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A7 THE ASTORIAN • TuESdAy, AuguST 6, 2019 OBITUARIES Calvin Maurice Brown Astoria 1934 — 2019 AP Photo/John Minchillo Mourners gather for a vigil at the scene of a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio. As death count rises in shootings, a familiar aftermath for country By MATT SEDENSKY and ASTRID GALVAN Associated Press EL PASO, Texas — Anguished families planned funerals in two U.S. cities, politicians pointed fingers and a nation numbed by gun violence wondered what might come next Monday as the death toll from two weekend mass shootings rose to more than 30. The attacks 1,300 miles apart — at a packed shop- ping center in El Paso, Texas, and a popular night- life stretch in Dayton, Ohio — also injured doz- ens more. They became the newest entries on an ever-growing list of mass shooting sites and spurred discussion on where to lay the blame. President Donald Trump cited mental illness and video games but steered away from talk of curbing gun sales. For all the back-to-back horror of innocent people slain amid everyday life, decades of an unmistakably American problem of gun violence ensured it wasn’t entirely shocking. Even as the familiar post-shooting rituals played out in both cities, others clung to life in hospitals, with two new fatalities recorded among those injured at the shooting at the Walmart in El Paso. As in a litany of other shooting sites before, the public juggled stories of the goodness seen in lives cut short with inklings of the demented motives of the shooters, and on-scene heroics with troubling ideol- ogies that may have sparked the bloodshed. Equally familiar, Wash- ington reacted along party lines, with Trump’s vague suggestion of openness to new gun laws met with skepticism by an opposition that has heard similar talk before. “Hate has no place in America,” the presi- dent declared in a 10-min- ute speech from the White House Diplomatic Recep- tion Room, condemn- ing racism and rehashing national conversations on treatment for mental health, depiction of violence in the media, and discourse on the internet. A racist screed authori- ties were working to con- firm was left by the alleged perpetrator in the Texas shooting, 21-year-old Pat- rick Crusius, mirrored some of Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric. Some, like Ernesto Carrillo, whose brother- in-law Ivan Manzano was killed in the Walmart attack, said the president shares blame for inflammatory language Carrillo called a “campaign of terror.” “His work as a generator of hate ended in this,” said Carrillo, who crossed the border from Ciudad Juárez on Monday for a meeting in El Paso with Mexico’s for- eign minister. “Thanks to him, this is all happening.” Trump, in turn, tweeted that the media “contributed greatly to the anger and rage that has built up.” Trump suggested a bill to expand gun back- ground checks could be combined with his long- sought effort to toughen the nation’s immigration sys- tem, but gave no rationale for the pairing. Studies have repeatedly shown immi- grants have a lower level of criminality than those born in the U.S., both shooting suspects were citizens, and federal officials are investi- gating anti-immigrant bias as a potential motive in the Texas massacre. Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, a leading voice on gun reform since the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in his state rattled the country with the slaughter of 20 children, immediately dismissed the president’s proposal as meaningless. “Tying background checks to immigration reform is a transparent play to do noth- ing,” he wrote on Twitter. Whatever the political back-and-forth, or the re-en- ergized presence of gun con- trol talk on the presidential campaign trail, the very real consequences of gun vio- SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TODAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY lence were still being bared by victims badly injured in the two states. In both incidents, a young white male was iden- tified as the lone suspect. Though authorities were eyeing racism as a possi- ble factor in Texas, where the alleged shooter has been booked on murder charges, in Ohio police said there was no indication of a sim- ilar motivation. Police in Dayton responded in about 30 