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Volume 42 • No. 49
SEPT. 24, 2021
Lee-ving a Legacy
CHUCK LEE’S LIFE OF SERVICE
BY MATT RAWLINGS
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Whether it was becom-
ing the president of Blanchet
Catholic School, serving on
Keizer City Council or help-
ing create the Career and
Technical Education Center
(CTEC) in Salem, Charles
(Chuck) Lee always made his
presence felt in the Keizer-
Salem community.
“Chuck was seamless. He
was authentic and incredibly
integrious and had great wit.
No matter what he did, he
made an impact,” said Krina
Lee, his wife of nearly eight
years. “It was so important
to him to live and lead by
example.”
Lee passed away on
Saturday, Sept. 4 at the age of
72, but leaves a lasting legacy,
highlighted by his care and
service for others, as well as
his love for education.
“I really looked up to him.
He was a champion of educa-
tion,” Keizer City Councilor
Roland Herrera said. “I
admired him so much and I
am so grateful for him.”
After being told he had
Parkinson's disease in 2019,
Lee was offi cially diagnosed
with multiple system atrophy
(MSA) late last year. MSA
is a rare, degenerative neu-
rological disorder aff ecting
See LEGACY, page A4
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Six crashes, six years: Chemawa curve heads for tragedy
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Sandra Kellogg and her husband
moved into their house on Chemawa
Road in Keizer in 2015. In the six years
since, six cars have hurled through
their property, defacing their yard and
recently stopping only yards from their
“We’re at the point now when we
hear it, I’m already on the phone with
911 before I'm even out the door,” said
Kellogg. “I know there’s a wreck but I
The six accidents that have occurred
on the Kelloggs' property since 2015
have ranged in severity. For some, the
only damage is a scraped up yard, with
the vehicle able to drive away from the
incident. Others, however, have come
A photo composite of the Chemawa curve where Kellogg's house is located.
On the night of Aug. 13, the Kellogg
family was sitting in their living room
watching a movie when they heard
a familiar sound outside their house.
A car, whose driver had fallen asleep
at the wheel, had veered from the
road and struck a boulder next to the
See CORNER, page A3
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