TRIBAL MEMBER NEWS/PASSAGES
Richard W. Rilaros Sr. -1947-2001
Richard W. Rilatos Sr. of St. Helens, Ore., died May 3, 2001, at age 53. He
was bom Aug. 27, 1947, in Toledo, Ore.
A resident of St. Helens for the past 25 years, he was educated in Alaska and
graduated from high school in 1965. Having served in the military, he then drove
trucks. Since 1979, he had been a parole/probation officer. He was involved in the
Columbia County Racing Association and enjoyed golfing, car racing, softball,
coaching, and sports.
He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Sharon Rilatos of St. Helens; son Rick
Rilatos Jr. of St. Helens; daughters Stephanie Susee and Stacey Frederiksen, both
of St. Helens; grandchildren Shawn, Dominic, Tyler, Darien, and Gabrielle; mother
June Schoene of Portland, Ore.; brothers David Rilatos of Knappa, Idaho; Frank
Rilatos, Phil Rilatos, and Kent Rilatos, all of Siletz, Ore.; and Darrin Rilatos of
Grants Pass, Ore.; and sister Darlene Taylor of Siletz.
Rosary was said at Columbia Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial was said at
St. Frederic Catholic Church in St. Helens. Vault interment was at Columbia Memorial
Gardens in Scappoose, Ore. Memorial gifts may be made to a charity of choice.
A memorial service and potluck was held May 12, 2001, at the Siletz Tribal
Community Center in Siletz for family and friends to share memories of Ricky.
I would like to wish my wonderful,
loving husband, Michael D., a happy
anniversary. The past few years have
gone by quite fast, but we have made
such memories to last a lifetime. I’m
looking forward to the years that we will
love together, live together, laugh
together, cry together, and most of all,
give our children all that we can,
together. I am grateful for all that you
have given me and I am thankful for
the compromising you have done with
your life to make “ours” more complete.
I love you, Michael, and there’s nothing
I would change past, present, future.
Love always, Fawn
Happy Father’s Day to my Daddy!
Love,Jazz
Happy Father’s Day, Dad!
Love, Chayson Thunder
Happy Father’s Day to my brother,
Mike. You are a great person and a
wonderful father. I am proud of who
you are and how far you have gone
down this path that has been chosen for
you. Your love and strength are endless
and relentless and for that, everyone in
your life is truly grateful.
Happy Father’s Day to my brother-
in-law, Tyrone Carey!
Love, Shorty
Cheryl and Bud Lane
Basket Exhibit and Gathering a Success
by Bud and Cheryl Lane
basket collections to this event:
Loma Avery Scott, Agnes Baker-
Pilgrim, Laurie Brown, Rebecca
Dobkins, Hallie Ford Museum -
Willamette University, Lou Carey, Pam
Endzwig and Aleena Kliever, Museum
of Natural History - University of
Oregon, Donna Kessinger, Verna
Kentta, Margaret Mathewson, JoAnn
Miller, DeAnna Pearl, Lincoln County
Historical Society, Don and Dee
Pigsley, Jack Retasket, Dona Swader,
LeRoy and Doni Wilder, and
Leonard Whitlow.
To all of our grandpas, we love you
guys. Happy Father’s Day.
Love, Breanna and Brittney
Happy Father’s Day to the only
Aunt Lenny in the world. We love you.
Love, Brittney and Breanna
Happy Belated Mother’s Day to
Joyce Goodell. Thanks for just being
you, Mom. We love your caring heart
and smile.
Love, Darrin, Sheila, Breanna,
and Brittney
Happy Belated 4th B-day, Brittney
Jordan-Goodell. You’re getting older but
not bigger; that’s OK because you’ll
always be our baby girl.
Love, Mom and Dad
Happy Father’s Day, Dada!
Love, Quinton (Quince)
The Siletz Basket Exhibition and
Gathering held on April 7 was a great
success, with an array of baskets on
display. It was great to walk around and
chat with others about basket styles,
origins, and ages.
Some of our guests brought their
pictures and their old feather dance
regalia along with their baskets. This
made for even more conversations.
Many visitors stopped by with baskets
and asked for help in identifying
the basket(s).
We would like to thank the
following people for bringing their
Happy Father’s Day to my dad,
Micheal Jordan. You may not be a
basketball star, but you’ll always be the
world to me.
Love, Sheila
Thank you to all of you who
stopped by to check out all of the
baskets. We enjoyed your company. We
also enjoyed great fry bread and Indian
tacos. A group of volunteers sponsored
an Indian taco sale, with all proceeds
going directly into the Sharon Butler
Memorial Scholarship fund. The family
and friends of Sharon Butler thank you
for your continued support of this
memorial scholarship.
Thanks again to everyone who
helped make this event a success. We’re
looking forward to next year.
Happy Father’s Day, Dad. We love
you. Hope your Father’s Day is as
special as you are to us.
Love, Darrin and Sheila
We would like to welcome Andrew
Littlebear Simmons to the family. Good
job Shyla and Ken, he’s perfect. If you
ever need a babysitter, I’ll flip grandma
and grandpa for the job anytime. We
love you guys.
Love your cousins, Sheila,
Breanna, and Brittney
I would like to wish a belated
Happy Mother’s Day to three #1 ladies
in my life - my mother Barbara,
Grandma Betty, and Aunt Sheryl.
Thanks for always being there for us.
We love you guys.
Love, Sheila, Breanna, and Brittney
I would like to wish a Happy
Mother’s Day and a Happy Father’s Day
to two very special people - Christine,
who’s like a sister to me, and my #1
nephew, Chad. Keep up the good work
with your little Goodell Tribe.
Love your friend and aunt, Sheila
June 2001
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