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Wednesday, December 13, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
The Nugget Newspaper Crossword
Obituaries
By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service
Donald Victor Printz
March 18, 1940 — November 24, 2017
Donald Victor Printz,
77, of Sisters, Oregon, died
November 24, surrounded
by his family.
He was born March
18, 1940, the youngest of
four children in Hamilton,
Montana to Carl and Irene
Printz. At a young age, the
family moved to St. Helens,
Oregon. Throughout his
schooling Don excelled in
sports and was named “Best
All Around Athlete” his
senior year. Don was also
part of two high school bas-
ketball championships.
After graduating he
attended Pacific University
and again excelled in sports.
In 1960 he married his child-
hood love, Barbara, and they
had four children: Lori,
Cindi, Todd and Donna. Don
became a Longshoreman
and union man in 1964. In
1987, Don and Barbara lost
their son Todd, and in 1990,
Don lost Barbara to cancer.
In 1995, Don met his
second love, Nancy. Don
and Nancy moved to
Sisters in 2000 when Don
retired after 35+ years as a
Longshoreman. They spent
many happy years travel-
ing in their RV, seeing sites
and family. Don enjoyed
fishing and just taking boat
rides with the family. Don
and Nancy were married in
2008.
Don is survived by his
wife, Nancy, Sisters; three
daughters: Lori (Mark)
Stevenson, Murrieta, CA;
Cindi Millard, Fair Oaks,
CA; Donna (Adrian) Thayer,
Pacific Northwest travel-
ers grandchildren Donielle
Millard, Fair Oaks, CA;
Shawn Stevenson, Portland,
OR; Robby Millard, Fair
Oaks, CA; Cassandra
Stevenson, San Luis Obispo,
CA; brother Floyd (Darlene)
Printz, Vancouver, WA; and
many nieces, nephews, and
cousins. He was preceded in
death by his son Todd, first
wife Barbara, brother Gail,
sister Phyllis, and both his
parents.
A burial at Skyline
Cemetery in Portland will
be held March 17, 2018, and
a celebration of life will be
held March 18, 2018 at the
Longshoremen’s Hall in
Portland. In lieu of flowers,
please donate to the charity
of your choice.
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John Lindsay Farris
September 10, 1939 — November 28, 2017
John Lindsay Farris, aka
“Jack the Barber,” departed
the confines of his body at
the wizened age of 78 in
the wee morning hours of
November 28, 2017. Born
on September 10, 1939, he
led a life full of adventure
and awe at the beauty of the
natural world.
His formative years were
spent in Southern California
where he explored the des-
erts, the mountains and the
ocean. Throughout his youth
he made a living as a free-
lance graphic artist, a met-
alsmith, and a wooden toy-
maker. He moved to Oregon
with his wife, Joy, to escape
the growing encroachments
of mankind upon his former
paradise. They had two sons,
Clare and Gabe, then settled
in the small town of Sisters.
Socioeconomic changes of
the late 1970s led him to
become a barber just prior
to divorcing from Joy. He
lovingly adorned the towns-
folk of Sisters with stylish
hairdos for over two decades
while he continued to derive
deeply philosophical and
spiritual joy from his appre-
ciation of nature.
In 2001, Jack moved
with his son Gabe to
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he opened another barber
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they explored the far-reach-
ing nooks and crannies of
Montana in all its splendor.
He retired in September of
2016 and moved to Butte,
Montana, to live with Gabe.
Jack continued to play
jazz guitar and walk his
beloved dogs Tuck and
Skeeter, for several miles
every day. He was healthy,
happy and vigorous until a
freak bowel ischemia took
his life. Jack is survived by
his dogs, two sons, a two-
year-old granddaughter from
Clare, and a granddaughter
due in February from Gabe.
His many lifelong friends,
his sister, Bev, and her exten-
sive family, all who knew
him will miss him deeply.
Never has there walked
a kinder, more generous or
humorous soul.
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