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MARCH 11, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3
Process to replace Smith
approved by city council
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
A timeline to replace one
Keizer City Councilor has
been set, while another has
been granted a leave of ab-
sence.
Councilors on Monday
established the procedure
for selecting the person who
will fi ll out the remainder of
Brandon Smith’s term. Smith
resigned at the previous coun-
cil meeting, due to moving to
Salem. Smith returned to the
council by winning his elec-
tion in 2014, meaning the
person appointed to his seat
will be in the position until
January 2019.
Meanwhile,
councilors
granted a leave of absence to
Dennis Koho, who has been
recovering from a Feb. 6 heart
attack. Koho is scheduled to
be released from the hospital
this week, according to posts
on Facebook by wife Lori.
The last time a councilor
was appointed to fi ll a vacancy
was in the summer of 2013,
following Ken LeDuc’s abrupt
resignation. In an interesting
twist, LeDuc had defeated
Smith in the 2012 election.
Current councilor Kim Free-
man was appointed to the
vacancy, while fellow current
councilor Roland Herrera
also applied for the opening.
Herrera joined the council by
winning his election in 2014.
With the vacancy formally
declared on Monday, an an-
nouncement soliciting letters
of interest was sent out Tues-
day. The letters of interest and
resumes must be submitted by
5 p.m. Monday, March 28 to
city hall.
Questions to be asked of
candidates by current coun-
cilors are to be submitted by
April 4, with all candidates in-
vited to make presentations at
a 7:15 p.m. meeting on Mon-
day, April 11.
Candidates will have fi ve
minutes each for presentations
that night.
The successful candidate
will be sworn in at the start of
the April 18 council meeting.
The timeline was approved
unanimously on Monday.
Herrera and Freeman both
expressed satisfaction with
how the process went last
time.
“Since I was the last recipi-
ent of this wonderful process, I
honestly hope you look at this
and consider applying,” Free-
man told audience members
in the room and on TV.
Mayor Cathy Clark gave an
ode to Smith.
“I am going to miss coun-
cilor Smith very much,” Clark
said. “He had tremendous tal-
ents serving the community.
I wish he and his family well.
I’m thankful for the time he
has given to the community.”
As far as Koho’s leave of
absence, it was necessary since
he’d been absent from the city
for 30 days.
“I didn’t want to disturb
him during his absence,” city
attorney Shannon Johnson
said. “The 30 days is tempo-
rary and we then can request
additional time. Roland was
at the hospital with Dennis
and received an e-mail from
Dennis that this was fi ne and
seemed like it was a good idea
to him. He’s in favor of the
leave of absence.”
While Koho was in the In-
tensive Care Unit for several
days, his health has continued
to improve since then.
“I’m delighted we can have
the conversation,” Clark said.
Herrera had visited Koho a
couple of days earlier.
“He looked great,” Herrera
said. “It was great talking to
him. He is all for this.”
In other business March 7:
• Mark Caillier, president
of the Greater Gubser Neigh-
borhood Association, gave his
association’s annual report
and reviewed what had hap-
pened at each meeting in the
past year. One item Caillier
mentioned was the GGNA
garage sale being on the same
weekend as the bigger and
longstanding McNary Estates
Garage Sale.
“It was good for us,” Cail-
lier said. “One of the reasons
they have a great one is they
can only have one a year. It
will probably stay the same
this year, staying with McNary.
Ours won’t ever be as big or
coordinated, but we’ll stay on
the fi rst weekend of August.”
• Caillier is also in charge
of the annual clean-up event
at Keizer Civic Center going
on this Saturday from 9 a.m.
to noon. Pruning will be done
Friday, with clean-up on Sat-
urday. Highway Fuel Co. is
once again donating a truck-
load of bark.
“We need lots of help,”
Caillier said.
• Matt Lawyer was con-
fi rmed to the Keizer Parks and
Advisory Board, bringing that
board back up to nine mem-
bers. Lawyer’s fi rst Parks Board
meeting was on Tuesday.
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Thomas Dale Jeffries
• Meet the Experts
December 10, 1936 – February 20, 2016
Thomas Dale Jeffries was At Judson’s, he started by
born in Salem, Oregon on working in the warehouse,
December 10, 1936 to Dale earning his plumbing license,
Jeffries and Dorothy (Judson) becoming
a
plumbing
Jeffries. Tom attended
estimator, and fi nally
Auburn Elementary,
becoming an owner.
Leslie Junior High,
Tom continued to
and South Salem
work at Judson’s until
High Schools. Tom
his retirement in 2010.
was a shy, reserved
Tom was talented
child, but excelled
at many things and
in school. He was
had many interests. He
T. Jeffries
chosen
for
the
liked to draw and paint,
National Honor Society his build miniature bird houses,
senior year in high school golf, fi sh, and of course sing.
(1955).
Tom sang in the choir at
Tom’s lifelong love of Trinity United Methodist
music started at an early age. where he was a member. Tom
While in grade school he also sang in the Just For Fun
learned to play the accordion, Singers and The Noteables
performing in a group and singing groups.
solo (and was once broadcast
Tom and Dena were
on the radio). Choir class was married for 45 years until
always his favorite in school, Dena’s passing in 2004. They
with shop class a close second. were always proud of their
During Tom’s senior year three children: Mark Jeffries,
he was invited to sing in a Brian Jeffries, and Susan
choir of the new Methodist Harris. They also were blessed
Church in the Four Corners with two awesome grandsons,
area of Salem; that was where Rennick Clark Jeffries and
he met the love of his life, Adam Beringer Jeffries.
Dena (Kleen). They dated
In the summer of 2007,
for several years while Tom Tom heard a voice in
attended OSC (Oregon State) his heart say, “Call Ann
for a year and joined the Albritton…”, which he did.
National Guard, and Dena After many dinner dates and
studied and graduated from hours of talking, he realized
OCE (Western Oregon). he was being blessed with
Tom and Dena were married two loves in his life. Tom and
in 1959.
Ann were married in 2008
Tom worked part-time and and they called their lives
summers during high school together an “adventure of a
at Judson’s. In June 1956 he lifetime.” They loved doing
became a full-time employee. everything together: singing,
th
talking, going for rides,
playing pinochle, enjoying
nature, walking on the beach,
and watching old movies,
especially musicals.
Tom Jeffries passed from
this life on Saturday, February
20, 2016 at the age of 79. He
is survived by his wife Ann;
his children Mark Jeffries
(spouse Chris Beringer) of
Sherwood, Brian Jeffries
(spouse Deborah) of Keizer,
and Susan Harris (spouse
Dennis) of Milwaukie; his
two grandsons Rennick and
Adam; his sister Marilyn
Thompson (spouse Don) of
Bend; his step-brothers Art
Hearing of Medford and Jerry
Hearing of LaPine; his step-
sons Todd Todane (spouse
Andrea) of Hawaii, and J.
Scott Albritton of Salem; and
many, many friends.
A memorial service will be
held on Saturday, March 12th
at 2 p.m. at the Trinity United
Methodist Church, 590 Elma
Avenue SE, Salem OR. In
lieu of fl owers, donations
can be made to the Just For
Fun Singers (scholarship
fund) at R. Hohnbaum,
6916 Wheatland Lane N.,
Keizer OR 97303. Assisting
the family is Virgil T. Golden
Funeral Service.
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