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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.
A Unitarian memorial service is set for 7:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at St.
David’s of Wales, 2800 S.E. Harrison St. A scattering of ashes cere
mony will be announced later.
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