Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, March 22, 2006, Page 11, Image 11

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    March 22. 2006
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In Loving Memory
Frenzella Newsom Berry
Frenzella New som Berry died March
14, 2006 in Portland. She was bom in
M arshall, T exas on Aug. 14, 1940 to the
union of Jesse and Valrie New som . Her
family relocated toO akland, Calif, when
she was a small child.
O n Dec. 14, 1958 she entered into
holy matrimony with Clarence Douglass
Berry; to this union three children were
bom . She was a second and third grade
te ac h er’s aide at E lliot E lem entary
School. She also w orked forC oast Jani­
torial, retiring in 2000 after 30 years o f service.
She was a dedicated, loyal, and active m em ber o f the M allory
Avenue Church o f Christ for 42 years. Her love o f people was
dem onstrated by her many com m unity activities.
Frenzellaenjoyed traveling, entertaining, and most o f all, cooking.
Her famous Banana Nut Bread was enjoyed by so many that it
prompted Sunset M agazine to seek her out, featuring her recipe in
their T hanksgiving 1999 issue.
She would alw ays have treats from her kitchen for the delivery and
postal w orkers who served her neighborhood and it is rum ored that
they would playfully fight am ong them selves to get that route.
Frenzella is survived by three children, Fredrick Berry, Annette
Berry, and Jonathan (K olaj) Berry, o f Portland; tw o adopted sons,
Kenneth Ray Ellison and T hom as M artin, nine grandchildren, one
great grandson, many foster children and a host o f extended family
and friends. She will be m issed by all.
A memorial service was held at the M allory Avenue Church.
M emorial contributions can be sent to a foundation established in
her memory in care o f the F.F.A.J. C orporation, 2828 N.E. I l'h Ave.,
Portland. OR 97212.
Your friends at
Killingsworth St John’s
Lombard Little Chapel of the Chimes
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L aw & J ustice
Sketch Used in Portland Manhunt
Girl escapes
kidnapping
Police have released a sketch of
a man accused o f trying to kidnap
a 14-year-old girl last m onth in the
area o f North Lom bard Street and
C atlin Avenue.
He is d escrib ed as a 4 0 -y ear-
old w hite m ale o f m edium to heavy
build, ab o u t 5 feet 7 inches tall
w ith brow n h air an d a full beard
and m ustache. H e w as w earin g a
navy blue p o lo -ty p e sh irt and
je a n s and w as su n tan n ed on his
fo rearm s and face, su g g estin g he
may w ork outside.
T h e s u s p e c t’s c a r w as d e ­
scrib ed as a late 9 0 ’s red -co lo red
C hevy B lazer sport utility vehicle
w ith an O reg o n "tre e ” license
plate. T h e fo u rth dig it o f the li­
cen se plate w as p o ssibly the le t­
ters L, I, o r the n um ber l .
T he v ictim , a fem ale student at
R o o sev elt H igh S chool, told o f­
fice rs th at she w as w alking w est­
b o u n d o n th e n o rth s id e o f
L om b ard S treet w hen the man
pulled up alo n g sid e her and of-
Gunfire Near Police Station Hurts Teen
A local teenager w as arrested at
his hom e March 15, about three
hours after an argum ent that ended
with another teenager being shot in
the leg.
Police said the incident followed
an argum ent between a group of
juveniles in the vicinity o f N orth­
east Em erson Street and Garfield
A venue, ju st one block from the
B lazers Boys and Girls Club and the
Northeast Police Precinct.
Your Care
Our First Priority
East Precinct officers discovered
the bodies o f tw o adults and two
children on March 16, during a
“welfare check” at an apartment
near Northeast 162nd and Fremont.
P o lic e b e lie v e 3 1 -y e a r-o ld
Somkhith Soulinhocom m itted sui­
cide after murdering his 24-year-
o ld g ir lf rie n d , S o u p a p h a n e
Homsombath, and hertw ochildren,
eight-year-old Lionel Homsombath
Chiroprai tic Physician
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STATE FARM
the 2007 L eg islatu re on w hat
changes are needed to “assure
equal protection” for gays and les­
bians.
