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Page 4 April 20, 2016 Cancer Takes Beloved Wife and Business Partner In loving memory of Juanita Walton Showdogs is a full service salon. We do baths, all over hair cuts, tooth brushing, nail trims, soft claws, lea treatments, mud baths, and ear cleaning. We also have health care and grooming products to keep your pet clean in between visits. Show Dogs Grooming Salon & Boutique 926 N. Lombard Portland, OR 97217 503-283-1177 Tuesday-Saturday 9am-7pm Monday 10am-4pm Yo dawg is gonna look like a show dawg and your kitty will be pretty. A celebration of life service for Juanita Walton, a former Missouri state representative, Portland community volunteer and beloved wife, business part- ner and friend of Portland com- munity leader and entrepreneur Roy Jay, will be held Saturday, April 30 at Highland Christian Center, 7600 N.E. Glisan St. Juanita Alberta Head Walton (Jay) died April 12, 2016 from cancer. She was born May 19, 1954 in Clayton, Mo., to John W. and Delores Head, a family of great heritage, history and self-determination. She was Raised in Kinloch, Mo. and graduated from Kinloch High School, Lincoln University and Lindenwood University. She earned a Masters degree from Washington University in St. Louis. Her career calling was pol- Juanita Walton (Jay) itics. Elected to the Missouri Legislature in 2000, she served eight years representing St. Louis County. She chaired the business and inance committee for the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, served as president of the National Foun- dation of Women Legislators, and was Democratic commit- teewoman of Ferguson Town- ship. She was also a founding member of the Black Women’s Political Action Coalition, an organization aimed at increas- ing the political inluence of women at all levels of elected ofice. At the completion of her last year in ofice, she moved to Portland to join her husband in the pursuit of new opportuni- ties. She served as administrator for Project Clean Slate in Port- land and served on various local boards and committees. She had a special passion for The Sisters Network, where she served as director. She traveled to vari- ous countries representing the United States and Roy Jay En- terprises of Las Vegas. Juanita loved God and ev- eryone around her. She and her husband were quiet sources of scholarships, home inancing, job placement and other com- munity endeavors that were never publicized. In a varied career outside politics, Ms. Head Walton was a licensed real estate agent, and worked as a light atten- dant for TWA, a trainer for St. Louis Community College, and an instructor at Alabama State University. She was the former director of the Grace Hill Wom- en’s Business Center in St. Lou- is. She was a member of Cole- man-Wright CME Church in St. Louis before moving and join- ing Highland Christian Center in Portland. Her father preceded her in death. Survivors include her husband; mother; two sons, El- bert Walton III of St. Louis and Capt. Johnathan Walton of the Army National Guard; and sev- en siblings, Evelyn Head, Joyce Martin, John Head, Charles Head and Sharon Gill, all of St. Louis County, Patricia Johnson of Texas, and Willie Head of Oregon. In her loving memory, Roy Jay invites people to make con- tributions to the Sisters Network to help educate other women about cancer. Contributions can be sent to the Sisters Network – ORSWWA Chapter, 3519 N.E. 15th Ave., Suite #306, Portland, OR 97212.