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Thursday, September 21, 2017
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OBITUARIES
Dan (George Daniel) McLaren
Pendleton
November 27, 1929 - September 16, 2017
Dan (George Daniel)
McLaren passed away on
Saturday, September 16,
2017.
Dan was born
in Eugene, Oregon
on November 27,
1929.
He is survived
by his wife Lois;
daughter Nancy
Clark;
daughter
Sheryl Little and
husband
Brian
Little; four grand-
children and four McLaren
great-grandchil-
dren. He is also survived
by his brother Dennis
McLaren of Pilot Rock,
Oregon; sisters Sandi
Boren of La Grande,
Oregon and Ann Bezona
of Asotin, Wash-
ington.
At
Dan’s
request no service
will
be
held.
Donations
may
be made in Dan’s
memory to Pioneer
Humane Society at
pawspendleton@
gmail.com
B u r n s
Mortuary of Pend-
leton is in charge
of arrangements. Sign
the on-line condolence at
www.burnsmortuary.com
DEATH NOTICES
Benjamin Lee “Ben” Otteson
Pendleton
September 14, 1975 - September 17, 2017
Craig Gene Childress
Pendleton
March 4, 1951 - September 14, 2017
Craig Gene Childress,
66, of Pendleton, Oregon
died peacefully at home
surrounded by his family
on Thursday, September 14,
2017. Born in Roseburg,
Oregon, on March 4, 1951,
one of three children of the
late Arthur L. (Roy) Childress
and Joyce Edna Childress.
Craig has always been
passionate about sports and
a gifted athlete himself.
Growing up he was first team
all state in football and also
played basketball and base-
ball. He attended Portland
State University on a football
scholarship and later trans-
ferred to the University of
Oregon where he received a
degree in Political Science.
Craig received his Juris
Doctor (J.D.) from Univer-
sity of Puget Sound School of
Law. He had a lifelong career
committed to public service
working for the state covering
juvenile to adult cases both in
the District Attorney’s office
early in his career and as a
public defender at the end.
After law school, he met
and fell in love with Tracy
Heiskari in Madras, Oregon.
They eloped April 1, 1983,
in Reno, Nevada, celebrating
their 34th anniversary this
past April.
After a few years, they
moved to Roseburg and grew
their family to four with two
precious daughters before
settling in Pendleton for the
next 20 years.
Craig was fiercely loyal,
committed to his family and
work. His most treasured
time of year was summer,
which he spent growing
tomatoes with his wife and
vacationing at the Long
Beach Peninsula. At the coast
Craig most enjoyed flying
kites, hiking to lighthouses,
and walking the beach with
his dogs.
Craig was diagnosed
with brain cancer one year
ago and faced his health
problems with uncommon
grace and courage. Often
singing in the house as he
tirelessly continued his duties
as a husband, father, and
son, “Every night and day is
beautiful” reminding each of
us to cherish every moment.
Craig was a devoted
husband, father, and grand-
father. He is survived by
his loving wife of 34 years,
Tracy; daughters, Lindsey
Presley, (T.J.) of Pendleton,
Oregon; Cristin Childress of
Pendleton, Oregon; grandson,
Benson Presley of Pendleton,
Oregon; mother, Joyce Chil-
dress of Pendleton, Oregon;
and uncle, Leslie Davie of
Isle of Wight, England.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Arthur L. (Roy)
Childress; sister, Tammy
Childress; and brother, David
Childress.
Thank you to all who
enriched Craig’s life with the
gift of friendship, love, and
laughter.
A celebration of life will
be held on Sunday, October
8, 2017, at 3:00 pm at the Roy
Raley Room at the Pendleton
Round-Up Grounds, 1205
SW Court Ave, Pendleton,
Oregon 97801.
In lieu of flowers, we ask
that persons wanting to show
condolences consider a gift to
Cason’s Place: Grief Support
for Children and Families of
Eastern Oregon, in memory
of Craig Childress, 1416 SE
Court Ave, Pendleton,Oregon
97801. Online condolences
may be sent to www.pioneer-
chapel.com.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
TUESDAY
5:13 a.m. - Staff at Regency Hermiston Nursing &
Rehabilitation Center, 970 W. Juniper Ave., Hermiston, reported a
male about 20 minutes ago with a goatee and wearing blue jeans
and a jacket came to the nurses station and asked about their
couch, and now he is back and asleep on the couch.
