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RECORDS Wednesday, January 28, 2015 PUBLIC SAFETY LOG MONDAY •An Irrigon resident at 8:18 a.m. reported a burglary at a shop behind a house on Northeast Eighth Street. She said two doors were damaged but did not know if anything was missing. •Another Irrigon caller at the same time reported a man, ZKRWKH0RUURZ&RXQW\6KHULII¶V2I¿FHDUUHVWHGEHIRUHULGHV a four-wheeler on Southeast Utah Street and cuts across from California Street to Second Street. The caller said the rider did this since the weekend and “goes too fast and has no respect for anyone.” •A man at 8:21 a.m. told Pendleton police two males at 10 p.m. stole his prescription medications, Hydrocodone and Gab- apentin, near Southwest First Street and Court Avenue. •A caller at 10:42 a.m. reported bags of garbage on his property on Stateline and Powerline roads, Milton-Freewater. He said he found a receipt in the waste that has a name and nearby address. •Three males in a silver Chrysler passenger car at about 12:30 p.m. made an illegal turn through the median on Highway QHDUWKH3LORW7UDYHO&HQWHU6WDQ¿HOG$FDOOHUUHSRUWHGWKH maneuver, said they “looked up to no good and the vehicle has QROLFHQVHSODWH´7KHYHKLFOHKHDGHGWRZDUG6WDQ¿HOGEXWODZ enforcement did not spot the car. •A counselor with Eastern Oregon Alcoholism Foundation, 216 S.W. Hailey Ave., Pendleton, told police at 2:02 p.m. that two of the treatment foundation’s clients found marijuana and paraphernalia in the windowsill of 40 Taps, 337 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton. The counselor asked police to send someone to pick up the pot. •Someone dumped a pickup load of trash in a ditch and set LWRQ¿UHDW%DVNHW0RXQWDLQDQG%OXH0RXQWDLQ6WDWLRQURDGV Milton-Freewater. A caller at 4:19 p.m. reported the violation and VDLGKHH[WLQJXLVKHGWKH¿UH+HDOVRVDLGKHSDVVHGDEOXH early 90s model Toyota pickup with an extended cab and its tail gate open. •A driver of an older white Jeep with a grill on the front at about 5:20 p.m. drove down a woman’s driveway on East Loop 5RDG6WDQ¿HOGWKHQWKURXJKKHU\DUGDQGWRWKHEDFNRIKHU property, then back to Loop Road. The woman reported the suspicious activity and asked law enforcement to send extra patrols. •A male at 5:55 p.m. reported his neighbor on Southeast Third Street slapped him in the face and he wanted police to know. •Noise from late night pool playing sparked a Pendleton man to threaten his neighbors. A resident on Southwest Sixth Street and his friends started playing pool at about 11:45 p.m. in the basement of a duplex on Southwest Sixth Street. His neighbor complained about the noise. The pool player’s wife at 12:15 a.m. Tuesday called police and said the neighbor became threatening and swore and cussed at her husband. She asked police to respond. ARRESTS, CITATIONS •Pendleton police arrested John M. Reyes, 24, 731 N.W. -RKQV3ODFH3HQGOHWRQIRUPHQDFLQJDQGSRLQWLQJD¿UHDUPDW another. •Pendleton police arrested Carlos Quezada, 34, no address provided, on a warrant for assault out of El Paso County, Texas, after a caller at about 2:30 p.m. reported a man and woman shoved each other at the corner of Southeast Third Street and %\HUV$YHQXH •Umatilla police arrested Alvara Rosas Mendez, 23, no DGGUHVVSURYLGHGIRULQWHUIHULQJZLWKDSROLFHRI¿FHUDQGGULYLQJ XQGHUWKHLQÀXHQFHRILQWR[LFDQWV HONOR ROLL 5RFNHWVQDPH KRQRUVWXGHQWV PILOT ROCK — Pilot Rock Jr./Sr. High School KDV UHOHDVHG WKH ¿UVW VH- mester honor roll list for the 2014-15 academic year. Seventh Grade: 4.00 gpa: Abigail Grimes; 3.66-3.50 gpa: Jessica Hendrickson, /RJDQ :HLQNH %ULHOOH +RZ- land; 