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NOVEMBER 18, 2005 JUStjOUt 5 O regon C ollege O riental M edicine organizations and leaders, and laying out their promis Elliott is survived by her life partner of 20 years, es and accomplishments. While all the upcoming polit Nancy Hesselman, and their three “fur children"; par ical races are important, the campaign for Multnomah ents, Gene E and Lois A. Elliott; identical twin sister, County chair and the re-election efforts of Diane Linn Wendy Elliott-Turner, and husband Ernest Thrner; are getting lots of attention in our community. nephew Chris Tïirner and wife Jenny; niece Erin Supporters for Linn make reference, in their Roches and husband Dinsdale Roches; nephew Rian endorsements, to the county’s increased support for TXimer; a great-niece and great-nephews; and many sexual minority youth, county nondiscrimination ordi friends. She dearly loved her surviving family and nance inclusion of sexual orientation and gender friends. 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She grew up in changes that have taken place in Multnomah County Redding, Calif., attended The Best Programs, More Options Best Rates • 100% Financing Excellent credit or poor Whether you are buying, refinancing, or buying that second home, I have the best options for you and YOU decide. commitment F !■! Reed College in Portland initiative. and, in her 40s, completed a master’s degree in rural Individually they worked (and continue to do so) dili development from Antioch University’s joint program gently on issues impacting our community, and collec with the Rural Development Leadership Network. efforts, and tively they insured that change would happen. They Being a lesbian shaped Brown as much as being did this work, never wavering on their decisions and an intellectual and a college dropout. During her too- putting their political careers on the line. short life, she wrote influential essays on rural lesbian re-election campaign, so it may not seem necessary to country women. In her early 40s, she authored 1995’s include them. However, if our community is being In Timber Country, Working People's Stories of asked to support a particular candidate, I believe it is Environmental Conflict and Urban Flight. us will take the time to make an informed decision. Experiences of Nontimber Forest Workers. Her last When casting my ballot, I am not only interested in project was a comparative study of contract forest issues that appear to be directly linked to our commu workers in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Voices from the Woods: Lives In the late 1970s Brown fought the threat of sur our county. Jail beds, adequate funding for the health face strip mining in southern Oregon. She was active department and services to seniors and vulnerable in the women's and lesbian liberation movements and, populations—all of these issues matter to me, and I in want to hear about them. Magazine. She contributed an essay to the 1985 anthology Lesbian Land and, for several years, lived ask questions, consider all candidates and most at WomanShare, a country lesbian collective. In the importantly VOTE. These are extraordinary times, and early 1990s, she organized house parties to fight electing leaders to keep us moving forward is of the against anti-gay legislation in Oregon. J’ I Ur ¿a A chronicling the stories of people living in the region’s Portland timber towns. In 1994, she founded the Jefferson longtime partner. Tee A. Corinne. One of her great pleas Heaven is a brighter ures was cultivating the beautiful garden at their home. place and this earth much Brown hoped that over time the different threads of lonelier with the passing her activism could be woven together and that her of Casey Cameron Elliott advocacy for rural social justice could truly integrate all on Oct. 29. people. She wanted an inclusively multilayered country Alleen Elliott on Jan. 21, 1955, she lived a full life and overcame many chal environment in which she could be openly lesbian. She is survived by her mother, Ann L. Clark of Redding; brother, Ronald J. Brown of Lacey, Wash.; I and a large community of friends. Providence Portland Medical Center after a lengthy ill I University of Oregon. She willed her body to the med- I ical school at Oregon Health & Science University. Her I ness that kept her bed-bound throughout 2005. ashes will be returned to her Sunny Valley garden. lenges in her 50 years; she died peacefully at Despite it all, she never lost her wonderful spirit of The Beverly A. Brown Papers are housed at A memorial gathering will be held from 2 to I generosity and compassion, and her sense of humor, 5 p m. Nov. 19 at Leach Botanical Garden, 6704 S.E. I and she died—as she lived—surrounded by love and I Remembrances may be made to the Jefferson I Center at P.O. Box 12190, Portland, OR 97212. I music, and looking forward, in faith, at the God she loved and served. 122ndAve. 4027 N. I nterstate • P ortland • 503.282.0787 ACROSS FROM THE ALIBI ' 1 1 1 1 7 // 1 7 // z /À ))• z / come out, come out where ever you are. director through 2004. For many years she lived in Sunny Valley with her Cindy ATNSWORTH DRUG & Gtrn P<l*TLANr>.Ol>l<X»N F ull S ervice P harmacy & P ost O ffice • U nique G ifts S pecialty W ines & F ood F lowers by bloomin ’ A l ’ s somewhere in the world, someone just won a toaster! Center for Education and Research, serving as its Bom drugstore... L» Grants Pass in the late 1980s and 1990s, Brown began D avid M artinez rwr ! Tz5 1 While working at Rogue Community College in Casey Cameron Elliott, 1955-2005 Call (503) 265-8270 1 / 1983, founded Maize: A Lesbian Country As the campaigns heat up, I encourage all of us to TRANSITIONS « and nity, I am also interested in the other issues impacting utmost importance. • email: mkolberg@avenuemortgage.net www.mattkolberg.com She co-edited, with Agueda Marin-Hernandez, 2000’s ordinary AVAILABLE HERE. Matthew A Kolberg Your Mortgage Specialist life, nontimber forest work and the realities of poor presented. As the election gets closer, I hope each of mortgage I'm always available. 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