RECORDS
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
East Oregonian
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
OBITUARIES
DEATH NOTICES
MONDAY
7:52 a.m. - A resident of Highway 204, Weston, reported
his windshield was smashed and a backpack full of survival
gear was stolen from his Jeep sometime in the past 21
hours. A Umatilla County sheriff’s deputy took a theft report.
1:32 p.m. - Hermiston police responded to a report of
domestic violence on East Catherine Avenue.
2:24 p.m. - The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office was
called when a master lockpick set of lockout tools was
stolen from a vehicle parked at Brannon’s Auto Repair, 126
E. May St., Heppner.
2:53 p.m. - A resident of Water Street, Heppner,
reported an assault by her children’s grandfather. The caller
said she didn’t require medical assistance but wanted him
trespassed from the home.
4:13 p.m. - Umatilla County sheriff’s deputies took
another report of burglary from a resident of Highway 204,
Weston.
4:20 p.m. - A woman and her child, whom she was
teaching to drive, were in a rollover and took out a fence
on the Umatilla Wildlife Refuge on Riverview Lane, Irrigon.
A Morrow County sheriff’s deputy and a fish and wildlife
officer responded.
7:46 p.m. - A Hermiston woman called 9-1-1, hung
up, then called back and said she thought she needed
emergency medics but did not.
Jackie L. Gentry
Robert A. ‘Bucky’ Farrens
Hermiston
July 22, 1931-January 7, 2017
Milton-Freewater
April 7, 1952-Jan. 7, 2017
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
•Hermiston police arrested Olajawon Lee Thomas, 26,
75 Hemlock Court, Umatilla, for possession of metham-
phetamine and resisting arrest.
•Umatilla police arrested Luis Cabrera, 24, no address
provided, for reckless driving and felony attempt to flee.
HONORS
EOU names fall
Dean’s List
LA GRANDE
—
Eastern Oregon University
named 520 students to the
dean’s list for the 2016 fall
term. Qualifying students
achieve and maintain a
grade point average of
3.5 or higher on a 4.0
scale while completing a
minimum of 12 hours of
graded coursework for the
duration of the term.
The following local
students were named to
the list:
Adams:
Zachary
Szumski; Athena: Taylor
Entze, Kyra Fairchild,
Devin Griggs, Crystal
Wortman;
Boardman:
Alesia Sterner; Echo:
Sean Hoogstraten; Helix:
Tegan Jackson; Heppner:
Patrick Collins, Makenzie
Correa;
Hermiston:
Maria Arenas, Christopher
Atwood, Caitlynn Barton,
Samantha Baumgartner,
Matthew
Booher,
Jessica Dixon, Makayla
Mangione,
Christian
Peterson, Gaige Phillips,
Lily
Ringe,
Brittany
Smith, Emily Spinden,
Truc
Truong;
Ione:
Shannon Boor, Jasmine
Dixon, Jaqueline Juarez,
Jason Juarez Alvarez;
Irrigon: Jennifer Matlack;
Milton-Freewater: Tasha
Marshall, Jazmin Ornelas,
Victor Saldana Meza,
Amy Arnzen, Danielle
Veitenheimer; Pendleton:
Patrick Blaine, Jeremy
Cochrane,
Kimberly
Denton,
Michael
Derrickson, Aaron Hines,
Elizabeth Hoffman, Greg
Jones, Brian Mandella,
Mayra Mendoza, Crystal
Mitchell,
Charissa
Newman, Deidra Nitz,
Shannon
Smith-Gruen-
hagen, Jami Stevens,
Eleanor Stuart, Kaylie
Thompson,
Bethany
VanCleave; Pilot Rock:
Bailey Weinke; Spray:
Benjamin Henry; Stan-
field: Eddy Ramos.
Jackie L. Gentry, 85, of
Hermiston died Saturday,
January 7, 2017, at a local
care facility. A graveside
service will be held on Friday,
January 13, 2017, at 2 p.m.
at the Heppner Masonic
Cemetery.
Jackie Lee Gentry was
born July 22, 1931,
to Allie Sibyl Shipps
Gentry and Orville
“Cotton” William
Gentry in Ava,
Missouri.
Jackie
was born premature
and kept alive in an
incubator made with
a dresser drawer
and hot rocks
wrapped in towels.
