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RECORDS Thursday, April 18, 2019 PUBLIC SAFETY East Oregonian OBITUARIES TUESDAY 9:49 a.m. — Umatilla police responded to a report of some- one dumping garbage on the hillside by the fire pit area at Umatilla High School, 1400 Seventh St., Umatilla. 11:42 a.m. — Staff at St. Patrick’s Senior Center, 182 N. Main St., Heppner, reported the theft of the center’s elevator permit. 12:01 p.m. — Pendleton police dealt with graffiti at Bi-Mart, 901 S.W. Emigrant Ave. 12:50 p.m. — Hermiston police responded to a burglary on the 1500 block of Northeast 10th Street and took a report. 1 p.m. — Morrow County sheriff’s deputies responded the report of a conflict on West Seventh Road, Irrigon. The caller said he was concerned it would become physical. The deputies arrived and one party agreed to leave for a while. Deputies also arrested a 48-year-old woman there on a warrant for failure to appear. 1:49 p.m. — Hermiston police took a report for a second burglary, this one on the 100 block of West Hermiston Avenue. 2:52 Dp.m. — Staff at Lifeways McNary Place, 290 Willamette St., Umatilla, reported a client was getting aggressive with staff. 3:09 p.m. — Staff at the Stanfield Elementary School, 1120 N. Main St., Stanfield, reported a vagrant tried to walk into the school, was panhandling and walked away. 3:52 p.m. — Vandals left graffiti at North First Place and West Jennie Avenue, Hermiston. 6:02 p.m. — A Pilot Rock resident on Southeast Cherry Street reported an intoxicated relative was on the porch, refuses to leave and tried to get into the house. 7:06 p.m. — A 911 caller reported a female on Third Street, Umatilla, was high on methamphetamine and caused a disturbance. 8:45 p.m. — Hermiston police responded to the 900 block of East Ridgeway Avenue for an assault. 10 p.m. — And Hermiston police responded to the 900 block of West Juniper Avenue for an assault. ARRESTS, CITATIONS •Boardman police arrested Tori Mae Seibel, age and address not provided, for driving under the influence of intoxicants after police and fire responded at about 1:30 a.m. to Colum- bia Avenue Northeast and Second Street for a vehicle crash and fire. Police then cited and released Seibel. •Morrow County Sheriff’s Office arrested Esdras Efrain Toj Aguilar, 27, for DUII (alcohol), failure to display a license, refusal to take a breath test and five counts of reckless endangering. •The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office at about 6 p.m. responded to a 911 call for an assault on Northwest Livestock Road, Hermiston. Deputies arrested Michael Ray Perry, 55, of Mount Vernon, for felony domestic violence strangulation and misdemeanor harassment. •Oregon State Police arrested Joshua Cain Sorrells, 36, for DUII (alcohol) and felony parole violation. •Hermiston police arrested Jesse Thomas Moore, 38, of Herm- iston, for a felony parole violation, felony methamphetamine possession and giving false information to law enforcement. •Stanfield police arrested Tyson Naylor, 21, for domestic vio- lence assault, domestic violence strangulation and third-de- gree assault, all felonies. MEETINGS THURSDAY, APRIL 18 WEST EXTENSION IRRIGATION DISTRICT, 9 a.m., Irri- gon Fire Department, 705 N.E. Main St., Irrigon. (Lisa Baum 541-922-3814) BLUE MOUNTAIN BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL MEET- ING, noon, Blue Mountain Community College Pioneer Hall, 2411 N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton. (Shannon Franklin 541-278-5951) HERMISTON IRRIGATION DISTRICT, 4 p.m., Hermiston Irrigation District office, 366 E. Hurlburt Ave., Hermiston. (541-567-3024) ECHO CITY COUNCIL, 4 p.m., Old VFW Hall, 210 W. Bridge St., Echo. (541-376-8411) UMATILLA COUNTY SPECIAL LIBRARY DISTRICT, 5:15 p.m., Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main St., Pendleton. (Erin McCusker 541-276-6449) FRIDAY, APRIL 19 No meetings scheduled MONDAY, APRIL 22 MORROW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BUDGET MEETING, 8:30 a.m., Bartholomew Government Building, 110 N. Court St., Heppner. (541-676-5613 ext. 5303) NIXYAAWII COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD, 4:30 p.m., Nixy- aawii Community School, 73300 July Grounds Lane, Mission. (541-966-2680) CASON’S PLACE CHILDREN AND FAMILY GRIEF RECOVERY CENTER BOARD, 6 p.m., Cason’s Place, 1416 S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton. People who want to volunteer are encouraged to attend. (Matt Terjeson 503-720-1620) UMATILLA BASIN WATERSHED COUNCIL, 6 p.m., Eastern Oregon Higher Education Center room 134, 975 S.E. Columbia Drive, Hermiston. (Michael T. Ward 541-276-2190) Christina Suzanne Simpson Tunney Muriel Pearl (Cherry) Brainard San Francisco, Calif. February 25, 1966 — April 5, 2019 Coos Bay October 5, 1932 — April 12, 2019 Christina Suzanne Simp- Francisco, and she encour- son Tunney passed away aged her kids to participate at the age of 53 on April 5, in both football and lacrosse. 