RECORDS
Friday, June 21, 2019
PUBLIC SAFETY
WEDNESDAY
MEETINGS
OBITUARIES
MONDAY, JUNE 24
Phyllis Morrison Brooks
2:05 a.m. — Hermiston police received a report of child abuse
or neglect.
11:35 a.m. — A caller asked to speak to a Hermiston officer
because she faced eviction from her apartment in the next day
unless she paid $241, which she didn’t have. She said someone
told her to talk to the police about it.
1:09 p.m. — A resident on Tucker Avenue, Umatilla, reported
harassment via phone and social media.
2:57 p.m. — A caller reported someone broke into her motor
home about three hours earlier behind the Economy Inn, 835 N.
First St., Hermiston.
3:37 p.m. — A landlord told Hermiston police one of her ten-
ants on Northwest Spruce Street has been stealing water from
another of her residences.
4:46 p.m. — Stanfield police received an emergency report
about a domestic disturbance on South Earl Street, Stanfield.
7:35 p.m. — Umatilla police received a report of an a woman
who was high on drugs and fell on the 1200 block of Sixth Street.
CASON’S PLACE CHILDREN AND FAMILY GRIEF RECOVERY
CENTER BOARD, 6 p.m., Cason’s Place, 1416 S.E. Court Ave., Pend-
leton. All those interested in volunteering are encouraged to
attend. (Matt Terjeson 503-720-1620)
UMATILLA BASIN WATERSHED COUNCIL, 6 p.m., Eastern Ore-
gon Higher Education Center room 134, 975 S.E. Columbia Drive,
Hermiston. (Michael T. Ward 541-276-2190)
MILTON-FREEWATER CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Milton-Freewater
Public Library Albee Room, 8 S.W. Eighth Ave. (541-938-5531)
HERMISTON CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Hermiston City Hall council
chambers, 180 N.E. Second St. (541-567-5521)
IRRIGON COMMUNITY PARKS & RECREATION DISTRICT,
7 p.m., Irrigon Fire Station, 705 N. Main St. (541-922-3047)
MORROW COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT, 7 p.m., Pioneer Memo-
rial Hospital conference room, 564 E. Pioneer Drive, Heppner.
6 p.m. provider dinner, 6:30 p.m. board meeting. (Tonia Adams
541-676-2942)
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
UMATILLA-MORROW COUNTY HEAD START, 11:30 a.m., Head
Start boardroom, 110 N.E. Fourth St., Hermiston. (Monina Ward
541-564-6878)
IONE SCHOOL DISTRICT, 3:30 p.m., Ione Community School, 445
Spring St., 4:30 p.m. board meeting, 5:30 p.m. budget committee
meeting. (Kim Thul 541-422-7131)
UMATILLA PLANNING COMMISSION, 6:30 p.m., Umatilla City
Hall, 700 Sixth St. (Brandon Seitz 541-922-3226 ext. 103)
MORROW COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Port of
Morrow Riverfront Center, 2 Marine Drive, Boardman. (Stephanie
Loving 541-922-4624)
TUESDAY, JUNE 25
•The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office arrested Abraham Arriaga
Vargas, 37, for domestic violence assault and strangulation, both
felonies, misdemeanor methamphetamine possession and con-
tempt of court.
•Boardman police arrested Nicolas Landeros Garza, 20, of Irri-
gon, for violating post-prison supervision, first-degree burglary
and third-degree theft.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26
MORROW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, 9 a.m., Bar-
tholomew Government Building upper conference room, 110 N.
Court St., Heppner. (Roberta Lutcher 541-676-9061)
HERMISTON LIBRARY BOARD, 4 p.m., Hermiston Public Library,
235 E. Gladys Ave. (541-567-2882)
THURSDAY, JUNE 27
SALVATION ARMY ADVISORY BOARD, 12 p.m., Salvation Army,
150 S.E. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton. (541-276-3369)
MILTON-FREEWATER LIBRARY BOARD, 4 p.m., Milton-Freewa-
ter Public Library, 8 S.W. Eighth Ave. (541-938-5531)
UMATILLA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION, 6:30 p.m., Uma-
tilla County Justice Center, 4700 N.W. Pioneer Place, Pendleton.
