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East Oregonian
OBITUARIES
Norma Officer
Pendleton
March 29, 1926-January 4,2017
Norma Officer was born
March 29, 1926, to Walter
and Hulda (Anderson) Green
in Portland, Ore. She grew up
in the Grant Park neighbor-
hood of Portland and gradu-
ated from Grant High School.
She graduated from
the University of
Oregon in 1948
with a degree in
anthropology and
a minor in music.
Norma
was a
member of the Chi
Omega sorority and
was a Duck fan for
life.
While at college
she met Harry Officer
Officer and the
couple wed in 1949. They
made their home in Lake
Oswego, where they raised
their two daughters. Norma
was active in Camp Fire Girls,
the Lake Grove United Pres-
byterian Church and later, as
a grandparent, volunteered
for the Art Literacy Programs
for Beaverton Public Schools
and St Pius X Parish School.
Norma was widowed in
1975, after which she worked
at the Lake Oswego Chamber
of Commerce and Lewis and
Clark College. She resided
in Pendleton for the past five
years.
Norma was preceded in
death by her parents, her
husband
Harry
Officer, and her
brother Ray Green.
She is survived
by her daughters
Claudia
(Fred)
Weinhouse
of
Beaverton
and
Martha
(Steve)
Campbell of Pend-
leton; grandchildren
Amy
(Mike)
Rosenberg, Mike
(Jessica)
Wein-
house, John (Aleah) Camp-
bell, Grace Campbell and
Anne Campbell; and four
great-grandchildren.
A private service will be
held in Portland.
The family asks that in
lieu of flowers a donation
be made in her name to St
Anthony Hospice.
Online condolences may
be shared at www.pioneer-
chapel.com
DEATH NOTICES
Robert C. Bertsch
Stanfield
May 14, 1939-Dec. 8, 2016
Robert C. Bertsch, 77, of Stanfield, died Thursday, Dec.
8, 2016. He was born May 14, 1939, in Klickitat, Wash. A
celebration of life will be held Saturday, Jan. 14 at 1 p.m. at
the Stanfield Community Center. A potluck luncheon will
follow the service.
Thomas Hunt
Pendleton
Aug. 20, 1935-Dec. 31, 2016
Thomas Hunt, 81, of Pendleton died Saturday, Dec. 31,
2016, in Pendleton. He was born Aug. 20, 1935, in Burns. A
service will be held in the spring 2017 in John Day. Arrange-
ments have been entrusted to Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer
Chapel. To light a candle in Tom’s memory, visit www.
grayswestco.com
U.S. veteran arrested in airport
shooting; 5 dead, 8 wounded
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)
— An Army veteran who complained
that the government was controlling
his mind drew a gun from his checked
luggage on arrival at the Fort Lauder-
dale airport and opened fire in the
baggage claim area Friday, killing five
people and wounding eight, authorities
said.
He was taken into custody after
throwing his empty weapon down and
lying spread-eagle on the ground, one
witness said.
“People started kind of screaming
and trying to get out of any door they
could or hide under the chairs,” the
witness, Mark Lea, told MSNBC.
“He just kind of continued coming in,
just randomly shooting at people, no
rhyme or reason to it.”
The gunman was identified as
26-year-old Esteban Santiago of
Anchorage, Alaska, who served in
Iraq with the National Guard but was
demoted and discharged last year
for unsatisfactory performance. His
brother said he had been receiving
psychological treatment recently.
A law enforcement official told
The Associated Press that Santiago
had walked into the FBI office in
Anchorage in November to say that
the U.S. government was controlling
his mind and making him watch
Islamic State videos.
Agents questioned an agitated and
disjointed-sounding Santiago and
then called police, who took him for a
mental health evaluation, according to
the official, who was not authorized to
discuss the case and spoke on condi-
tion of anonymity.
FBI agent George Piro, who is
in charge of the Miami field office,
confirmed that Santiago had come
into the Anchorage office and clearly
indicated at the time that he was not
intent on hurting anyone.
Authorities said the motive for
the attack was under investigation.
Shortly after the shooting, and before
details of Santiago’s mental health
East Oregonian
SATURDAY, JAN. 7
BRELAND, ANN — Memorial service at 11 a.m. at
Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop, 131 S.E. Byers
Ave., Pendleton. A reception will follow at First Presbyterian
Church, 201 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
CHRISTENSEN, IVAR — Funeral service at 11 a.m. at
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 850 S.W. 11th
St., Hermiston.
