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Wednesday, March 18, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
The Nugget Newspaper Crossword
Obituary
By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service
Wayne Alan Christopherson
August 4, 1959 – January 10, 2020
Wayne was born in
Hillsboro, Oregon to Alan
and Yvonne (Kaufman)
Christopherson. He was the
oldest of four children.
As a young child he was
always very busy and curi-
ous. When he was a couple
of years old, he would take
his wrench and fix his little
red wagon, laying on the
ground, just like his dad did
when working on cars. He
always liked fixing stuff. He
spent time on both his grand-
parents9 farms and loved rid-
ing horses, especially Blaze.
He also enjoyed his time on
his uncle and aunt9s farm in
South Dakota. He and his
cousin Gary were the same
age and would always find
things to do.
In 1978, the family
moved to Sisters, not long
after Wayne wrecked his
car and his dad bought him
a 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass,
red in color. Wayne fixed
it up and got the nickname
<Red Rocket= and was called
that by all his closest friends.
Wayne also married and had
two children, son Charles
Wayne and daughter Tabatha
Kay (Christopherson)
Gainer.
After moving to
Redmond, he worked in the
family trucking business
with his parents, but later
got his own truck and had
his own business. He worked
primarily in the construction
business, but worked a cou-
ple of years in the Bakken
oil fields in North Dakota
where he met and had many
friends. He came back and
worked a few years more,
before health forced him to
stop working.
Wayne had many pas-
sions in life, but he loved
snowmobiling, especially
up at Three Creek Lake and
the Elk Lake area. Probably
his most joy was fishing
for steelhead and salmon.
Another little-known fact
was he loved to look at and
smell flowers. He always
enjoyed the beauty of them.
Wayne is survived by
his father, Alan; mother,
Yvonne; sisters, Carrie and
Bonnie; half-sisters, Kelli
and Jody; son, Charles;
daughters, Tabatha and
Autumn; and six grandchil-
dren. He was preceded in
death by a brother, grandpar-
ents and his aunts.
Wayne was cremated at
his request and a private ser-
vice will be held at a later
date. Friends and relatives
are welcome and encouraged
to share stories of Wayne at:
www.springerandson.com.
You are also welcome to
leave contact information
there if you would like the
family to get back to you.
Wayne is deeply missed
by his family and friends. In
God9s hands now, until we
see each other again.
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SOAR: Additional
funding sources will
help SPRD serve
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<I am excited to help
define the new vision for
the SOAR Foundation and
secure funding for the grow-
ing needs of the Sisters
community,= said Bracken.
<SPRD has an aggressive
vision for growing its com-
munity services, and we are
eager to help deliver on its
pledge to create programs
and activities for all residents
in our area.=
The SOAR Foundation
was originally founded in
1995 and was the predeces-
sor to SPRD. In 2004, the
SOAR Foundation raised
more than $1 million to build
the Coffield Community
Center that serves as the
headquarters for SPRD
programs.
As part of its relaunch, the
SOAR Foundation will focus
on securing funding through
corporate donations, grants
and individual contributions.
It is also seeking to add sev-
eral new board members and
a student representative from
Sisters High School.
<Having access to an
additional source of funding
is critical to the growth and
prosperity of SPRD,= said
Jennifer Holland, executive
director of SPRD. <While
the funding from property
taxes and the local option
levy help subsidize a portion
of our operating expenses,
the ability to increase our
capabilities to better serve
the community through an
outside funding organization
will be important to meet
the needs of this growing
community.=
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