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May 23, 2018
Neighbor Mourned
C ontinueD from p age 3
what happened to him ‘cause
he was part of what we did and
he was part of the community,”
Booker said.
Gora was found dead in his
welding shop where he also resid-
ed for many decades. His cause of
death was determined to be homi-
cidal violence by the Oregon State
Medical Examiner and police have
launched a homicide investigation.
No arrests have been made.
He was known for his
hand-crafted barbecue grills and
custom fabrications, and made dai-
ly visits to Miracles Club and the
Heavenly Taste café inside, dining
for breakfast or dinner, striking
up conversations with other club
members, and observing card or
dominoes games, Booker said.
“We loved him for who he was
and he never was a problem. He
just hung out,” he added.
Booker, 63, said he knew Gora
going back decades, and his father
bought a grill or two from him, but
it wasn’t until the last three years
or so that he started seeing his
neighbor on a daily basis, hanging
out at the club.
Gora had been getting around
with a walker in his later years
and also suffered from some hear-
ing loss.
“The last time I talked to him
was two days before his death.
Asked him how he was doing. He
said ‘I’m doing good for an old
man,’” Booker recalled.
In the months leading up to his
death Gora was attempting to get
rid of some of his belongings. He
sold some vehicles and other be-
longings after incurring two nui-
sance complaints in December to
the city’s Neighborhood Inspec-
tions Program.
Gora was also recently cited
for residing in his welding shop,
which he told an inspector he’d
been living in for the past 45
years, though it was designated a
commercial property.
At the end of Sunday’s memo-
rial ceremony, The Miracles Club
will launch balloons into the air
outside Gora’s property, a place
where flowers and messages of re-
membrance have been on display
for the past two weeks.
“Just come out and show your
support. He was a pillar in our
community. Been where he’s lo-
cated a long time. He treated us
well, Booker said.”
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