September 7, 2016
Page 13
Obituaries
Former School Principal Remembered
Lemil Ivory Speed, former
principal of Woodlawn Elemen-
tary and vice principal at Grant
High School, passed away Aug. 5,
2016 in Chandler, Ariz.
He was born Oct. 8, 1945 in
Lakeland, Fla., the only child of
Thirsa Lee Speed. After graduat-
ing from high school, he enlist-
ed in the Air Force and served
as a military police officer. He
left the military after eight years
and moved to Eugene where he
worked as an assistant manager for
a McDonald’s restaurant where he
met many life-long friends.
During his stay in Eugene he
changed careers by working for
First Interstate Bank (now Wells
Fargo Bank) in various depart-
ments, and eventually moved to
the Portland area. After 16 years
with the bank, he was laid off.
In 1989 he enrolled in the Port-
land Teachers Program through
Portland Community College and
Portland State University. Upon
graduating with a Masters of Ed-
ucation degree, he was hired as
a fourth grade teacher at John
Lemil Ivory Speed
Ball Elementary School (now
Rosa Parks Elementary School).
He taught in the classroom for a
few years, but was encouraged to
move into school administration.
After several years as vice princi-
pal at Grant High School and later
principal at Woodlawn Elementa-
ry School, he retired in 2009.
He met the former Lynette Har-
ris-Brown in September 1988.
After a 48-day whirlwind-dating
spree, they were married Nov. 12,
In Loving Memory
Richard “Ricky” L. Perez was
born May 31, 1965 and passed
away on Aug. 28, 2016.
A memorial service will be
held Saturday, Sept. 10 at 2:30
p.m. at University Park Seventh
Day Adventist Church, 4007 N.
Alaska.
A viewing for family is sched-
uled for Wednesday, Sept. 7 from
3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Terry Funeral Richard ‘Ricky’ Perez
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1988. They had a blended family
of four daughters and one son.
He was also a deacon and life
group leader at Mt. Olivet Bap-
tist Church in Portland for many
years.
Last September, the Speeds re-
located to Arizona where they cre-
ated new memories in the “Land
of the Sun” and became members
of Christ Life Church.
Speed is survived by his wife,
Lynette; daughters Yolanda Pritch-
ett (Christopher) of Greensboro,
N.C.; Tiffany Brown of Maricopa,
Ariz.; Angela Brown of Phoenix,
Ariz.; Julia Bryant and son David
Speed (McKenzie), both of Hills-
boro; 14 grandchildren and three
great grandsons. He was very
endeared by his brothers-in-laws
Derrick Harris (Benita), Dean
Harris (Antonia) and mother-in-
law, Ernestine Harris. Three spe-
cial nieces also survive him.
A celebration of Lemil Ivory
Speed’s life will be held Saturday,
Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. at Mt. Olivet
Baptist Church, 8501 N. Chautau-
qua Blvd.
Home, 2337 N. Williams Ave.,
with a public viewing following
from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
In Memory of
Mr. James Antwine Nacoste Sr.
Sunrise: January 27,
1943 Opelousas, Louisiana
Sunset: August 5, 2016 Portland, Oregon
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