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A7 THE ASTORIAN • THuRSdAy, OcTObER 24, 2019 Trump linked Ukraine aid to demand for probe OBITUARIES Violet Grove Skipper Astoria Jan. 14, 1924 — Oct. 16, 2019 On Oct. 16, 2019, at the age of 95, Vio- ters, who lived in Washington, Michigan and let Dorvinen Grove Skipper left this world Georgia, came for a reunion. while the music “When we all get to Heaven, Violet was a great hostess. In later years, what a day of rejoicing that will she had a large get-together of be” was playing in her room in friends and family each Christ- mas Eve, where lutefisk took cen- Astoria, Oregon. Violet Fannie Dorvinen was ter stage. born Jan. 14, 1924, in Oskar, a Walter passed away on March small rural community in the 18, 1993, in Astoria. Violet mar- ried their good friend Richard Upper Peninsula of Michigan. She (Dick) Frank Skipper on Feb. was the first child born to Felix 14, 1994, in Astoria. Dick and Walter Dorvinen and Fannie Kus- tava Heikkila Dorvinen. Walt had been classmates in high Violet’s parents were children school, and had continued to be of Finnish immigrants to Mich- Violet Skipper good friends throughout their igan. As they lived in a commu- lives. His first wife, Ellen Rautio nity that was primarily Finnish, Skipper, had also passed away the she and her siblings, Robert (Bob) previous year. and Margaret (Margie), all learned Violet and Dick moved to to speak Finnish at a young age. A Knappa, Oregon, where they spent fourth child, Beatrice, only lived 13 years together until Dick died to be 2 months old. Violet often July 22, 2007. Violet said, “I had held and cared for her baby sister. a happy life with two wonderful Violet attended a one-room husbands who took good care of school in Liminga, Michigan, that me.” was located on the corner of the In 2010, Violet took some fam- farm that her mother grew up on, and on ily members back to visit her roots in the which her father tried to earn a livelihood. Upper Peninsula of Michigan. She was His last potato crop, in 1935, cost more to blind by that time, but enjoyed large family ship to Chicago than he got for the potatoes, reunions with both her mother’s and father’s so the family decided to move to the Pacific sides of the family. When Violet was no longer able to live Northwest to see if their prospects might be alone, she moved to Clatsop Retirement Vil- better. Felix got a job falling trees in the virgin lage, and then later to Kancharla’s Grand forest of Big Creek in Knappa, Oregon, and Adult Foster Home, where she lived until the family bought a small farm in Svensen. the end of her life. Violet attended Knappa schools from eighth She and her family are very apprecia- grade through high school, graduating in tive of the caring services these fine estab- lishments provided. The family would also 1942. She worked in Portland for a time during like to thank Lower Columbia Hospice for the war, then in Astoria. their compassionate service over the last two On May 19, 1945, in the Norwegian months. Lutheran Church in Astoria, Violet mar- Besides her husbands, Violet was pre- ried Walter Stanley Grove, who was a war- ceded in death by her parents and siblings. rant officer in the Navy. In 1949, they started She is survived by Richard Skipper’s chil- a poultry farm in Burnside, Oregon, near dren and grandchildren; by her sister-in-law, Svensen. Grove’s Poultry Farm sold fryers Esther Hekala Dorvinen; and by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. throughout the North Coast for 30 years. Violet was a hard worker. “My philos- A memorial service will be held at the ophy on life,” she said, “is work hard and Crossroads Community Church in Svensen enjoy life.” She planted and tended beautiful at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. A reception flower gardens, and especially loved roses. will follow in the fellowship hall. For years, she and Walt would put on a Committal will be at Greenwood Ceme- large chicken barbecue on the Fourth of tery in Astoria at 3:30 that afternoon. All are July on their unique patio overlooking the invited. Columbia River. The year 1964 was espe- Funeral arrangements are by Caldwell’s cially memorable, as all her mother’s sis- Luce-Layton Mortuary. Kevin Dean Hawkins Sr. Astoria Feb. 12, 1957 — Oct. 13, 2019 WASHINGTON — A top U.S. diplo- mat testified Tuesday that President Don- ald Trump was holding back military aid for Ukraine unless the country agreed to inves- tigate Democrats and a company linked