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"After you lose you just have to order to play it, and they know that was even cut short when they were
put it behind you," Josh said, "Then workingtheirhardest will make them called to practice.
Seth says losing is his least fa­ you have to look back at the game the best players that they can be.
They dedicate as much time as
vorite part o f playing basketball.
and learn from what you did wrong."
"You may be working hard," said they can to the game and both hope
"W e alw ays try to be as com peti­
"Playing another gam e and w in­ Josh, "But alw ays rem em ber that to make it a winning season, hit the
tive as possible and play to win," ning helps too," Seth said.
there is som eone out there w orking high scores academically and keep
Josh agrees.
The Tarvers offer no secrets to ju st as hard or harder than you, so their fans on the edges o f their seats.
Although a losing streak is som e­ aspiring younger athletes.
you need to alw ays do the most
"Everyday we try to find new
thing the brothers d on’t have a lot
"There are no secrets," said Seth. you can to achieve your goals."
w eaknesses and im prove them,"
o f experience at, when they do have "You ju st have to work hard."
Playing basketball keeps the said Seth.
a dud gam e they reach for w ays to
The brothers do agree you have Tarvers very busy and leaves them
"W e ju st try to work hard and
regain their confidence.
to have passion for the gam e in with little free tim e. O ur interview have fun with it as well." said Josh.
continued
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Flipper Memorial Saturday
Clark College
hosts celebration
of his life
A celebration o f life in memory' of
family man, businessm an, educa­
tor and com m unity activist Carl F.
Flipper III will be held at 2 p.m. on
Saturday, Jan. 20 at the Clark C ol­
lege G aiser S tudent C e n te r in
Vancouver.
Flipper made a difference in the
lives o f his fam ily, friends and co l­
leagues. He died Nov. 24 at Legacy
S a lm o n C re e k H o s p ita l in
V ancouver, from com plications of
m ultiple m yelom a at age 58.
He was com m itted to em pow er­
ing and educating the disenfran­
chised and to fostering com pas­
sionate support for social and eco­
nomic justice am ong the powerful.
O ver the 14 years he lived in the
Portland area, he held leadership
positions in a num ber o f civic o rga­
nizations including the Portland
Baseball G roup, O regon Public
B ro a d c a s tin g , S o u th A fric a n -
A m erican Business Club and the
Economic Development Committee
for the Interstate C orridor Urban
Renewal Area.
He w as a stu d en t and p ro p o ­
nent o f both A frican A m erican
and N ative A m erican h isto ry and
culture, takin g an ac tiv e role in
the 9th and 10th C av alry A sso ­
ciation (the B uffalo S oldiers), the
N ational Black M BA A sso c ia­
tion, the P ortlan d B ranch o f the
N A A C P and O m eg a Psi Phi F ra ­
ternity. He serv ed as a c o n s u lt­
ant to the O regon N ative A m eri­
can B usiness and E n trep ren e u r­
ial N etw ork.
At the tim e o f his d eath he w as
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served as the c o o rd in a to r for the
H um boldt T arg et A rea P ro ject in
north P ortland, and p resid en t o f
the O regon E n terp rise Forum as­
sistin g early -stag e co m p an ies.
He is su rv iv ed by his w ife
A n n e tte A lb r ig h t F lip p e r o f
V an co u v er, son Jo sep h F lip p er
o f C lark sto n , W ash., d au g h ters
M onica F lip p er o f N ew O rlean s
and N atalie F lipper o f L ew iston.
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C a ssa n d ra F lip p er o f G reen b rae,
C a l i f ., s te p - s o n s N a th a n ia l
A lb rig h t o f D enver and C h risto ­
p her A lbright o f P o rtland, ste p ­
d au g h te rs D ean n a and Je ssic a
A lbright o f P o rtland and Ruby
A lb rig h t o f V ancouver, and three
g ran d ch ild ren .
R em em brances may be made to
the Flipper Children's Education
Fund in care o f Annette Albright
Flipper at Bank o f A m erica, 805
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Martin Luther King’s Secretary Dies at 81
COME
(AP) — Dora M cDonald, secre­
tary for Martin Luther King Jr„ died
ju st days before the national holi­
day that honors her form er boss.
She was 81.
McDonald died Saturday ofcom -
pl ¡cations from cancer at Emory
Craw ford Long Hospital in Atlanta.
G a., hospital spokesm an Lance
Skelly said Sunday.
King entrusted his fam ily to
M cD onald’s care when he was in
ja il o r tr a v e lin g , a n d it w as
M cD onald w ho told C oretta Scott
King that her husband had been
assassinated on April 4, 1968 in
M emphis, Tenn.
Dr. M artin L u th er King. Jr., h is w ife C o retta S c o tt King (right) a n d
M cDonald started w orking for
h is se cre ta ry , Dora M cD onald, arrive in O slo, Norway, in th is
the civil rights leader in I960 and
D ec. 8 , 1 9 6 4 file p h o to .
In Loving
M em ory
Mary Eliza Griffin
Funeral services were held Jan. 3 for Mary Eliza Griffin, 77, aretired
lab tech for Harris M ethodist HEB Hospital in Bedford. Texas, who
died Dec. 2 6 ,2 0 0 6 at a T exas care center.