(541-278-6252)
St. Anthony awards scholarships
East Oregonian
Nearly a dozen area
students have received a
financial boost to further
their education from a St.
Anthony Hospital scholar-
ship program. Receiving the
top award of $1,000 were
Lily Williams and Hannah
Christman.
Williams, who is enrolled
at California Polytechnic
State University, is study-
ing biomedical engineer-
ing. Christman, a 2019 Gris-
wold High School graduate,
plans to study biology/neu-
roscience at the University of
Montana.
The scholarships are
Christman
Williams
funded with 100% of the
profits from Inspirations, the
hospital’s gift shop. The pro-
gram provides scholarships
to students that are inter-
ested in pursuing a career in
the health care field. Students
who are currently enrolled in
a college or university pro-
gram and recent high school
graduates are eligible to
apply for the scholarships.
Other recipients who are
currently enrolled in school
include: Jodi Primus ($500),
a nursing student at Blue
Mountain Community Col-
lege; Sara Weinke ($250),
who’s majoring in nursing
at the University of Port-
land; and Brigitte Jimenez
($250), who’s is in the occu-
pational therapy assistant
program at Linn-Benton
Community College.
Other high school win-
ners: Heppner High School
graduates, who both received
$500, are Jacee Currin, who
plans to major in nursing at
Montana State University,
and Claire Grieb, who will
study psychology at Western
Oregon University; Pendle-
ton High School graduates,
who each received $250,
Samuel Attridge, who will
major in biohealth sciences
at Oregon State University;
Kathleen Bradt, who plans
to study psychology at Whit-
worth University, and Rylee
Parker, who will study nurs-
ing at Western Oregon Uni-
versity; and Weston-McE-
wen High School graduate
Sierra Scheibner ($250)
plans to study dental assist-
ing at the College of Western
Idaho.
For more about the
scholarship program, con-
tact Emily Smith, at emi-
lysmith@chiwest.com.
Suspect in death of California officer has violent history
By DON THOMPSON
AND OLGA R.
RODRIGUEZ
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif.
— A man who was accused
of domestic violence several
times gunned down a rookie
California police officer and
continued firing, preventing
other officers from reaching
their wounded colleague for
45 minutes, authorities said
Thursday.
An armored vehicle even-
tually was used to reach Offi-
cer Tara O’Sullivan and take
her to a hospital, where she
later died.
O’Sullivan, 26, and other
officers were helping a woman
gather her belongings from
a Sacramento home as part
of a domestic violence call
when the shooting occurred
Wednesday evening.
A day later, police had not
revealed key details about
what happened, including
whether the man was already
on the property when officers
arrived, where on the prop-
erty the shooting occurred, or
why it took so long for O’Sul-
livan to be pulled to safety.
Police identified the sus-
pect as 45-year-old Adel
Sambrano Ramos of Sacra-
mento and said his standoff
with police lasted eight hours,
with five officers firing their
weapons.
Ramos was in custody and
scheduled to appear in court
Monday.
A relative of Ramos said
the woman being helped
by O’Sullivan was the sus-
pect’s girlfriend. She was not
injured.
“We are devastated,” Dep-
uty Chief Dave Peletta said
about the death of O’Sulli-
van. “There are no words to
convey the depth of sadness
we feel or how heartbroken
we are for the family of our
East Oregonian
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Rock Creek — Arlington
March 23, 1928 — June 18, 2019
Phyllis Morrison Brooks
was born at The Dalles, Ore-
gon, on March 23, 1928, the
daughter of James C. Mor-
rison and Oda Clark Morri-
son. She died June 18, 2019,
her home in Arlington. She
divided her time between
Portland and the Morrison
ranch near Mikkalo, attend-
ing school at Rock Creek
and graduating from Frank-
lin High School in Portland.
