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Honored for Leadership
Educator fosters
love of Christ
The Rev. A lcena B oozer, rector
em erita o f St. Philip the D eacon
Episcopal C hurch, will be nam ed
"E cum enist o f the Y ear” on M ay 12
at the E cum enical M inistries o f O r
egon A nnual C om m unity A w ards
and C elebration D inner. T he aw ard
is presented in recognition o f lead
ership and com m itm ent to fostering
the love o f C hrist through ecu m en i
cal dialogue, w itness and m inistry.
A native P ortlander, B oozer has
served the local com m unity as an
ed u cato r and a priest o f the E pisco
pal C hurch.
She w orked 26 years as a teacher,
co u n selo r and adm inistrator for the
P ortland school district, retiring as
principal o f Jefferson H igh School
in 1997. From 1993 until M ay o f 2010,
she served as the rector o f St. Philip
the D eacon in Portland. Past as
signm ents include assisting priest
at G race M em orial and St. Stephen
in Portland; vicar at Em anuel in
B ir k e n f e ld , S t. A u g u s tin e in
C latskanie, and St. John the B aptist
in Portland; and dean and chaplain
o f the U pper School at O regon Epis
copal School.
Past diocesan service includes
the D iocesan C ouncil; and she c u r
rently serves on the C om m ission to
End Racism .
In the com m unity. B oozer has
served as a m em ber o f the M etro
politan T ri-C ounty B oard o f D irec
tors and Loaves and Fishes Board
o f D irectors. D uring the 1980s, she
served her first term on the EM O
B oard o f D irectors, and she w as the
In Loving Memory
Elmos Lee Jenkins Jr.
A m em orial service for Elm os Lee Jenkins w as held
T uesday at Life C hange C hristian C enter. He was born A ug.
30, 1950, in W innsboro, La., and died on A pril 19, 2011, in
Rev. Alcena Boozer
first fem ale clergy elected as p resi
dent o f that board from 2006-07.
The aw ards and celebration d in
ner will be held at the H ilton H otel,
R e s e r v a tio n s c a n be m a d e at
em o reg o n .o rg .
May 4, 2011
Celebration of Life
A celebration of life will be
held one year after the tragic
death of Keaton O tis, 25, who
was shot and killed by Port
land police during a traffic
stop,
The memorial celebration,
which will be held Thursday,
M ay 12, at 6 p.m . at the
M iracles Club located at 4069
N.E. M artin Luther King Jr.
Blvd.
D iagnosed with a mental
illness, O tis’ parents, Joseph
and Felesia Otis, were trying
to get their son help at the
time of his death on May 12,
Keaton Otis
2010.
Shortly after the incident, they expressed hope their son’s
death can help lead to reform s in the m ental health system.
V ancouver. He m oved to P ortland at an early age. His
nicknam e w as O ddie. H e w as a m em ber o f Life C hange
C hristian C en ter under P astor M ark Strong. His hobbies
w ere fishing and cooking. He w orked at Pert H aven Rest
H om e as a cook. H e w as fam ily m an and an excellent
grandfather. Preceding him in death w ere his parents, A nnie
Jenkins and E lm os Lee Jen k in s Sr.; a brother, Sam uel Ray
Jenkins, and a sister, B ettie Jean Jenkins. Survivors include
tw o daughters, A nnie Lee Jenkins and M em ory Kim Strong;
a son Je ff Jenkins; brothers R obert L. R obinson, W illie L
R obinson, Leroy R obinson, C harles J. Jenkins, B obby R.
Jenkins, and R usty J. Jenkins; sisters M artha L. Jenkins,
M ary S. Jenkins, C lara A. Jenkins and P am ela Jenkins; eight
grandchildren; and a host o f nieces and nephew s.
Joyce Washington H igh S chool C lassic
The 11 th Annual
Basketball Game
Saturday, May 21 at SEI
3920 N. Kerby Street
Doors open at 12 p.m.
Girls Classic at 1 p.m.
Boy’s Classic at 3 p.m.
Tickets available at The Portland Observer
4747 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Looking for High School Boys & Girls to Participate
fo r more information contact Tony or Mark Washington at 288-0033
(SJSAFEWAY
Sponsored by: z^ |ln r tla n h ( 0 b s r n ir r
“Dedicated to our mother, whose purposeful life
is our family inspiration. ” — The Washington family
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