2019, at her home. Tina was a founding mem- Tina was born in Santa ber and board member of the Wildcat Junior Maria, Calif., on Lacrosse Club. Feb. 25, 1966, to She served as a Terry and Kay Northern Cal- Simpson. Tina ifornia Junior lived in Califor- nia until the age Lacrosse Associ- ation Team Rep- of two when the resentative. She family moved to was a supporter of Oregon. Tina was All West Lacrosse raised in Pendle- ton, Oregon, on Tunney RAE Foundation the family ranch. and did fundrais- She attended Hawthorne ing work on their behalf. Grade School, John Murray She made every attempt to Junior High, Helen McCune attend all her sons’ lacrosse Junior High and Pendleton games. She made numerous High School. While grow- trips back East to watch both ing up, Tina was active in Jack and Henry compete in school and sports. She par- lacrosse. She and Jono went ticipated in high school ath- to Israel this past summer to letics including track, cross watch Henry play lacrosse. country, intramural basket- While her sons attended ball, and rodeo. Her sum- Town School, Tina vol- mers were busy with riding unteered daily to serve horses and harvest. lunches in the cafeteria. She was also very She chaired the annual involved with the Pendle- fall fundraiser to raise tui- ton Round-Up. She started tion for worthy boys who out as a pennant bearer at could not afford to attend the age of 10, and she was Town School for Boys. She a princess on the Pendleton chaired and worked on the Round-Up court in 1985. Artwork calendar for many She also was a part of Happy years, worked on the nomi- Canyon’s mounted quadrille nating committees, and she co-chaired the Admissions for many years. After graduating from Open House Event for Town Pendleton High School in School. She was a Service 1984, Tina attended Stan- Corps board member and ford University, graduat- worked as the VP of com- ing in 1988 with a Bachelor munications. Tina also vol- of Science in biology. She unteered for San Francisco then went to work for Oracle Symphony and chaired the as a financial analyst from Young Generation Gala. Few people embraced life 1989-1997. It was at Stanford that like Tina. Tina made every she met her husband Jon- event or outing a party. She athan Evan Tunney. They lived life with a passion, and married in 1993. They set- she was generous beyond tled in San Francisco and a fault. She was smart, had three sons, Jack (21), thoughtful, witty, tough and Henry (19) and Emmitt (16) fun loving. Her strength and (Cheddar). Tina’s children courage never dimmed even were her greatest passion. as she coped with cancer. Her focus switched from Tina was preceded in her career to her children death by her brother-in-law once she became a mother Chico Tunney. Tina is sur- to Jack, Henry and Cheddar. vived by her husband of 25 She was able to watch Jack years, Jonathan E. Tunney; and Henry graduate from sons Jack, Henry and Ched- St. Ignatius High school and dar; parents Terry and Kay start college. Jack is a junior Simpson; brother Shaun at Cal Poly in SLO and Simpson; sister Tamara Henry is a freshman at Uni- Simpson Dawson and broth- versity of Oregon. Cheddar er-in-law Patrick Dawson; is a sophomore at St. Igna- and nephews Alton Daw- tius High School. son, Terry, Tyler and Patrick Tina had a love for all Simpson. sports. While she had never She will be missed by been exposed to rowing Zazu. Tina is reunited with growing up, she joined the Chico, Kack, Bean, Red men’s crew team at Stanford Spots, Tipsy and Copper. as the coxswain her fresh- In lieu of flow- man year, but she quickly ers the family asks for switched to the women’s gifts to be directed to crew team and rowed for the Sarcoma Founda- them her last three years. tion of America: https:// She was on the first boat of w w w.cu r e s a rc om a .org / the varsity crew team her christina-suzanne-tunney/ A celebration of life senior year. Her interest in sports continued as she will be held at the Simpson raised her boys. She helped ranch near Pendleton at a advance club lacrosse in San later date. Muriel Pearl (Cherry) zations with her time and Brainard was born in St. money. Her favorite hobbies John, N.D., on Oct. 5, 1932, and passed away April 12, were traveling