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Hood River News, Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Ex-sheriff in accidental shooting
O bituaries
Paid notices
Jay Henson
Our community and fami-
ly have lost one of the most
beautiful smiles God ever
created. A man of quiet,
strong faith in God has gone
to be with the
Lord.
Paul Jay
Henson was
the fifth child
bor n
to
Samuel A.
and Gussie J.
Orr Henson
Jay Henson
on April 19,
1929, at Mars-
ing, Idaho. He passed away at
home in Hood River, Ore.,
with family members by his
side on May 10, 2015, at age
86.
Jay was raised in Home-
dale, Idaho. As a young adult,
he worked in Glacier Park,
Mont., as a cowboy with his
uncle Ted Orr. Together they
managed 1,000 head of cattle.
Jay never met a cow, a horse
or a member of “that race,
the Human Race,” that he
didn’t like.
In 1947 he married Betty
Melton and they had two
children, Lora Lee and Paul
Dewayne. He moved to Hood
River and worked at Dia-
mond Fruit and then for
Duckwall Pooley for 26 years
as the shipping/receiving
foreman. He was fond of say-
ing “I could drive that Hyster
from Hood River to Pocatello,
Idaho, in reverse.” After re-
tirement he enjoyed his days
as a greeter at Walmart,
sharing his smile and hugs
with customers for nine
years and one month.
He met the love of his life,
Elizabeth “Ann” Kaley Fisch-
er, on her first day of work at
the Hood River Hotel in 1970.
He wooed her with chocolate
milkshakes. His love for her
and the six children she
brought to their marriage of
31 years never waned. Jay
and Ann had one daughter,
Frankie, who claims to be an
“only child with eight sib-
lings.”
Jay was preceded in death
by both of his parents, four
siblings, a son, one grandson
and his wife Ann.
He is survived by his sis-
ter, Frankie Schierman; and
children Lora Lee Henson
Hopkins, Paul Dewayne Hen-
son, Steve Kaley (Marta),
Annie Fischer Simonds,
Candy Fischer, George Fisch-
er (Debi), Darla Fischer
Davis (Dale), Jacob Fischer
(Luciana) and Frankie Hen-
son Fleming (Scott). He is
also survived by 20 grand-
children, 26 great-grandchil-
dren and 15 great-great-
grandchildren.
Jay would want to remind
his family and friends that
“he loved you and don’t you
ever forget it!”
Services will be held at
Tucker Road Baptist Church
on May 25 at 2 p.m. Reception
following with Jay’s two fa-
vorite kinds of pie, “Hot or
Cold!”
Memorial contributions
may be given in his name to
Doernbecher Children’s Hos-
pital, The Salvation Army
and Providence Hospice of
the Gorge.
Ruth Wakamatsu
On Thursday, May 14, 2015,
the Wakamatsus lost a very
valuable member of their
family. Ruth Kikue Waka-
matsu passed away at age 97
in her home in Hood River,
Ore., with her family by her
side.
She is survived by her four
children: Judy Wols, Leland
Wakamatsu, Michael Waka-
matsu, Stephen Wakamatsu
and her two brothers, Fred
and Morris Okamura. She
spent much
of her time
with
her
adoring fami-
ly. She was
loved dearly
by her 12
grandchil-
dren,
10
great-grand-
children, and
three great-
great-grand-
children. Al-
t h o u g h
thankful for
the
many
Ruth
years with
Wakamatsu Ruth, they
wished she
could have lived forever.
Ruth, or “Kik,” was born
in Hood River on Oct. 11,
1917, and grew up with her
eight siblings in the Okamu-
ra family home on Belmont
Road. She mar ried Jim
Wakamatsu on Jan. 17, 1939.
They were happily married
for 72 years before Jim
passed away on Dec. 24, 2010.
She was a super woman by
her family’s standards. For
many years she worked on
the family orchard and at the
packing house at Diamond
Fruit while raising four chil-
dren.
She was a fabulous cook
and showed her love by filling
her family’s bellies. She was
the fastest blueberry and
huckleberry picker anyone’s
ever seen and made family-fa-
mous pies. Stories and humor
were usually present when
Ruth was around. She had a
cheerful and kind spirit
which made her a pleasure to
spend time with always.
