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THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2022
OBITUARIES
Richard Leonard Thorbeck
DeOnne Vay (Adair) Kinney
Long Beach, Washington
Jan. 9, 1949 — April 21, 2022
Astoria
Jan, 24, 1944 — May 3, 2022
Richard Thorbeck was born in Bemidji,
He was awarded numerous campaign
Minnesota, on Jan. 9, 1949, to Ray Leonard medals, several with one or more oak leaf
Thorbeck and Margaret Jane Thorbeck.
clusters. He received a Purple Heart, a Good
On April 21, 2022, Richard
Conduct Medal and the National
passed away at his home with his
Defense Service Medal. He made
wife, Sharon, and his three Per-
the rank of E5 (buck sergeant)
sian cats, “Lanny,” “Manny” and
within six months of being in
“Fanny,” at his side, providing reg-
country.
ular “CAT Scans” throughout his
After graduating from the Uni-
illness.
versity of Iowa in 1977, he went
Richard is survived by his wife,
to Salem, to visit his brother, Rob-
Sharon; his sister, Mary Marga-
ert Thorbeck, and decided to stay
ret (Molly) Higgins (Duane); his
for 26 years. In 1978, he began a
brother, John Thorbeck (Joanne);
successful career with the Oregon
and numerous nieces, nephews, Richard Thorbeck Department of Corrections, ulti-
cousins and many great friends.
mately reaching the rank of captain.
Richard was preceded in death by his
Working at the Oregon State Correctional
father, Ray Leonard Thorbeck; his mother, Institution in Salem, achieving his sergeant
Margaret Thorbeck; and his brother, Robert stripes, he moved into the Department of
Thorbeck.
Corrections training, where he truly excelled.
Richard married Tandra Joy Bahr in He loved his work, and loved staff training.
December 1981, and they divorced July For many years he traveled the state training
1994. She preceded him in death. He married all Department of Corrections staff in the safe
his soul mate and the love of his life, Sharon and eff ective way to manage the custody of
Wolfe Leigh, in October 1997.
inmates.
Richard fought a brave, courageous and dif-
But, as a recognized expert in the fi eld,
fi cult battle with cancer. He possessed a great he didn’t stop there, training at the Oregon
will to live, and although some may say can- State Police Academy, and being the key-
cer won, we would rather think that God won, note speaker at c orrectional c onferences and
because he now has Richard in heaven, and a Special Weapons And Tactics and fi rearms
heaven will never be the same again. There instructor.
will never be another like Richard Thorbeck.
Brilliant, talented, respected, with broad-
After graduating from high school in Bem- based curriculum knowledge, he was
idji, Richard enlisted in the U.S. Army, serv- regarded as one of the most popular trainers.
ing two tours in Vietnam, from 1968 to 1971. Richard retired from the Department of Cor-
He went to basic training at Fort Polk, Loui- rections in 2003, and will never be forgotten
siana, advanced infantry training at Fort Gor- by his students and friends. The “Tower 5”
don, Georgia, and jungle training in Panama.
legacy will live on forever. (There were four
He initially received two m ilitary o ccupa- towers at the Oregon State Correctional Insti-
tional s pecialties, Eleven Bravo (i nfantry) and tution and, at 6 feet 8 inches, Richard was
Eleven Charlie (m ortar m an). He was a distin- nicknamed Tower 5).
guished marksman, and was promoted to pri-
But, that wasn’t the end. After his Oregon
vate fi rst class straight out of basic training.
retirement, Richard returned to work for the
He was assigned to the 1st Division federal government in Seattle in 2004, work-
(Bloody Red One). When their colors went ing for the Department of Homeland Secu-
back to the U.S., he was assigned to the 101st rity, having another successful career while
Airborne Division (Screaming Eagles), and protecting our country from terrorist attack.
his last assignment was to Headquarters Com- He retired from federal government in 2017.
pany of the 1st Signal Brigade.
In retirement, Richard further developed
His tours of duty included the Delta, the and expanded his hobbies of artistry, music
Highland, the Iron Triangle and Parrot’s Beak (piano), crossword puzzles and sudoku.
on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. He was in Cambo- Richard will be deeply missed as a husband,
dia all the way to Phnom Penh. He went to the a brother, an uncle, a cousin and a friend.
Plain of Jars in Laos.
Full military honors and burial at Willa-
Richard was awarded a Bronze Star by mette National Cemetery in Portland will be
Gen. William Westmoreland, an Army Com- announced.
mendation Medal by Gen. Robert Abrams,
Donations of one’s choice in Richard’s
the Vietnamese Presidential Award signed name to animal shelters, cancer research,
by President Ngo Dinh Diem, and presented Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, hos-
by a colonel in the Army of the Republic of pice organizations and scholarship funds are
Vietnam.
appreciated.
