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Wednesday, August 12, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Obituaries
Summer Jean Collins
Stephen Ponder
September 16, 1995 — August 5, 2020
June 30, 1942 — August 8, 2020
<Let the morning bring
me word of your unfailing
love, for I have put my trust
in you.= 4 Psalm 143:8
Retired journalist, pro-
fessor, and river rafter
Stephen Ponder of Sisters
died unexpectedly Saturday,
August 8, 2020, following
complications from a lung
infection and subsequent
heart failure. He was 78.
Dr. Ponder was an
active volunteer with the
Deschutes Land Trust,
Discover Your Forest and
other environmental groups.
An avid outdoorsman, he
spent many years conquer-
ing mountain trails on foot
and wilderness rivers behind
the oars.
Dr. Ponder was born in
Bakersfield, California, on
June 30, 1942. He grew up
in Wenatchee, Washington,
worked his way through
college as a U.S. Forest
Service lookout on remote
mountaintops in the North
Cascades, and hiked nearly
every peak within 500
miles.
During his journalism
career, he reported for The
Associated Press and the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
among others. A gradu-
ate of the University of
Summer Jean Collins, 24,
joined the angels in Heaven
to dance eternally on August
5. Though it feels she left
earth too soon, the years she
lived here left a beautiful
impact. Born in Medford,
Oregon on September 16,
1995 to Cary and Shannon
Collins, Summer was a radi-
ant light in the lives of her
family of four siblings from
birth.
In school, Summer
thrived in education, lead-
ership, and had a heart for
activism. Her hard work
in athletics earned her a
full scholarship to Kansas
University where she played
on the NCAA Division 1
Women9s Tennis Team.
Summer was loved by her
coaches and teammates.
Over the past three years
Summer has integrated her
passion for life into the
people and community of
Central Oregon. A lust for
outdoor adventure, she could
always be found exploring
her beloved Sisters wilder-
ness and Cascade Lakes with
her dog Banjo, with friends
snowboarding Hoodoo and
Mt. Bachelor, teaching ten-
nis, and serving drinks,
hugs, and smiles in the Bend
and Sisters communities.
Summer was a beauti-
ful soul who sowed kind-
ness and love in the lives of
everyone she came across.
Those seeds she planted will
continue to blossom and
bless all she touched.
Summer is survived
by her beloved Jordan
Wellman, her parents Cary
and Shannon, and sib-
lings Hillary, Courtney,
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to a Central Oregon animal
rights or rescue organization
of choice.
<You are altogether
beautiful my love, there is
no flaw in you.= 4 Song of
Solomon 4:7
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Washington with both
bachelor9s and doctoral
degrees, he taught at the
University of Oregon in the
School of Journalism and
Communication for more
than 20 years.
He rowed the Colorado
River five times through the
Grand Canyon, was a noted
scholar of the presidency
and the press, and was an
award-winning teacher
whose unending patience
with his students9 research
and writing was legendary.
Survivors include his
wife of 19 years, Kathryn
B. Campbell of Sisters, two
sons and four grandchildren.
No services are planned at
this time, but donations in
his honor may be directed to
the Deschutes Land Trust.
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