and reading. She and Bill visited many 2019, at the age of 86. states and several As a child, foreign countries. she moved to Hawaii was her the Ordinance favorite. Depot and then She is sur- to Hermiston. vived by her chil- She graduated dren, Skip (Susan) as Valedictorian of Coos Bay and from Hermis- ton High School Brenda (Joe) in 1950 and from of Eugene, five Brainard Good Samaritan grandchildren, six great-grandchil- School of Nurs- dren and her brother Jim ing in 1953. After a semi-whirlwind Cherry (Loretta) of Albany. She was preceded in courtship, she married Bill Brainard on Nov. 15, 1953, death by her husband Bill, moved to Coos Bay and parents Glenn and Pearl began a 44-year career in Cherry, and two siblings, the nursing profession. She Bill and Ruth. At her request, no ser- had lived in Coos Bay for vices are planned. the past 66 years. Education was her pas- Muriel worked as a nurse at a local clinic and sion and, if you would two hospitals, and as health like, a remembrance can director for the Confed- be made in her name to the erated Tribes. She was a Bill Brainard Scholarship lifetime member of Beta Fund, c/o Brenda Brainard, Sigma Phi and supported 2106 Elysium Ave., Eugene, many local service organi- OR 97401. Singer makes history with posthumous Pulitzer win Associated Press NEW YORK — Are- tha Franklin is still get- ting R-E-S-P-E-C-T after death: The Queen of Soul received the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation honor Mon- day, becoming the first indi- vidual woman to earn a spe- cial citation prize since the honor was first awarded in 1930. The Pulitzer board said the award was given to Franklin for “her indelible contribution to American music and culture for more than five decades.” Franklin died Aug. 16, 2018, at her home in Detroit from cancer at age 76. She was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when she entered the prestigious orga- AP Photo/Andy Kropa, File In this Nov. 7, 2017, file photo, Aretha Franklin attends the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Gala in New York. nization in 1987. The Pulitzer board most recently awarded a spe- cial citation prize in 2010 to Hank Williams, the country music legend who died in ! ED R IT FFE LIM E O M TI SAVE $100 off new termite protection* SAVE $50 off initial pest service with annual contract* *Offer expires 06/30/2019. Offer avaicabce to residentiac customers who purchase a new pestfree365 pcan on or after 02/15/2019 This offer does not appcy to commerciac pest pcans. The $50 discount wicc be deducted from the initiac service. Cannot be combined with any other offers. Offer detaics subject to change. CALL TODAY! 877-234-2178 A5 1953. From the arts world, other recipients include Duke Ellington, Bob Dylan, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, George Gershwin, Ray Bradbury, William Schuman, Milton Babbitt, Scott Joplin, Roger Ses- sions, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Before Monday, only 41 special citation prizes had been awarded since 1930, and winners have ranged from individual people to organizations and groups. “Aretha is blessed and highly favored even in death. She’s continued to receive multiple awards — she’s received almost every award imaginable and now to get the Pulitzer Prize, it’s just amazing,” Sabrina Owens, Franklin’s niece and the executor of her estate, said Monday. “Aretha continues to bless us with her music and just paving the way for women going forward. It’s thrilling. She would be so happy right now.” OF THE CHUTE OUT SPECIALS Come check out our newest Appetizer, Salad, Entrée, Burger, Dessert and Specialty Cocktail! all NEW Out of the Chute Specials this Friday — You won’t want to miss it!! DEATH NOTICE Rickie Lee ‘Ric’ Carr Umatilla Dec. 2, 1962 — March 10, 2019 Rickie Lee “Ric” Carr, 56, of Umatilla died Sunday, March 10, 2019, at his home. He was born Dec. 2, 1962, in Hermiston. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, May 18 at 1 p.m. at Coho Gazebo at the McNary Ponds beneath the McNary Dam. Bring memories to share, and a fish- ing pole if you wish. Arrangements by Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Share memories with the family at www.burns- mortuaryhermiston.com. OBITUARY POLICY The East Oregonian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include 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 include information about services. Obituaries and notices can be submitted online at EastOregonian. 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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