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Hood River News, Saturday, June 20, 2015
O bituaries
Bloodmobile comes to Bonneville on July 9
Paid notices
Neal Lamanna
Neal Michael Lamanna, of
Lake Oswego, Ore., died
peacefully on Friday, June
12, 2015, sur rounded by
friends and
f amily, fol-
lowing
a
windsurfing
incident on
the Ore gon
coast. Details
on the ser-
Neil Lamanna vice and cele-
bration gath-
ering are pending — see
www.anewtradition.com/obi
tuaries/obituary/11562 for
updates in the coming days.
A later celebration will be
held in the Columbia River
Gorg e
in
Ore-
gon/Washington with ex-
tended family and friends.
Neal was born in Warwick,
R.I., to Angelo and Miriam
Lamanna on Nov. 8, 1957. He
graduated from Warren High
School in 1975 and then went
on to earn a bachelor’s degree
in mechanical engineering,
summa cum laude, from
Roger Williams University,
with a minor in yacht design.
His first mechanical engineer-
ing position was with Cape
Dorey Yachts in Massachu-
setts. Then he moved to Siko-
rsky Helicopter in Stratford,
Conn., where he met and easi-
ly became lifelong friends
with Kai Baker. Later, they
would perform best-man du-
ties in each of their weddings.
Already an accomplished
windsurfer from his days
g rowing up near Nar ra-
gansett Bay, his love of the
wind and water resulted in
the founding of a windsurfing
school with friends Tim and
Roseanne Clough in about
1987. Neal spent his free time
racing and competing in
freestyle events and sailing
short boards, always ahead of
the herd in the sport.
It was at this time that he
met and then on Sept. 23,
1989, married Ann-Marie
and became a devoted hus-
band and stepfather to her
children, Bryan and Deanna
DiGiovanni.
A visit to the Pacific North-
west in 1990 set in motion a
move to the Columbia River
Gorge for Neal and Ann-
Marie’s family, and soon
thereafter they set down roots
in White Salmon, Wash. Land-
ing a position at Daimler
Trucks, North America in
Portland, Ore., the family and
especially Neal were able to
enjoy all the sports the area of-
fers. On any given weekend,
you’d find him windsurfing in
the Gorge or on the Oregon
coast, snow-skiing, white-
water kayaking, biking, hik-
ing, golfing, camping and
spending time with his family
and large circle of friends. He
loved playing his guitar at
gatherings and making up
new ditties (including “Tiki
Time”) to entertain his
friends.
In recent years, as a part of
a group of six couples, Neal
and Ann-Marie found an ex-
tended family in Kai and
Shana, Sue and Rick, Richie
and Kelly, Johan and Michele
and Mischel and Randy. As a
group they shared fun activi-
ties such as skiing trips,
windsurfing, beach trips to
Oceanside and celebrations
of all types.
Neal is survived by his
wife, Ann-Marie; her chil-
dren, Bryan and Deanna,
and his beloved granddaugh-
ter Bella; parents, Angelo
and Miriam Lamanna; sister
and brother-in-law, Brenda
and James Celletti; brother
and his life-partner, Michael
Lamanna
and
Linda
Senechal, and Michael’s chil-
dren Brianne and Amy;
brother and sister-in-law,
T h e A m e r i c a n Re d
Cross urges eligible
donors to give blood in
the weeks surrounding
Independence Day to help
ensure a sufficient blood
supply now and through-
out the summer.
The next Bloodmobile
visit to the mid-Columbia
Richard and Brenda Jean
Lamanna, and their children
Corey, Nathan and Evan.
In lieu of flowers, memori-
al donations may be made to
the American Heart Associa-
tion and Doernbecher Chil-
dren’s Hospital in Portland,
Ore., in honor of his Bella-
boo for their amazing care.
Neal, we love you and will
miss you every day! Sail on!
will be July 9, 9 a.m. to 2
p.m., at Bonneville Lock
a n d D a m , B o n n ev i l l e
Lock and Dam, west of
Cascade Locks.
Many summer activi-
ties, such as vacations and
travel, cause frequent
blood donors to be less
available to give during
Dorothy Radliff, 95, passed
away June 17, 2015, at Provi-
dence Hood River Memorial
Hospital in Hood River, Ore.
Dorothy was born Aug. 3,
1919.
A memorial service will be
held for Dorothy at 1 p.m.
Saturday, June 27, at Hood
River Valley Christian
Joe Guenther
Financial Advisor
1631 Woods Ct
Suite 102
Hood River, OR
97031
541-386-0826
www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC
— especially those with
types O negative, A nega-
tive and B negative — are
needed. To make an ap-
pointment to give blood,
download the Red Cross
Blood Donor App, visit
redcrossblood.org or call
1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-
733-2767).
Thomas St. John
Thomas Harry St. John
died peacefully on June 8,
2015, while sitting on the
deck of his home watching
the sunset. He was born Aug.
8, 1932, in Wilmette, Ill., to
parents William and Jean
(Pierce) St. John. His mother
died when Tom was 6 years
old and Tom learned the
value of independence that
would serve him well
throughout his life.
Tom joined the Navy in
1950 and served during the
Korean War. He was a sonar
operator aboard the ships
USS Meredith DD 890, USS
Earl K. Olsen DE 765, and
USS Redpoll AMS 57. Tom
was trained in other areas as
well, and it was not unusual
for him to take the helm from
time to time. He was also a
boxer for the Navy and won
several bouts. Throughout
the remainder of his life,
Tom took great pride in hav-
ing served in the Navy. He
never hid the tears that came
when he heard Anchors
Aweigh or the Navy Hymn.
Following the war, in 1954,
Tom moved to California
where he became a member
of the Teamsters and drove
trucks for 52 years.
