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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 2007)
AVWST17. gWZ JUStpUtj TRANSITIONS Jim Houts, 1953-2007 James F. Houts Jr. of Beaverton died in a motorcycle crash Feb. 4. He was 53. He was bom July 28, 1953, in Rushville, Ind., and lived in Pittsburgh before moving to Beaverton in 1996. He graduated from University of Pittsburgh with a degree in music, with an emphasis on the piano. His master’s degree was in business management. He was club manager of the Edgeworth Club prior to relocating to Portland. He was a member of the Club Managers Association of America. Houts was active with the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus as a singer and a producer, and he served on its executive committee. He was also a strong supporter of the Washington County Community AIDS Network. He loved adventure, which led him to getting his pilot’s license. He was also a member of the Pacific Coast Yacht Club and enjoyed sailing on the Columbia River. Houts is survived by his partner, Tom Taylor of Beaverton; sister, Connie Faessel of Mesa, Ariz.; and brother, Ronnie Vierling of Escondido, Calif. His parents preceded him in death and are interned at Willamette National Cemetery. A service in his honor will be held 11 a-.m. Aug. 18 at Metropolitan Community Church, 2400 N.E. Broadway. Janice Inman, 1950-2007 Janice Marie Inman, retired captain of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, died in her home July 29 after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 57. Bom on July 22, 1950, in Ventura, Calif., Inman was baptized in her father’s Pentecostal Church. She graduated from University of California at Santa Barbara with a bachelor’s degree in music and psychology. After graduation, Inman served three years with Tongue Point Job Corps in Astoria, working with troubled youth who were wrestling with drug problems and family issues. In the late '70s, Inman returned to Portland and made it her home. In March 1980, she began her career with the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office as a pub lic safety aid. Her strong work ethics, fairness, program devel opment and people skills helped her move up in ranks from corrections officer to sergeant to lieutenant. Inman retired after 19 years of service as a correc tions captain. In addition to her chosen career, Inman served in the Army Reserve as a communica tions officer from 1982 to 1987. Perhaps the greatest challenge she faced was her ongoing battle with breast cancer, which she tackled head on with courage. Inman loved to travel throughout the United States and abroad, visiting Egypt, Spain, Paris, Italy, Greece and Israel. She was a member of the Pink Phoenix Dragon Boat Team for breast cancer survivors. Those who knew Inman will remember her home as the scene of many celebrations, thus earning her the nickname “Ms. Boogie.” She became the DJ for many lesbian community events. Preceding her in death was her mother, Edna Mae McBride, and brother, Walter McBride. Inman is survived by her beloved partner, LaVerne Lewis; father, Pastor Orie Johnson, and his wife, Gladys, of Santa Maria, Calif.; daughters, Kimason P. Brown of Stockton, Calif., and Andrett McBride of Santa Maria, Calif.; sisters, Margaret-Ann Jones of Portland, Cynthia McBride of Carpenteria, Calif., and Crystal Smith of Santa Maria, Calif.; brothers, Clarence E. McBride of Oxnard, Calif., Richard Johnson of Santa Maria, Calif., and Eddie Johnson of Ogden, Utah; grandchildren, Jeremy Perkins, Austin Inman and James Martinez; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. A memorial service was held Aug. 4 at Bateman Carroll Funeral Home in Gresham. Nestor Perala 1922-2007 Nestor O. Perala died after a brief illness July 19. He was 84. Perala was him Aug. 21, 1922, in Island Heights, N.J., and graduated from high school in Bremerton, Wash. He moved to Portland in 1952. A member of Wy’east Unitarian Church, Perala was also active in Finnish and envi ronmental organizations and made a noticeable impact on Portland’s sexual minorities community. He will be remem bered for his work with the Gay Hotline, the Suicide Prevention Hotline at Outside In and the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest as well as his support of gay artists and writers. Perala retired from the U.S. Army Reserve with the rank of mas ter sergeant and was known to don his military uniform to march in Portland’s Gay Pride parade. He also helped connect Veterans for Peace with Portland Pride. Perala’s wife of 56 years, Myra Jean Kendrick, died in 2004, and his son, Kendrick, died in 2006. He is survived by his daughters, Julia Hanfling of Portland and Christine Perala Gardiner of Cave Junction, and granddaughters, Naomi and Mira. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Finlandia University. 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