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March 2. 2005
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Local Basketball Player Remembered
Eddie Barnett was a
dedicated basketball
player and student at
Grant High School this
year after transferring
to the school from
Jefferson.
PHOTO BY
M ichael S mith /
T he P ortland O bserver
Debrena Gandy
‘Soul Quest ’
Focuses on
Women
Family and friends of
Eddie Barnett embrace
outside the Center for
Self Enhancement the
day after the former SEI
student died during a
basketball game at
Madison High School.
In honor o f W o m en ’s H istory M onth,
I T he E m pow erm ent G roup is presenting
Soul Q uest E m pow erm ent C onference
J and E xpo for W om en o f C o lo r on S atur
PHOTO BY
M ark W ashington /
T he P ortland O bserver
Eddie Barnett loved the game
T he sudden death o f Eddie Barnett, a
ju n io r at G rant H igh School, affected a
m ultitude o f those w ho knew and loved
him in a big way.
“It’s a tragic loss to the com m unity,” said
Joe Rollins, a form er m entor o f Barnett
through S elf Enhancem ent, Inc. “He was
well loved by a lot o f young people in this
com m unity. He was outgoing, a comedian,
afu n lovingkid.H edidn’thaveoneenem y.”
Barnett died on W ednesday, Feb. 23 at
9:59, after collapsing w hile leaving the
floor o f a basketball gam e at M adison
H igh School. He w as taken to the P rovi
dence Portland M edical C enter but could
not be saved.
It w as reported that Barnett had a heart
condition and w as on m edication, but had
a m edical w aiver to play on the team. The
coaches allow ed B arnett to play in spurts.
In addition to being a 5-foot 8-inch
guard, Barnett played on the football team
last fall. It w as his first year at G rant after
transferring from Jefferson High School.
“ Basketball was his passion,” Rollins
said. “ He loved to play sports.”
V arious reports pai nt Barnett as a popu
lar student around cam pus with a positive
attitude.
Students at G rant have experienced the
death o f three other students in the last
year - tw o in a car accident and one from
suicide. G rief counselors w ere at hand for
the students to talk with at G rant, M adison
and Jefferson H igh Schools.
A public view ing w as held M onday at
the Little Chapel o f the C him es at 4 3 0 N.
K illingsw orth, w ith a public m em orial
scheduled for W ednesday m orning on
the Portland C om m unity C ollege C ascade
Cam pus. A private fam ily funeral w as also
planned.
day, M arch 5, at the G overnor Hotel.
H ighlights o f the event will include a
- tribute to pioneeri ng w om en o f color role
m odels; a pam pering station, self d is
covery zone, boutique and m arketplace;
a luncheon fashion show presented by
Sheba H ouse o f Elegance; and enter
tainm ent by Julianne R. Johnson, vocal
ist, and S. Renee M itchell, poet.
T he keynote speaker o f the event is
best-selling au th o r D ebrena Jackson
G andy, w ho w rote “Sacred Pam pering
Principles and All the Joy Y ou C an
Stand.” H er advice colum n has been
featured in E ssence and O prah m aga
zines.
E n tra n c e to th e c o n f e re n c e is $75
p e r p e rso n . G ro u p d is c o u n t ra te s
a re a v a ila b le . C a ll 5 0 3 - 7 3 5 -1 4 7 5 to
i r e g is te r.
N o r th P o r tl a n d S p o r ts L e g e n d M o u r n e d
Jim Winters led
Roughriders, Pilots
Jim Winters
Funeral services were held Friday
at Bethel A M E Church in northeast
Portland for former U ni versity o f Port
land Basketball all-time leading scorer,
honorable mention All-American and
Hall o f Fam er Jim Winters, w ho died
Feb. 20 in his V ancouver hom e after a
long battle with Parkinson's disease.
He was 73.
W inters basketball career began at
Portland’s Roosevelt High School,
where he led the PIL in scoring ( 1948),
was all-PIL first team ( 1949) selection
and led the Roughriders to the school ’ s
only State Basketball Championship.
W inters led the tournam ent in scor
ing was nam ed a first team all-Toum a-
ment pick. He followed hisolder brother
Jackson in attending the University of
Portland on an athletic scholarship in
m en’s basketball.
Playing on four U ni versity o f Port
land NA1A national p lay o ff team s
during his career betw een the years
o f 1949 and 1952, he helped lead the
Pilots to three 20 w in seasons before
serving three years in the K orean
W ar. He returned for his senior sea
son in 1955-56, and again helped
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lead the P ilots to a fourth 20 win
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can honorable m ention honors along
the way.
H i s i mpressi ve 20.2 poi nts per game
scoring average during that season
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show n by you and other great m ili
tary fighting men, our country would
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