Tom met Marla Redding
when they both sang in the
choir at the United
Methodist Church in Wright-
wood, Calif. They married in
1980 and just celebrated their
35th wedding anniversary on
May 17, 2015.
Tom put his wife through
chiropractic school and fol-
lowing her graduation they
went in search of a practice
to buy. They were delighted
to find Hood River and took
over the business in 1992.
They have lived in Mosier
and Bingen before moving to
Parkdale.
With that move, Tom re-
tired from trucking and
moved into his hobby of wood-
working. He was talented in
both fine hand-crafted items
such as fountain pens, candle
holders and antler earrings to
heavy construction. Tom
could be found helping friends
with a variety of projects such
as replacing dry-rot beams or
repairing antique rocking
chairs.
When Marla was between
office workers, she asked
Tom if he could come in to
the office “a couple of days”
and so began 15 years of Tom
serving as the friendly face
of the front office at Hood
River Chiropractic Center.
He loved to visit with people,
which was the saving grace
that allowed this active man
to be willing to sit at a desk
for hours in a day.
Tom loved animals and
had a soft spot for rescue
dogs. Most of the dogs were
constant companions, even
having their own special spot
in the office.
Tom is survived by his wife,
Marla. He is also survived by
daughters Jean Douglas and
Tommi Charlene Crohen,
sons Brit, Ken, and Chris, all
of New York state, and son
Richey of California.
A memorial service for
Tom will be held at the River-
side Community Church at
11 a.m. on Friday, June 26.
Memorials may be given to
Home At Last pet rescue in
The Dalles.
F ALLS
T IMES T WO
The June 20 Community
Education hike is a “two in
one”. Guide Ed Walston
says hikers will do Umbrel-
la Falls first, then
Tamanawas falls”for
dessert. Both are south of
Parkdale. Umbrella Falls has
medium elevation gain 800
feet, 4.4 miles. Tamanawas
Falls is an easy hike, 3.8
miles round trip, 500 foot
elevation gain. Departure
time is 8:30 a.m., meet at
the Coe Primary building,
off Eugene Street at 10th,
8:20 a.m. with food, water,
cameras, $3 for Community
Ed and gas money for dri-
vers. No dogs for this hike.
Photo by Diana Beterbide
‘Mammoth Endeavors’ June 27
THE ROWENA INCIDENT
mural depicts a herd of
Columbian mammoths fleeing
the approaching Missoula
Flood waters. The mural is part
of the Ice Age exhibit at Colum-
bia Gorge Discovery Center.
Artist Stev Ominski will con-
duct a workshop on “Drawing
a Mammoth” Saturday, June
27, 2015 from 1-5 p.m., fol-
lowed by a 6 p.m. dinner and 7
p.m. program with archeaolo-
gist Gary Kleinknecht on the
Coyote
Canyon
Dig.
www.gorgediscovery.org.
Photo contributed by Columbia
Gorge Discovery Center.
Take a trip through the
Ice Age during Mammoth
Endeavors, Saturday, June
27 at Columbia Gorge Dis-
covery Center, 5000 Discov-
ery Drive in The Dalles.
T h e eve n t f e a t u r e s a
drawing workshop from 1-5
p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. and an
evening program at 7 p.m.
with archaeologist Gary
Kleinknecht.
Session 1 from 1-5 p.m.
will focus on “Drawing a
Mammoth.” This is an ice
age drawing/painting work-
shop with artist and in-
structor Stev Ominski. It’s
a perfect class for beginners
or those who don’t yet know
they can draw. Utilizing the
mammoth as the basic de-
sign, this class will lead you
through some simple draw-
ing exercises to better learn
how to “see” a particular
subject that you would like
to be able to draw. Most im-
portantly, bring your enthu-
siasm and a willingness to
g ive i t a t r y. O m i n s k i
promises it will be relative-
ly painless.
Ominski is the artist who
painted “The Rowena Inci-
dent” mural of Columbian
mammoths fleeing the Mis-
soula floods located in the
ice age exhibit at the Dis-
covery Center.
The culture a la carte din-
ner at 6 p.m. features hazel-
nut encrusted salmon,
spring asparagus, and nut
and berry pilaf with cherry
pie for dessert.
Session 2 begins at 7 p.m.,
with a program on the Coy-
ote Canyon Ice Age Dig with
archaeologist
Gary
Kleinknecht. He will talk
about the discovery of fos-
silized remains of a
Columbian mammoth in
Service Announcements
Dorothy Radliff
the summer. However, hos-
pital patients still depend
on volunteer donors to re-
ceive lifesaving transfu-
sions – the need for blood
does not get a vacation.
Eligible donors are en-
couraged to choose their
day to make a difference.
Donors of all blood types
Church, 975 Indian Creek
Road, Hood River.
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family.
Terry Smith
A memorial service for
Terrance (Terry) Smith will
be held June 27 at 2 p.m. in
the Riverview Room at the
Best Western Hood River
Inn.
Terry passed away March
9, 2015, at his home in Mount
Hood/Parkdale, Ore.
Terry was a lover of ani-
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mals and memorial dona-
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Hukari Animal Shelter in
Odell, Ore.; the Oregon Hu-
mane Society and also to
Heart of Hospice, who pro-
vided excellent care for
Terry the last two weeks of
his life.
November 1999, near pre-
sent-day Kennewick, Wash-
ington. The mammoth
skeleton has been dated at
17,450 years, about 8,000
years before Kennewick
Man.
“The purpose of the dig is
to get a record of life, which
will reflect climate,” said
Gary Kleinknecht, educa-
tional director for the re-
search foundation and a so-
cial studies teacher at
Kamiakin High in Ken-
newick.
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