Clackamas Print
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Drunk driving kills CCC alumn
your troubles and bring the
light back around you. She lit
The Clackamas Print
up an entire building.”
Adamson was born Jan.
Former Clackamas student 16, 1987 in Oregon City. She
government Vice President attended Clackamas until
Bethanie Adamson died in an Spring 2008 when she gradu
early morning car accident ated. During the 2008 soc
cer season, Adamson earned
Saturday, March 28.
According to the Clackamas a spot on the championship
County Sheriff’s Department Clackamas team.
“She loved being on the
press release, the accident
occurred around 3:47 a.m. on • field,” said former- ASG
Ridga- Road in Beavercreek, President Tim Lussier, in an
e-mail, who
when the car
dated Adamson
she was travel
and served on
ling in crashed
“Her look on life
ASG with her.
into a tree on
She joined
the side of the
was so
student govern
road. Adamson
enlightening.
She
ment in the fall
died at the
of 2007, after
was always happy
The
scene.
Lussier encour
press release
and had such an
aged her to.
also stated that
awesome
She worked in
investigators
campus activi
suspected speed
outlook on every
ties and then
and
alcohol
thing she came
was promoted
were factors.
to administra
across. ”
The driver
tive assistant.
was identified
In the spring of
as
Nicholas
2007, Adamson
Ray Lunde, a
Andelain Powell
23-year-old
ran for Vice
Friend
resident
of
President
Beavercreek.
alongside
The 1999 BMW
Lussier
and
sedan belonged
won.
Current ASG President
to him. He was arrested and
charged with manslaugh-
-BM Michael Vu said he mostly
ter in the second degree. remembered her smile and
His arraignment occurred on laugh: “It radiated her warmth
and positivity.”
Monday, March 30.
“She had many positive
In a statement to Fox
12 news, Andelain Powell, traits, most notably her smile
a friend of Lunde and and her wonderful attitude
Adamson’s, claimed she had life,” said Lussier.
them before the “When we last
crash. According to rowen, laixeu,
they had all been out drink ha d
ing in the bars in Oregon
City. Powell was dropped off
around 2 a.m. The accident
occurred about two hours
later.
According to Powell, the
night of Adamson’s death,
they went out to be a sup
port system after Powell had
wrecked her car.
“As soon as I saw her
face, I instantly started
smiling and felt incredi
ble again,” said Powell.
J
“She had the kind of
smile to melt
Lydia Emily Bashaw
Contributed by the Clackamas County Sheriff’s
Hours after the crash, investigators were still at the scene of the accident. The 1999
sedan slammed into the tree around 3:47 a.m. on March 28. According to investigator
speed and alcohol were factors in the crash. Bethanie Adamson was not driving.
talked about the good times
H bad times, and she
chimed that she still had
that wonderful atti
tude. Before talking
on the phone, we
were talking online,
instant messaging.
I told her I could
still tell that wit of
hers, the sarcasm,
and the smile.”
Friends
and
family described
Adamson as a
positive spirit that
people went to for
help and encour
agement. She was
someone that dealt
with the bad events in her life
well, and continued to look
forward.
“We had been a great rela
tionship once* a close bond,
and a warm love,” said
Lussier. “In a relationship, I
think each person must grow.
I was so happy to hear after all
this time, since our last rela
tionship was, she still noted
a positive quality. She was
showing many strong quali
ties. A great work ethic, a
positive attitude, Clean from
bad people, and bad situa
tions.”
“Beth was insanely sweet,
compassionate and under
standing,” said Powell.
was a very good li
Although she had h
past along with its i
parts, she pushed thr
obviously none of
parts brought her do
look on life was so en
ing. She was always
and had such an a
outlook on everythi
she came across.”
Adamson is survive®
mother, Melinda Bena
two brothers Matthe
and Jason AdamsonJ
site has been created
honor at BethanieAj
com. There is space 1
ments to Melinda, her
and Adamson herself.'
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cer team in fall 2008. According to friends, she loved
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