to Joe Biden’s family, providing lawmakers with a detailed new account of the quid pro quo central to the impeachment probe. In a lengthy opening statement to House investigators obtained by The Associated Press, William Taylor described Trump’s demand that “everything” President Volody- myr Zelensky wanted, including vital aid to counter Russia, hinged on making a public vow that Ukraine would investigate Demo- crats going back to the 2016 U.S. election as well as a company linked to the family of Trump’s potential 2020 Democratic rival. Taylor testified that what he discovered in Kyiv was the Trump administration’s “irregular” back channel to foreign policy led by the president’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and “ultimately alarming circum- stances” that threatened to erode the United States’ relationship with a budding Eastern European ally facing Russian aggression. In a date-by-date account, detailed across several pages, the seasoned diplomat who came out of retirement to take over as charge d’affaires at the embassy in Ukraine details his mounting concern as he realized Trump was trying to put the newly elected president of the young democracy “in a pub- lic box.” “I sensed something odd,” he testified, describing a trio of Trump officials planning a call with Zelenskiy, including one, Ambas- sador Gordon Sondland, who wanted to make sure “no one was transcribing or mon- itoring” it. Lawmakers who emerged after nearly 10 hours of the private deposition were stunned at Taylor’s account, which some Democrats said established a “direct line” to the quid pro quo at the center of the impeachment probe. “It was shocking,” said Rep. Karen Bass, a California Democrat. “It was very clear that it was required — if you want the assis- tance, you have to make a public statement.” She characterized it as “it’s this for that.” Rep. Dina Titus, a Democrat from Nevada, said, “You can see how damning this is.” Titus said, “This certainly makes it pretty clear what was going on. And it was a quid pro quo.” The account reaches to the highest lev- els of the administration, drawing in Vice President Mike Pence and Trump’s acting Commercial fisherman Kevin He is survived by his wife, Dean Hawkins, 62, of Astoria, Pamela Sue Hawkins; daugh- ter Tennille (John); son Kevin Jr. went to be with his Lord on Sun- day, Oct. 13, 2019. (Niki); daughter Kristina (Rich- ard); daughter Teresa (John); broth- He was born Feb. 12, 1957, in Muleshoe, Texas, to Benjamin ers Kent (Sue) and Mark (Lisa); Kenneth Hawkins and Myrtle Lou brothers-in-law Greg (Debby) and Grant (Janelle); 11 grandchil- Higgenbotham. Kevin married Pamela Sue dren; two great-grandchildren; and Eastland on Feb. 22, 1980, in numerous nephews and nieces and Astoria. extended family members. Kevin Hawkins Kevin was a commercial fisher- Kevin was preceded in death by man for 40-plus years, an avid hunter and a a brother, Harvey, and a sister in law, Patricia. loving family man. He loved to make peo- A celebration of life will be held Nov. 4 ple laugh. at 4 p.m. at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds. CLATSOP POWER EQUIPMENT , INC. OBITUARY POLICY SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS The Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a flag 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 DailyAstorian.com/forms/obits, by email at ewilson@dailyastorian.com, placed via the funeral home or in person at The Astorian office, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. For more information, call 503-325-3211, ext. 257. SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, and slices at the core of the Republican defense of the administration and the president’s insistence of no wrongdoing. It also lays bare the struggle between Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton and those who a previous State Department witness described as the “three amigos” — Sondland, Energy Secretary Rick Perry and special envoy Kurt Volker — who were involved in the alternative Ukraine policy vis-a-vis Russia. It’s illegal to seek or receive contribu- tions of value from a foreign entity for a U.S. election. “President Trump has done nothing wrong,” said White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham. “This is a coordinated smear campaign from far-left lawmakers and radical unelected bureaucrats waging war on the Constitution. There was no quid pro quo.” Taylor’s appearance was among the most anticipated before House investigators because