3.33-3.00 gpa: Kylie *DLQHV -D]PLQ %DNHU 6D- mantha Farrester. Eighth Grade: 4.00 gpa: Kaitelyn Evans, Kaylynn Mc- Cubbin, Megan Van Pelt; 3.83-3.50 gpa: Ellie Lankford, Christian Haskell, Olivia War- ner, Mireya Atkins; 3.33-3.00 gpa %U\VRQ 7KRUQWRQ 9LFWR- ULD:DONHU%UHDQQ%DOH]WHQD Saber Harp. Freshman: 4.00 gpa: Siobhan Holman, Rhyanne Oates, Abby Rigby, Marissa Sutherland, Levi Thieme, KC Watson, Christopher Wein- ke, Sara Weinke; 3.85-3.50 gpa 5LOH\ /DQNIRUG %HDX Glynn, Fancy Russell, Taylor +HQGULFNVRQ %U\VRQ 3LHUFH 3.33-3.00 gpa: McKayla De- ist, Edmond McCall, Maranda Drake, Tayler Hendrickson. Sophomore: 4.00 gpa: .\OHU &DUWHU %UD\GRQ 3RVW- ma, Isaac Rigby; 3.85-3.50 gpa: Trevor Riedmann, Jacey Wilson, Paul Sanchez, Cody Watson, Joshua Willingham, Sarah Walker, Devin Hasher, Rebekah Roe; 3.42-3.00 gpa: Jared Mader, Shayla Walk- er, Rachel Willingham, Taylor Fitzpatrick, Jason Fritz, Tehya Ostrom, Tarik Preston. Junior: 4.00 gpa: Sydney Callahan, Megan Glynn, Re- bekka Holman, Kirsten Saling; 3.85-3.50 gpa: Justin Makin, Kaitlin Dahlberg, Jacob Hen- drickson, KyliSue Johnson, Cayce Marshall, Elizabeth Grimes, Jessica Harp, Jordyn +DUS$OH[LV%UD\3DWULFN0\- ers; 3.42-3.00 gpa: Savannah Vaughn, Gunner McCall, Alex- is Craig, Patrick Roe, Kathryn %DNHU Senior: 4.00 gpa: Haley Fitzpatrick, Shana Fortner, Megan Matthews; 3.83-3.50 gpa -XVWLQ :LOOLQJKDP %DL- ley Weinke, Amanda Roder- ick, Ryle Campbell, Ashley Pappas; 3.20-3.00 gpa: Gage Warner, Jacob Pierce, Jacob Preston. 5LYHUVLGHQDPHV honor roll BOARDMAN — Riv- erside Jr./Sr. High School students earning a place on the Semester 1 honor roll for the 2014-15 academic year: Seventh Grade: 3.5-3.9 gpa: Amaya, Jacqueline A.; $QGUDGH%HUQDO (OL]DEHWK $YDORV %LDQFD / %DUUHUD Emmanuel; Ganvoa, Isabel- la L.; Hegar, Megan S.; Kil- lion, Eli S.;Rockwell, LilyAnn K.; Sepulveda, Johana Y.; Villegas, Alexis S. 3.0-3.49 gpa: Carmona, Jesus; Fraus- to-Castaneda, Juan A.; Fye, Tucker E.; Garcia-Hernandez, Cesilia; Gilbertson, Megan L.; Huerta, Maria L.; McDonough, Zachery A.; Pena, Johan A.; Rea, Cristian A.; Sanchez, Vanesa R.; Solano-Cisneros, Mariana. Eighth Grade: 4.0 gpa: $YDORV %UHQG\ & &DOGHUD Alondra; Ramos Mendoza, Yeidi M. 3.5-3.9 gpa: Alva- rez Frias, Veronica; Daltoso, Estrella M.; Gaytan, Zulema; Landeros, Janet A.; Luna, Karrizima E.; McCullough, Jenna N.; Palacios, Victoria R. 3.0-3.49 gpa: Davila, Lilly; Diaz, Emily J.; Diaz, Fatima D.; Durfey, Dakota D.; Harris, %UDQGRQ'3ULFH$VKOH\0 Ramirez, Leslie Y.; Sandoval, Kimberly J.; Schmidt, Vanes- sa; Virelas-Garcia, Monica. Freshman: 4.0 gpa: Mad- rigal, Kevin; Madrigal, Misael; Meza, Fabian E. 3.5-3.9 gpa: %DUDMDV $QD 0 &DOYLOOR5R- sas, Ulises; Hegar, Mason G.; Mosqueda, Jazmin G.; Olve- ra, Luis F.; Solano Cisneros, Luis M.; Sorensen, Andruw P.; Zapata, Samantha A. 3.0-3.49 gpa$OWDPLUDQR.HYLQ%DUN- HU$QGUHZ % %DUUHUD 5XE\ 1%R]DUWK$ELJDLO3&DOYLOOR Mendoza, Jessica; Corpus, Aramis M.; Flores, Yonatan U.; Hernandez, Abigail; Me- lendez, Andy M.; Rodriguez Pena, Daniel; Wightman, Sky- lar J. Sophomore: 4.0 gpa: Andrade, Selene. 3.5-3.9 gpa: Garcia, Jairo J.; Has- bell, Sadie F.; McCullough, Kassidy K.; Mendoza, Ta- nia; Rodriguez, Veronica S.; Rodriguez-Pena, Jennifer; Sorensen, Kylar A. 3.0-3.49 gpa: Avila, Jose J.; Calvillo, Jessica; Calvillo, Marvin G.; Carmack, Donovon J.; Esc- REHGR,YDQ0*XWLHUUH]%L- anca S.; Hernandez, Felix C.; Hernandez, Giovanni; Marti- nez, Andrew; Rockwell, Aris- totle J.; Vivanco, Samantha. Junior: 4.0 gpa: Martinez, Juana L. 3.5-3.9 gpa: Colin, Valerie I.; Shimer, Jenna H.; Stokoe, Stephanie L.; Velas- co, Edith E. 3.0-3.49 gpa: %LQJDPDQ 'HUHN - &DOGH- ra Tellez, Alejandra; Calvillo, Vanessa; Coria, Vikiange- les; Guzman, Juliana; Han- cock, Tyeler S.; Ibarra, Ryan; Juarez, Gema D.; Killion, :D\QH % 0DGULJDO $QGUHD Mashos, Jordan T.; Melendez, Lilian M.; Mendoza, Jeny. 