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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2016
Armingtons honored for help behind the scenes at Music Festival
Couple a force
behind the festival
of 5,000 within the French Quar-
ter. When Hurricane Katrina hit
in 2005, they moved to San Anto-
nio, Texas. Working at a large prac-
tice serving 20 hospitals was not
his preferred choice, so they began
researching communities to com-
bine professional opportunities with
quality of life.
“We found Astoria — and the
time was right,” he said, doing the
math and realizing that was nine
years ago.
“We live in an incredible place.
What other town of 10,000 peo-
ple has world-class music for three
weekends and then moves on to
something different but equally
rewarding?”
By PATRICK WEBB
For The Daily Astorian
Two of the foremost supporters of
the Astoria Music Festival were hon-
ored recently.
Bill and Deborah Armington were
highlighted at an evening gathering at
the Astoria Golf and Country Club.
“We love the festival,” Bill Arm-
ington said. “I am thrilled that it’s
continuing, and happy and hum-
bled to be able to play a part in its
continuation.”
The 100-plus musicians who
come from around the country — and
some from overseas — are housed in
private homes on the North Coast. As
well as saving thousands of dollars
on hotels, the practice allows hosts to
forge friendships while their visitors
enjoy home cooking and a place to
relax between performances.
The Armingtons have long been
home-stay hosts, and contributed
inancially to the support of the three-
week festival since they moved to the
North Coast in 2007.
Finding Astoria
Armington is a neuroradiolo-
those who stepped forward.
“I absolutely love the festival
and feel that it’s a crucial ‘piece of
the puzzle’ that’s the exquisite part
of the town of Astoria,” he said.
“We were successful in retiring
$65,000 debt left from the previous
year. That was done prior to the end
of the year and helped get us into a
good position.”
Keith Clark, artistic director,
said the Armingtons have been valu-
able supporters. “Bill Armington is
extremely active on our board, and
not just showing up for meetings,”
said Clark. Even while Armington
was away on a family vacation in
Hawaii, they spoke on the phone
several times about key decisions as
the festival opening neared, Clark
added.
“He is very committed to the
community, sustaining the Lib-
erty Theater and also keeping peo-
ple healthy through his work at the
hospital.”
Stepping forward
Armington joined the manage-
ment team of the festival last year,
having previously served on the
board of the Liberty Theater, includ-
ing two years as president.
“I absolutely loved that,” he
said. “It was a great experience. It
was a time when things were cru-
cial for raising money for the sec-
ond loor.”
After administrative differences
last year prompted a signiicant
change in the festival’s volunteer
leadership, Armington was among
Submitted Photo
Bill and Deborah Armington have
been longtime supporters of the
Astoria Music Festival since they
moved to Astoria in 2007.
gist, specializing in brain and spinal
chord conditions. He is a co-owner
of Paciic Coast Imaging based at
Columbia Memorial Hospital.
His medical career led them to
New Orleans where they enjoyed
living in a village-type conclave
ton to the summits off Mount Hood
and Mount Shasta in California.
“We just hit it off — we like
some of the same things, and we
have got to be good friends with
him, his wife and their son, Noah,”
he said. They have even traveled to
Moscow to hear Antonov play.
The talented cellist cherishes the
relationship, too.
“I am lucky to know such amaz-
ing people in my life and honored
to call them my great friends,” he
said, as he lew back to New York
Monday. Antonov noted that the
2016 festival theme was “heroes.”
“In fact, the real heroes are in the
Liberty seats, among them Bill and
Deborah — and without them it
wouldn’t be the same.”
Bill Armington admires musi-
cians and jokes that his links with
the festival allow him to “experi-
ence their lives vicariously,” as well
as continuing a lifetime passion.
“I have loved classical music
since I was a toddler,” he said. “My
parents started me on piano lessons
when I was four or ive. I heard
Beethoven’s Fifth, I was 5 or so,
and I was taken to some place deep
inside me.
“Later, I spent more time learn-
ing to be a doctor than I was spend-
ing at piano practices!”
Festival heroes
As a festival host, Deborah Arm-
ington has provided a home-away-
from-home for several musicians,
notably Sergey Antonov, the Rus-
sian-born cellist. A shared interest
in hiking and mountain climbing
has taken Antonov and Bill Arming-
OBITUARIES
Howard Raymond ‘Barney’ Barnard
Thornton Massie Tice II
Warrenton
Aug. 21, 1938 — June 21, 2016
Astoria
1945 — 2016
He earned a
daughter
Cas-
Combat Action Rib-
sidy Barnard; sister
bon during his ser-
Wanda Tassin; sister
vice in the “Brown
Carolyn Crabtree;
Water Navy” along
sister Artis Strunk;
the Mekong River
sister-in-law Betty
following the Tet
Marsh; brother-in-
Offensive. It was
law Tommy Rowe;
during this tour that
brother-in-law Jim
he was exposed to
Strunk,
numer-
Agent Orange.
