
ing hundreds of fraudulent
1-ounce (28.35-gram) gold
bars.
Court documents say the
teens purchased the bars
from a Chinese e-commerce
site and sold them to Bend
residents on Craigslist.
Documents show one teen
confessed to orchestrating the
scheme and using the other
teen as a middleman to avoid
getting caught.
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