In particular, he said, the task
force will look for ways “to ensure
that Oregon law provides an appro­
priate legal pathway for grievance,
enforcem ent and resolution if O r­
egonians experience unequal treat­
ment or discrim ination in either the
public or private sectors.”
Last N ovem ber a judge upheld
O regon’s voter-approved ban on
gay marriage.
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Gov. Ted Kulongoski has cre­
ated a task force to study w hether
new laws are needed to guarantee
equal rights for gays and lesbians.
T he governor assem bled the
group after a failure to gain ap ­
proval of a new state law outlaw ing
sexual-orientation discrimination in
the Legislature last year.
Kulongoski said the issue in­
volves basic fairness and making
Oregon “a better p la te for every­
one to live.”
The governor said the task force
would make recom m endations to
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S ou lin h o w as H o m so m b a th ’s
form er brother-in-law . Police said
he had a history o f v iolence. In
1999, he shot his o ld e r b ro th er,
T ia S oulinho, in the arm . He spent
five years in prison for the crim e.
He has also spent tim e in the
O regon S tate H ospital for m ental
health issues.
Gay Rights Study Begins
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ported to a hospital with a non-life
threatening wound.
The shooter was charged with
assault with a firearm, m enacing
with a firearm and unlawful use o f a
weapon and was lodged at the Ju ­
venile D etention Center.
228-6140
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service and same attention to detail
The 14-year-old taken into cus­
tody is accused o f pulling out a .22
caliber, sem i-autom atic pistol and
firing several rounds, striking the
other teen behind his right knee.
The victim rode his bicycle to the
police station, where he was trans­
Mother, Children Killed
Dr. Marcelitte Failla
have relocated!
Ross
Hollywood
Chapel
A police sketch o f a man
accused o f trying to kidnap a
14-year-oldgirl.
fered h e ra rid e . A fter she refu sed
and co n tin u ed w alking, he d ro v e
past her and parked his ca r fu r­
th er dow n the street.
The man then got out o f his car
and approached the girl on foot,
ordering her to get into his car.
W hen he grabbed for her arm , she
kicked him, causing him to fall . She
then fled, notifying her parents and
the police.
A nyone w ith in fo rm atio n is
a sk ed to call D ete ctiv e M ike
W einstein.of the Portland Police
B ureau's M issing Persons Unit,
503-823-0446.
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S T A T E F A R M IN S U R A N C E C O M P A N IE S
HOME OFFICES: BLOOMINGTON.
G resham City Council will not
reconsider a proposal to erect a
historic monument to former M ayor
Dr. Herbert H. Hughes.
The proposal will not be revis­
ited due to concerns brought forth
by G resham 's Japanese A m erican
C om m unity as well as exam ination
o f inform ation that further links Dr.
H ughes to an organization that
sought to prevent the return o f
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residents o f Japanese decent to
G resham after W orld W ar II.
“ It is clear that w hile the original
research w as w ell-intentioned it
was not com plete. We appreciate
the m em bers o f the com m unity that
cam e forw ard to share their co n ­
c e rn s ,” said C o u n c il-P re sid e n t
S h an e B e m is. “T h is p ro p o sa l
should not have com e forw ard to
begin w ith.”
Deputy
Robbed for
Drugs
A C lackam as County s h e rif f s
deputy w ho resigned in disgrace in
January pleaded guilty M arch 15 to
arm ed robbery and other charges,
telling a ju d g e that an addiction to
pain m edication led him to com m it
the crim es.
David V erbos. 36, told U.S. D is­
trict Judge Jam es Redden that he
was guilty o f robbing tw o p h arm a­
cies, a bank and a quiek-eash outlet
late last year.
V erbos w as charged in federal
court with stealing about $5.(XM)
worth o f cash and drugs, including
hundreds o f tablets o f the painkill­
ers O xyeontin and m orphine.
Verbos, the father o f tw o teenag­
ers. is scheduled to be sentenced
May 23. In a plea agreem ent, the
prosecution is recom m ending 15
years in prison.
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