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THE ASTORIAN • THuRSdAy, July 28, 2022
OBITUARIES
Dennis D. Secrest
Sally Marie Harrison
Albany
Oct. 20, 1944 — July 9, 2022
Vernonia
Dec. 24, 1940 — July 21, 2022
Dennis Duane Secrest died July 9 in eventually retired from Oregon State.
Albany. He was 77.
Dennis loved whitewater rafting, Oregon
Dennis was born in Astoria on Oct. 20, State football and family barbecues.
1944, the son of Dennis S. Secrest
Dennis is survived by his wife
and Loraine E. Larson. He grew
of 48 years, Joanne Ranta Secrest;
up in Astoria, and attended Fern
son, Brian Secrest, and his wife,
Hill and John Jacob Astor elemen-
Kim, and grandsons, Carson,
tary schools.
Bennett and Gavin; and son, Bob
He participated in 4-H. He grad-
Secrest, and his wife, Fatima.
uated from Astoria High School
Dennis was preceded in death
in 1962. He graduated from Ore-
by his parents; brother, Rob-
ert Secrest; and sister, Nadine
gon State University in 1968, and
Houghton.
was a lifelong member of the OSU
Dennis suffered with dementia,
Alumni Association.
After serving in the U.S. Navy,
Dennis Secrest
and came to realize he had other
and on location in Vietnam, he
health issues, also.
became controller for Carnation Co. in
Contributions may be made to the OSU
Seattle. He later became a certified public Foundation, Immanuel Lutheran Church in
accountant, and was a member of the Ore- Albany, or Evergreen Hospice, in care of
gon Association of Tax Consultants.
Fisher Funeral Home, 306 S.W. Washington
After moving from Seattle to Albany, St., Albany, OR., 97321.
he became the owner of the NAPA-Albany
Friends and family are invited to attend
Auto Parts store. After selling the store in a graveside service, with military honors, at
Albany, he accepted the position of payroll 2 p.m. Saturday at Greenwood Cemetery,
manager at Oregon State, where he was also 91569 Oregon Highway 202.
on the board of directors of the OSU Book-
Arrangements are made through Fisher
store, serving as chairman for a time. He Funeral Home in Albany.
Sally Marie Harrison, 81, a resident of the playing cards, especially bridge, and visiting
Vernonia community, passed away on July with her friends.
She was a huge supporter of the American
21 at her home.
Cancer Society and had illustrated a
Sally was born on Dec. 24,
book, “Mouse goes to College,” for
1940, in Vernonia. She was the
them, and had been instrumental in
older of two children adopted
their yearly melodramas. Sally’s
by Charles and Freda (Johnson)
first vocation was as a board mem-
Biggs. She grew up on a farm off
ber at the Vernonia Senior Center.
Biggs Road, and attended Verno-
nia High School, graduating with
Sally was a gifted artist, and she
practiced in sewing, quilting, cro-
the Class of 1959. When she was
cheting and needlepoint. Her most
a teenager, Sally started working at
cherished creations had to do with
the Pal Shop in Vernonia.
her drawings and paintings. She
She met her future husband,
Sally Harrison
drew on canvas, made books and
Delbert E. Harrison, by chance
even published her ABC books for
when Delbert and his fellow
Marine buddy were visiting Vernonia on children. She enjoyed refinishing furniture,
was active in all of Vernonia yearly events,
leave.
They started dating that day, and six weeks was My Fair Lady Queen and was active in
later they married on Dec. 9, 1961, in Ver- the local talent shows.
nonia. They followed Delbert’s logging jobs
If you needed some painting done, you
throughout the Northwest, and settled in Ver- could count on Sally to help. She was a lover
nonia in 1969. Delbert passed away on Oct. of life, and was always there to help her
4, 2010.
friends and strangers. People sought out Sally
Sally was a very positive and high-en- for her advice, and she was gracious enough
ergy person. She used this gift wherever she to share her lessons she learned with others.
She is preceded in death by her loving
worked. She was a cook for the Vernonia
Grade School, and eventually retired, after husband and her parents.
She is survived by two children and a
over 20 years, from the Clatsop County Jail
in 2005. Sally was the mayor of Vernonia for daughter-in-law, Michael and Melanie San
Angelo, of Anchorage, Alaska, and Lila Har-
over six years.