DeOnne Vay (Adair) Kinney, known as Novato, California. After David’s retirement
Dee to most people, passed away in Astoria in 2007, the couple moved back to Astoria to
be closer to family and friends.
on May 3, 2022.
Dee enjoyed playing cards,
Dee was born Jan. 24, 1944,
bingo, backgammon and laughing
in Marshalltown, Iowa. She was
with friends. She also liked travel-
the fourth daughter to Orville and
ing. Due to a stroke at the age of
Mildred (Richards) Adair. She
51, her physical ability was lim-
grew up on the family farm in
ited, but she loved spending time
rural Le Grand, Iowa.
with her family and grandchildren.
She graduated from Le Grand
Dee is survived by her hus-
Deleware Ferguson High School
band, David; his children, Tessa
in 1962. After gradation, she
Palazzolo, of Petersburg, Mich-
moved to live with her a unt,
igan, Kelly Miller, of Tucson,
Emma Muller, in Portland.
DeOnne Kinney
Arizona, and Joshua Kinney, of
In 1966, she married Kent
Juneau, Alaska; her son, Darren,
Johnson. They made their home in
Astoria, and had two sons, Darren and Todd and his wife, Maria, and grandsons Jalmer
Daniel, Sven Kristian and Jack; her son,
Johnson. They later divorced.
In 1970, Dee started out working as a Todd, and grandson, Tucker; her sisters,
legal assistant for Macdonald, Dean, McCal- Betty Keen of Marshalltown, Barbara Rock-
lister & Snow. She also worked for attorneys hill, of Puyallup, Washington, and LaVonne
Nicholas Zafi ratos and Steve Roman for (Bonnie) Sievers, of Marshalltown; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
many years. She retired in 1995.
In lieu of fl owers, a donation can be made
In 1995, she married David Kinney. David
was in the U.S. Coast Guard, and his job had to Lower Columbia Hospice or a charity of
them stationed both in Kodiak, Alaska, and your choice.
Phillips: Was brought on in Jewell in 2018
Wade Leigh Morgan
Jewell
Aug. 7, 1960 — April 23, 2022
Wade Leigh Morgan, 61, spent most of his Jewell. He dropped out of school his junior
life in Jewell. A celebration of life will be held year. He later got his GED, then went to get
on May 22 at 1 p.m. at Lighthouse Christian his emergency medical technician and para-
medic license.
Church, 88786 Dellmoor Loop in
He worked with the fi re depart-
Warrenton, with Daniel Baker, pas-
ment, and even was the chief of
tor, offi ciating.
Elsie-Vinemaple Rural Fire Pro-
Wade was born Aug. 7, 1960, in
tection District 11 for a while. He
Astoria, the son of the late David
also worked for Medix.
Morgan, and surviving mother,
Wade married Tana Lamont,
Nellie Morgan, of Astoria.
and they eventually divorced. He
He is also survived by his son,
then married Mary Romanaggi.
John Morgan, of Portland; step-
Wade gained a stepson, age 2 1/2.
son, Joel Hathaway, of Columbia,
They had another child together,
Missouri; sisters, Monica (Andrej)
Wade Morgan
John. They were married several
Raichl, of Astoria, and Brenda
years, then divorced. Wade was
(Brian) Hancey, of Queen Creek,
Arizona; aunts and uncles, Judy and Phil Lay- with his companion, Vicki, before his death.
Wade loved the outdoors, scuba diving,
man, of Jewell, Shirley Morgan, of Cald-
well, Washington, Ted Wilkins, of Seaside, fi shing and hunting. He loved to dig clams.
Walt and Flo Berg, of Warren, and Ed Berg, He worked in construction and logging.
He was a builder, a cook, a bartender and a
of Eugene.
Preceding Wade in death are his grand- dishwasher.
Wade helped many people. He was very
parents, Victor and Grace Berg and Irma
and Lloyd Morgan; cousin, Melissa Hancey; smart, he could fi gure out complex things,
uncle, Richard Morgan; and grandmother, and he was great at bartering! He had many
talents, he worked hard, and also played hard.
Leah Wilkins.
Wade went to school in Lincoln City and Wade had a heart of gold!
We’ve gone ABOVE & BEYOND to make
sure you are COMFORTABLE & SAFE
at your next dental visit.
Continued from Page A1
sion on Tuesday, many public comments read
by the board encouraged hiring Phillips, with
school board conducted three rounds of inter- a few in strong opposition .
views with candidates and held a meet-and-
Representatives from the Jewell S chool
greet with students, staff and the community, D istrict could not be reached for comment.
the school district said.