7:15 a.m. - Emergency services in Morrow County responded
to Bombing Range Road, Boardman, for a potato truck that
rolled.
11:47 a.m. - The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office took a report
of a fight at Irrigon Junior-Senior High School, 315 S.E. Wyoming
Ave., Irrigon.
1:43 p.m. - The Irrigon branch of the Bank of Eastern Oregon,
230 S. First St., called the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office after
receiving a counterfeit $100 bill.
4:33 p.m. - The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office received a
complaint from B & M Mobile Home Court, 2903 N.E. Riverside
Ave., about one neighbor harassing another online.
6:20 p.m. - A caller on West Moore Avenue, Hermiston,
reported yelling at a driver who raced through the neighborhood,
then snapped photos of the license plate when the driver came
back.
6:50 p.m. - Hermiston police responded to a report of a fight
at Northeast 13th street and East Gladys Avenue, but officers
found no one fighting.
7:12 p.m. - The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office took a report
for the theft of a four-wheeler from a site on Tutuilla Creek Road,
Pendleton.
UPCOMING SERVICES
THURSDAY, SEPT. 21
CAVAGNARO, PAM — Funeral mass at 11 a.m. at St.
Mary’s Catholic Church, 800 S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton.
DE LA CRUZ, NARCISA — Graveside service at 11
a.m. at the Hermiston Cemetery.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 22
MCRAE, LINDA — Funeral service at 11 a.m. in the
chapel at Burns Mortuary, 685 W. Hermiston Ave., Herm-
iston. Burial will follow at Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery
in Irrigon.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23
GOMEZ, BERTHA — Mass of Christian Burial at 10
a.m. at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church, 565 W. Herm-
iston Ave., Hermiston. Burial will follow from 11 a.m. to 12
p.m. at the Hermiston Cemetery.
TRACY, JIM — Celebration of life service with military
honors at 1 p.m. at Hermiston Church of the Nazarene, 1520
W. Orchard Ave.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 24
SMITH, MARY — Graveside services at 11 a.m. at
Mount Hope Cemetery, College Place, Wash.
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MEETINGS
THURSDAY, SEPT. 21
ECHO CITY COUNCIL, 4
p.m., Echo City Hall, 20 S. Bonan-
za St., Echo. (541-376-8411)
HERMISTON IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, 4 p.m., Hermiston Ir-
rigation District office conference
room, 366 E. Hurlburt Ave., Herm-
iston. (541-567-3024)
UMATILLA COUNTY SPE-
CIAL LIBRARY DISTRICT, 5:15
p.m., Pendleton Center for the
Arts boardroom, 214 N. Main St.,
Pendleton. (Erin McCusker 541-
276-6449)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 22
EASTERN OREGON TRADE
& EVENT CENTER AUTHORI-
TY, 7 a.m., EOTEC main building,
1705 E. Airport Road, Hermiston.
(541-289-9800)
MONDAY, SEPT. 25
ASPEN SPRING HOSPITAL
PUBLIC MEETING, 1:30 p.m.,
Hermiston Conference Center
Rotary Altrusa Room, 415 S.
Highway 395, Hermiston. Ore-
gon Health Authority Certificate of
9/21
Cineplex Show Times
$5 Classic Movie
9/27 12:00 p.m.
To Have and Have Not
American Assassin (R)
4:40, 7:10, 9:40
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
•Umatilla tribal police arrested Gregory George Espinoza, 54,
no address provided, for credit card fraud, second-degree theft
and first-degree forgery.
•Pendleton police arrested Karen Lee Malcolm, 52, of
Pendleton, for driving under the influence of intoxicants (alcohol).
IT (R)
4:00, 7:00, 10:00
LOTTERY
Wind River (R)
4:50, 7:20, 9:50
Tuesday, Sept. 19
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Wednesday, Sept. 20
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4:20, 6:40, 9:20
The Hitman's
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4:10, 6:50, 9:30
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541-966-1850
Pendleton, OR I-84 - Exit 216
Jake LaMotta, boxer
who inspired ‘Raging
Bull,’ dies at age 95
1951, at Chicago Stadium.
