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A7 THE ASTORIAN • SATuRdAy, dEcEmbER 7, 2019 Pensacola shooter was Saudi aviation student By BILL KACZOR and BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press PENSACOLA, Fla. — An aviation stu- dent from Saudi Arabia opened fire in a class- room building at the Naval Air Station in Pen- sacola on Friday morning, a U.S. official said, an attack that left three dead in addition to the assailant. The assault was the second at a U.S. Navy base this week and prompted a massive law enforcement response and a lockdown at the base. The student, who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy, was a second lieutenant in the Saudi Air Force, said two U.S. officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to disclose information that had not yet been made public. The officials said authorities were investigat- ing whether the attack was terrorism-related. Saudi state media did not immediately report on the shooting. The kingdom has relied on the U.S. to train its military. Base commander Capt. Tim Kinsella confirmed at a news conference that the shooter was an avi- ation trainee at the base. He would not com- ment on his nationality or possible links to terrorism. Twelve people were hurt in the attack, including two sheriff’s deputies who were the first to respond, one of whom killed the shooter, Escambia County Sheriff David Mor- gan said. One of the deputies was shot in the arm and the other in the knee, and both were expected to recover, he said. All of the shooting took place in one class- room and the shooter used a handgun, author- ities said. Kinsella noted that weapons are not allowed on the base. The base remained closed until further notice and those still there would be evacu- ated when authorities decided it was safe to do so, Kinsella said. Lucy Samford, 31, said her husband, a Navy reservist and civilian worker on the base, was about 500 yards from where the shooting happened. She said she got a call from him a little after 7 a.m. and “one of the first things out of his mouth was, ‘I love you. Tell the kids I love them. I just want you to know there’s an active shooter on base.’” Her husband, whom she declined to iden- tify, later told her he was OK. President Donald Trump tweeted his con- dolences to the families of the victims and noted that he had received a phone call from Saudi King Salman. He said the king told him that “the Saudi people are greatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter, and that this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the Saudi people who love the American people.” One of the Navy’s most historic and sto- ried bases, Naval Air Station sprawls along the waterfront southwest of downtown Pen- sacola and dominates the economy of the sur- rounding area. Part of the Pensacola base resembles a col- lege campus, with buildings where 60,000 members of the Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard receive training each year in multiple fields of aviation. The base’s train- ing program includes a couple hundred from countries outside the U.S., Kinsella said. The base is home is home to the Blue Angels flight demonstration team, and includes the National Naval Aviation Museum, a popular regional tourist attraction. The shooting is the second at a U.S. naval base this week. A sailor whose submarine was docked at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, opened fire on three civilian employees Wednesday, kill- ing two before taking his own life. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that the House is moving forward to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. nation. The speaker delivered her historic announcement in solemn tones at the Capitol, drawing on the Constitution and the Found- ing Fathers in forcefully claiming Congress’ oversight of the president in the nation’s system of checks and balances. Democrats are already beginning to prepare the formal charges, pushing toward House votes, possi- bly before Christmas. “Sadly, but with confidence and humility, with allegiance to our founders and a heart full of love for America, today I am ask- ing our chairmen to proceed with articles of impeachment,” Pelosi said. Seemingly eager to fight, Trump tweeted that if Democrats “are going to impeach me, do it now, fast.” Though he has fought the House investigation, trying to bar current and former officials from testifying, he said he now wants to move on to a “fair trial” in the Senate. Approval of articles of impeachment is considered likely in the Democratic-majority House. Conviction in a following trial in the Republican-dominated Senate seems very unlikely. TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Beaverton July 1, 1939 — Nov. 19, 2019 Tom Stokes Jr. passed away peacefully Brothers Big Sisters agency while teach- in his home Nov. 19, 2019, after a cou- ing at Clatsop Community College. He rageous battle with cancer. He was sur- and his “Little Brother” became lifelong rounded by close friends and friends. Tom’s support resulted his beloved pup, “Sugar.” In in his Little Brother