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izens of rhe United States of Amerika (read
that as “not queer”) could, if you so chose, go
out tonight and grab the first drunken, drug
using, child-ahusing, wife-beating, identity-
To the E ditor :
theft-committing, fight-starting, hate-filled,
ast month the Oregon Supreme Court I tax-dodging, abortion-clinic-bombing, gay
issued its mling in the Li vs. Oregon lawsuit
bashing, foreign citizen whom you had never
pertaining to the refusal of the secretary of state
met before in your life, and marry them with
to register and certify the 3,000-plus marriage
the blessing of your nation, its courts and, of
licenses issued in Multnomah County last year
course, the imaginary “God” that so many peo
to same-sex couples.
ple in this country worship...so long as they
The bottom line is that those of you who
were of the opposite sex as you.
happen to he fully recognized and protected cit
Meanwhile, my “marriage” is now over, by
No marriage equality?
No peace.
official Oregon Supreme Court decree, acting
on the will of the people who matter. That’s the
key—the will of the people who matter—and it
ain’t the queers.
For those of you who have been passive or
completely silent in your response to this matter
when you hear about this shameful, disrespectful
and flat-out evil discrimination against people
like myself and my spouse and countless other
decent human beings, shame on you.
Shame on those of you who I call my friends
and who call me friend but haven’t taken the
time to find out who your state representative or
congressperson or senator is and call them, send
them an e-mail or write them a letter.
Shame on every one of you who doesn’t pay
attention to what is happening in this country,
especially if it doesn’t directly affect you.
If you will not fight for me or with me, then
you may well be my opponent. I can no longer
afford to have “passive” friends on this matter. If
1 can’t rally, inspire or, if necessary, shame my
friends into fighting for my rights, then I’m no
better than anyone else who sits on the sidelines
saying, “Ain’t it a shame?”
No marriage equality? No peace.
J enn B urleton
Beaverton
transitions
Anne Walker-Guzman, 1952-2005
nne Dean Walker-Guzman, bom Feb. 14,
1952, in Tacoma, Wash., died April 14 after
an extended battle with lung cancer.
Walker-Guzman was a fighter. She was origi
nally told more than five years ago that she had
one month to put her affairs in order. She refused
to give up or give in. The words “no,” “can’t” and
“won’t” were not in her vocabulary.
She was preceded in death by her mother,
Phillis Mozingo, and is survived by her loving
daughters, Elizabeth and Jacci Walker; stepson,
Simon Packer; and spouse, Rita Guzman. Walk
er-Guzman lived most of her life in Portland.
After high sch<x>l, Walker-Guzman served in
the U.S. Navy. She worked at Tektronix for
many years, playing in a band with her brothers
on the weekends. She joined Blue Cross and
later worked for Multnomah County.
Walker-Guzman was a talented and knowl
edgeable leader, respected by her peers and
appreciated for her common sense and no-
nonsense approach. Her passions were her fami
ly and her church.
There was never a dull moment in the Walk
er-Guzman household. She led an active life.
She loved reading, sewing, making quilts, play
ing her guitar and music. She had a beautiful
singing voice and once wrote and performed a
crowd-pleasing original song at Center Court for
the Portland Trail Blazers. She was also active in
the gay and lesbian community.
Walker-Guzman had a keenly developed and
finely tuned sense of humor, with an apprecia
tion for a good story, a bad pun or a silly joke.
She handed out business cards identifying herself
as “Annetta Walker, M.S.U.” When asked what
specialty degree she had achieved, she would tell
the gullible listener that M.S.U. actually stcxxJ
for “Makes stuff up.”
Walker-Guzman was a versatile and talented
woman who was loved by many people from all
walks of life. She brought all who knew her the
Chinook jargon
for “married”?
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The Walker-Guzmans celebrated their wedding
with the whole clan.
gift of laughter and love. She shared herself, her
talents and her genuine love of people. Every
one who met her or spent any time with her at
all knew they were in the presence of someone
special. Her children, her spouse, her brothers,
her nieces and her many friends will sorely miss
her.
A celebration of Walker-Guzman’s life was
held April 19 at First Unitarian Church.
Remembrances may be made to Providence
Portland Medical Foundation for lung cancer
research.
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