Robinson stopped a
bloodied LaMotta in the
Jake LaMotta, an iron- 13th round of their sched-
fisted battler who brawled uled 15-round bout in a
his way to a middleweight fight that became known as
title and was later memori- the second St. Valentine’s
alized by Robert De Niro in Day Massacre. It was a
the film “Raging Bull,” has reference to the infamous
1929 mob kill-
died. He was 95.
ings of the same
The former
name.
middleweight
LaMotta took
champion died
a beating in the
Tuesday at a
later rounds of
Miami-area
the fight, but he
hospital
from
refused to go
complications
down until the
of pneumonia,
referee stepped in
according to his
to save him from
longtime fiancee,
LaMotta
further punish-
Denise Baker.
ment. LaMotta
LaMotta
handed Sugar Ray Robinson finished 1-5 in six fights
his first defeat and reigned against Robinson, who
for nearly two years as many in boxing think was
middleweight
champion the greatest fighter ever.
“I fought Sugar Ray
during a time boxing was
one of America’s biggest Robinson so many times
sports. He was a fan favorite it’s a wonder I don’t have
who fought with fury, diabetes,” LaMotta was
though he admitted to once fond of saying.
In the fight before he
intentionally losing a fight
to get in line for a title bout. lost the title, LaMotta
LaMotta gained fame saved the championship
with a new generation in movie-script fashion
because of the 1980 film against Laurent Dauthuille.
based loosely on his auto- Trailing badly on all three
LaMotta
biography from a decade scorecards,
earlier. De Niro won an knocked out the challenger
Academy Award playing the with 13 seconds left in the
troubled boxer — violent fight.
LaMotta threw a fight
both inside and outside the
ring — in a Martin Scorsese against Billy Fox, which
film that several critics have he admitted in testimony
the
Kefauver
ranked as among the top before
Committee, a U.S. Senate
100 movies ever made.
investigating
“Rest in Peace, Champ,” committee
De Niro said in a statement. organized crime in 1960.
“I purposely lost a fight
The Bronx Bull, as he
was known in his fighting to Billy Fox because they
days, compiled an 83-19-4 promised me that I would
record with 30 knockouts, get a shot to fight for the
in a career that began in title if I did,” LaMotta said
1941 and ended in 1954. in 1970 interview printed
But it was the movie that in Peter Heller’s 1973 book
unflinchingly
portrayed “In This Corner: 40 World
him as a violent and abusive Champions Tell Their
husband — he was married Stories.”
LaMotta was “stopped”
six times — that is remem-
by Fox in the fourth round
bered even more.
“I’m no angel,” he said on Nov. 14, 1947, in
in a 2005 interview with Madison Square Garden.
He didn’t get a title shot
The Associated Press.
LaMotta fought the great until 10 fights later.
On June 16, 1949, in
Sugar Ray Robinson six
times, handing Robinson Detroit, he became middle-
the first defeat of his career weight champion when the
in 1943 and losing the Frenchman Marcel Cerdan
middleweight title to him in couldn’t continue after the
a storied match on Feb. 14, 10th round.
By TIM DAHLBERG
AP Boxing Writer
Benjamin Lee “Ben” Otteson, 42, of Pendleton died
Sunday, September 17, 2017 in Walla Walla. Ben was born
on September 14, 1975 in Salem, Oregon. Arrangements are
being handled by Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom Bishop.
Online condolences may be sent to www.pioneerchapel.com.
For a complete listing
of regional events, visit
easternoregonevents.com
AP Photo/File
This June 16, 1949, file photo, shows Jake LaMot-
ta, right, fighting Marcel Cerdan in Briggs Stadium
in Detroit, Mich. LaMotta knocked out Cerdan in
the tenth round to become the new world middle-
weight champion.
Need Program will accept public
commentary on the proposed
16-bed psychiatric hospital to be
located in Hermiston. Everyone
welcome. (Jana Fussell 971-673-
1108)
NIXYAAWII
COMMUNITY
SCHOOL BOARD, 4:30 p.m.,
Nixyaawii Community School,
73300 July Grounds Lane, Mis-
sion. (541-966-2680)
UMATILLA BASIN WATER-
SHED COUNCIL, 6 p.m., Pend-
leton City Hall community room,
501 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pend-
leton. (Michael T. Ward 541-276-
2190)
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)
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