Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, October 11, 2006, Page 5, Image 5

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    October II. 2006
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Negro Leagues Ambassador
'Buck’ O’Neil Remembered
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(AP) — Friends and strangers
alike gathered on Saturday at the
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
in Kansas City, Mo. to m ount the
loss and celebrate the life o f John
Jordan "B uck" O 'N eil, a dapper,
gregarious man who cam e to em ­
body the sto ry o f th e N eg ro
Leagues.
O 'N eil died on Friday night from
com plications o f congestive heart
failure and recently diagnosed bone
marrow cancer at Research M edi­
cal C enter in K ansasCity, said Bob
Kendrick, marketing director for the
museum. He was 94.
Children and adults w andered
through the museum, many dressed
in the red and w hite Kansas City
M onarchs jerseys and caps that
O 'N eil made famous. M ore than
usual paused in front o f a glass
c a se th a t h eld O 'N e i l ’s firs t
basem an's glove, a trophy induct­
ing him into the Florida Sports Hall
o f Fame, and other trinkets.
The W hite House released a
statem ent from P resident Bush
praisingO 'N eil as representing "the
best o f Am erica's national pasti me.
He devoted his long and full life to
baseball, and refused to allow in­
justice and discrimination todim in-
ish his love o f the gam e and his
joyous, generous spirit. Laura and
I extend our sym pathies to his fam-
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Buck O'Neil is pictured in 2005 with a statue o f himself at the
Negro League Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Mo.
ily and friends, and on behalf o f all
A m ericans we give thanks for the
life o f one o f the great am bassadors
in baseball history.”
O ’Neil will lie in state at the
m useum 's Field o f Legends gal­
lery, w here w ell-w ishers can pay
their respects. A private funeral
and burial service are scheduled for
Saturday and a separate memorial
service open to the public will fol­
low.
A celebration o f O ’N eil's 95th
birthday will go on as scheduled
Nov. 11 at Kansas C ity ’s Starlight
Theatre. The guest list o f about 750
includes many baseball greats as
well as other celebrities and politi­
cal leaders.
His legacy is virtually unmatched,
becoming "an overnight sensation
at 82," as O 'N eil liked to say, when
Ken Bums featured him in his epic
documentary, “ Baseball."
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pected this falI and winter, although
as much as 50 percent o f this year’s
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D uncan said public health o f­
ficials are encouraging com m uni-
ties, pro v id ers an d fam ilies to
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Dear Deanna!
Ask Deanna\
I am happily single and really enjoy
life. My family and friends keep
annoying me and saying I should
be in a relationship. I am tired o f
them blind-siding me with dates,
hook-ups and single men. I protect
m yself when it com es to sex and
work hard and make my own money.
How do I tel I my family thanks, but
no thanks? —Single and Loving It;
Tampa, Fla.
Dear Single:
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w h o h a v e th e tim e to s h a re in fo r m a tio n .
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If y o u ’re happy and having the time Dear Deanna!
o f your life then you should tell My m other-in-law is causing ten­
your family to mind theirow n busi­ sion in my m arriage. S h e's sexy,
ness. If y ou’re not displaying the youthful and has im plants but I'm
signs o f a desperate woman in need not attracted to her. I am happy with
o f a man, they should back off. my wife. My wife has self-esteem
Y ou're independent in more ways issues because o f her weight and
than one and your family should sees her mom as com petition. I of­
respect that. Let everyone know ten tell her that her m other is fake
that y ou’re happy, not seeking a because o f the plastic surgery. G ur
relationship at this time, but when m arriage is suffering because my
you do, you'll ask for referrals. Until wife has it in her mind that I want her
then, stay safe, make good deci­ mother. Is there anything I can do
sions and keep it moving.
in order to boost her self-esteem ? -
Dear Deanna!
I want to respond to the W rong
G room in W ashington D.C. He was
wrong because if he d idn't want to
marry his girlfriend he should not
have offered a proposal. He was
even wrong to watch her family
spend money when all he had to d o
was open his mouth and stop ev­
erything. She should take him to
court and sue him for the money
spent as well as pain and suffering.
—Stacy; On-Line Reader
Dear Stacy:
You seem to have all the answers
and it sounds as if y ou’ve been
through the ringer a few tim es with
men. Your points are well taken
although a bitextrem e. Many things
in relationships can be handled with
sim ple com m unication and no need
to mess with the law unless there’s
abuse. His offer to pay the money
back doesn’, right the w rong. How-
-James; Topeka, Kan
Dear James:
You have no business com m enting
on your m other-in-law s implants
nor calling her sexy. This makes it
look as i f you' ve spent ti me look i ng
at her and sizing her up. You wife
has been observing your behavior
and actions in the presence of her
m other and it has made her inse­
cure. If your wife sees her mom as
com petition, she needs to lose
weight, improve her appearance and
work on her own happiness. Your
encouragem ent, coupled with her
self-im provem ent is the solution to
bringing the happiness back and
saving your marriage.
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