attending a university, growing the Port- his 80 years, he lived a full life, land/Vancouver, Washington, and touched the lives of many Big Brothers Big Sisters agency people. that serves thousands of chil- Tom was born in Astoria, dren and carrying on Tom’s leg- Oregon, July 1, 1939, to Helen acy with his own Little Brother. and Thomas Stokes. After A natural showman, Tom graduating from Astoria High drew people to him wherever School, he served in the Air he went. Describing himself Force at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, and Thule Air Thomas Stokes Jr. as an “extrovert with a capital E,” Tom learned to play piano Force Base in Greenland. Following his military service, Tom entirely by ear as a boy, and over the years returned to San Antonio, Texas, to earn went on to entertain people in piano bars his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in across the country. Tom believed that living a successful psychology at St. Mary’s University in 1971. In 1988, Tom fulfilled a lifelong life requires having healthy relationships, goal when he earned his doctor of psy- first with oneself and then with others. chology degree from Pacific University in He believed that the core component to Forest Grove. building healthy relationships is love and Tom was dedicated to the idea that all acceptance. In 2013, Tom published his people have value, potential and choice. book, “Putting Love First,” to share his He was exceptionally gifted at helping insights and further his work in an inspi- people navigate through their personal rational and actionable way. After Tom’s challenges and improve their lives. His passing, it has been said we have one more four-decade career included working with bright star in the heavens to guide us. A celebration of Tom’s life will be held people from all walks of life, and spanned clinical psychology, chemical depen- in March in Beaverton, Oregon. You may dency, trauma and crisis management and receive more information from Autumn Funeral Home. private practice. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Tom loved his many years of work at Providence St. Vincent hospital in Ore- Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia gon and all of the many employees he Northwest at bbbsnorthwest.org or call interacted with over the years. Tom was 503-249-4859. To help continue Tom’s work, please touched by the compassion of so many from the hospital, from the gym to the consider giving time or donating to a shel- ter of your choice. As Tom believed, giv- credit union, that reached out to him. In the early 1970s, Tom started a Big ing of self is the highest gift you can give. Portland Dec. 14, 1971 — Nov. 8, 2019 By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY Thomas J. Stokes Jr. Amy Sue Baker Dems say Trump impeachment charges must come swiftly WASHINGTON — House Democrats moved aggressively to draw up formal arti- cles of impeachment against President Don- ald Trump on Thursday, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying he “leaves us no choice” but to act swiftly because he’s likely to corrupt the system again unless removed before next year’s election. A strictly partisan effort at this point, derided immediately by Trump and other leading Republicans as a sham and a hoax, it is a politically risky undertaking. Demo- crats say it is their duty, in the aftermath of the Ukraine probe, while Republicans say it will drive Pelosi’s majority from office. Congress must act, Pelosi said. “The democracy is what is at stake.” “The president’s actions have seriously violated the Constitution,” she said in a som- ber address at the Capitol. “He is trying to corrupt, once again, the election for his own benefit. The president has engaged in abuse of power, undermining our national secu- rity and jeopardizing the integrity of our elections.” Trump has insisted he did nothing wrong. He tweeted that the Democrats “have gone crazy.” At the core of the impeachment probe is a July phone call with the president of Ukraine, in which Trump pressed the leader to investi- gate Democrats, including political rival Joe Biden. At the same time the White House was withholding military aid from Ukraine, an ally bordering an aggressive Russia. Drafting articles of impeachment is a milestone moment, only the fourth time in U.S. history Congress has tried to remove a president, and it intensifies the rigid and polarizing partisanship of the Trump era that is consuming Washington and dividing the OBITUARIES Amy Sue Baker, 47, passed away on Portland. With her sly charisma, soft chuckle and Nov. 8, 2019. Born on Dec. 14, 1971, Amy was sent acerbic asides, she drew people in. She was often irreverent, like her home in a Christmas stocking, holy trinity of heroes, Johnny a joyful move by nurses at the Cash, Bill Murray and Kris Tillamook County Hospital. Her Kristofferson. She loved many porcelain skin and ginger hair, things purely, some things iron- as bright as that stocking, were ically, and some things both the hallmarks of her beauty all purely and ironically … like her life. pickles. The eighth child in a fam- Being a