Margo Hudson – 1951-2021
Margo (Pullam, Norton) Hudson, 70,
passed Dec. 21, 2021, at Samaritan Pacific
Communities Hospital in Newport, Ore.
She married her high school sweet-
heart, Richard Norton, in 1970 and they
moved to San Diego, Calif., for his naval
career, later moving to Kingston, Wash.,
where he was stationed. They have two
children, Elizabeth “Lisa” Norton and
Margaret McAfee. They later divorced,
and she met and married Donald Hudson,
who preceded her in death in 2012.
Margo was an adventurous soul, ful-
filling many lifelong dreams. She moved
with her best friends, Debbie and Doug
Olinger, to Hope, Alaska, where they
became EMTs and drove ambulance along
the Kenai Peninsula.
She returned home to Oregon and
became a wilderness first responder, sup-
porting the Siletz Tribal Behavioral Health
Program’s client backpacking hikes on the
Rogue River trail.
Her career varied from working at
Long’s Café in Waldport, Ore., and later
as a buyer for Price Club and Costco.
Upon returning to Oregon, she worked
for her Tribe – the Confederated Tribes
of Siletz – as the council secretary, USDA
food warehouse manager and finally in the
Employment Services Program, where she
retired. Work was overshadowed by her
love for her family, spending countless
vacations and camping trips with them.
Margo was born to William and Flo-
rinne (Darcy) Pullam on Aug. 8, 1951.
She graduated from Waldport High School
in 1969 and later attended Oregon Coast
Community College.
She was preceded in death by her par-
ents, her best friend Debbie Olinger and
her brother Harvey (Im) Pullam.
She is survived by her first husband
– whom she rekindled her relationship
with this past year – Richard Norton; her
children, Lisa Norton and Margaret (J.D.)
McAfee; five grandchildren – Michael
(Rene’) Norton, Joshua (Breanna) Rilatos,
Trevor Norton, Madison McAfee and Jay-
lee McAfee; one great-grandchild, Kayden
Norton; and one great-grandchild on the
way, Amelia Rilatos; sisters, Rhoda “Jane”
Fisher, Tina Retasket, Angella (Robbie)
Robertson; and brothers, Frank (Sara)
Pullam, Patrick (MaryAnn) Pullam and
Mark (Lisa) Pullam.
No services will be conducted at this
time. Per her wishes, the family will gather
this summer at the Darcy family farm on
the Siletz River.
For information about the Siletz Tribe, visit ctsi.nsn.us.
CTSI ELDERS BOOK CLUB
Invites Tribal Members of All Ages
To join together to read and discuss
our Tribal history book
We meet twice monthly, via Zoom, the 2 nd & 4 th Thursdays of the month. All
attendees are encouraged (but not required) to read and discuss the assigned
chapter. Our next meetings will be:
March 10 — Chapter 8
March 24 — Chapter 9
To join, please contact AJ Warren, Title VI Coordinator
Phone: 541-444-8212 or e-mail: ajw@ctsi.nsn.us
US Poet Laureate Harjo named first artist-in-residence at Tulsa’s Bob Dylan Center ®
TULSA, Okla. – U.S. Poet Laureate
Joy Harjo has been named the first artist-
in-residence at the Bob Dylan Center
(BDC) in advance of its much-anticipated
grand opening on May 10.
Throughout the course of her six-year
appointment, the Tulsa native and member
of the Muscogee Nation will present edu-
cational programs and live performances,
and curate special exhibitions, at the BDC.
According to Steve Higgins, man-
aging director of the American Song
Archives that oversees the BDC, Harjo’s
tenure as artist-in-residence is integral to
furthering the center’s mission.
“As a poet, musician, playwright and
author, Joy Harjo exemplifies artistry and
brings light to the world through her work,”
Higgins said. “The BDC’s programs and
exhibits will explore the creative process
and inspire the next generations of artists,
and we couldn’t be more honored that Joy
is playing such an important role in help-
ing us to fulfill our mission and establish
our future legacy.”
In response to her appointment, Harjo
said, “When Bob Dylan stepped forward
and made his path of song making,
poetry and storytelling, a path that lit a
generation, he opened a creative door for
others to find their way to fresh invention
and imagining. I am one of those who
followed. My residency will allow this
legacy to be extended to the community,
to encourage and share creativity. I am
honored to be part of this new venture.”
an online audio collection developed by
Harjo and housed in the Library’s Ameri-
can Folklife Center.
Please visit joyharjo.com.
About the Bob Dylan Center ®
To be anchored by a permanent exhibit
on the life and work of Dylan, the Bob
Dylan Center is committed to exploring
the myriad forms of creativity that enrich
the world around us.
About Joy Harjo
Appointed in 2020 to a rare third term
as 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States,
Harjo is an internationally renowned
performer and writer of the Muscogee
Nation. She is the author of nine books of
poetry, several plays and children’s books,
and two memoirs.
Her honors include the Ruth Lily Prize
for Lifetime Achievement from the Poetry
Foundation, the Academy of American
Poets Wallace Stevens Award, two National
Endowment for the Arts Fellowships and
a Guggenheim Fellowship. Harjo has pro-
duced seven award-winning music albums.
She is a chancellor of the Academy
of American Poets and chair of the Native
Courtesy photo by Matika Wilbur
Joy Harjo
Arts & Cultures Foundation. Her signa-
ture project as U.S. Poet Laureate, Living
Nations, Living Words, features an inter-
active story map developed in conjunc-
tion with the Library of Congress that
maps 47 contemporary American Indian
poets across the country and connects to
When it opens in the Tulsa Arts Dis-
trict in May 2022, the center will serve
to educate, motivate and inspire visitors
to engage their own capacity as creators.
Through exhibits, public programs, per-
formances, lectures and publications, the
center aims to foster a conversation about
the role of creativity in our lives.
As the primary public venue for the
Bob Dylan Archive ® collection, the center
will curate and exhibit a priceless collec-
tion of more than 100,000 items spanning
Dylan’s career.
More information is available at bob-
dylancenter.com.
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