seconds early Sunday and fatally shot 24-year- old Connor Betts. While the gunman was white and six of the nine killed were black, police said the quick- ness of the rampage made any discrimination in the shooting seem unlikely. Betts’ sister was also among the dead. “It seems to just defy believability he would shoot his own sister, but it’s also hard to believe that he didn’t recognize it was his sister, so we just don’t know,” said Dayton Police Chief Rich- ard Biehl. Ohio Gov. Mike DeW- ine visited the scene Sunday and said policymakers must consider: “Is there anything we can do in the future to make sure something like this does not happen?” Hours later, hundreds of people stood at a vigil and vented their frustra- tion at the Republican gov- ernor, interrupting him with chants of “Make a change!” and “Do something!” as he talked about the victims. “People are angry, and they’re upset. They should be,” said Jennifer Alfrey, 24, of Middletown, who added that she didn’t agree with interrupting the vigil but understood why so many did. In Texas, where 22 were killed, authorities said the accused shooter drove nearly 10 hours from his home in a Dallas suburb. Authorities seemed to take some solace in knowing the shooter wasn’t one of their own. “It’s not what we’re about,” El Paso Mayor Dee Margo said. FRIDAY SATURDAY On July 26, 2019, Calvin Maurice Surging Waves, opened in Astoria in May Brown, 85, passed away after a long bat- 2014. Calvin is survived by his wife of 45 tle with Lewy body dementia. Calvin was years, Agnes Brown. His family born in Astoria in 1934. He was includes his son, Craig Brown, the son of Jue-Shee and Kee daughter-in-law, Holly Brown, Wong-Brown. He worked in the son, Kirk Brown, and daughter, canneries as a child. Kimi Wong. Surviving siblings He joined the Air Force, and proudly served across Europe include Richard Wong, Fred during the Korean War. Brown, Thomas Wong, George Mendoza and Mabel Men- Calvin went on to gradu- doza, and sisters-in-law, Debo- ate from Oregon State Univer- rah Brown and Marilyn Brown. sity in electrical engineering. He Calvin has five grandchildren, worked at the Bonneville Power Calvin Brown Haydn Doggett, Gunnar Dog- Administration for over 30 years, gett, Clifford Brown, Gabrielle and then retired and moved back Brown and Jordan Brown. to Astoria. Calvin was preceded in death by his His hobbies were numerous. He was a private pilot, and enjoyed fishing and hunt- mother, Jue-Shee Brown-Wong; his father, ing, but his true passion was spending time Kee Brown-Wong; brothers, Yen Wong with his family and friends. He was very and Phillip Brown; and sisters, Betty generous and always willing to assist his Wong, Marcel Wong and Dorothy Brown. A memorial service is being held on family and his friends. Coffee, good food and a hyper degree of safety were the three Aug. 9, 2019, at 11 a.m., at Hughes-Ran- som Mortuary, 576 12th St. in Astoria, essentials to his everyday life. He was proud of his Chinese heritage, Oregon. A special thank you to the staff of Lau- and was instrumental in helping design and build a park honoring the Chinese commu- rel Parc Brightway Memory Care facility. Messages of condolence may be sent at nity’s contributions in the Pacific North- west. The park, known as the Garden of www.hughes-ransom.com UK joins Strait of Hormuz mission; Iran slams sanctions By AMIR VAHDAT and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Britain said Monday that it would join a U.S.-led naval security mission in the Strait of Hor- muz, where Iran’s seizure of merchant vessels has raised tensions with the West. Ear- lier, Iran’s foreign minister lambasted recent U.S. finan- cial sanctions against him, calling the move a “failure” for diplomacy. Iranian Foreign Minis- ter Mohammad Javad Zarif told reporters in Tehran that “imposing sanctions against a foreign minister means failure” for any efforts at negotiations, and means the side imposing the measures is “opposing talks.” The U.S. administration last week announced sanc- tions on Zarif, a month after President Donald Trump had imposed similar sanctions on Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The moves are seen as part of Washington’s escalat- ing campaign in what Trump calls “maximum pressure” on the Islamic Republic. The U.S. has increasingly deployed military