Ruth will be g reatly
missed but the memories she
created with her family will
not be forgotten and her pie
crust recipe will be passed
on from generation to gener-
ation.
The family will be holding
a graveside service which
will be planned for a later
date this summer. Many
thanks to the Hospice of the
Gorge for their loving care.
Services are pending at
this time with arrangements
under the direction of An-
derson’s Tribute Center (Fu-
nerals • Receptions • Crema-
tions), 1401 Belmont Ave.,
Hood River, OR 97031; 541-
386-1000. Please visit ander-
sonstributecenter.com to
leave a note of condolence
for family.
Dee Hill in
critical condition
The Dalles Chronicle photo/file
RETIRED WASCO County sher-
iff Darrell Hill poses Sept. 22,
2014, with an award presented
by the Washington State Ge-
nealogical Society recognizing
him and his wife Darleena Hill
for their work with the society.
By Neita Cecil
The Dalles Chronicle
Dee Hill remains in criti-
cal condition Tuesday morn-
ing after her husband Dar-
rell Hill, a retired law en-
forcement who has demen-
tia, accidentally shot her in
the stomach Saturday morn-
ing.
Dee, 75, had surgery May
16 at Mid-Columbia Medical
Center, according to the Ore-
gon State Police.
The state police is heading
the investigation since Dar-
rell, 76, was previously The
Dalles police chief and then
the Wasco County sheriff.
The shooting did not appear
to be intentional, said Bill Fu-
gate, spokesman for the state
police. He stressed that Hill
has dementia, a brain disease
that causes a long term and
often gradual decrease in cog-
Harold Peterson
condolence for family.
Harold Robert Peterson, 87,
passed away Thursday, May
14, 2015, at his residence in
Hood River, Ore., with family
by his side. Harold was born
April 7, 1928, in Spokane,
Wash.
Services are pending at this
time with ar rangements
under the direction of Ander-
son’s Tribute Center (Funer-
als • Receptions • Cremations),
1401 Belmont Ave., Hood
River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000.
Please visit andersonstribute-
center.com to leave a note of
Elsa Rauter
Elsa Agnes Rauter, 97,
passed away May 13, 2015, at
the Hood River Care Center in
Hood River, Ore. Elsa was
born Nov. 14, 1917.
Arrangements are under
the direction of Anderson’s
Tribute Center (Funerals • Re-
ceptions • Cremations), 1401
Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR
97031; 541-386-1000. Please visit
andersonstributecenter.com
to leave a note of condolence
for family.
nitive thinking.
Officers executed a search
warrant at the Hills’ resi-
dence in the 900 block of
Pomona Street and seized
the gun used in the shooting,
said Wasco County District
Attorney Eric Nisley.
He said both Darrell and
Dee Hill thought the gun he
was handling was unloaded.
Darrell cooperated with
investigators, Nisley said,
and told police he pulled the
trigger of the gun and it dis-
charged.
The shooting happened in
the living room area of the
residence, Nisley said. He
did not know how close Dee
was to Darrell when she was
shot, but said she was at “rel-
atively close range.”
According to police logs,
Dee called police just before 9
a.m. Saturday and said her
husband accidentally shot
her in the stomach with a
Glock.
Darrell is staying with a
family member, Nisley said.
“He’s secure, he’s not a
threat to anyone. He has no
access to firearms.”
Nisley said the case was
particularly difficult. “I go
from waves of grief because
I’ve known Dee and Darrell
Hill for almost 20 years, and
to see them in this circum-
stance is heartbreaking.”
He said he also has waves
of “anger, just for the situa-
tion, not at anybody in par-
ticular. Maybe it could have
been prevented.”
The Dalles Police Chief
Jay Waterbury said, “It’s a
terrible tragedy.”
“I find something like this
hard to come to a realization
about, considering this guy
was kind of my teacher
going through the years,”
Waterbury said. “I kind of
followed him: As he was pro-
moted, I was promoted. He’s
a guy I could always go to
and ask the questions I did-
n’t have answers to.”
