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individuals who do these sort o f things to
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life. T h en they will have som e respect for
other people’s lives.
G eneration after generation for decades
end up cannibalizing the next generation for
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having an “education” that barely enables m il
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Gail Ann Dresner (left) and Dolores
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Rosie. The couple, who have been together
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Bob Berger (left) and Dave Ressler were
united in marriage March 5, gaining legal
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to each other. The Rev. Kurt Granzow offici
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Mitch Zahn (left) and Steve Wagenhoffer
were married March 3 at One with Heart.
The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Z.
Arthur Buck Jr. of United Church of Christ.
Zahn has a master’s degree in public
administration from University of M assachu
setts in Amherst. He is the H IV prevention
manager with the Oregon Department of
Human Services.
Wagenhoffer has a bachelor’s degree in
business marketing from Golden Gate U ni
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trator. He stays at home raising the couple’s
children, Alex and Scotty, both 9. He also is
a community volunteer and serves on the
Love Makes a Family board of directors.
The couple, who have been together 12
years, encourage donations to Love Makes a
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Multnomah County Chair Diane Linn and
Commissioners Maria Rojo de Steffey, Serena
Cruz and Lisa Naito.
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that her mothers, Sarah Gray (left) and Car
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office of Love Makes a Family. In lieu of
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