The Oregon public employe., September 01, 2001, Image 4

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As the soot and dirt and ash rained down,
We became one color.
As we carried each other down the stairs,
of the burning building,
We became one class.
As we lit candles of waiting and hope,
We became one generation.
A True Showing of Solidarity
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On September 25,2001, about
twenty students from the IS/OSU,
the International Students
Organization, and members of
OSU Local 083 of SEIU Local
503, OPEU partnered to put
together a food booth at a campus
festival to raise money for the
SEIU Sept. 11 Disaster Fund. The
students attend OSU, and hail
from places around the world,
including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia,
Eastern Europe, and many other
countries. They baked goodies
(and we mean GOODIES!) native to their own lands, and provided
recipes to eager customers. Out of all the booths at the festival, theirs was
the most patronized. In fact, they raised over $500 to support our brothers
and sisters that lost their jobs at the World Trade Center in New York, and
the families of SEIU members who were lost forever in the tragedy. David
McMurry, faculty advisor to the group, was instrumental in helping to pull
together the endeavor. The money was sent along to the International and
will be used in good stewardship for the Sept. 11 victims.
Farewell to WOU Worker and Union Activist
Obituary provided by Melody Williamson, WOU Local 082 President; published In the Salem Statesman-Journal
Kort E. Singletary
July 11,1946-July 27,2001
Kurt E Singletary of Albany died July 27 at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was 55.
He was bom in San Rafael, CA to Robert Earl and Mildred Bemiece Hartman Singletary. He was raised and
educated in the Napa Valley and moved to Oregon during the mid-1970s. He lived in several mid-valley cities ;
before settling in Albany in 1985. He was a professional cook and former owner of the Farmer ’s Kitchen in
Alsea. He had cooked for the Oregon State Hospital and Oregon State University, and, at the time of his death, he
was employed as a Class n Cook at Valsetz Dining Hall, Western Oregon University.
He was a member of the Albany First Evangelical Church and SEIU Local 503, Oregon Public Employee^”"
Union Local 82. He enjoyed hot rods, writing stories, sunsets, cooking, and working with students. Survivors
include his wife, Kathleen of Albany; sons, Michael and Justin Holloway of Albany, Jeny and Keith Singletary
of Napa, CA, and Allen Willis of Sonoma, CA; daughters, Amanda Holloway of Albany, Sheri Pettit of Fairfield,
CA, and Karon Singletary of Sonoma; and 11 grandchildren.
Memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer Society or Albany First Evangelical Church in
care of DeMoss-Durdan Garden Chapel, 815 NW Buchanan Avenue, Corvallis, OR 97330.
As the firefighters and police officers
fought their way into the inferno,
We became one gender.
As we fell to our knees in prayer for
strength.
We became one faith.
As we whispered or shouted words of
encouragement,
We spo^one language.
As we gave our blood in lines a mile long,
We became one body.
As we mourned together the great loss,
We became one family.
As we cried tears of grief and loss.
We became one soul.
As we retell with pride of the sacrifice of
heroes.
We become one people.
We are
One color
One class
One generation
One gender
One faith
One language
One body
One family
One soul
One people
We are The Power of One.
We are United.