A5 THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2021 Gunman kills eight in Atlanta-area shootings OBITUARIES Dr. James H. Gilbaugh Jr. Gearhart Feb. 23, 1937 — Feb. 24, 2021 James Herbert Gilbaugh Jr., of Gearhart, Jim and Marilyn Gilbaugh married in died one day into his 84th year, from a heart 1983, blending a family of six active chil- condition. dren, James H. “Jay” Gilbaugh III (Che- Born to James H. and Lil- rie), Mollie Suits, Wendy Kelley lian Gilbaugh and raised in Port- (Steve), Rogan Sloan, Molly Sloan land, he was lovingly known and Annie Sloan (Bryan Wadding- as Dr. Gilbaugh, Dr. Jim, Jim, ton). Ten grandchildren completed Jimmy, Dad and Papa. He wore the happy tribe: Katie Gilbaugh, many hats and titles, to and for Matthew Gilbaugh, Austen Suits, the many who loved him, and he Ryan Suits, Olivia Kelley, the Kel- loved back; his family, extended ley triplets, Tanner, Quinn and Car- family, nieces, nephews, friends son, Marigold Waddington and Far- and patients. rallon Waddington. A lifelong Catholic, Jim was A true renaissance man, Jim born the second child of four. He Dr. James never met an activity or craft he Gilbaugh Jr. is survived by sisters Suzanne didn’t explore. An inventor, he Anderson and Maryann Wood; held several patents and he was an and brother, John Gilbaugh (Mary). Raised author of two books, “Men’s Private Parts” in Eastmoreland , he often referred to his and “Retirement RX,” co-authored with idyllic childhood and the many lifelong Fritz Fraunfelder. friends he made there. He wrote numerous magazine Attending Portland’s Duniway grade articles; a monthly Q & A for Men’s school and Cleveland High School, Jim Health, New England Journal of Medicine graduated from the University of Oregon, and Cosmopolitan among them. He and remaining a lifelong Duck fan and loyal Marilyn traveled the world lecturing and Alpha Tau Omega member. learning. He entered Oregon Health & Science He was a skilled woodworker and bench University, earning his medical degree. He maker. With partner George Beall, you can completed his urologic training at the Mayo fi nd over 40 of their benches along the Ore- Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, while mar- gon Coast and in California and Washing- ried to Linda Mongomery Gilbaugh and ton state. raising a young family. Jim was a printmaker, water color artist, He spent the next two years at Flori- metalsmith, creator of Portland’s City View da’s Eglin Air Force Base, where U.S. Air Vineyards, single-digit golfer and a terrifi c Force Major Gilbaugh, M.D., was a part of fi sherman. His interests never lagged. the m edical c orps. During that time he was To those of us who knew him well, his appointed to the medical group assigned to best talent by far, was remaining a loving Cape Canaveral’s Apollo 11 standby emer- husband, father, family and friends guy. gency team for the fi rst moon landing. Due to the the COVID-19 pandemic, no Completing his military obligation, he service is planned. returned to Portland and began his four To honor Jim, please purchase something decade medical practice, Urologic Consul- at a small, locally owned business in your tants, at St. Vincent Hospital. He belonged area and say: “This is from Jim and a life to numerous professional organizations, well lived.” Hats off to all of you who were receiving distinctions in many. a part of his life. Lawrence E. Reierson Monterey, California Feb. 27, 1934 — March 7, 2021 It is hard to summarize a life lived as Candalee, and two biological children, fully as Lawrence Reierson’s, who died Careen and Lorrie. His stepson, Lonnie, March 7, 2021, at home in Monterey, preceded him in death in 2010. There are California. four grandchildren and one god- Born Feb. 27, 1934, and grow- child, Rabecca Hand. ing up in Elsie, a small logging Leaving Tektronix after 20 community in the Nehalem Val- years, he went to work for Wey- ley, Larry was one of six children, erhaeuser in management devel- with four older sisters and one opment, shifting to Pro-Log, younger brother. a Monterey electronics com- His early education was in pany, becoming general manager, a one-room school. A crack where he liked to say his real job shot, Larry hunted elk and deer, was keeping the owners from kill- learning basic life skills that ing each other. helped feed the family during Lawrence Reierson By this time he had remar- the Great Depression. Spearing ried; this time, successfully, to salmon in the Humbug Creek and picking Star Van Valkenburgh. They were happily elderberries provided supplements to their married for 52 years, completing projects, diet. including building an off -the-grid house in His Uncle Albert, living in a shack on Boulder Creek, California. the Reierson homestead, made his living Leaving Pro-Log in 1986, Larry as a bootlegger. He was full of intriguing started a management consulting company, stories. When Larry was a teenager, brag- Saltwater Institute. This job required exten- ging to his uncle about soon becoming “a sive traveling in the U.S., Europe and Asia loggin’ man like my Pappy,” Uncle Albert training executives of Fortune 500 compa- said, “Look here you little s--t, you get the nies in techniques to better manage their h--l out of here; you don’t belong here. You companies for employee satisfaction and have more to off er!” company success. Larry, a natural peo- Although very confused and disheart- ple-person, taught leaders how to “make ened at the time, Larry would soon fi nd it organizations safe for humans.” would be some of the best advice he ever In retirement, Larry continued to be got. active in community organizations, serv- After getting over the shock, Larry ing on the board of the Kernes p ool, as a joined the U.S. Navy. He served in the member of St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church Korean War, and when discharged, went to and as president of his homeowners asso- work for Tektronix as an electronic techni- ciation, where his skills in management cian, a skill he gained in