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PORTLAND (AP) - Former
Gov Tom McCall’s death Sat
urday brought an outpouring of
remembrances of the man
whose breadth of service to the
state he loved would set a stan
dard for years to come
McCall, 69, died of cancer —
which first struck in 1973 — at
Good Samaritan Hospital here
He served from 1967 to 1975 as
the state's 30th governor.
Gov. Vic Atiyeh, ordering all
flags in the state to fly at half
staff, said McCall's "breadth of
service to Oregon is difficult to
totally comprehend We
remember his firm and decisive
stewardship of our resources
and our livability.1’
"We remember his high
ideals, translated into everyday
reality that led the nation And
we remember him as a governor
•and citizen of tremendous
conscience, integrity and out
spoken independence, fear
lessly speaking his mind
whenever and wherever Oregon
values were challenged "
Atiyeh said his "unique mag
netism and special qualities of
leadership left an indelible mark
upon the history of our entire
state."
Pres. Ronald Reagan issued a
statement calling McCall "an
effective, dynamic and con
structive force for Oregon and
the nation."
"He faced death candidly and
openly in the same way he faced
all his political and personal
challenges," said Reagan, who
served as California governor
during McCall's stewardship of
Oregon
McCall's wife, Audrey, said
she had "a feeling of great
relief. Tom was in such terrible
agony that it's nice to know he's
out the pain "
She said he had had con
siderable pain for a year "but he
would never give up."
"We know he accomplished
everything he set out to do
When he was so ill I fought
against him doing all these
things but now I'm glad he did I
consider myself very fortunate
to have had him for 43 years and
it wasn't long enough," she
said
Sen Mark Hatfield. R-Ore ,
said. “Few people in public life
have had a greater gift of com
munication than Tom McCall
He articulated his causes with
eloquence and charm He had a
zest for life that will live beyond
his years, and we will all miss
him."
McCall and Clay Myers, the
state treasurer, were “friends
for 37 years." Myers said "He
appointed me to replace him as
secretary of state when he
became governor. Myers said
“Tom McCall, dedicated to
the preservation and protection
of the quality of life, rates as a
triple-A Oregonian With im
mense love and concern for
people. Tom coupled great vi
sion with the ability to inspire
others His daring awakened us
to what we value in Oregon,
Myers said
“Oregon has lost his best
friend." said Ron Schmidt.
McCall's former executive as
sistant “But the legacy he
leaves makes the parting so
much easier, and that is how he
would wish it to be
Activist dies of encephalitis
By Marian Green
O! ttw Emerald
John Kaiser, a University
graduate and campus activist,
died Jan 3 He was 26
Kaiser, a member of the
Revolutionary Communist
Youth Brigade, was visiting his
family in Sparks, Nev , when he
was suddenly stricken with
encephalitis, an inflammation of
the brain
An autopsy will be conducted
because of an uncommonly
high carbon monoxide level in
his blood, a RCYB spokesman
said
Family members were at his
bedside when Kaiser died at St
Mary s Hospital in Reno, Nev,
"We feel we tried to live
according to our beliefs, but
John did that more than any of
us," said his mother, Phyllis
Kaiser, in a statement the RCYB
released "He lived and died
them
Kaiser, who held a University
bachelor's degree in sociology,
was one of the RCYB's most
visible and vocal members.
He'd spend hours outside the
EMU hawking copies of the
"Revolutionary Communist
Worker," distributing RCYB
leaflets and debating with
University students on foreign
policy, capitalism, communism
and other issues he believed
strongly in
For the half-dozen active
RCYB members, Kaiser s death
came suddenly and unexpect
edly
"His death is a real loss to us
and to the international prole
tariat," said Nancy Whitley,
friend and co-defendant in the
yellow ribbon-burning trial,
which resulted in a 1981 felony
arson conviction for the two
RCYB members.
Just six days after Kaiser's
death, the Oregon Court of Ap
peals ruled against his appeal of
that conviction, which stemmed
from an 1980 incident when
Kaiser and Whitley burned a
yellow ribbon during a speech in
the EMU Ballroom by freed
Iranian hostage Victor Tomseth.
The RCYB says it will appeal
that ruling to the state supreme
court.
Emerald Photo
John Kaiser was a fixture outside the EMU, distributing RCYB
leaflets and debating with University students.
Whitley said Kaiser always
saw "to the heart of the problem
and really understood.”
“The way he lived his life is a
big challenge for us to follow
that uncompromising road,"
she said "His death is helping
me direct my anger about the
problems of society ”
A branch group of the
Revolutionary Communist Par
ty, the RCYB says its objective is
"to be part of and work towards
a revolution, part of the process
for transforming society and
getting rid of oppression ”
RCYB members plan a cam
pus memorial service Jan. 18 or
19. The exact time and place will
be posted later
RCYB members said Kaiser
fought for his beliefs to the end
In the hospital shortly before his
death, Kaiser was rapidly losing
his voice, but he still managed
to raise his fist while discussing
his appeals case with his family,
they said
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