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East Oregonian Page 5A OBITUARIES Phillip Arthur ‘Phil’ Hawman William Roy Ford Jr. Hermiston September 1, 1931-January 23, 2015 Hermiston May 17, 1932-January 25, 2015 Phillip Arthur “Phil” the Columbia Basin and has Hawman passed away at been instrumental in making Good Shepherd Medical the crop a thriving option for Center in Hermiston, Ore- growers in the region. Farm- gon, on Friday, Jan- ing was Phil’s pas- uary 23, 2015, after sion, and he greatly a long battle with enjoyed working Alzheimer’s at the the land. He was age of 83 years. inducted into the Phil was born in Oregon State Uni- Whiteson, Oregon, versity College of on September 1, Agricultural Sci- 1931. He attended ences Hall of Fame Amity High School in 2005. in Amity, Oregon, Phil was also where his teams very involved in won state titles in the Hermiston com- football and basket- munity. He served ball. He was later as a member of the inducted into the Hermiston Cham- Amity High School ber of Commerce, Hall of Fame. After Hawman vice chair of the high school, Phil Hermiston Fire De- attended Oregon partment, and on State University, where he the advisory committee of graduated with a degree in the Hermiston Agricultural agricultural education. There Research and Extension Cen- he met and married the love ter. Phil was always willing of his life for 62 years, Grace to help a neighbor or some- Ardele Firestone. After grad- one in need. uation, he joined the United Most importantly, Phil States Air Force, where he was a devoted husband, served as a pilot for 12 years, father, grandfather, and retiring with the rank of ma- great-grandfather. He is sur- jor. vived by his loving wife, After leaving the military, $UGHOH ¿YH FKLOGUHQ 6X- Phil and Ardele bought a san Karschnia of Richland, small farm outside of Day- Wash., Karen Blunck of Can- ton, Oregon. Together, they by, Ore., Linda Von Borstel grew a diverse number of of Grass Valley, Ore., Mike FURSV DQG D IDPLO\ RI ¿YH Hawman of Hermiston, Ore., children: Susan, Karen, Lin- and Judy Von Borstel, Grass da, Mike and Judy. The farm Valley, Ore.; his brother, Eric grew with time and 29 years Hawman of Schavmburg, later, it encompassed 1,200 Illinois; 16 grandchildren,15 irrigated acres. Phil was also great-grandchildren; and two very involved in the Day- to-be great-grandchildren. ton community. He served Phil was preceded in as president of the Dayton death by his parents, Arthur School Board, director of and Georgia Hawman, and Norpac, director of the Ore- sisters Joyce Rawlings and gon and Washington Vegeta- Artyce Hawman. ble Growers Association, and A graveside service with was recognized by the FFA military honors will be held for his service to the organi- on Saturday, January 31, zation. 