the Navy. proved useful. He never graduated from college, but Larry mused frequently how unbeliev- was admitted to a master’s program in orga- able it was for a logging camp kid to end up nization development at Pepperdine Uni- as a corporate executive and international versity, based on his life experience. management expert. He enjoyed playing his His fi rst marriage ended in 1969, after 12 guitar, owning a 1960 Corvette and writing years. poetry. He was quick to smile, to laugh and, He is survived by one stepdaughter, mostly, to listen. SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY President Joe Biden said the FBI briefed him on the shootings and noted that Asian Americans are concerned about a recent rise in violence, a surge he has previously con- ATLANTA — A white gunman was demned. He called the attack “very, very charged Wednesday with killing eight troublesome” but was waiting for answers people, most of them women of Asian on the shooter’s motivation. Vice President Kamala Harris off ered descent, at three Atlanta-area massage par- lors in an attack that sent terror through the condolences to the victims’ families. “We’re not yet clear about the motive. Asian American community that’s increas- ingly been targeted during the coronavirus But I do want to say to our Asian Ameri- can community that we stand with you and pandemic. Robert Aaron Long, 21, told police that understand how this has frightened and the attack was not racially motivated and shocked and outraged all people,” said Har- claimed to have a “sex addiction,” with ris, the fi rst Black and South Asian woman authorities saying he apparently lashed out to be vice president. The attack was the sixth mass killing this at what he saw as sources of temptation. Six year in the U.S., and the of the victims were iden- deadliest since the August tifi ed as Asian and seven IT FOLLOWS A 2019 Dayton, Ohio, shoot- were women. ing that left nine people The shootings appear LULL IN MASS dead, according to a data- to be at the “intersec- base compiled by The tion of gender-based vio- KILLINGS Associated Press, USA lence, misogyny and xeno- DURING THE Today and Northeastern phobia,” state Rep. Bee University. Nguyen said, the fi rst Viet- PANDEMIC IN It follows a lull in mass namese American to serve killings during the pan- in the Georgia House and 2020, WHICH demic in 2020, which had a frequent advocate for HAD THE the smallest number of women and communities such assaults in more than of color. SMALLEST a decade, according to the Atlanta Mayor Keisha database, which tracks mass Lance Bottoms said that NUMBER killings defi ned as four or regardless of the shooter’s OF SUCH more dead, not including motivation, “it is unaccept- the shooter. able, it is hateful and it has ASSAULTS IN Many suspects who to stop.” MORE THAN A commit mass shootings Authorities said that have a history of violence they didn’t know if Long DECADE. against women. The kill- ever went to the massage ings horrifi ed the Asian parlors where the shoot- ings occurred but that he was planning to go American community, which saw the shoot- to Florida in a plot to attack “some type of ings as an attack on them, given a recent wave of assaults that coincided with the porn industry.” “He apparently has an issue, what he spread of the coronavirus across the United considers a sex addiction, and sees these States. The virus was fi rst identifi ed in locations as something that allows him to China, and then-President Donald Trump go to these places, and it’s a temptation for and others have used racially charged terms him that he wanted to eliminate,” Chero- to describe it. The attacks began Tuesday evening, kee County sheriff ’s Capt. Jay Baker told when fi ve people were shot at Youngs Asian reporters. When asked whether somebody could Massage Parlor near Woodstock, about 30 have sexual encounters at the businesses, miles north of Atlanta, authorities said. Two Bottoms did not answer, saying she did people died at the scene, and three were not want “to get into victim blaming, vic- taken to a hospital, where two died. About an hour later, police responding to tim shaming here.” She said police have not been to the parlors in her city beyond a a call about a robbery found three women dead from apparent gunshot wounds at Gold minor potential theft. Sheriff Frank Reynolds said it was too Spa, which is in a strip of tattoo parlors and early to tell if the attack was racially moti- strip clubs in one of the last ungentrifi ed vated — “but the indicators right now are it holdouts in an upscale area of Atlanta. Offi - may not be.” Neither he nor Baker clarifi ed cers then learned of a call reporting gunfi re their statements, and Baker did not return a across the street, at Aromatherapy Spa, and found another woman apparently shot dead. text message seeking more details. By KATE BRUMBACK and ANGIE WANG Associated Press CLATSOP POWER EQUIPMENT , INC. SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS 34912 HWY 101 BUS • ASTORIA 503-325-0792 • 1-800-220-0792 TUESDAY WEDNESDAY REGIONAL FORECAST Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Seattle 52 44 A little rain 49 39 48 39 48 41 50 38 52 39 A little rain Rain tapering off Breezy in the p.m. Showers possible A shower possible 54 41 Cloudy Aberdeen Olympia 51/43 54/43 Wenatchee Tacoma Moses Lake 54/40 ALMANAC UNDER THE SKY TODAY'S TIDES Astoria through Tuesday Tonight’s Sky: High above the southwest horizon is Mars, at magnitude of +1.13. Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 48/27 Normal high/low .................. 54/39 Record high .................. 69 in 1941 Record low .................... 27 in 2021 Precipitation Tuesday ................................... 0.00” Month to date ........................ 2.16” Normal month to date ......... 3.99” Year to date .......................... 30.11” Normal year to date ........... 21.38” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 Time High (ft.) 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