When he was two Gentry
years old he had
German measles
and whooping cough, which
caused him to lose his hearing.
In 1939 the family moved
to Jordan, below Ione, looking
for work. His father got a job
at the Glavey Ranch taking
care of the sheep. The family
lived in Salem, Vancouver,
Washington, Pendleton, Pilot
Rock, Heppner and Portland,
wherever work could be
found. Jack went everywhere
with his big brother Billy
Eugene.
Jack helped build Pioneer
Memorial
Hospital
in
Heppner and helped Bob
Low with janitorial duties at
the hospital. He later worked
at Pilot Rock and Pendleton at
Harris Pine Mill.
Some of his favorite
pastimes were dancing,
visiting with people around
town, and it was said he
could not be beat at
checkers or tic tac
toe. He especially
enjoyed
hunting
and fishing. Jack
was a member
of the Pendleton
Lighthouse Church
in Pendleton.
When
Jack’s
health deteriorated,
he moved into
a nursing home
in Pendleton for
several years. His
final home was Ashley Manor
in Hermiston.
Survivors include his
brother Bill Gentry of
Heppner,
one
nephew,
three nieces, and numerous
great-nieces and -nephews
and great-great-nieces and
-nephews. He was preceded
in death by his parents.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the donor’s
favorite charity.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in care of arrange-
ments.
UPCOMING SERVICES
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11
SHIRILLA, DON — Memorial service at 2 p.m. at Mult-
nomah Presbyterian Church, 7555 S.W. 45th Ave., Portland.
THURSDAY, JAN. 12
No services scheduled
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For more information, call 541-966-0818 or 1-800-522-0255, ext. 221.
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Robert A. “Bucky” Farrens, 64, of Milton-Freewater died
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, at his home. He was born April 7,
1952. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home in Milton-Freewater
is in charge of arrangements.
Elizabeth M. Fleshman
Milton-Freewater
April 21, 1941-Jan. 9, 2017
Elizabeth M. Fleshman, 75, of Milton-Freewater died
Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, at her home. She was born April 21,
1941. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home in Milton-Freewater
is in charge of arrangements.
MEETINGS
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)
MILTON-FREEWATER CEM-
ETERY MAINTENANCE DIS-
TRICT NO. 3, 12 p.m., Milton-Free-
water Golf Course restaurant, 301
Catherine St., Milton-Freewater.
(541-938-5531)
PORT OF MORROW COM-
MISSION, 1:30 p.m., Port of Mor-
row, 2 Marine Drive, Boardman.
(541-481-7678)
PENDLETON FACADE COM-
MITTEE, 3:30 p.m., Pendleton
City Hall administrative conference
room, 500 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pend-
leton. (Julie Chase 541-966-0204)
RIVERSIDE SITE COUNCIL,
5:30 p.m., Riverside High School
library, 210 N.E. Boardman Ave.,
Boardman. (541-676-9128)
WESTON CITY COUNCIL, 6
p.m., Memorial Hall, 210 E. Main
St., Weston. (541-566-3313)
BLUE MOUNTAIN BOARD
OF EDUCATION, 6 p.m., Pio-
neer Hall boardroom, 2411 N.W.
Carden Ave., Pendleton. (Shan-
non Franklin 541-278-5951)
EASTERN OREGON RE-
GIONAL AIRPORT COMMIS-
SION, 6 p.m., Eastern Oregon
Regional Airport terminal/adminis-
tration office, 2016 Airport Road,
Pendleton. (Erica Stewart 541-
276-7754)
ATHENA PLANNING COM-
MISSION, 6:30 p.m., Athena City
Hall, 215 S. Third St., Athena.
(541-566-3862)
ADAMS CITY COUNCIL, 7
p.m., Adams City Hall, 190 N. Main
St., Adams. (541-566-9380)
CONDON PLANNING COM-
MISSION, 7 p.m., Condon City
Hall, 128 S. Main St., Condon.
(541-384-2711)
CONDON SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT, 7 p.m., Condon Grade
School, 220 S. East St., Condon.