She loved to volunteer and entertain, and rison, of Vernonia; a grandson, Jordan Harri-
was a sought-after emcee for local events. son, of Vernonia; and her brother, John Biggs,
When she was younger, she grew a garden and his wife, Shirley, both of Toledo, and
and canned all her own food. She enjoyed their three children.
Seattle to be sanctuary for
abortion providers, patients
Carol Evelyn Beil
added.
The bill was approved by all six
present members of the council and
SEATTLE — Police will not coop- after Sawant proposed an amendment
erate in arrests or investigations related to remove the phrase “provided by a
to abortion bans in other states, after licensed health care provider operat-
City Council members voted to make ing within the scope of their practice,”
the city a sanctuary for providers and broadening protections to include those
who seek unlicensed care.
patients.
“The reality is the states that have
The bill, which Councilmember
passed
draconian
Kshama Sawant intro-
duced at a news confer-
anti-abortion laws also
5,500 PEOPLE make it impossible to
ence the day the U.S.
Supreme Court repealed
be licensed to provide
FROM THE
decades-old
constitu-
reproductive health care.
tional protections over
And as a result, peo-
COMMUNITY
ple are forced to find
abortion, deems Seat-
SIGNED A
tle a “sanctuary city” for
other illegal ways to do
those who seek or pro-
the same thing,” Sawant
PETITION IN
vide abortion.
said.
While abortion has
While Mayor Bruce
SUPPORT
been and remains legal
Harrell said in June that
OF THE
across Washington state,
police would not pursue
the new legislation pro-
arrests “that are
LEGISLATION. related
hibits Seattle police
inconsistent with Wash-
ington laws and most
from arresting people
on warrants issued in other jurisdic- important our values,” Sawant’s is the
tions or aiding in investigations related first concrete protection established in
to seeking or performing abortions, fol- the city since the court decision.
lowing the model of Seattle’s Initia-
The council will also soon con-
tive 75, which similarly stopped the sider a pair of bills introduced last
Seattle Police Department from pursu- week by Councilmember Lisa Her-
ing charges based on cannabis, which bold and Councilmember Tammy
Morales designed to protect those seek-
remains federally illegal.
“Laws violating basic bodily auton- ing abortion care from discrimination
omy and criminalizing reproductive and penalize people who interfere with
health care are fundamentally unjust health care, including abortions and
and we should not allow Seattle to be gender-affirming care.
complicit,” Sawant said on Tuesday,
“I’m really looking forward to
touting the support of 5,500 people working to find ways to expand abor-
from the community who signed a peti- tion access and protect what can only
tion in support of the legislation.
be called medical refugees, people who
“Let anyone frightened by draco- are coming here and cannot receive
nian anti-abortion laws come to Seat- basic health care in their home states,”
tle without fear of prosecution,” she Herbold said Tuesday.
By SARAH GRACE TAYLOR
Seattle Times
Orange, California
Dec. 22, 1931 — July 9, 2022
Carol Evelyn Beil, 90, of
four great-grandchildren, Ryan,
Karson, Jack and Keira.
Orange, California, passed away
She was preceded in death by
July 9.
her husband, George; brothers,
She was born in Astoria on
Gene, Dick and Gordon Gerttula;
Dec. 22, 1931, to Jalmar and
and sister, Joyce Vinson Smith.
Lucy Gerttula, and grew up in
A service will be held at
Brownsmead on Long Island
10 a.m. Aug. 4 at Holy Family
farm.
Cathedral, 566 S. Glassell St. in
She was a retired administra-
tive secretary for the Orange Uni-
Orange.
fied School District, and former
Carol Beil
Interment follows at Holy
Holy Family School secretary.
Sepulcher Cemetery, 7845 E.
She is survived by sons, David and Jim Santiago Canyon Road in Orange.
Shannon Family Mortuary of Orange is
(Judy); daughter, Linda Hager (Vince); three
grandchildren, Ryan, Evan and Rachel; and in charge of the arrangements.
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Astoria through Tuesday
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Astoria / Port Docks
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Record high .................. 85 in 1899
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