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Newspaper Page Text2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 OBITUARIES Owen David Dickson John Richard Harms Port Townsend, Washington Aug. 31, 1944 — Aug. 26, 2016 Svensen Oct. 1, 1945 — Aug. 31. 2016 Owen David Dickson was born August owned many airplanes over the years and spent 1944 to Newell and Beth Dickson of Puyallup, many happy hours in the air with his two pilot Washington. sons. He could tell you how any esoteric part He then, almost immediately, entered the to a tractor, automobile, aircraft, or manure workforce as a potato farmer, spreader functioned. He traded shepherd, submariner, heavy simplicity for Rube Gold- equipment operator, blasting berg, proper for improvised, technician, door-to-door vac- the shortest path traveled for uum-cleaner salesman, chil- an epic road trip, work for root dren’s radio program host, pal- beer, sartorial acumen for cor- let-maker, chicken farmer, truck duroy shorts, and well-orches- driver, auto mechanic, janitor, trated travel arrangements for bank courier, police sergeant, amazing luck at rolling onto the cab driver, paramedic, emer- last ferry. He had a knack for gency medical services instruc- making friends with the right tor at Clatsop Community Col- guy. If it was worth building, lege, and in retirement, ﬁ nally a it was worth overbuilding. He school bus driver. made a career of helping oth- David’s professional ers excel and providing a place achievements were many and for them to do so. He provided included his seminal work in an example of what to do and Owen David Dickson founding and developing the what not to do for his children paramedic profession both and mentees. locally and nationally; he was the ﬁ rst para- David was a gracious gentleman of dig- medic certiﬁ ed in the state of Oregon. nity, kindness, humor and humility from begin- He founded and operated Medix Ambu- ning to end. He was a member of Rotary, lance Service from 1975 until his retirement in United Way, Boy Scouts of America, Columbia 2005. Memorial Hospital Foundation and the Church After his so-called “retirement,” David of Latter-day Saints. co-operated a construction company with his David is survived by Jill, his loving wife of sons in Clatsop County before moving to his 38 years, and his six children: Dorothy Guinn, vacation home in Port Townsend, Washington, David, John, Steve, Josh and Shane Dickson; in and taking a job as a school bus driver. addition to his 10 grandchildren and one great- Dad somehow managed to integrate his pro- grand daughter. fessional and family life together while oper- The Dickson’s would like to express their ating Medix and working as a paramedic full thanks for the love and kindness received from time. Using Medix as a venue, David and Jill all of d ad’s legions of wonderful friends who met, courted, raised their children, and provided have been part of his life and helped our family the springboard for countless EMS careers. along the way. David loved his family, exploring the world Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m., with Jill and building things with his boys. Sept. 18, at the Loft at the Red Building located David was also an accomplished pilot who at 20 Basin St., Astoria. John Richard Harms, 70, of Svensen, Ore- and partner Marcus Stovall; daughter Sheri gon, passed away peacefully at home with his Harms of Astoria, Oregon, and partner Brent Brunmeier; mother Beverly Harms of Roanoke, family on Aug. 31, 2016. John was born and raised in Bismarck, North Virginia; sister Lt. Cmdr. Nancy Harms of Cha- tham, Virginia. He is also survived Dakota, where he met his wife, Lau- by his grandchildren Tyler Palek of ren Opp, whom he knew since the Wasilla, Alaska, and partner Kelli ﬁ rst grade. John served our country Iverson; Heather Grebner of Albany, for 32 years in both the U.S. Navy Oregon, and ﬁ ancé Cody Rey; Han- and U.S. Coast Guard. He was sta- nah Grebner of Bismarck, North tioned up and down the West Coast, Dakota; Austin Palek of Svensen, Hawaii and Alaska. He also worked Oregon; Ryan Palek of Astoria, Ore- for the railroads, a mill and a highway gon, and his great-grandson Carter department. After he retired as chief Palek of Wasilla, Alaska. petty ofﬁ cer, he and George Parker John was preceded in death by his started a contracting business. John Richard father and a sister. John took great pleasure in spend- Harms His life will be celebrated at North ing time with family and friends and Dakota Veteran’s Cemetery in Man- visiting with every person he met. He was always very interested in their life stories. dan, North