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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
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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
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Klamath Falls
37/78
Lakeview
41/77
Ashland
49/83
REGIONAL CITIES
City
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Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
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TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
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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
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Roseburg
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Brookings
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Sep 30
John Day
47/75
Bend
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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
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Tillamook
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SUN AND MOON
Time
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5:34 p.m.
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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
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APPLIANCE
AND HOME
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503-861-0929
O VER
Mattresses, Furniture
3 A 0
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& 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
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Monday’s Daily Game:
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Monday’s Hit 5: 06-11-12-
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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.
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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.
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