She was bom Dec. 8 . 1929, in Talbot. G a. She m oved her family to
Fort Worth in 1964.
She was a devoted m em ber o f New Beth Eden Baptist Church,
serving in many m inistries. She was a very active m em ber o f the
Seniors in M otion at the church.
She served as precinct judge for several years and was a volunteer
for many organizations.
Survivors include her loving daughter. W anda G riffin; sons, Earl
H. Griffin Jr. ( Bernice) and T hom as B. G riffin o f Portland; grandson
she raised, Jonathan A. Griffin; sisters. Rena Boyd, Annie W ilcox and
M agdalean Brown; goddaughter, Linda Draugin; 12 grandchildren;
11 great-grandchildren: and a host o f other relatives and friends.
Cornelius ‘Connie’ Mills
Funeral services were held Jan. 4
at New Hope M issionary Baptist
C h u rc h in north P o rtla n d for
Cornelius “C onnie" Jean Mills.
She w as born Sept. 30, 1947 in
P o rtland to M arie T hom pson and
T h ad d eu s S pencer, the sixth o f
12 children. She w as called hom e
on D ec. 30, 2006 afte r a b rie f ill­
n e ss.
She atten d ed W oodlaw n E l­
em en ta ry school and G irls P o ly ­
technic High School. In 1964, she
m arried Jesse M ills Jr. and be­
cam e the proud m other o f tw o
beautiful ch ild ren ,G reg o ry Allen
S p en ce r and S havyonne M arie
M ills. In 1972 she met her life
p artn e r E dw ard T hom pson.
C o n n ie w as a h o m e m a k e r,
day care pro v id er and "m o th er to
all". She w elcom ed many children
into her hom e w ith open arm s and
a hot m eal. H er favorite th in g s in
life w ere h er ch ild ren , ex ten d ed
fam ily and frien d s, and the Lord.
She loved cookin g for her fam ily,
gard en in g and trips to the beach.
She raised three n ephew s, A n­
thony, M ichael, and A ntw aun,
and w as cu rre n tly raisin g her
g ran d d a u g h ter Jessica.
She was an inspiration for her
family, friends, and her Christian
w om en’s group o f w hich she was a
faithful m em ber. She was a great
woman with a big heart full o f love
foreveryone she met, and she knew
quickly becam e his confidant and
adviser.
In a 1989 interview with the At­
la n ta
J o u r n a l- C o n s titu tio n ,
M cDonald described her role as
K ing’s secretary at Ebenezer Bap­
tist Church and later at the South­
ern Christian Leadership C onfer­
ence as "a 24-hour-a-day, seven-
d ay -a-w eek jo b .”
“ But there was never a tim e —
and I can say this in all truthfulness,
from the ti me I went to work for hi m
until his death — that I regretted
what I was doing or w here I was at
that m om ent," she said.
M cDonald never m arried or had
children, and has no im m ediate
survivors.
Boxing Athlete Remembered
he play ed football and b ask et­
William
ball. D uring his youth he attended
S haron Seventh D ay A dventist
‘Bull' Holcey
C hurch.
W illiam "B ull’" Holcey was bom
on Ju n e 6, 1932 in T u sk eg ee A la.
to D aniel H olcey and L aney Ann
T olbert.
He g ot the n ick -n am e “ B ull"
d u rin g his b o x in g y ears w here he
had m ade a nam e for him self. He
has been in the boxing ring w ith
m any boxing g reats.
He atten d ed B oise E lem entary
and Jefferso n H igh S chool w here
S u rv iv o rs include fo u r sisters,
Ruth H olcey, K um ice Jack so n ,
M ary Jo hnson, and R uby M elson.
He w as pro ceed ed in d eath by his
p a r e n ts an d s ib lin g s J o h n n y
H olcey and N aom i Pugh.
A fu n eral se rv ic e w as held
T u esd ay , Jan. 2 at R oss H o lly ­
w ood C hapel. follow ed by a co m ­
m ittal serv ice at S k y lin e M em o­
rial G ardens.
Sunrise: Sept. 30, 1947 - Sunset: Dec. 30, 2006
no strangers.
She was preceded in death by
her father; ex-husband; and broth­
ers Melvin and Richard Spencer.
She is survived by her m other and
children; nephew M ichael Spen­
c e r;
g r a n d c h ild r e n
A sh to n
M urdock, G regory S pencer Jr.,
Jom arri G able. Jahm ani Spencer.
J'an ae G able, and Jessica Spencer;
five brothers Thad Spencer. Kerry
Spencer. Kenny Spencer, T ony
Spencer, and Kevin Spencer: four
sisters Loretta Gunter. Cierri Orr and
M audine Smith, all o f Portland: and
Cynthia Lovell o f Australia. She
also leaves to m ount her lifetime
com panion and a host o f nieces
and nephews, extended family and
friends.
Although hersoul was requested
in heaven, C o n n ie's love, wisdom,
kind words and inspiration will never
be forgotten by all those w ho loved
her dearly. May we continue to
walk in her light, love and guidance.
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