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Wednesday, July 22, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
City of Sisters
Obituary
COVID-19 Situation Report
Randall “Randy” W. Burdick
By Cory Misley
City Manager
The City of Sisters con-
tinues to support the efforts
implemented by the state to
curb the spread of COVID-
19. We understand the
divisiveness some of these
efforts have caused through
a political lens. The City
is apolitical and works to
provide the highest-level of
service to our community
through evidenced-based
public policymaking.
The City works strate-
gically to balance top pri-
orities and goals like liv-
ability, public safety, and
economic development,
and that balance has taken
new forms over the previ-
ous four months. Working
collaboratively with local,
county, state, and federal
partners has been elevated to
a degree unseen previously
by the City while managing
through this pandemic.
Although we have exer-
cised many powers, adjusted
policies, shifted staff time,
and amended our budget
to react and respond to
COVID-19, we also have
been reminded of our limi-
tations and constraints as
a small municipality. We
have explored countless
ideas week-by-week, setting
some aside as impractical,
yet ultimately implement-
ing numerous pragmatic and
achievable strategies.
The City continues to
work in lockstep with the
broader Central Oregon
region regarding tourism
and visitors. The City is not
encouraging or discourag-
ing tourism. The Destination
Marketing Organizations
(DMOs) in the region 4
including the Sisters Area
Chamber of Commerce 4
have coordinated to reduce
tourism marketing while
increasing awareness of
COVID-19 safety measures.
Clearly there have been
many visitors in Sisters
this summer and that does
not appear to be slowing.
This is due to a variety of
factors, including the suc-
cesses of many decades of
putting Sisters on the map
as a tourist destination espe-
cially during the summer.
Again, as we have said since
the spring, ensuring public
safety is the top priority and
how to do that while sup-
porting local businesses 4
finding as safe, prosperous
of a balance as possible.
The requirements in place
right now pale in compari-
son to moving backwards
to stay-at-home orders and
business closures. Overall,
our business community
has stepped up and worked
through the first four months
of this pandemic. However,
this is a marathon that must
be embraced or risk grave
consequences to our health,
prosperity, and cohesion.
We must continue to rise
to the challenge together.
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November 26, 1952 — July 7, 2020
<The Burd=
Randy Burdick passed
away July 7, after battling
cancer. He was born in
Englewood, California. He
was preceded in death by his
mom and dad, Russell and
Joyce Burdick, as well as his
brother, Bob Burdick.
He grew up in Oakridge,
Oregon, which is where his
love of sports began. He
played baseball, basketball
and football. He was an all-
star baseball player. He also
played basketball at Lane
Community College.
In 1976, in Oakridge,
Randy met the love of his
life, Mary. They relocated
to Springfield with their five
children. This is when his
love for landscaping began.
In 1990, Randy and Mary
moved to Sisters, to the
property they purchased,
which the family called <The
Canyon.= Moving to Sisters
was his dream. Randy had
Quality Truck-mounted
CARPET CLEANING
Quality Cleaning 16 years in
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an amazing work ethic and
was very passionate about
everything he did. He owned
and operated his own busi-
ness, R&M Landscaping
and General Contractors,
also farming 10 acres of his
property.
Randy also coached at
Sisters High School for over
ead
20 years. He was the Head
JV Coach for basketball, , as
all
well as coaching football
and lacrosse.
nt-
He loved fishing, hunt-
ing
ing, camping and spending
nd
time with wife, kids, and
grandchildren.
Randy is survived by
ck;
his wife, Mary Burdick;
im,
three sons, Micky, Tim,
wo
and Christopher; and two
rina;
daughters, Jonnie and Trina;
17 grandchildren; and 11
great-grandchildren.
He was a believer in God,
an inspiration to many and
loved to help others. He truly
saw the good in ALL. WE
WILL MISS HIM DEARLY.
If he touched YOUR heart....
may you NEVER forget...
<Please give Grandma,
Joyce, Grandpa, Russell,
Uncle Bob, and Aunt Nyoka
a huge hug from us. We hope
you9re up there dancing
away with a Corona in hand,
living your best life. Please
don9t worry about Mom,
either. She not only has our
family, but a whole commu-
nity of the most wonderful
people surrounding her, so
she9s in great hands. We love
you and you9ll always be a
part of out heart and souls.
Fly high bird, and always
remember to take it easy.=
God bless.
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