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Page 10 The Skanner Portland & Seattle April 21, 2021 News The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Elizabeth Furse, who represented northwest- ern Oregon in Congress for three terms in the 1990s, has died from complications related to a fall, her former hus- band said. She was 84 and died Sunday, said John Platt. The Oregonian/Ore- gonLive reported that Furse championed the rights of Native Ameri- cans and helped five Or- egon tribes regain feder- al recognition. She also worked to advance the rights of women, chil- dren and farm workers and advocated for peace and nuclear disarma- ment and environmen- tal regulation and land use rules. The Democrat was first elected in 1992 to the U.S. House repre- senting Oregon’s 1st Dis- trict without ever hav- ing held elected office before. After she left Congress at the end of her third term in 1999, she became the founding director of Portland State Universi- ty’s Institute for Tribal Government. She also co-owned and operated the Helvetia Winery. “Elizabeth Furse had a steadfast commitment to justice and civic en- gagement,” Portland State University Presi- dent Stephen Percy said in a statement. “We will miss her contributions and guidance and we will always be grateful AP PHOTO/GREG WAHL-STEPHENS, FILE Former Oregon U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Furse Dies at Age 84 In this Feb. 9, 2003, file photo, former Oregon Congresswoman Elizabeth Furse answers a question from the audience during a town hall meeting in Milwaukie, Ore. for her time represent- ing Oregon and at Port- land State.” Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said on Twitter that Furse worked “re- pairing the world to help Tribal communities, strengthen women’s health care and support vulnerable Americans everywhere. I’ll miss her tremendously.” Furse, who was born a British citizen in Ken- ya when it was still a British colony, grew up mostly in South Africa and was active in the an- ti-apartheid movement when she was a young woman. She married a U.S. citizen and became a citizen after moving to the United States. Furse is survived by her children, Amanda Briggs of Beaverton and John Briggs of Seattle, and by Platt, who was her second husband. Obituary: Jerome Cox-Tanner J E ROM E Arthur A. Cox, COX-TANNER Sr., his grand- was born on father. May 26, 1945 He peaceful- to Willie Tan- ly transitioned ner and Char- to eternal life lene Cox-Tan- to be with his ner. parents and He grew up others who with seeing Jerome Cox-Tanner went before everyone for him. who they were, enjoying Jerome is survived every moment of life. by his wife of over 20 He lived, laughed, years: Schawna Tanner; loved and cried all the children: Yolanda Tan- emotions, good or bad ner (Gregory Bonnell), that life brings upon you Kevin Tanner (Angela), throughout the years. Shellene Tanner - Young Life has its challenges (James) and Rashad and he overcame them. Tanner; grandchildren: Remember Jerome for Necia Cage (Dupree Pan- all the things he accom- key), A’charii Bonnell, plished such as a loving Alexis, Aspyn and Kylea husband, father, grandfa- Tanner, Samiyah, Semaj ther, great grandfather, and Marlee-Rae Young; grandchildren: nephew, cousin, brother great and friend who loved Dupree Jr. and Braylen everyone. A man who Pankey, Karsyn and accomplished not only Jaidyn Rice; and a host of being one of the first Af- cousins, nephews, niec- rican American Locomo- es, other relatives and tive Engineers for Union friends. Pacific Railroad, South- He will be missed dear- ern Pacific Railroad, Am- ly by family, friends and trak Locomotive Engi- the community. Services will be held neer, a Member of OFDA, Millenium 2000 Group on May 4, 2021, at 10 a.m. who brought Activist at Vancouver Avenue 1st Dick Gregory to Port- Baptist Church, 3138 N. land, Oregon three times Vancouver Avenue, Port- but in the end dedicated land, Ore. Services Entrusted To: his life to operating Cox Funeral & Cox Funeral Chapel, Cornerstone the legacy of the founder Home (503) 637-5020. Oregon House Passes Bill Extending Homeless Camp Notice By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America T he Oregon House on Monday approved a bill that would extend the notice period to homeless in- dividuals before local government agency’s remove an encampment from 24 hours to 72 hours. In addition, the mea- sure would increase the time a municipality would be required to store unclaimed per- sonal property removed from a site from 30 days to 90 days. House Bill 3124 passed by a vote of 39-16 and now moves to the Senate. Rep. John Lively, a Springfield Democrat, said while lawmakers are working on various bills relating to housing and homelessness this session, this particular piece of legislation “ad- dresses some other as- pects of how (homeless people) are treated.” People who are cur- rently or were previous- ly homeless wrote the Legislature to support the bill. “There is absolutely no good reason to perform camp sweeps without proper notice. Perform- ing a sweep effectively evicts people from their homes. Personal belong- ings are often confiscat- ed and thrown away,” Juniper Harwood, an Or- egon resident who was homeless for three years, said in written testimo- ny. “Would you want to be evicted on such short notice?” Heather Sielicki, a Eu- gene Human Rights com- missioner who works with the homeless popu- lation in the area, said ex- tending the notice would also allow non-profits and other organizations more time to gather and provide services to the vulnerable population. “Twenty-four hour notice does not give re- source-limited commu- nity-based organizations sufficient time to ren- der aid,” Sielicki wrote. “Twenty-four hour no- tice does not acknowl- edge the lack of support available on a weekend, even in our larger mu- nicipalities” If the bill ultimatley passes, a 72-hour notice would be posted on the entrances of the encamp- ment and local agencies that deliver social ser- vices to individuals, in- cluding arranging shel- ter, would be notified. During the camp re- moval all unclaimed personal property -- ex- cept for belongings not in an insanitary condi- tions, weapons, drug paraphernalia and items See CAMP on page 11
