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FEBRUARY 21, 2020, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3 KeizerCommunity KEIZERTIMES.COM Celtics unleash the spectacle of Font Club: The Musical A heartfelt tribute Submitted Brady Stauffer and Josslynn Wiltse, neighbors of Offi cer Dan Carroll with drawings they made for the Carroll family, and were displayed at his memorial service Tuesday, Feb. 18. M emorial C enters ◆ C remation & B urial Simplicity - Convenience - Low Cost simple cremation simple direct burial traditional funeral ◆ $695 ◆ $995 ◆ $2965 By BROOKLYN FLINT and ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes It was free to enter, but $5 to leave. If attendees tried to escape without paying, the ticket-checker was wearing roller skates to chase them down. It was Font Club: the Mu- sical or, at least, video with a live action training montage complete with the Font Mafi a fi nger-snapping chorus. Members of the McNary High School Font Club came up with a unique way to raise money and, they hope, re- move comic sans fonts from school buses. To help with the effort, there was merch in- cluding offi cial T-shirts, stick- ers and signed photos of the cast. Font Club: The Musical is the story of Wingdings, a nerdy, unintelligible font, being bul- lied by the popular Comic Sans. Fortunately, Wingdings fi nds an ally in Times New Roman. The two overcome a language barrier and Wing- dings, backed by Font Mafi a, eventually stands up to Comic Sans. Music for the movie was played entirely on kazoos and found instruments. A ka- zoo-variant of The Star Span- gled Banner kicked off the ABOVE: Gabriel Englert, Julia DaSilva, Aiden Wilson, Ben Sheets, Morgan McClain and Edward Hyson along with teacher Paul Shuirman. RIGHT: Aiden Wilson, as Wingdings, takes part in a live action training montage. KEIZERTIMES/ Brooklyn Flint showing. There were many tears spilled by the roughly two dozen attendees – laugh- ter was the primary source. Members of Font Club ex- pect it will take more screen- ings to achieve their ultimate goal of purging comic sans from buses. obituaries Submit an obituary through our website at keizertimes.com or send an email to: editor@keizertimes.com Salem Portland Eastside 275 Lancaster Dr. SE Salem, OR 97317 832 NE Broadway Portland, OR 97232 1433 SE 122nd Ave. Portland, OR 97233 (503) 581-6265 (503) 783-3393 (503) 783-6865 Tualatin Tigard Milwaukie 8970 SW Tualatin Sherwood Rd. Tualatin, OR 97062 12995 SW Pacifi c Hwy Tigard, OR 97223 16475 SE McLoughlin Blvd. Milwaukie, OR 97267 (503) 783-6869 (503) 653-7076 Bill ‘Papa’ Gray November 22, 1928 – February 6, 2020 Bill “Papa” Gray, 91, of Keizer, went to be with Jesus, Feb. 6, 2020 peacefully in his home with family by his side. He was born Nov. 22, 1928 in Clarita, Okla. to John Walter Gray and Buela Gray. He left a wonderful, large family who remembers him for his work ethic, loyalty, and keen sense of humor. Bill attended Gonzalez High School, and was married to his loving wife of 66 years, (503) 885 -7800 “Easy Online Arrangements” CrownMemorialBurial.com Privately Owned Cremation Facility Family Owned – Family Focused It’s a Sweetheart of a Deal! les p u Co E S $ A ,7 V 00 ! 2 CO SU NTA E H CT OR 5 393 03. N . x 3 3624 40 Independent Senior Living in Keizer 5210 River Rd N, Keizer, OR 97303 AvamereCourtAtKeizer.com EMAIL: shorn@avamere.com *Special only available to new independent living residents who move in as a couple. Cannot be combined with other promos. To receive the Sweetheart Special and SAVE $2,700, you must sign an independent living contract by the end of February 2020. Bernice Gray, April 25, 1951 in Salinas, Calif. Bill and Bernice lived in Hawaii for two years, where Bill was a drill sergeant for the Korean War. After starting their family they settled in Richmond, Calif. He dedicated B. Gray his life to his family and career. He went to night school and became a welder in the shipyards of San Francisco. After years in the shipyard, he purchased a Douglas Service Station, which he owned for 10 years. He then went back to his trade as a welder for Judson Steel. At the age of 62, he retired from welding and went on to become a real estate entrepreneur. Bill and Bernice moved to Oregon in 1993 to be close to their daughter and family. He is survived by his faith- ful and devoted daughter, Geri Gray, and his son, Dwaine Gray. He also had fi ve loving grand- children; Alysia Bowman, Tra- vis Sheffer, Shelli McKenzie, Lauren Sequeira and Matthew Gray; and seven great-grand- children; Zach, Bryan, Jessica, Sabrina, Lexi, Lili, Liam, and another great grandson on the way. His celebration of life will be held on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 3 p.m. at Lakepoint Community Church, 930 Chemawa Rd. NE, Keizer, OR 97303. There will be a buffet and reception to follow where guests are welcome to share their special memories of him. Assisting the family is Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service.