2015, at 1:00 p.m. at the In 1982, Phil and Ardele Hermiston Cemetery, Herm- moved the farm to Hermis- iston, Oregon. ton, Oregon. They were en- A celebration of life ser- ticed by center pivot irriga- vice will follow at 2:00 p.m. tion and encouraged to move at the Hermiston Church of by their son, Mike, who was the Nazarene, Hermiston, attending Blue Mountain Oregon. Community College in Pend- 'RQDWLRQVLQOLHXRIÀRZ- leton, Oregon. The move was ers can be made to the Herm- a success. Phil has been rec- iston Fire District or the ognized six times as one of BMCC Irrigation Project di- the best corn growers in the rectly or c/o Burns Mortuary United States. He also devel- of Hermiston, P.O. Box 289, oped a new variety of peren- Hermiston, OR 97838. nial ryegrass seed, labeled Please sign the condo- “Pavillion,” and marketed lence book at burnsmortua- internationally. Phil spent ryhermiston.com the last several years of his Burns Mortuary of Herm- farming career championing iston, Oregon, is in care of the growing of grass seed in arrangements. William Roy Ford Jr., be- loved husband, father, grand- father and friend, died Janu- ary 25, 2015, at his home in Hermiston at the age of 82. He was surrounded by loved ones and will be remembered fondly for his captivating sto- ries and charismatic smile. Bill, as his friends and family knew him, was born May 17, 1932, in Hermiston, Oregon, the son of William Roy Ford Sr. and Lola Mable Ford. He enjoyed grow- ing up on a farm in Hermiston with his ¿YHVLEOLQJV On May 25, Ford 1950, Bill married Marion Lamont. Together they raised their four children. Bill was a police of- ¿FHULQ7KH'DOOHV)ORUHQFH and Reedsport for ten years. After moving back to Herm- iston, Bill worked for Rohr- man Ford Motor Company, where he was recognized nu- merous times throughout his career for his service accom- plishments and dedication to the company. Bill also donat- ed much of his time to public service as an active member in the community. He played D VLJQL¿FDQW UROH DV D FLW\ council member, president of Kiwanis, and a member of various other community or- ganizations. Bill was an avid reader, and he loved music DEATH NOTICES Shirlee A. (Houston) Sweigart, 71, of Heppner died Wednesday, January 21, 2015 in Portland. She was born De- cember 15, 1943, in Portland. Shirlee was the daughter of a pioneer Heppner, Ore- gon, family and grew up and went to school in Heppner. She lived and worked in Pendleton, Oregon, for many years. Survivors include son Helen Collinsworth Walla Walla March 9, 1926-Jan. 26, 2015 Former Milton-Freewater resident Helen Collinsworth, 88, of Walla Walla died Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, in Walla Wal- la. She was born March 9, 1926. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home in Milton-Freewater is in charge of arrangements. David Michael ‘Mike’ Jones Stanfield Oct. 30, 1942-Nov. 25, 2014 'DYLG0LFKDHO³0LNH´-RQHVRI6WDQ¿HOGGLHG1RY 25, 2014, at his home. He was born Oct. 30, 1942, in Bend. A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, Jan. 31 at SPDWWKH6WDQ¿HOG0RRVH/RGJH(&RH6W%XUQV Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com UPCOMING SERVICES WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28 No services scheduled. THURSDAY, JAN. 29 No services scheduled. MEETINGS WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28 MORROW COUNTY COURT, 9 a.m., Morrow County Court- house, 100 Court St., Heppner. HERMISTON LIBRARY BOARD, 4-5 p.m., Hermiston Public Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave. (541-567-2882). THURSDAY, JAN. 29 UMATILLA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, 9 a.m., Umatilla County Courthouse room 121, 216 S.E. Fourth St., Pendleton. FRIDAY, JAN. 30 No meetings scheduled 82VWXGHQWVPDNHGHDQ¶VOLVW EUGENE — Each term, the University of Oregon names its top students to the dean’s list in recognition of their academic achievements. During the 2014 fall term, 82 VWXGHQWV TXDOL¿HG for this honor. The dean’s list is compiled for fall, winter and spring terms. To qualify, a student must be an admitted under- graduate and