(541-384-2441)
HERMISTON
PLANNING
COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Hermiston
City Hall, 180 N.E. Second St.,
Hermiston. (541-567-5521)
STANFIELD SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT, 7 p.m., Stanfield School
District office, 1120 N. Main St.,
Stanfield. (541-449-3305)
UMATILLA COUNTY FIRE
DISTRICT NO. 1, 7 p.m., Hermis-
ton Safety Center, 320 S. First St.,
Hermiston. (Reta Larson 541-567-
8822)
HELIX SCHOOL DISTRICT,
7:30 p.m., Helix School library, 120
Main St., Helix. (541-457-2175)
THURSDAY, JAN. 12
PORT OF MORROW STRA-
TEGIC PLAN WORKSHOP, 9
a.m., Port of Morrow, 2 Marine
Drive, Boardman. (Brandy War-
burton 541-561-3440)
U M AT I L L A - M O R R O W
COUNTY FARM BUREAU, 12
p.m., TBA, TBA, Pendleton. (Julie
Spratling 541-457-8045)
BOARDMAN RURAL FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT, 1 p.m.,
Boardman Fire Department, 300
S. Wilson Lane, Boardman. (541-
481-3473)
MORROW COUNTY ROAD
COMMITTEE, 1 p.m., Bar-
tholomew Government Building
upper conference room, 110 N.
Court St., Heppner. (Sandi Putman
541-989-9500)
HERMISTON PARKS & REC-
REATION COMMISSION, 5:30
p.m., Hermiston City Hall, 180 N.E.
Second St., Hermiston. (541-567-
5521)
ATHENA CITY COUNCIL,
6:30 p.m., Athena City Hall, 215 S.
Third St., Athena. (541-566-3862)
UMATILLA SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT, 7 p.m., Umatilla School
District office, 1001 Sixth St., Uma-
tilla. (541-922-6500)
FRIDAY, JAN. 13
EASTERN OREGON TRADE
& EVENT CENTER AUTHORI-
TY, 7 a.m., EOTEC main building,
1705 E. Airport Road, Hermiston.
(541-289-9800)
Dylann Roof sentenced to death Forceful and tearful, Obama says
for killing nine church members goodbye in emotional speech
CHARLESTON,
S.C.
(AP) — An unrepentant
Dylann Roof was sentenced to
death Tuesday for killing nine
black church members during
Bible study, the first person to
face execution for federal hate
crime convictions.
A jury deliberated his
sentence for about three hours,
capping a trial in which the
white man did not fight for his
life or show any remorse. He
was his own attorney during
sentencing and insisted that
he wasn’t mentally ill, but he
never asked for forgiveness or
mercy, or explained the crime.
And he threw away one
last chance to plead for his life
on Tuesday, telling jurors: “I
still feel like I had to do it.”
Every juror looked directly
at Roof, 22, as he spoke for
about five minutes. A few
nodded as he reminded them
that they said during jury
selection they could fairly
weigh the factors of his case.
Only one of them, he noted,
had to disagree to spare his
life.
“I have the right to ask you
to give me a life sentence,
but I’m not sure what good it
would do anyway,” he said.
When the verdict was read,
he stood stoic and showed
no emotion. Several family
members of victims wiped
away quiet tears.
Roof told FBI agents when
they arrested him after the
June 17, 2015, slayings that he
wanted the shootings to bring
back segregation or perhaps
start a race war. Instead, the
slayings had a unifying effect,
as South Carolina removed
the Confederate flag from its
Statehouse for the first time in
more than 50 years and other
states followed suit, taking
down Confederate banners
and monuments. Roof had
posed with the flag in photos.
Malcolm Graham, whose
sister Cynthia Hurd was
slain, said he thought the jury
made the right decision.
“There is no room in
America’s smallest jail
cell for hatred, racism and
discrimination,” he said from
his home in Charlotte, North
Carolina. “The journey for
me and my family today has
come to an end.”
Roof specifically picked
AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File
In this 2015 file photo, Charleston, S.C., shooting
suspect Dylann Roof is escorted from the Cleveland
County Courthouse in Shelby, N.C. A federal jury has
sentenced Roof to death for killing nine black church
members in a racially motivated attack in 2015.
out Emanuel AME Church,
the South’s oldest black
church, to carry out the
cold, calculated slaughter,
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay
Richardson said.
The 12 people he targeted
opened the door for a stranger
with a smile, he said. Three
people survived the attack.
