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November 4 , 1992...The Portland Observer...Page 7
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RELIGION
C O N T E M P O R A R Y C H R IS T IA N
A R T IS T
First African American Union
President Of Portland Dies
Beau Williams
TW O
CONCERTS
Over 400 people attended services
for Ural P. Cannon, the first African-
American to be elected President of a
labor union in Oregon. Cannon, passed
away, at age 81, on October 16,1992,at
his home in Portland, Oregon.
Cannon, or “Pete” as he was called,
waselectedaspresidentof Labor Union
296 in 1957 and served in that position
for twenty-two years. From 1968 until
his retirement in 1979 he served as a
Field Representative and Assistant
Business Manager for the union He
was elected and sent to represent Local
296 forty times at conventions between
1953 and 1979.
Cannon was a man who loved his
relationship with God. This was re
flected in his personality and by the
scriptural verse he chose to live his life
by; “Be not overcome with evil, but
overcome evil with good.” (Romans
12:21)
At the funeral services held on
October 22, at Vancouver Avenue First
Baptist Church, Cannon was recog
nized for his “honesty, sincerity and
dedication to his work and whatever
was put before him,” by Clair Ander
son, former Business Manager of the
Local 296.
“Pete Cannon was treated with re
spect and cooperation wherever he went
and in whatever company he found
himself. He earned that respect because
he treated everyone with respect the
way he would like to be treated and thus
people reciprocated.”
Anderson shared how Cannon
would often go out in smaller commu
nities throughout Oregon where “there
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All Saints Catholic Church in
Northeast Portland will celebrate its
75th anniversary on All Saints’ Day,
November 1, with a special Mass fea
turing a hymn composed for the occa
sion. Archbishop William J. Levada
will be the principal celebrant for the
Mass. The Very Rev. Patrick Brennan,
the rector of Mount Angel Seminary,
will be the homilist. Fr. Brennan was
formerly in residence at All Saints.
The opening hymn for the Mass, to
be performed by choir and double trum
pets, was composed especially for the
anniversary by Ken Nielson, a San Di
ego composer. In addition, the parish’s
Altar Society has made a special vest
ment to be worn by the Archbishop
during the Mass. The celebration also
has been marked by the creation of
banners, publication of a book on the
history of the parish, and planting of a
Biblical garden on the church grounds.
The garden, and Eagle Scout project,
includes flowers trees, and plants found
in the Bible.
Numerous priests and religious who
either grew up in the parish or formerly
served there have been invited back for
the celebration.
The Rev. Emmet Harrington, pas
tor of All Saints, said the them of the
celebration was “Growth.” He said the
celebration was built around the tradi
tional strengths of the parish, many of
which were the legacy of the parish’s
longtime pastor, the late Monsignor
Thomas J. Tobin. Fr. Harrington said:
“The parish has a rich history of con
cern for social justice, for ecumenism,
for liturgy, and for education-so the
ingredients are there for a very joyful
celebration.”
The Mass, which begins at 4 p.m.,
will be followed by a reception in the
parish hall.
FirstBaptist Church for thirty-eight year.
He was also Sunday School Superinten
dent for the Senior Adults Department
from 1954-1990.
He was spoken of highly by Sandy
Hams, current Sunday School Superin
tendent. Harris though that when he was
elected superintendent that he was “go
ing to have trouble out of some of the old
people (smile). But he supported me
well...he never tried to kick against me.”
Harris commented on Cannon’s
character and faithfulness to his duties
as a deacon and superintendent.
“ Deacon Cannon was a bridge
builder and he built it well. He was not
greedy, he was not double tongued. He
had faith in God which made him agood
superintendent.”
Cannon was bom on January 26,
1911 in Yazoo County Mississippi to
Lee and Minnie Cannon. He was six
years old when his father died in 1917.
He and his seven other brothers and
sister were raised by his mother in Loui
siana. he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in
1942 where he worked in a magnesium
plant during World War II. Then he and
his family moved to Portland, Oregon in
1944 where he lived until the time of his
home going.
He leaves his wife Louise; daugh
ters, Beatrice L. Gilmore, Marghree
Moss, and Patricia Snodgrass all of Port
land; son, David Lee Portland: one step
son, Elliot G. Martin of Portland; eigh
teen grandchildren and eleven great
grandchildren; a host of nieces, neph
ews, in-laws and friends.
Services of committal and inter
ment were held at Rose City Cemetery.
might not have been another black man
within miles. He handled it so admira
bly and gained respect from all levels of
management Employers related (to me)
that they were always happy to see Pete
coming andenjoyed his infectious smile
and sincere handshake.”
T.V. Mason, a longtime friend of
Cannon's who served as president of
Railroad Union 457, also spoke of
Cannon's ability toget along with people
of all ethnic groups.
“ W e w orked w ith m ixed
people...only thing we could do was
pray and hold on. We ’d get together and
talk. We didn’t talk about how to mis
use this and misuse that. “Dec” (Can
non) wasn’t that kind of man.”
Cannon’s life represented what is
needed in the African American com
munity today. He loved God, his family
and took pride in his work. He helped
his fellow brothers and sister in their
quest to make a better life. He didn’t
forget his own.
“I rem em ber, many evenings
Granddaddy would come home from
work and before he could sit down to
eat, the phone would ring and a man or
women would be asking him if there
was any work available at the ship
yard,” commented LaVeta Gilmore
Jones, Cannon’s granddaughter. “He
would always encourage the person and
tell them tocome down to the union hall
the next day. He would see what he
could do for them.”
Cannon not only served as a leader
in the business world, but also at his
church. He served as chairman of the
Deacon Board at Vancouver Avenue
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