DESPAIN, BOB — Memorial service at 1 p.m. at All
Saints Episcopal Church, 140 W. Church St.
SHIPPENTOWER, JOHN — Sunrise burial at 9 a.m. at
Agency Cemetery, Mission.
SUNDAY, JAN. 8
No services scheduled
MONDAY, JAN. 9
No services scheduled
TUESDAY, JAN. 10
BURCHETT, MICHELLE — Celebration of life at 2
p.m. at South Salem Church of the Nazarene, 1661 Boone
Road S.E., Salem.
Medical staff treating a
Pendleton man after a crash
Thursday endured his threats
and spit.
Oregon State Police
reported Angel Nieves
Nunez, 50, of Pendleton,
faces multiple citations in the
wake of the spectacle.
Law enforcement and
emergency services from
Pendleton around 3 p.m.
Thursday responded to a
crash at highways 37 and
334 about 10 miles north
of Pendleton. They found a
Dodge pickup in a wheat field
about 300 feet off the road,
according to state police. The
driver, Nunez, was inside.
One officer contacted
Nunez and noticed “multiple
signs of impairment and
a strong odor of alcoholic
beverage,” state police
reported. Other officers
arrived and tried to get Nunez
OBITUARY POLICY
MEETINGS
MONDAY, JAN. 9
TUESDAY, JAN. 10
IRRIGON FIRE DISTRICT,
7 a.m., Irrigon Fire Department,
705 N.E. Main Ave., Irrigon. (541-
922-3133)
BLUE MOUNTAIN EAR-
LY LEARNING HUB GOV-
ERNANCE BOARD, 10 a.m.,
IMESD office, 2001 S.W. Nye
Ave., Pendleton. (Ali VanHouten
541-966-3157)
ATHENA-WESTON
SCHOOL DISTRICT, 5:30 p.m.,
Athena Elementary School li-
brary, 375 S. Fifth St., Athena.
(541-566-3551)
PENDLETON SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT, 6 p.m., Pendleton School
District office, 107 N.W. 10th St.,
Pendleton. (541-276-6711)
HERMISTON SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT, 6:30 p.m., district office,
502 W. Standard Ave., Hermis-
ton. (541-667-6000)
M I LT O N - F R E E WAT E R
SCHOOL DISTRICT, 6:30 p.m.,
Central Middle School, 306 S.W.
Second St., Milton-Freewater.
(541-938-3551)
HEPPNER CITY COUNCIL,
7 p.m., Heppner City Hall, 111
N. Main St., Heppner. (541-676-
9618)
HERMISTON CITY COUN-
CIL, 7 p.m., Hermiston City Hall
council chambers, 180 N.E. Sec-
ond St., Hermiston. (541-567-
5521)
MILTON-FREEWATER CITY
COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Milton-Free-
water Public Library Albee Room,
8 S.W. Eighth Ave., Milton-Free-
water. (541-938-5531)
PILOT ROCK FIRE DIS-
TRICT, 7 p.m., Pilot Rock Fire
Department, 415 N.E. Elm St.,
Pilot Rock. (541-443-4522)
WESTON PLANNING COM-
MISSION, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall,
210 E. Main St., Weston. (541-
566-3313)
UMATILLA MORROW RA-
DIO & DATA DISTRICT SPECIAL
MEETING, 9 a.m., Umatilla Coun-
ty Fire District No. 1 Station 23,
78760 Westland Road, Hermiston.
(Shawn Halsey 541-966-3774)
PENDLETON
PARKS
&
RECREATION
COMMISSION,
12 p.m., Pendleton Parks & Rec-
reation office, 685 Tutuilla Road,
Pendleton. (541-276-8100)
PORT OF UMATILLA COM-
MISSION, 1 p.m., Port of Umatilla
offices, 505 Willamette Ave., Uma-
tilla. (541-922-3224)
MORROW COUNTY PARKS
COMMITTEE, 1-2 p.m., Bar-
tholomew Government Building
upper conference room, 110 N.
Court St., Heppner.
PENDLETON
FARMERS
MARKET BOARD, 5:30 p.m.,
Pendleton Early Learning Cen-
ter, 455 S.W. 13th St., Pendleton.