“They welcomed a 13th
person that night ... with a
kind word, a Bible, a handout
and a chair,” Richardson said
during his closing argument.
“He had come with a hateful
heart and a Glock .45.”
The gunman sat with the
Bible study group for about
45 minutes. During the final
prayer — when everyone’s
eyes were closed — he
started firing. He stood over
some of the fallen victims,
shooting them again as they
lay on the floor, Richardson
said.
The prosecutor reminded
jurors about each one of the
victims and the bloody scene
that Roof left in the church’s
lower level.
Nearly two dozen friends
and relatives of the victims
testified during the sentencing
phase of the trial. They shared
cherished memories and
talked about a future without
a mother, father, sister or
brother. They shed tears, and
their voices shook, but none
of them said whether Roof
should face the death penalty.
The jury convicted him
last month of all 33 federal
charges he faced, including
hate crimes.
Roof did not explain his
actions to jurors, saying
only that “anyone who hates
anything in their mind has a
good reason for it.”
Roof had the opportunity
to present evidence that he
had possibly suffered from
mental illness, but he did not
call any witnesses or present
any evidence.
In one of his journals, he
wrote that he didn’t believe
in psychology, calling it “a
Jewish invention” that “does
nothing but invent diseases
and tell people they have
problems when they don’t.”
His attorneys said he didn’t
want to present any evidence
that might embarrass him or
his family.
After he was sentenced,
Roof asked a judge to appoint
him new attorneys, but
the judge said he was not
inclined to because they had
performed “admirably.”
“We are sorry that, despite
our best efforts, the legal
proceedings have shed so
little light on the reasons for
this tragedy,” the attorneys
said in a veiled reference to
the mental health issues they
wanted to present.
A judge will formally
sentence him during a hearing
Wednesday.
The last person sent to
federal death row was Boston
Marathon bomber Dzhokhar
Tsarnaev in 2015.
CHICAGO (AP) —
Conceding
disappoint-
ments during his presi-
dency yet offering vigorous
encouragement for the
nation’s future, Barack
Obama issued an emotional
defense Tuesday night of
his vision to Americans
facing a moment of anxiety
and a dramatic change in
leadership.
Obama’s
valedictory
speech in his hometown
of Chicago was a public
meditation on the trials and
triumphs, promises kept and
promises broken that made
up his eight years in the
White House. Arguing his
faith in America had been
confirmed, Obama said he
ends his tenure inspired
by America’s “boundless
capacity” for reinvention,
and he declared: “The
future should be ours.”
His
delivery
was
forceful for most of his
speech, but by the end he
was wiping away tears as
the crowd embraced him
one last time.
Reflecting
on
the
corrosive recent political
campaign, he said, “That
potential will be realized
only if our democracy
works. Only if our politics
reflects the decency of our
people. Only if all of us,
regardless of our party affil-
iation or particular interest,
help restore the sense of
common purpose that we
so badly need right now.”
He made no mention of
Republican Donald Trump,
who will replace him in
just 10 days. But when
he noted the imminence
of that change and the
crowd began booing, he
responded, “No, no, no,
H a ppy
AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast
President Barack Obama wipes his tears as he speaks
at McCormick Place in Chicago, Tuesday, giving his
presidential farewell address.
no, no.” One of the nation’s
great strengths, he said,
“is the peaceful transfer of
power from one president
to the next.”
Earlier, as the crowd of
thousands chanted, “Four
more years,” he simply
smiled and said, “I can’t do
that.”
Soon
Obama
and
his family will exit the
national stage, to be
replaced by Trump, a man
Obama had stridently
argued poses a dire threat
to the nation’s future. His
near-apocalyptic warnings
throughout the campaign
have cast a continuing
shadow over his post-elec-
tion efforts to reassure
Americans anxious about
the future.
Indeed, much of what
Obama accomplished over
the past eight years — from
health care overhaul and
environmental regulations
to his nuclear deal with
Iran — could potentially
be upended by Trump. So
Bi rt h d ay
,
Bro d y !
We are sending you
even as Obama seeks to
define what his presidency
meant for America, his
legacy remains in question.
After returning to Wash-
ington, Obama will have
less than two weeks before
he accompanies Trump in
the presidential limousine
to the Capitol for the new
president’s swearing-in.
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