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Page A14 May 13, 2015 C lassifieds /B ids Wrapped Up in Humanity C ontinued from P age A9 Clark College is currently ac- cepting applications for the position of Cashier Supervisor (Fiscal Technician Supervisor) in the Cashier’s Office. This is a full-time classified position over- seeing the college’s Cashier’s Office staff and processes. The schedule for this position is Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. Salary is $2,598/monthly. Closing date is 5/15/15. For complete position description, requirements and to apply, ac- cess our website at http://www. clark.edu/jobs. Clark College Human Resources, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA 98663 (360) 992-2105. AA/EO employer Metro operates the Oregon Con- vention Center, Oregon Zoo, Portland’5 Centers for the Arts and Expo Center and provides transportation planning, recy- cling, natural area and other ser- vices to the region. Visit www.oregonmetro.gov/jobs for current openings and a link to our online hiring center. 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Please fax or e-mail your notice for a free price quote! Fax: 503-288-0015 e-mail: classifieds@portlandobserver.com The Portland Observer emerges are several stories of love and loss, and a blurring of the lines between humor and pathos, be- tween fact and fiction. The fictional stories help us experience our own stories in a new way. This play touched me so deeply. I was lucky to see it with perhaps the most diverse audience I have ever experienced at OSF; behind me I could hear several people re- sponding to Chinese elements in the play that flew over my head. The play ends on a very poignant note, and as I wiped away tears when the lights came up, I stood and saw behind me Chinese and white audience members doing the same thing, with the Chinese audience members commenting on how the production compared with their experiences with the material elsewhere. Watching a multicultural cast playing mate- rial that is specifically Taiwanese and Chinese was a particularly enriching way to experience those cultures. It also stirred the deepest photo by J enny G raham Master Yuan (Paul Juhn, center) and Blossom (Leah Anderson) have some fun behind the blanket, unbeknownst to Blossom’s husband Tao (Eugene Ma, left) In the Oregon Shakespeare Festival production of ‘Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land.’ parts of my own life experiences. When Stan Lai first produced this play in 1986, Taiwan was still under martial law, and caginess was required. The play he pro- duced was different than the one he got past the censors. Each time he has produced it -- and again in Ashland -- he has wired into its DNA conscious wrestling with the challenge of translation, from life into art, from Chinese to Tai- wanese and back again, from tra- ditional to modern, from pathos to humor, and now from Chinese and Taiwanese to American audiences. That chaotic act of creation, which always involves keeping some things and losing others, yields a rich liminality that contains the capacity to break past the audi- ence’s defenses to their deepest experiences of loss and love. Both plays run through October and are well worth a trip to Ash- land. Darleen Ortega is a judge on the Oregon Court of Appeals and the first woman of color to serve in that capacity. Her movie re- view column Opinionated Judge appears regularly in The Portland Observer. Find her movie blog at opinionatedjudge.blogspot.com. Obituary In Loving Memory Paul Darden Paul Darden died peacefully at home in Portland on April 7, 2015 at the age of 79. He was born on Oct. 29, 1935 in Galveston, Texas to Victoria and Linnie Darden who preceded him in death. He was the middle child of nine siblings. He was a journeyman painter until his retirement in 1995. He is survived by his wife, Marianne; son, Jeff Darden; and a host of grandchil- dren, nieces, and nephews. He was also preceded in death by his daughter Deirdre Darden. Paul is loved and will be missed for his sense of humor and wit. Celebration of Life In Loving Memory Odel Butler Sr. was born Jan. 25, 1920 and died May 3, 2015. He was husband to Lila M. Butler; father to Harvey Lee Butler of At- lanta, Odel Butler Jr. and Charlene Butler-White (Carl) both of Portland; grandfather to J’Sonn Butler, Martin Turner, Mario Mitchell, Mi- chael Johnson and Kim Johnson; brother to John W. Butler of Seattle; sister to Bertha L. Poston and Irma L. London of Portland, and Dorothy Bannerman, Alvina Parker and Ola M. Franklin of San Jose, Calif. He was preceded in death by his moth- er and father Will (Tut) and Gertrude Mi- nor-Butler Sr.; his brothers Will Butler Jr., James Butler, Wilbert Butler and Glen Butler; his sisters Mary Brooks and Del Smith; and two daughters Dorsey L. Butler-Carney and Shirley Mae Butler-Reid. His Celebration of life and funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 13 at 11 a.m. at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, 4927 N.E. 55th Ave. Lavelle Bates was born in Port- land on June 9, 1957 to Joann and Richard Lewis. She died May 5, 2015 after losing a battle with can- cer. Lavelle attended Woodlawn El- ementary School and John Adams High School in northeast Portland where she discovered her passion for people and for her caring spirit! She looked for the good in people and offered to help anyone without blinking an eye. Lavelle loved to share quality time with the love of her life, Bervin Lionel Johnson, and their blended families. She was pretty good at cards games, and dominoes too. Lavelle also loved children and they loved her. She was named Grannie by her oldest granddaughter Mi’Keyta, and every grandchild and child that was around only knew her as Grannie! As most illnesses catch you by surprise, so did Lavelle’s illness, but she didn’t let it get the best of her. She main- tained her loving and giving spirit right down to the end! A viewing is scheduled for Wednesday, May 13, from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Terry Family Funeral Home, 3227 N. Williams Ave. A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 15 starting at 6 p.m. at the Colwood Golf Course, 7313 N.E Columbia Blvd. Odel Butler Sr. Lavelle Bates