Waterbury added, “We’re
hoping and praying for Dee
and hoping everything
comes out ok.”
Hill was hired by the city
police in 1969, after serving
as a reserve for the sheriff ’s
office. He became police
with a vehicle, attempt to
e l u d e o n f o o t a n d t wo
counts of driving under the
influence of alcohol and
lodged at NORCOR.
May 3 — Hood River —
Stevenson resident arrested
for driving under the influ-
ence of intoxicants.
■ Motor vehicle crash-
es, offenses and im-
pounds:
April 29 — Hood River
Bridge — Male reported his
struck was struck as he
drove over the bridge.
April 29 — W. Cascade,
2700 block — Hit and run re-
ported.
April 29 — 12th Street,
1800 block — Hit and run re-
ported.
April 30 — Hood River
Bridge — Male reported his
vehicle was damaged as he
drove over the bridge.
May 1 — E. Marina Drive,
900 block — Female report-
ed damage to her vehicle in
a hit and run.
May 1 — Cascade Avenue.
3100 block — Two car motor
vehicle crash reported.
■ Outstanding war-
rants, parole, probation
or terms violations:
April 27 — Second Street,
200 block — Subject arrest-
ed after turning himself in
on a valid warrant.
■ Theft, burglary or
robbery:
April 30 — Cascade Av-
enue, 3300 block — Female
reported theft of a money-
gram.
May 1 — Young Lane, 3000
block — Male reported a
stolen motorcycle.
May 2 — Cascade Avenue,
2200 block — Hood River
resident cited for theft III.
May 2 — June Street, 1100
block — Male reported a
stolen motorcycle.
May 2 — Wasco Street,
2700 block — Officer dis-
patched to a theft in
progress.
May 3 — 22nd Street, 1600
Service Announcements
Vernon Bowlby
Services for Vernon Bowlby
will be held Saturday, May 23,
at 2 p.m. at Idlewilde Ceme-
tery. The Ore gon Honor
Guard will do a flag presenta-
tion and headstone dedica-
tion.
Vernon passed away Jan.
11, 2015, at his home in Corval-
lis, Ore.
Rich Cannon
Richard “Rich” Carrol Can-
non passed away May 9, 2015,
at his home in Hood River,
Ore., with family by his side.
Services are planned for 2
p.m. Saturday, May 30, at King-
dom Hall of Jehovah’s Wit-
nesses, 1619 Tucker Road,
Hood River.
Arrangements are under
the direction of Anderson’s
Tribute Center (Funerals • Re-
ceptions • Cremations), 1401
Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR
97031; 541-386-1000. Please visit
andersonstributecenter.com
to leave a note of condolence
for family.
Aaron Weseman
Aaron Weseman, 42, passed
away May 17, 2015, at his
home. He was born Jan. 13,
1973, in Hood River, Ore.
A memorial service will be
held Saturday, May 30, at 11
a.m. at Hood River Alliance
Church, 2650 Montello Ave.,
Hood River.
A full obituary will ap-
pear in a coming issue of
the News.
Death Notices
chief in 1990 and retired in
1996. He ran for Wasco Coun-
ty sheriff that year and won,
serving two terms before re-
tiring in 2004.
He was a reserve deputy
for five or six years after re-
tiring, and helped with the
office computers until 2013.
He also served as director of
the Northern Oregon Re-
gional Corrections Facility
for six months in 2005, until
they hired a permanent di-
rector.
In December 2013, accord-
ing to a Chronicle article,
Darrell was diagnosed with
rapid progressive dementia
with siderosis. Dee told the
paper at the time that the
prognosis was the disease
was usually fatal in six to 12
months.
By then, he’d been con-
fined to a wheelchair for sev-
eral months. At that time,
the Hills had been married
for 56 years.
T he Se ptember 2014
Chronicle article on Hill
said, “Law enforcement was-
n’t his only community in-
volvement.
“He was recently honored
by the Columbia Gorge Ge-
nealogical Society and Wash-
ington State Genealogical So-
ciety for his service and con-
tributions.
“He and Dee are parents of
two daughters, DeAnna Hill
of Seward, Alaska, and Deb-
bie Loomis of Gig Harbor,
Wash., plus four grandchil-
dren, three great-grandchil-
dren and three great-great-
grandchildren.