of a series of text messages with the other diplomats in which he called Trump’s attempt to hold back military aid to Ukraine “crazy.” His testimony opens a new front in the impeachment inquiry, and it calls into ques- tion the account from Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, who told Congress last week that he did not fully remember some details of the events and was initially unaware that the gas company Burisma was tied to the Bidens. Taylor told lawmakers that Sondland, a wealthy businessman who donated $1 mil- lion to Trump’s inauguration, was aware of the demands and later admitted he made a mistake by telling the Ukrainians that mili- tary assistance was not contingent on agree- ing to Trump’s requests. “In fact, Ambassador Sondland said, ‘everything’ was dependent on such an announcement, including the security assis- tance,” Taylor recalled. “Ambassador Sondland told me that President Trump had told him that he wants President Zelensky to state publicly that Ukraine will investigate Burisma and alleged Ukrainian interference in the 2016 U.S. election,” Taylor said about a Sept. 1 phone call between them. Taylor apparently kept detailed records of conversations and documents, including two personal notebooks, lawmakers said. The retired diplomat, a former Army offi- cer, had been serving as executive vice pres- ident at the U.S. Institute of Peace, a nonpar- tisan think tank founded by Congress, when he was appointed to run the embassy in Kyiv after Trump suddenly recalled Ambas- sador Maria Yovanovitch. By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATT LEE Associated Press 34912 HWY 101 BUS • ASTORIA 503-325-0792 • 1-800-220-0792 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY REGIONAL FORECAST Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Seattle 64 47 58 44 58 39 Sunshine and A brief shower Mostly sunny pleasant or two 58 36 56 36 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny 55 37 Plenty of sun 53 37 Plenty of sun Aberdeen Olympia 63/46 61/47 Wenatchee Tacoma Moses Lake 62/43 ALMANAC UNDER THE SKY TODAY'S TIDES Astoria through Tuesday Tonight’s Sky: Triangulum be- tween Andromeda and Aries. Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 59/43 Normal high/low .................. 59/43 Record high .................. 79 in 1937 Record low .................... 34 in 1961 Precipitation Tuesday ................................... 0.71” Month to date ........................ 6.92” Normal month to date ......... 3.68” Year to date .......................... 38.71” Normal year to date ........... 43.92” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 Time 11:07 a.m. 7.4 4:45 a.m. 11:01 p.m. 7.4 5:12 p.m. Cape Disappointment 10:45 a.m. 7.1 3:52 a.m. 10:39 p.m. 7.1 4:30 p.m. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Hammond SUN AND MOON Sunrise today .................. 7:44 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 6:14 p.m. Moonrise today .............. 3:01 a.m. Moonset today .............. 5:01 p.m. New First Full Last 10:55 a.m. 7.7 4:13 a.m. 10:49 p.m. 7.8 4:46 p.m. Warrenton 11:02 a.m. 7.8 4:29 a.m. 10:56 p.m. 7.8 4:56 p.m. Knappa 11:44 a.m. 7.7 5:46 a.m. 11:38 p.m. 7.7 6:13 p.m. Depoe Bay Oct 27 Nov 4 Nov 12 Nov 19 10:00 a.m. 7.7 3:22 a.m. 9:51 p.m. 7.6 3:58 p.m. 0.1 1.6 0.0 1.7 0.0 1.7 0.2 1.7 0.1 1.4 0.1 2.0 City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Honolulu Houston Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC Today Hi/Lo/W Fri. Hi/Lo/W 71/55/pc 67/51/s 50/36/c 72/46/r 43/25/pc 87/75/s 83/61/pc 97/62/s 88/77/t 67/50/s 87/59/s 85/59/s 71/50/s 67/59/c 62/48/pc 52/38/c 58/46/r 61/38/s 87/76/s 66/50/t 92/63/s 88/79/pc 64/49/s 85/56/s 83/55/s 69/53/pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 59/41 Hermiston The Dalles 64/38 Enterprise Pendleton 56/36 64/42 64/40 La Grande 59/38 66/44 NATIONAL CITIES High (ft.) Time Low (ft.) 56/41 Kennewick Walla Walla 62/45 Lewiston 64/37 64/45 Salem Pullman 62/36 Longview 64/47 Portland 68/46 54/38 Yakima 60/35 62/43 Astoria Spokane 57/39 Corvallis 66/42 Albany 66/42 John Day Eugene Bend 65/41 67/41 63/38 Ontario 60/27 Caldwell Burns 58/21 58/30 Medford 74/38 Klamath Falls 67/26 City Baker City Brookings Ilwaco Newberg Newport Today Hi/Lo/W 58/28/s 75/50/pc 62/48/s 67/42/s 64/49/s Fri. Hi/Lo/W 62/31/s 67/49/s 57/46/sh 62/38/pc 60/44/c City North Bend Roseburg Seaside Springfi eld Vancouver Today Hi/Lo/W 68/49/s 71/42/s 65/47/s 67/42/s 66/44/s Fri. Hi/Lo/W 64/44/c 70/42/s 58/44/sh 68/37/c 61/41/pc
