Daughter of attorney
general dies in Eugene
EUGENE (AP) -
Katie Erohnmayor,
the 12-yoar-old
daughter of Orn
gon Attorney General Duvo
F'rnhnmayor, died Thursday at
Sacred Heart General Hospital.
Katie, who suffered from a
rare bone marrow disorder, had
slipped into a coma in the hos
pital on Sunday.
A hospital spokeswoman
said Katie died at 2:21 p m
Dave Frohnrnuyor and his
wife, Lynn, issued a statement
saying they were 'Touched be
yond measure by the thoughts
and prayers expressed to our
family by so many people."
"VVo will miss profoundly
Katie’s presence in our lives
hut will draw forever from her
strength and courage,” the
ITnhnmaycrs said. "She gave
us joy and embodied a bound
lessly cheerful love of life We
are grateful that our lives were
blessed by her presence."
Katie suffered a stroke Aug. 3
while on a trip with her family
to Salt Lake City. She was tak
en to a hospital there before she
was transferred to the hospital
in Eugeni!, her hometown, on
Aug. 27.
Katie's 18-year-old sister.
Kirsten, also has been diag
nosed with I'anconi's anemia, a
disease; that inhibits the capaci
ty of bone marrow to produce
red ami while blood cells.
Katie had been hospitalized
I t timers in the past 1H months
with symptoms of the disease.
In recent years, Katie crn
dureel pain and medical rever
sals but never chose the path of
self pity. She always retained
her capacity to make others
h.ippy by her caring concern,"
Dave and Lynn FTohnmuyer
said.
"Katie sometimes lived in an
undesired public spotlight on
her health, but if the price of
that spotlight is that people can
see true human courage, then
thank the Lord for Katie F'rohn
mayer," they said.
Funeral arrangements were
pending, the family said.
The only known cure for the
Ballot Measure 5
could hurt credit
SALEM (Al>) — Throe East
ist agencies have decided to
continue Oregon's gixid credit
rating but with a warning that it
could slip if the stall; fails to
deal with the Measure f> prop
erty tax limit, State Treasurer
Tony Meeker said Thursday.
Maintaining a good rating is
important Ixicauso it tain result
in lower interest costs on bond
sales hy state and local govern
ments.
Standard & Poor’s, Morxiy's
and Pitch's investment services
continued to give Oregon an
"AA” rating. Meeker said part
of the reason that was the rela
tive strength of the state's econ
omy.
“The overall state economy
is projected to outpace that of
the nation with continued pop
u I a t i o n a n d e m ploy in e n t
growth predicted,” tile treasur
er said.
The rating agencies also took
note of some initiul steps state
government has taken toward
dealing with the budget cuts
government facos in the years
ahead because of Measure 5,
Meeker said.
disease is u txme marrow Inins
plant. But due to the girls' ox
tremely rare tissue types, the
family's international seen h for
.1 compatible donor was unsiu
( essful.
In 19Ht), the FTohninuycrs
turned their hopes to scientific
idvances in gene therapy and
united the Fanconi Anemia
Research Fund to raise money
( u further study of the disease
In cooperation with other
families of Fanconi's anemia
patients around the country,
more than SUM),01)0 was raised
for researi h. About half was
raised hy the Frohnmayers' ef
forts.
Dave Frohnmayer dropped
out of the l'ttu, gubernatorial
race after his daughters were
diagnosed with the disease
But he ran in the 1901) gover
nor's race, saying that his
daughters' health had stabilized
and that Katie and Kirsten had
urged him to run Democrat
Barbara Roberts went on to win
the race.
Shortly after the University
announced law school Dean
Maurice Holland was stepping
down July fit. Frohnmayer
agreed to bo considered for the
job Recently, a search commit
tee appointed to find a repliu e
moot for Holland recommend
ed to President Myles Brand
that Frohnmayer be offered the
job.
After entering the governor's
race, Frohnmayer told an inter
viewer in October 1989 that the
experience with Ins children's
illness fiad taught him impor
tent lessons of courage, humili
ty, compassion, pain and opti
mism.
''II you live in the valley of
tlie shadow of death, you real
ize which peaks are really
worth climbing," he said then
The Fmhnmayers have three
oilier children; Mark, 17, Jona
than, ti, and Amy, -1
The last days
Fri'Shman l aura Finke lakes advantage at summer's glorious lust days
outside Met' tin dorm
Thursday
Photo by John Stoops
Tobacco to become an MIP offense
SALK.M (AP) It’s now illegal in Oregon to
!1 cigarettes to kids As of Sund.iy, it also will
!)’■ against the law for them to smoke IImtn
Among ihn hundreds of slain law. taking effei t
Sunday urn onus to prohibit minors from possess
n a. tollmen, give unemployed timlu'r workers ex
traded jobless benefits and impose new restrii
turns on logging practices.
New laws go on the books *11) days after the
Legislature adjourns unless lawmakers specify
different effoctive dales for particular measures
The 90 day mark ibis year is Sept 1") The 1*1*11
. -ssion i|uit In late June
Possession of tobacco by anyone under 18 will
be a civil obelise with a maximum 5 KM) fine
. be law also requires that i igarelte vending
machines be kept in places not accessible to mi
nors. with a few exceptions such as hotels and
factories.
Sidling or otherwise distributing tobacco to a
minor no longer will lie a crime with a possible
tail term. It becomes a civil offense with a mini
mum line of Sint) and maximum of S5(M)
W .nil products workers who .ire out of ),il . lie
l ist' 11! ,i decline in limber supply or due lo
' i hnulugical change* will lie eligible for up to LI
cks uf supplemental unemployment benefits
. dor another new law
rbere is a catch Tho worker must enroll in a
si.ile approved retraining program lo prepare for
ilier employment.
Ttie stale Kmployment Division expects lo pay
up lo SKI million in udded beneflls under the
1 iw Ihe new benefits would begin when the
worker used up lice regular 2(i weeks of benefits
l lie measure was part of what Gov Barbara
lb I mis t idled her limber response plan
Another bill in her pac kage allocated Si I mil
n in lottery revenue for training, public works
. - Is and business loans lo timber dependent
enmunities That measure took effect earlier.
Lawmakers also made some sigriilii ant < banges
a the state's forest practices laws, which regulate
h. ' vesting and other procedures
Among the new requirements are ones limiting
arcuts to 120 acres in si/.e, mandating that re
' 'station begin within 12 months on clearoul
and new restrictions on use of chemicals
GAMBLIN
ARTIST OILS
2%
!%
"GRUMBACHER
GAINSBOROUGH
Oil BRUSHES
a
Nt A $A* jRA «■ _
#A!£R OlOflS
«-! M2»
» «*., M9M
!/,? 1 #4f»
. GRUMBACHER
*• V
V'
PRETEST OILS
LIQUITEX TUBE
ACRYLICS
32%“.
32°/<
OFF
RETAIL ^
NEW!
A/INSOR 4 NEWTON , .
'MAN “
WATEflCOLOfl PADS
SgBS
4>- s349
PRO ART
ACRYLIC
GESSO
. '37"
jOt/’ucofc:£*T*uTE:
** COIO«S
- JARS
32°/<
Off
O «{■*
Prices effective
thru 10/S91
UNPRIMED
ROLLED CANVAS
f
'5'°, ■
*3 *%s
13TH& KINCAID
V1-F. SAT 10-6
Sepi. 23-24.7:30-9 Sept. 25.7:30-7
346-4331