national/re sional
Feher services
held in Everett
(AP) — University Pres.
Paul Olum has ordered the
university flag to fly at half staff
Friday in memory of former
University and Olympic
sprinter Chris Brathwaite and
former student Michael Feher.
An estimated 250 to 300 peo
ple. including members of
Feher’s Delta Tau Delta fraterni
ty, attended his 20-minute
funeral Thursday in his
hometown of Everett, Wash.
Services for Brathwaite will be
held Friday in Eugene.
Meanwhile, Eugene police
said Thursday that traces of co
caine were found in the body oi
Feher, 19, who killed
Brathwaite and then shot
himself to death at Autzen
Stadium Monday morning.
Police spokesman Sgt. Eric
Mellgren said tests conducted
by the Oregon State Police
crime laboratory showed traces
of cocaine in Feher’s urine, but
the amount of the drug could
not be determined.
Earlier, police had said an un
disclosed amount of cocaine
had been found on in the gun
man's body and that Feher was
known to have used cocaine the
night before the shootings.
During the shooting spree,
which began just after 8:30
a.m., the 34-year-old
Brathwaite was killed as he jog
ged along a bicycle path near
the stadium where Feher was
perched. Wrestler Rick O’Shea.
22. suffered shrapnel wounds to
his leg and buttock, and was
released from Sacred Heart
Hospital Tuesday.
Most of those in attendance at
Feher's funeral Thursday were
young. Many of the guests stood
outside the funeral home and
watched through windows.
There w'as no casket at the
service. Feher’s body was to bo
cremated later in the day.
Rabbi Richard Rosenthal ask
ed those attending the service to
remember Feher as they had
known him and not for what
happened Monday. He men
tioned the dead teen-ager's love
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for people and animals.
At least 300 to 400 people, in
eluding members of
Brathwaite's family, local
athletes and about a dozen
friends and family from
Trinidad, are expected to attend
a public funeral for Brathwaite
at 1 p.m. Friday at England’s
Eugene Memorial Chapel, 202
E. 18th Ave.
The service will be followed
by burial at Rest-Haven
Memorial Park, East 40th
Avenue and Willamette Street.
A ceremonial Trinidadian wake
will be held following the burial
at 3:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s
Roman Catholic Church. 1760
Echo Hollow Rd.
A 1976 graduate of the
University of Oregon,
Brathwaite competed in the
197.6 and 1980 Olympic Games
for his native Trinidad. He also
competed in the Pan American
Games,. the British Com
monwealth Games and the
World Gup Championships in
Helsinki, rinland..
He is survived by his wife,
Sharon, and 5-year-old son.
Sean. Other survivors include
his mother, Alma, three
brothers. Ferdinand! Godfrey
and Tony., arid one sister. Cyn
thia, all of Port-of'-Spain,
Trinidad; and a brother,
Renrick, of New York City.
Two funds have been set up
in Brathwaite's memory. One
was established through the
Oregon Association of Child
Care Workers, of which
Brathwaite was a member. The
other, a k;hoiarship fund, was
established at the Benj. Franklin
Federal Savings arid Loan.
Contributions to the fund
through the Oregon Association
of Child Care Workers may be
sent to the Lane County Juvenile
Department. 2411 Centennial
Blvd., Eugene 97401.
Donations to the second fund
may be sent to the Benj.
Franklin Savings and Ix>an.
F.O. Box 10352. Eugene 97440
Shultz to stay
as secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Secretary of State George Shultz
has been asked by President
Ronald Reagan to continue at
his post in Reagan’s second
term and Shultz has agreed to
stay, State Department
spokesman John Hughes said
today.
"The president has asked him
to stay and he is honored to stay
on.” Hughes said.
Shultz had been expected to
continue in office. He became
secretary of state in July 1982
after the resignation of Alex
ander Haig.
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