(541-969-9466)
PENDLETON
LIBRARY
BOARD, 6 p.m., Pendleton Public Li-
brary meeting room, 502 S.W. Dorion
Ave, Pendleton. (541-966-0380)
WESTON
CEMETERY
BOARD, 6 p.m., Memorial Hall,
210 E. Main St., Weston. (541-
566-3313)
LEXINGTON TOWN COUN-
CIL, 7 p.m., Lexington Town Hall,
425 F St., Lexington. (541-989-
8515)
BOARDMAN CITY COUN-
CIL, 7 p.m., Boardman City Hall,
200 City Center Circle, Boardman.
(541-481-9252)
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11
UKIAH SCHOOL DISTRICT,
8 a.m., Ukiah Community School,
201 Hill St., Ukiah. (541-427-3731)
MORROW COUNTY COURT,
9 a.m., Irrigon Public Library, 200
N.E. Main Ave., Irrigon. (541-676-
9061)
AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee
Police evacuate a civilian from an area at Fort Lauderdale‚ Hollywood
International Airport, Friday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A gunman opened
fire in the baggage claim area at the airport Friday, killing several people
and wounding others before being taken into custody in an attack that
sent panicked passengers running out of the terminal and onto the tar-
mac, authorities said.
became public, Sen. Bill Nelson of
Florida said that it remained to be seen
whether it was terrorism or the work of
“someone who is mentally deranged.”
Piro said authorities are looking at
leads in several states and have not
ruled out terrorism. ‘’We’re looking
at every angle, including the terrorism
angle,” he said
Santiago, who is in federal custody,
will face federal charges and is
expected to appear in court Monday,
Piro said.
One witness said the attacker
gunned down his victims without a
word and kept shooting until he ran
out of ammunition for his handgun,
sending panicked travelers running
out of the terminal and spilling onto
the tarmac, baggage in hand.
Others hid in bathroom stalls or
crouched behind cars or anything else
they could find as police and para-
medics rushed in to help the wounded
and establish whether there were any
other gunmen.
Bruce Hugon, who had flown in
from Indianapolis for a vacation, was
at the baggage carousel when he heard
four or five pops and saw everyone
drop down on the ground. He said a
woman next to him tried to get up and
was shot in the head.
“The guy must have been standing
over me at one point. I could smell
the gunpowder,” he said. “I thought
I was about to feel a piercing pain or
nothing at all because I would have
been dead.”
It is legal for airline passengers
to travel with guns and ammunition
as long as the firearms are put in a
checked bag — not a carry-on — and
are unloaded and locked in a hard-
sided container. Guns must be declared
to the airline at check-in.
Police: Drunk driver spat at medics, nurses
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Saturday, January 7, 2017
to come out of the pickup, but
he refused.
Police removed Nunez
from the pickup and arrested
him, and a Pendleton ambu-
lance and state trooper took
him to St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton.
In the ambulance, Nunez
“had to be restrained”
according to state police,
while he continued to resist,
threatened the medics and
spat.
Nunez made more threats
at the hospital and, according
to stare police, “propelled
saliva onto three of the nurses
tending to his care.” Nunez
required medical care, so the
troopers gave him citations
to appear in court for the
following: driving under
the influence of intoxicants;
reckless driving; driving with
a suspended license; three
counts of harassment; and
one for third-degree mischief.
And one state trooper
late Wednesday nabbed a
drunk driving suspect while
giving a ride to another drunk
driving suspect.
Trooper Wesley Linehart
at 10:38 p.m. saw an Isuzu
Trooper stop and turn off
its lights on West Ferndale
Road near Highway 11,
Milton-Freewater.
The
trooper pulled in behind the
SUV to see if it was disabled.
Linehart contacted the
driver, Dennis Snider, 63,
of Milton-Freewater, and
noticed he was impaired and
had an open can of beer in the
passenger seat, according to
state police. Snider consented
to a sobriety test, and the
trooper “observed clues of
impairment.”
Linehart arrested Snider
for DUII (alcohol) and took
him to the Milton-Freewater
Police Department, where
his blood-alcohol level was
.09 percent, just over the .08
percent legal limit. Linehart
then gave Snider a ride to his
home.
But at 11:43 p.m. while
heading north on Highway
11 near milpost 33, a red
Plymouth Breeze going 71
mph in a 50 mph zone zipped
by the police car. Linehart
stopped the speeding car and
found the driver, Marcelo C.
Lopez, 59, of Walla Walla, to
be drunk.
Lopez could not complete
any sobriety test, according
to state police, and his Wash-
ington driver’s license was
suspended.
