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Page 10 Section I PortlancKJbaerver, December 21,1983 Sport Talk by Ron Sykes, Sports Editor Ron's holiday wish list Noel, Feliz Navidades, Glade Ule, and whether you're in France, M exi co, or Norw ay, ihe meaning is the same— M erry Christinas. And that's what I'm wishing to all my readers and all mankind. It is my fervent wish that the next year I can say, "Peace on earth to all m ankind." Today we can only hope for peace because as we know many of us arc without it. I wish peace to such sportsmen as W illie Aiken, George M artin and Harvey M artin. These men are certainly without peace to day. I wish peace to Bart Starr, after nine seasons as head coach ol the Green Bay Packers, and so long as a great player, who was dismissed earlier this week. I wish peace for Darryl Stingley, who was severely injured and suffered paralysis from his neck down. Darryl will never catch another pass for the New Eng land Patriots. I wish him peace. And peace to Billy Ray Bates as he battles to overcome his many per sonal problems. I wish peace to De troit running back Billy Sims. After signing contracts with two profes sional football teams. Billy will cer tainly need some peace. W ith our armed forces engaged in skirmishes throughout the w o rld . . . we're cer tainly in dire need o f peace. I wish peace to John Lucas, who is trying to make a comeback in the NBA after a long bout with drugs. Lucas was recently signed by the Bullets. Peace be to you John. And to Vida Blue, who pitched so m ar velously for the Oakland A's, only now to be jailed on a drug charge. Peace to you and yours Vida. And peace also to Bobby Harris, long time coach at Jefferson High. Bobby, one o f the better coaches in the state, has suffered year after year for lack o f a big man. And Fe- liz Navidades to D r. Jack Ramsay, as he dances successfully through the N B A . Noel to Sugar Ray Leon ard as he prepares to wreak havoc on all the fighters in the welter and middleweight divisions. And during this Yule season I wish to all "G ood will towards men, women and kids.” P n l Knot, Is. M i n L y n n K irb y C o lis e u m F o rd New and Resale Automobiles, trucks and vans A sk for Paul Knauls Office: » 6 2 1 1 • Ree. » 3 4 3 4 N .E . 1 s t a n d B r o a d w a y NOW WE'LL PROGRAM YOUR HAIR TO A "PERFECT* CONDITION WITH OUR NEW SENSOR MP 2 0 0 COMPUTER. Marry Chriatmaa from tha Portland Trailblazers Shown Kara: Tha Trailblazara' Chriatmaa traa from tha flrat annual "Festival of Tree«." Saa story on page 4. I Photo: Art Qaa) If your hair is fine weak. limp, color treated, bleached or damaged let our advanced computer and Sensor con ditloning chemistry improve the condition of your hair Your hair may never be the same again it will be simply sensational Obituary C harles A u b re y Fair 1883-1983 Charles Aubrey Fair died Decem ber I4 , I9 8 Î, at Care West Plaza, a Portland nursing home. "Pappa C h arlie,” as he was affectionately called there, had reached his 100th birthday on November 1st of this year. The medical diagnosis was bronchial pneumonia. Funeral ser vices were held Tuesday, December 19th. Known to many Portlanders as "U n cle C h o lly ," M r. Fair had come to Portland first in 1893, as a child o f ten, when he hitched rides on freight trains going west from Knox ville, Tennessee, where he was born. Little was ever known about his early life outside o f Portland, but, while still very young, he had > 1 - ■ -''Z -W traveled to Buffalo and was there on Sept. 6th, 1901, when President McKinley was shot. He saw the as sassin, Leon Czolgosz, arrested by police. M r. Fair returned to Portland and Hands bainaan a I9J9 modal A raphea In o l f o r tala) I a 1964 rhandarbod (fo r sata n o n at Lynn Kirby C otaaum Ford) later had a part in arranging enter tainment for the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition. He worked close ly, and successfully, with George Baker o f the Baker Theatre and with Charlie Webb, a musician. Marriage to Beatrice (K itty) Watson decided M r. Fair to leave the entertainment business and to settle down . When "U n cle C holly” was 86 years old he was still vital, still at work, still possessed with a myriad o f friends who hailed him with a smile, a clasped hand and admira lion of his willingness to accomo date a friend in any way he could. M ike O ’ Brien, a Portland writer, said in an Oregonian article: “ The man just won't q u it," and O ’ Brien added words o f M r. Fair: "1 have a horror o f bein’ old and b ro ke." “ It seems," said O 'B rien , “ that for an 86-year-old man to say he has a horror o f being old is a pretty good indication of the kind o f guy Charlie is.” M r. Fair entered the nursing home several years ago and now he joins the "1 0,000 girls and guys” he once called friends. Surviving him is a son, Francis T . Fair, o f Seattle; three grandchildren, Francis T . Fair Jr., o f Urbandale, Iowa, Charles E. Fair o f Federal W ay, W ash., and Carrolle Fair Perry of Riverside, New Jersey; 10 great grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; and a brother-in-law, Edward W at son, o f Portland. Final services were conducted by the Rev. Arnold Farrier for the Caldw ell’s Colonial M ortuary. In terment was at Riverview Cemetery. 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