Phillips was placed on administrative
Raquel Peregrino de Brito, a school board leave in Jewell in February and an investiga-
member in Newberg who
tion began shortly after.
voted to approve hiring
The rural school district,
THE SCHOOL
Phillips, cited his past
which serves students kin-
experience as a superin-
dergarten-through-12th
DISTRICT HAS
tendent in her decision.
grade, hired an acting
DECLINED TO
“We are looking for-
superintendent in March
ward to working with Dr.
to fi nish the school year.
DISCLOSE THE
Phillips … with the high
The school district has
expectation that the focus
REASONS FOR THE declined to disclose the
is on the improvement of
reasons for the admin-
ADMINISTRATIVE istrative leave or the
academics,” Peregrino de
Brito, who was appointed
investigation.
LEAVE OR THE
to the school board in
Phillips was brought on
April, told The Astorian.
in Jewell in 2018, even-
INVESTIGATION.
Peregrino de Brito
tually being appointed
said that she and another
superintendent in 2019.
school board member traveled to Jewell to
His tenure in Jewell followed his resigna-
speak with school staff about Phillips and the tion from his position as deputy superinten-
investigation.
dent in the Beaverton School District after
“Not knowing detailed information – it’s receiving blowback for reposting a tweet that
very diffi cult without knowing the full extent expressed anti-immigration sentiments.
of what happened to make a judgment,” she
He served as superintendent and director
said, adding that much of what she heard were of secondary education in the Malheur Edu-
rumors.
cation Service District prior to his time in
Prior to the Newberg school board’s deci- Beaverton.
SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
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THURSDAY
FRIDAY
REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
57 50
59 47
55 43
56 46
55 45
Mostly cloudy,
A shower in the
Mostly cloudy
Rain and drizzleShowers around
showers
area
54 43
A couple of
showers
55 42
Clouds and sun
Aberdeen
Olympia
59/49
61/50
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
63/48
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Thursday
Tonight’s Sky: The Milky Way ap-
pears to be missing but is really
along the surrounding horizon
before midnight in May.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 54/40
Normal high/low .................. 60/46
Record high .................. 87 in 1912
Record low .................... 31 in 1985
Precipitation
Thursday ................................. 1.02”
Month to date ........................ 3.56”
Normal month to date ......... 1.49”
Year to date .......................... 36.06”
Normal year to date ........... 32.96”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Sunrise today .................. 5:44 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 8:40 p.m.
Moonrise today ............. 7:14 p.m.
Moonset today ............... 5:02 a.m.
Last
New
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
12:09 a.m. 8.4 6:57 a.m. -0.2
1:04 p.m. 6.9 6:48 p.m. 1.7
Cape Disappointment
12:38 p.m. 6.9 6:08 a.m. -0.2
none
5:59 p.m. 1.8
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Full
Time
First
12:50 p.m. 7.3 6:29 a.m. -0.3
none
6:21 p.m. 1.6
Warrenton
12:04 a.m. 8.7 6:41 a.m. -0.1
12:59 p.m. 7.3 6:32 p.m. 1.8
Knappa
12:46 a.m. 8.6 7:58 a.m. -0.1
1:41 p.m. 7.2 7:49 p.m. 1.5
Depoe Bay
May 15 May 22 May 30 June 7
11:53 a.m. 6.8 5:37 a.m. -0.5
11:33 p.m. 8.9 5:25 p.m. 1.6
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
81/66/t
82/64/c
79/62/t
95/71/pc
79/47/c
85/72/s
91/71/pc
89/63/s
88/73/t
71/62/sh
104/73/pc
71/54/s
75/65/t
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
85/66/pc
76/61/c
69/55/c
97/73/pc
78/51/c
84/72/s
94/72/pc
84/60/pc
90/74/t
76/64/pc
104/75/s
66/55/pc
82/65/t
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
63/49
Hermiston
The Dalles 76/54
Enterprise
Pendleton 59/41
70/51
69/53
La Grande
63/46
65/53
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Hi/Lo/W
56/46
Kennewick Walla Walla
64/50 Lewiston
77/54
66/52
Salem
Pullman
68/46
Longview
57/50 Portland
65/55
54/43
Yakima 70/47
61/47
Astoria
Spokane
61/47
Corvallis
63/50
Albany
65/51
John Day
Eugene
Bend
65/51
70/46
66/46
Ontario
71/47
Caldwell
Burns
66/41
71/48
Medford
73/53
Klamath Falls
68/41
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
60/42/sh
59/50/r
58/51/r
65/53/r
55/49/r
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
74/45/t
57/51/r
59/49/r
67/52/sh
57/47/r
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
60/52/r
71/53/c
59/51/r
67/50/r
67/55/r
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
63/48/r
73/53/c
61/49/r
69/51/c
69/55/sh