“They were also foster par-
ents to numerous foster
daughters over a 20-year ca-
reer, and helped establish
and operate the Wasco Coun-
ty Attention Home. He re-
ceived the foster parents’
highest honor, the Klahre
Award.
“Until his illness, he was
also active in The Dalles
Area Chamber of Com-
merce, serving as president,
T he Dalles Lions Club,
Wasco County Pioneer Asso-
ciation, was a lifelong mem-
ber of the National Rifle As-
sociation and a certified
firearms instructor for the
FBI and NRA.”
block — Boy’s bike reported
stolen.
■ Other:
April 30 — Second Street,
200 block — Male reported
his wallet lost.
POLICE LOG
April 27 to May 3
All calls were responded
to within the City of Hood
River.
■ Controlled substance
violations (non-DUII):
April 29 — 12th Street,
1800 block — While investi-
gating a possible theft, two
subjects were identified and
both had outstanding war-
rants.
During the officer’s con-
t a c t w i t h t h e s u b j e c t s,
methamphetamine was re-
covered from each. Both
were lodged at NORCOR for
the warrants and charged
with unlawful possession of
methamphetamine.
■ Disorderly conduct,
mischief, criminal tres-
pass and vandalism:
April 29 — 14th Street,
1400 block — Male arrested
for criminal mischief III,
disorderly conduct II and
offensive littering.
■ Driving under the in-
fluence of intoxicants:
May 2 — Hood River —
Female arrested for driving
under the influence of alco-
hol and misdemeanor dri-
ving while suspended.
May 2 — Oak Street, 600
block — Hood River resi-
dent ar rested on the
charges of attempt to elude
All calls were responded to
within the County of Hood
River.
■ Assaults, harassment,
menacing and domestic vi-
olence:
May 13 — Eastside Drive
— Juvenile male arrested for
domestic assault.
May 17 — Toll Bridge Park
— Assault and criminal mis-
chief reported. A male was
later arrested and lodged at
NORCOR by the Wasco
County Sheriff ’s Office.
■ Disorderly conduct,
mischief, criminal tres-
pass and vandalism:
May 14 — Barrett Drive,
3800 block — Female contact-
ed regarding a criminal mis-
chief complaint.
■ Driving under the in-
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fluence of intoxicants:
May 15 — Hood River —
Male arrested for driving
under the influence of alco-
hol. BAC registered .11 per-
cent. He was additionally
cited for failure to maintain
lane and lodged at NORCOR.
■ Identity theft or
bank/credit card fraud:
May 12 — Summit Drive,
3900 block — Identity theft
reported.
May 13 — Highway 35, 2300
block — Deputy took report
of counterfeit money being
passed in the Pine Grove
area.
■ Motor vehicle crashes,
offenses and impounds:
May 11 — Highway 35 near
milepost 92 — Deputy took
information regarding a ve-
hicle hitting a deer.
May 14 — Clear Creek and
Baseline — Deputy respond-
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hicle crash.
May 15 — Barrett Drive
near Alameda Road —
Deputy responded to a crash
involving a single vehicle
pulling a trailer that crashed
into a power pole.
■ Theft, burglary or rob-
bery:
May 16 — N.E. Forest
Lane, 900 block, Cascade
Locks — Deputies arrested a
male for theft II and theft III.
May 15 — Straight Hill
Road, 3500 block — Burglary
reported.
May 15 — Central Vale
Road, 3700 block — Burglary
I, criminal mischief II and
theft III reported.
May 16 — S.E. Hammond
Avenue, 100 block, Cascade
Locks — Male arrested for
theft III and theft II.
■ Other:
May 11 — Tucker Road, 900
block — Signed runaway re-
port involving a juvenile
who has run away at least
two times prior to this inci-
dent.
May 13 — Mud Alley —
Deputy dispatched for a wel-
fare check on a female. The
female was found to be well.
May 17 — Second Street,
100 block — Male cited and
released for carrying a con-
cealed weapon following an
assault investigation at a bar.
He was cited into Hood River
Circuit Court.
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