reinforce- ments to the region amid unspecified threats from Iran in the wake of Trump’s with- drawal last year from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. Britain’s Ministry of Defense said it “will draw largely on assets already in the region.” It said the Royal Navy will work alongside the U.S. Navy to escort ves- sels through the Strait of Hormuz, which sits at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, a shipping channel for one- fifth of all global crude exports. Two Royal Navy war- ships are currently in the region, the frigate HMS APPLIANCE PACKAGE DEALS APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 503-861-0929 Over 3 A 0 RS IN YE TSOP C LA NTY C OU SUNDAY Mattresses, Furniture & More! MONDAY Clearing 69 59 69 55 Low clouds 70 56 70 57 72 56 Partly sunny; Clouds and sun Partly sunny Clouds and sun pleasant 74 57 Partly sunny REGIONAL FORECAST Aberdeen Olympia 72/58 88/61 Wenatchee Tacoma Moses Lake UNDER THE SKY TODAY'S TIDES Astoria through Sunday Tonight’s Sky: The Great Square of Pegasus is in the eastern night sky after sunset. Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 76/53 Normal high/low .................. 68/54 Record high .................. 92 in 2012 Record low .................... 43 in 1982 Precipitation Sunday ..................................... 0.00” Month to date ........................ 0.19” Normal month to date ......... 0.10” Year to date .......................... 24.68” Normal year to date ........... 37.04” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 Time 5:56 a.m. 6:31 p.m. 6.9 12:05 a.m. 0.7 7.9 12:13 p.m. 0.1 Cape Disappointment 5:29 a.m. 6:09 p.m. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Hammond SUN AND MOON Sunrise today .................. 6:03 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 8:39 p.m. Moonrise today ........... 12:57 p.m. Moonset today ...................... none First Full Last New 5:39 a.m. 6:18 p.m. Warrenton 5:51 a.m. 6:26 p.m. Knappa 6:33 a.m. 7:08 p.m. Depoe Bay Aug 7 Aug 15 Aug 23 Aug 30 4:42 a.m. 5:24 p.m. 6.5 11:24 a.m. 0.0 7.5 none 7.2 11:42 a.m. 0.2 8.2 none 7.3 11:57 a.m. 0.2 8.3 none 7.1 1:06 a.m. 8.1 1:14 p.m. 0.6 0.1 6.9 10:51 a.m. 0.4 8.1 11:54 p.m. 0.9 City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Honolulu Houston Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC Today Hi/Lo/W 91/72/pc 84/69/pc 83/67/t 96/76/pc 93/65/pc 89/79/r 94/79/pc 85/65/pc 89/76/t 86/74/t 106/88/pc 71/58/pc 91/74/pc Wed. Hi/Lo/W 90/74/t 85/73/t 87/68/s 99/79/pc 91/62/t 89/79/pc 95/78/s 83/64/pc 90/78/t 84/72/t 104/87/t 70/58/pc 91/73/t Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 96/61 Kennewick Walla Walla 103/73 Lewiston 103/64 103/70 Hermiston The Dalles 104/67 Enterprise Pendleton 93/61 101/67 100/70 La Grande 97/63 90/59 NATIONAL CITIES High (ft.) Time Low (ft.) Pullman 101/67 87/59 Salem 96/67 Yakima 102/66 Longview 69/58 Portland 91/64 Spokane 99/73 87/57 89/56 Astoria ALMANAC HOURS OPEN: MON-FRI 8-6 * SATURDAY * SUNDAY 10-4 We Service What We Sell Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Seattle 69 58 Montrose and the destroyer HMS Duncan. The Mon- trose is due to leave for planned repairs later this month. Britain has been giv- ing U.K.-flagged vessels in the region a naval escort since the Iran’s Revolution- ary Guards seized a Brit- ish-flagged oil tanker last month. Some Iranian offi- cials suggested the seizure of the Stena Impero was retaliation for the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker off the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. European nations have been reluctant to take part in the U.S. naval mission, and Germany has said it will not be involved. Last month, then-U.K. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced that the U.K. would join with Euro- pean allies to form a “mari- time protection mission” in the strait. Corvallis 86/58 Albany 88/58 John Day Eugene Bend 89/58 94/56 97/62 Ontario 102/69 Caldwell Burns 95/54 101/66 Medford 97/64 Klamath Falls 90/51 City Baker City Brookings Ilwaco Newberg Newport Today Hi/Lo/W 97/56/pc 65/53/pc 67/59/pc 90/58/s 65/58/pc Wed. Hi/Lo/W 97/57/pc 65/53/pc 66/59/c 84/58/c 64/57/c City North Bend Roseburg Seaside Springfi eld Vancouver Today Hi/Lo/W 68/60/pc 88/61/s 70/58/pc 90/58/s 90/61/s Wed. Hi/Lo/W 68/57/pc 81/61/pc 69/59/c 81/57/pc 84/61/pc