A
Milton-Freewater
officer took Snider the
rest of the way home, and
Linehart took Lopez to the
Milton-Freewater
police,
where his blood-alcohol
content registered .11 percent.
Linehart hauled Lopez to the
Umatilla County Jail, Pend-
leton, for DUII and cited him
for driving without a license
and speeding.
Tilikum, Orca that killed SeaWorld trainer, dies
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)
— Tilikum the orca has died
after more than two decades
at SeaWorld Orlando, where
he gained notoriety for
killing a trainer in 2010 and
was later profiled in a docu-
mentary that helped sway
popular opinion against
keeping killer whales in
captivity.
He will not be replaced.
He was the first of SeaWor-
ld’s orcas to die since the
company announced the end
of its orca breeding program
in March 2016.
In a statement announcing
Tilikum’s death early Friday,
SeaWorld officials said he
had serious health issues
including a persistent and
complicated bacterial lung
infection. Tilikum was esti-
mated to be 36 years old. A
necropsy will determine the
cause of death.
The 2010 death of
SeaWorld trainer Dawn
AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File
In this 2011 file photo shows orca whale Tilikum at
SeaWorld Orlando’s Shamu Stadium in Orlando,
Fla. Tilikum, an orca that killed a trainer at SeaWorld
Orlando in 2010, has died.
Brancheau during a perfor-
mance with Tilikum after a
“Dine with Shamu” show
shocked the public and
changed the future of orcas
at SeaWorld parks.
Brancheau was inter-
acting with Tilikum before
a live audience at SeaWorld
Orlando when he pulled her
from a platform by her arm
and held her underwater.
An autopsy report said
Brancheau drowned but
also suffered severe trauma,
including multiple fractures.
Former SeaWorld orca
trainer John Hargrove said
Tilikum’s death offered
some closure in the violent
death of his friend and
colleague. But he said
Tilikum also finally found
relief.
“Tilikum has been sick,
very sick, for so long, and
after everything he’s had to
endure, this is to me like he’s
free,” said Hargrove, who
left SeaWorld in 2012 and
was featured in the docu-
mentary “Blackfish.”
“He lived a tortured
existence in captivity. I think
all the whales do, but if you
had to pinpoint one of them,
hands down I would say
Tilikum.”
According to National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration figures, male
killer whales in the wild
typically live about 30 years
and females typically live
about 50 years.
HONORS
Sunridge names
winter 2016 Bronc
Pride winners
PENDLETON
—
The
following list of students are
the Sunridge Middle School
Bronc Pride Award winners
for the months of November
and December. Recipients
these special awards are either
consistently modeling high
expectations related to readi-
ness, respect and responsibility,
or have recently experienced
recognizable growth in one or
all of these areas. This is a truly
remarkable honor worthy of
continued recognition.
Sixth
Grade:
Dylan
Alexander, Analie Carnes,
Ryder Cartmell, Jordan Cash,
Connor Cimmiyotti, Andrew
Demianew, Rebekah Edmonds,
Sydnee Enright, Jonathan
Ferman Ramirez, Kate Hill,
Simon Johnson, Ali Kipp,
Payton Lambert, Brock Mackey,
Robert Maker, Wyatt Martin,
Ramon Mora Corona, Sistine
Moses, Sarah Ottosen, Aleece
Primmer, Saint Schimmel,
Malay Stanger, Adelaide Tesch,
Daniella Torres, Sarah Welch,
and Summer Wildbill.
Seventh
Grade:
Ella
Chrisman,
Olivia
Corbett,
Shannielle
Countryman-
Vedder, Akira Gomez, Madison
Gruenhagen,
McKenna
Harrington, Sarah House,
Bryson Laib, Sofia Mendoza,
Payton Nerenberg, McKenzie
Penninger, Paige Pitner, Clara
Sams, Corbin Sweet, Colton
Williams, and Tre Williams.
Eighth Grade: Stanley
Alexander-Spino,
Zaanan
Bane,
Isaac
Bearchum,
Brogan Biggerstaff, Chelsie
Clough, Kya Creger, Mallory
Daum, Randy Davis, Ruger
Deming, Gabrielle Fitzmorris,
Cloey Harris, Adilia Hart, Kyra
Jackson, Shayna Medrano,
Analeena
Perez,
Wakody
Pond, Harley Rhoades, Electra
Taylor, and Tucker Zander.