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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