mother was the most ily that grew to 12 children, she important thing to her, and one was sweet generosity bathed of the last things she did to in ferocity, shyness encased in Amy Baker show her love was to buy her steel. She made her way in the sons a brick in Pioneer Square, world with passion, grit and determination. She was kind and tough inscribed with their names, a permanent remembrance of the completely urban life and proud to be both. While Rockaway was her first home, they all loved, and a token of their mutual she mainly grew up in Astoria, graduating devotion to each other. Amy is survived by her sons Ernie (15) from Astoria High School in 1990. Like several of her sisters, she attended the and Hank (8); their father Michael Camp- University of Portland, earning her politi- bell, her former husband; her mother, San- dra Baker of Seaside, Oregon; and her sib- cal science degree in 1994. Her year in Salzburg, Austria, on an lings, Angela Baker of Sarasota, Florida, exchange program was a life-chang- Valerie Baker of Bend, Oregon, Mark ing highlight. She loved urban life. She Baker of Vancouver, Washington, Brenda got involved in politics working for Sen. Parker of Camas, Washington, Heidi Sue Ron Wyden, where she met her husband, Baker of Portland, Travis Baker of Happy Valley, Oregon, Sally Baker of Port- Michael Campbell. They later moved to Washington, D.C., land, Gabrielle Baker of Portland, Shani- where she gained experience in a lobby- see Baker Eller of Portland and Jacob ing firm, meeting luminaries along the Baker-Mendonca of Portland; as well as way. She returned to Portland, Oregon, in many other loving relatives in her large 1998, to pursue a law degree from Lewis extended family. Amy was preceded in death by her & Clark College and to start a family. She would likely say those were her greatest brother, Benjamin Baker, and her father, accomplishments in life: becoming a law- Bruce Baker. yer, becoming a mother. A debt of gratitude is owed to the pro- But another accomplishment is that she fessional team at Legacy Emanuel Med- built circles of friends at every stage of ical Center in Portland for their loving her life, concentric circles like the rings care of Amy, and her family and friends, in an old-growth tree. She had lifelong during her time there. A remembrance gathering will be held friends from her Astoria adolescence, her college adventures, her law school toils, in Amy’s honor on Dec. 14, 2019, at the her workplaces and her extended Buck- Laurelhurst Club, 3721 S.E. Ankeny St. in man neighborhood “family” in southeast Portland, between 1 and 4 p.m. THURSDAY FRIDAY REGIONAL FORECAST Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Seattle 51 40 51 39 50 38 Cloudy, showers Periods of sun around 50 41 51 43 52 42 53 41 Rain Cloudy, rain possible Cloudy, rain Partly sunny Rain and drizzle possible Aberdeen Olympia 52/43 53/45 Wenatchee Tacoma Moses Lake 52/42 ALMANAC UNDER THE SKY TODAY'S TIDES Astoria through Thursday Tonight’s Sky: Auriga, the charioteer, is low in the northeast at nightfall and passes directly overhead by around midnight. Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 51/37 Normal high/low .................. 50/37 Record high .................. 59 in 1908 Record low .................... 22 in 2013 Precipitation Thursday ................................. 0.00” Month to date ........................ 0.38” Normal month to date ......... 1.77” Year to date .......................... 41.33” Normal year to date ........... 59.14” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Sunrise today .................. 7:44 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 4:30 p.m. Moonrise today ............. 2:30 p.m. Moonset today ............... 2:42 a.m. Last New 9:38 a.m. 7.9 3:15 a.m. 10:19 p.m. 6.3 4:23 p.m. Cape Disappointment 9:17 a.m. 7.5 2:38 a.m. 10:00 p.m. 5.8 3:47 p.m. First 9:25 a.m. 8.2 2:50 a.m. 10:07 p.m. 6.5 4:02 p.m. Warrenton 9:33 a.m. 8.3 2:59 a.m. 10:14 p.m. 6.7 4:07 p.m. Knappa 10:15 a.m. 8.1 4:16 a.m. 10:56 p.m. 6.6 5:24 p.m. Depoe Bay Dec 11 Dec 18 Dec 25 Jan 2 8:34 a.m. 9:19 p.m. 8.1 2:01 a.m. 6.3 3:17 p.m. 2.3 1.5 2.3 1.5 2.5 1.7 2.4 1.6 2.0 1.3 2.7 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 Sun. Hi/Lo/W 61/45/pc 35/22/s 41/35/s 57/46/pc 52/33/pc 82/71/s 68/50/s 63/57/c 80/67/s 38/26/s 72/56/pc 61/52/r 46/30/s 55/47/c 38/34/pc 49/42/c 71/58/pc 50/24/s 84/72/s 74/64/pc 65/50/c 81/68/pc 44/40/pc 69/52/c 58/48/sh 48/41/pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 47/39 Hermiston The Dalles 44/38 Enterprise Pendleton 42/35 48/39 42/38 La Grande 43/37 50/42 NATIONAL CITIES High (ft.) Time Low (ft.) Hammond SUN AND MOON Full Time 44/36 Kennewick Walla Walla 46/36 Lewiston 44/36 51/46 Salem Pullman 44/30 Longview 51/40 Portland 51/44 41/33 Yakima 42/33 50/42 Astoria Spokane 38/31 Corvallis 50/40 Albany 51/43 John Day Eugene Bend 52/41 47/34 46/37 Ontario 44/37 Caldwell Burns 43/29 45/37 Medford 54/39 Klamath Falls 45/33 City Baker City Brookings Ilwaco Newberg Newport Today Hi/Lo/W 40/31/c 55/45/r 51/41/c 50/42/sh 54/43/sh Sun. 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