complete at least 15 credits for the term with a grade point average of at least 3.75, and at least 12 of the credits must be taken for letter grades. Local students earning a place on the fall term dean’s list: Hermiston: Ezequiel Hernandez, senior, busi- ness administration; Hailey Kramer, senior, educational foundations; Riley Mulvihill, junior, theater arts Irrigon: Amber Kramer, junior, human physiology Milton-Freewater: Aaron LeFore, freshman, environ- mental science 6WDQ¿HOG: Travis Ables, junior, accounting and golf. He could often be found playing his piano with a grandchild sitting next to him. He also spent many days in his wood shop making beautiful pieces of art. Bill is survived by his loving wife Marion Ford; daughter and son-in-law Cin- dy and Eric Hansen; son and daugh- ter-in-law Bill and Connie Ford III; son and daughter- in-law Cary and Karen Ford; and son and daughter- in-law Mark and Sylvia Ford. Bill was grandfather to 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grand- children. He is also survived by his brothers Jim Ford, Dave Ford and Don Ford, as well as his sisters Amy Bransken and Ada Otzenberger. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, January 31 at New Beginnings Christian Fellowship (700 W. Orchard Ave.) in Hermiston. The ser- vice will begin at 1:00 p.m. Memorial donations can be made in remembrance of Bill Ford to Vange John Me- morial Hospice, 645 W. Or- chard Ave., Suite 300, Herm- iston, OR 97838. Please send condolences at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com Burns Mortuary of Herm- iston, Oregon, is in care of arrangements. Elizabeth Smith Pendleton October 6, 1952-January 5, 2015 Elizabeth Smith was born October 6, 1952, to John and Betty Kozyra in San Ber- nardino, California. Lizzie had two boys, Ryan and Randall, that were the light of her life. She raised them in Southern Cali- fornia, where she spent many hours involved as team mom for baseball, track and swim teams. She was also a member of the Smith PTA. She enjoyed reading, mov- LHV EXQFR DQG JRO¿QJ$IWHU moving to Pendleton she be- came a member of the garden group called the HOES. She became an avid gardener, spending many hours planting ÀRZHUV DQG SXOOLQJ weeds. She was preced- ed in death by her parents. Liz is survived by her sons Ryan and Randall, brother John and wife Joyce, grandchildren Sier- ra and Gavyn, and nephews John and Robert. There will be a celebration of life for Liz on February 8th at the Rainbow Cafe from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Shirlee A. (Houston) Sweigart Heppner December 15, 1943-January 21, 2015 Treve A. Gray of Pendle- ton, Ore.; daughter Tawnie L. Gray of Fairview, Ore.; stepson Jimmy S. Sweigart of Keizer, Ore.; stepdaughter Karen F. Oeser of Greenville, S.C.; and brother Bobby L. Dobbs of Chandler, Arizona. Private family services will be held. Care Cremation Services in Portland handled arrange- ments. OBITUARY POLICY The East Oregonian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can in- clude small photos and, for veterans, a flag symbol at no charge. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Expanded death notices will be published at no charge. These in- clude information about services. Obituaries and notices can be submitted online at www.eastorego- nian.com/obituaryform, by email to obits@eastoregonian.com, by fax to 541-276-8314, placed via the funeral home or in person at the East Oregonian office. For more information, call 541-966-0818 or 1-800-522-0255, ext. 221. 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