Howard Raymond ous nephews and
After his mili- “Barney” Barnard nieces, and friends.
tary service, Barney
He is proceeded in
moved back to Clatsop County death by his father, mother, sis-
and took a job with the War- ter Linda Rowe, brother-in-law
renton Lumber Mill to raise his Ronald Marsh, brother-in-law
family. He was very active in Lloyd Tassin and brother-in-
the community as a coach and law Dwain Crabtree.
volunteer for various activi-
A graveside internment
ties involving his children. He with military honors will be
retired from the mill in 2005.
held at Ocean View Cemetery
Barney is survived by his at 11 a.m. July 9 followed by
loving wife of nearly 56 years, a memorial service potluck at
the former Marilyn Marsh; his 1 p.m. at Warrenton First Bap-
son Michael Barnard, daughter- tist Church to celebrate his life.
in-law Lori Barnard; his daugh- In lieu of lowers, the family
ter Patti Rhodes and son-in-law requests donations be made
James Rhodes; son Steven Bar- to Lower Columbia Hospice,
nard and daughter-in-law Jane 2111 Exchange St., Astoria, OR
Jean-Barnard; grandson Colton 97103, who took amazing care
Harper; granddaughter Lauren to comfort him and his family
Barnard; grandson Joshua Bar- in his inal days.
nard; granddaughter Andrea
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On
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nalism and art history
Eve in 1967, Massie
at the University of
became a born-
California,
Santa
again Christian and
Cruz.
a lifelong follower of
In 1986, Massie
Yeshua the Messiah.
met his wife, Maria,
Between 1967
in Houston, Texas.
and 1969 he lived on
They
married,
a hippy commune in
moved to Hawaii,
Thornton
Novato, California.
and had six children
Massie Tice II
Many beautiful sto-
together before mov-
ries survive from this time of ing to Astoria, Oregon, in the
his life and will surface in the winter of 2004.
coming years in a biography
Among Massie’s many inter-
currently being written by his ests were Christianity, the Con-
children.
stitution of the United States,
In 1970, Massie moved to music, photography, chess, writ-
Florence, Alabama, where he ing political essays and spend-
opened a Christian bookstore ing time with his children.
called Gloryland Books. This
He was a true American son
would be his irst of many entre- and will be greatly missed.
preneurial ventures ranging
Massie is survived by his
from sailboat rentals in Florida, wife, Maria, and their six chil-
and real estate in Santa Cruz, dren, Manasseh, Cabell, Thorn-
California, to starting a free ton, Thomas, Jireh and Ephraim.
press newspaper on Maui in And by his daughters, Meg,
Hawaii in the late 1980s called Angie, Roxanne, Christian, Jen-
the Kama’aina News.
nifer and Brandy.
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Thornton Massie Tice was
born in Kokomo, Indiana, in
1945. The son of a newspa-
per businessman and the irst
woman manager at Sears and
Roebuck. Massie spent his
childhood years in the South
with school in Kentucky and
summers in Virginia Beach.
In 1962, Massie joined the
Army. When asked where he
would like to be stationed,
he replied, “Hawaii.” He had
always wanted to visit Hawaii.
While stationed in Hawaii,
he served as a neuropsychiatric
specialist at Tripler Army Med-
ical Center on Oahu.
After two years of military
service, he was given an hon-
orable discharge and returned
home to Virginia before being
tasked with driving a family
friend’s MGB Rabbit across the
country from New York City to
San Francisco, where he would
grow out his hair, learn to play
the guitar and join the hippy
movement.
Upon arrival to San Fran-
cisco, Massie lived in Sausalito
on a houseboat with his friend
Don McCoy. The same house-
boat on which Otis Redding
wrote his classic “(Sittin’ On)
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Howard Raymond “Barney”
Barnard died peacefully at his
home in Warrenton surrounded
by family after a long battle
with multiple myeloma. He
was 77.
Barney was born on Aug.
21, 1938 to Albert and Bonnie
(Payne) Barnard in Marlow,
Oklahoma.
He later moved with his
family to New Orleans, where
in 1955 at the age of 17, he
joined the U.S. Navy. During
his 20 years of service, he
was stationed in Guam; Asto-
ria, Oregon; Bremerton, Wash-
ington; New Orleans, Loui-
siana; San Diego, California;
Vietnam; Honolulu, Hawaii;
and San Francisco, California.
During his career, he served
on the USS Bon Homme Rich-
ard (CVA-31); USS Huse (DE-
143); USS Oriskiny (CV-34);
USS Garrett County (LST-
786); USS Hornet (CVA-12);
and USS Coral Sea (CVA-43);
and participated in the quaran-
tine of Cuba during the Cuban
Missile Crisis, numerous West-
Pac cruises in support of the
Cold War, the Vietnam War,
and the Mayaguez Incident.