Dakota. In lieu of ﬂ owers, the family is requesting He was known for his unique sense of humor. John is survived by his wife, Lauren; daugh- that donations be made to the Knappa High ter Mary Harms Grebner of Albany, Oregon, School baseball program. Rick William King Astoria Feb. 20, 1947 — Aug. 29, 2016 FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 68 53 Clouds breaking, a shower in the afternoon Clouds giving way to some sun ALMANAC Sun and areas of low clouds Full Salem 53/75 Newport 52/63 Sep 16 Coos Bay 54/69 New Sep 23 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 11:31 a.m. none Low 1.9 ft. Pole ﬁ re knocks out power in Astoria Ontario 48/77 Burns 34/74 The Daily Astorian Klamath Falls 37/78 Lakeview 41/77 Ashland 49/83 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 62 64 68 68 65 72 78 68 61 66 Today Lo 36 38 54 50 56 37 53 53 52 54 W c c pc c c pc pc c c c Hi 73 74 71 78 65 78 86 73 63 68 Wed. Lo 34 40 53 47 57 38 51 51 49 52 W s s s pc pc s s pc pc pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 67 66 67 72 68 65 61 67 66 75 Today Lo 51 51 56 56 53 56 48 52 55 46 W c c c c c c c c c c Hi 70 75 72 81 75 67 70 77 71 79 Wed. Lo 51 53 55 51 51 57 48 47 54 46 W pc s pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Hi 92 72 90 84 92 90 80 49 86 90 92 96 79 94 88 94 88 81 91 88 95 80 74 67 92 Baker 36/73 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 Tonight's Sky: Low in the east, Pegasus the Flying Horse spreads his wings across the eastern sky at nightfall, with Andromeda the Princess to his lower left. Today Lo 70 66 75 54 74 73 65 35 75 73 75 73 59 77 76 69 78 70 73 71 78 58 57 55 73 La Grande 43/73 Roseburg 56/81 Brookings 55/75 Sep 30 John Day 47/75 Bend 38/74 Medford 53/86 UNDER THE SKY High 6.3 ft. 7.5 ft. Prineville 42/76 Lebanon 52/77 Eugene 50/78 Last Pendleton 51/75 The Dalles 55/79 Portland 56/72 Sunset tonight ........................... 7:44 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday .................... 6:44 a.m. Moonrise today ......................... 11:56 a.m. Moonset today ......................... 10:28 p.m. City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC 69 55 Partly sunny and nice Tillamook 52/65 SUN AND MOON Time 5:56 a.m. 5:34 p.m. 71 55 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 55/68 Precipitation Monday ............................................ 0.25" Month to date ................................... 0.82" Normal month to date ....................... 0.30" Year to date .................................... 41.66" Normal year to date ........................ 38.65" Sep 9 SATURDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Monday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 68°/55° Normal high/low ........................... 69°/51° Record high ............................ 87° in 2014 Record low ............................. 43° in 1969 First FRIDAY 68 56 55 A shower early; otherwise, mostly cloudy THURSDAY W s r pc pc pc s t sh sh s pc s pc t t s t c pc pc t s s c s Hi 93 77 90 83 82 91 85 53 87 90 89 96 82 92 89 94 92 84 91 91 95 83 78 69 92 Wed. Lo 71 67 74 53 69 74 67 31 75 75 72 75 62 77 78 71 76 71 75 73 78 59 59 55 76 PUBLIC MEETINGS APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 503-861-0929 O VER Mattresses, Furniture 3 A 0 RS & More! Cannon Beach City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. WEDNESDAY Astoria Maritime Memorial Committee, 1 p.m., Holiday Inn Express, 204 W. Marine Drive. Seaside Improvement Com- mission, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Gearhart City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 698 Pacifi c Way. OREGON Monday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 2-7-5-1 4 p.m.: 6-2-9-8 7 p.m.: 1-6-6-1 10 p.m.: 6-0-1-9 Monday’s Megabucks: 3-10-16-19-31-35 Estimated jackpot: $1.4 million WASHINGTON Monday’s Daily Game: 0-4-3 Monday’s Hit 5: 06-11-12- 29-33 Estimated jackpot: $100,000 Monday’s Keno: 05-10-18- 24-25-26-31-32-35-36-49- 52-54-55-58-60-67-68-74-76 Monday’s Lotto: 03-17-26- 36-38-47 Estimated jackpot: $5.4 million Monday’s Match 4: 08-14- 16-23 OBITUARY POLICY PACKAGE DEALS TSOP C LA U Y C O NT Friday, Sept. 9 DRAKE, Michele Louise Ann (Simpson) — Memorial at 1 p.m., St. John’s Catholic Church, 414 E. Broadway Ave., in Mon- tesano, Washington. Reception follows in the parish hall. A pri- vate graveside service will be held at the Brandt family plot at Greenwood Cemetery in Astoria at a later date. TUESDAY Seaside Library Board, 4:30 p.m., 1131 Broadway. Miles Crossing Sanitary Sewer District Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business. Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Seaside Planning Commis- sion, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. reported around 7:20 a.m. Tuesday on a pole near Asto- ria High School carrying mul- tiple circuits. The outage affected as many as 3,500 customers around Astoria. LOTTERIES MEMORIALS Saturday, Sept. 10 LARSON, Sheree — Celebration of life from noon to 1 p.m., Bethany Lutheran Church, 451 34th St. Reception follows from 1 to 4 p.m., Astoria Elks Lodge, 453 11th St. Hughes-Ransom Mor- tuary & Crematory in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Visit www.hughes-ransom.com to share memories and sign the guest book. APPLIANCE YE A chemical reaction caused a electric pole ﬁ re and outages near Astoria Tuesday, accord- ing to Paciﬁ c Power. Spokesman Tom Gauntt said salt, dust and other residue can gather on power equip- ment. “A good rain comes in, and that causes a chemi- cal reaction that causes a pole ﬁ re,” he said. Gauntt said a pop was Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W s sh pc s t pc t c sh s t s pc s pc s pc pc pc s pc s s pc s Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. IN Rick William King lost his battle with cancer at Englund Marine & Industrial Supply. He could ﬁ nd just what the customer needed. on Aug. 29, 2016, at the age of 69. Rick loved the North Coast. He took up surf- He was born in Astoria, Oregon, to William R. “Bill” and Helen D. (Alm) King on Feb. 20, 1947. ing and became known as “Whitey” to the local surfers. Indian Beach was his favor- The folks took him home to Fern Acres ite surf spot. He shared that love with in Olney. He lived most of his 69 years his nephews and they spent many great there. times together at the beach. That led As a youngster, Rick participated in him to Hawaii and a new “family.” Cub Scouts, 4-H and the Olney Teen- Good surf, good friends, ﬁ ne food. If age Club. His love for dancing started he wasn’t surﬁ ng he was paddling out- there. He took special delight in work- rigger canoes. ing on the many special events the His most valuable role came as Teenage Club put on for the commu- caregiver to his parents. He nurtured nity. Many a good time was spent at the them both until they died. Not many river with neighbors. Family was also a big part of his Rick William King men would do that. He truly was a beloved son, favorite uncle, great life. Many summers were spent at Sil- ver Lake waterskiing, paddleboarding and just cousin and friend and the best big brother ever. being kids. He and the cousins tinkered with old He will be missed by so many. Rick is survived by his sister Susan (Peter) cars, hydroplanes and any kind of engines. A bond that lasted a lifetime. This led to his racing hydro- Chase of Port Angeles, Washington; nephews Darren (Shannon) of Redmond, Washington, planes and restoring a ’67 Chevy station wagon. Rick graduated from Astoria High School Todd (Karin) of Port Angeles, Washington, and in 1965. In later years, he was recruited for the Jedediah (Keturah) Chase of Lilongwe, Malawi, alumni committee that arranged class reunions. Africa; an uncle George King of Kelso, Washing- After graduation he enrolled at Clatsop College ton, and numerous cousins. Please join the family on Saturday, Sept. 10, where he earned his a ssociate of s cience degree. The six men in his class became lifelong friends. 2016, at 1 p.m. at the Olney Grange for a Cele- Next he joined the U.S. Navy. He spent bration of Life for Rick. We will be having a pot- four years in the service including two tours in luck meal and a time to share your favorite mem- ories about Rick. In honor of his love for Hawaii, Vietnam. On his return home he went to work for Fisher please wear Hawaiian attire. In lieu of ﬂ owers, gifts can be made to Olney Bros. Industrial where he learned the ins and outs of industrial supply. He ended his working career Grange. HOURS OPEN: MON-FRI 8-6 • SATURDAY 9-5 • SUNDAY 10-4 We Service What We Sell The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a ﬂ ag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 9 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Death notices and upcoming services will be published at no charge. Notices must be submitted by 9 a.m. the day of publication. Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at www.dailyastorian.com/forms/obits, by email at ewilson@dailyastorian.com, placed via the funeral home or in person at The Daily Asto- rian ofﬁ ce, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. For more information, call 503-325-3211, ext. 257. 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