She married Les Brooks
on August 24, 1946, and
they built their home on
their ranch on lower Rock
Creek. There they raised
four children.
She was a 4-H leader in
Gilliam County for over 30
years and following that
stayed active serving as a
county fair superintendent.
She judged horse events at
many fairs in surrounding
counties over the years. She
and Les were active in the
Arlington Saddle Club and
Phyllis served as court chap-
erone for several years.
Phyllis served as secre-
tary/treasurer of the Ore-
gon / Washington / Idaho
Junior Rodeo Association.
She was also active in Alpha
Nu sorority in Arlington and
the Garden Club in Condon
for many years. After retire-
ment from farming, Les and
Phyllis took the OSU Exten-
sion Master Gardener train-
ing and enjoyed sharing their
knowledge with other gar-
dening enthusiasts.
She was preceded in
death by her husband, Les;
her sister, Jean Mikkalo; and
her brother, James “Bud”
Morrison. Survivors include
her brother, Don Morrison
(Donna) of Estacada, sons,
Les Brooks (Janice) of Pend-
leton and Greg Brooks of
Las Vegas, Nevada, and her
daughters, Trudie Brooks
of Portland and Sherrie
Wilkins (Brian) of Arling-
ton. She is also survived by
her grandchildren, Chet
Wilkins (Natalie) on Rock
Creek; Ty Wilkins (Rosa),
Arlington; Andi Wilson,
Portland; Paul Wilson
(Amanda) on Rock Creek;
Melissa Ritchie, Port-
land; Chad Brooks (Kari),
Pendleton; Brent Brooks
(Kelly), Caldwell, Idaho;
Bobbi Brooks, Wicken-
burg, Arizona; Forest
Brooks, Ashland; Harland
Brooks, Portland. She had
12
great-grandchildren,
Claire Steward, Raina Trot-
ter, Trick Smith, Kallyn
Wilkins, Kade Wilkins,
Wyatt Wilson, Hunter Wil-
son, Reagan Brooks, Lil-
lianne Brooks, Charlize
Wilkins, Enzo Ritchie and
Everjean Ritchie.
At her request, no ser-
vices will be held. Memo-
rial donations may be made
to the Gilliam County 4-H
Leadership Association, PO
Box 707, Condon, Oregon
97823.
You may sign the online
condolence book at www.
sweeneymortuary.com
UPCOMING SERVICES
FRIDAY, JUNE 21
No services scheduled
SATURDAY, JUNE 22
FERGUSON, DORIS — Celebration of life service at
1 p.m. in the banquet room at The Pheasant, 149 E. Main St.,
Hermiston.
MAEL, JAMES — Graveside service with military
honors at 11 a.m. at the Monument Cemetery. A celebration
of life remembrance gathering and potluck luncheon will fol-
low at the Monument Senior Center, 269 Main St.
THAUT, LEO — Funeral service at 11 a.m. at the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 850 S.W. 11th St.,
Hermiston. Burial with military honors follows at the Herm-
iston Cemetery.
SUNDAY, JUNE 23
FERGUSON, DORIS — Graveside service at 1 p.m. at
the Athena Cemetery.
NEWBOLD, MICHAEL — Celebration of life service
at 2 p.m. at Weston-McEwen High School, 540 E. Main St.,
Athena.
WESTON, JANE — Memorial service at 1 p.m. in the
chapel at Burns Mortuary, 685 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermis-
ton. Burial will follow at Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery,
Irrigon. A celebration of life gathering will follow the services
at Stokes Landing Senior Center, 150 Columbia Lane, Irrigon.
MONDAY, JUNE 24
TUCKER, BETTY — Memorial service at 1 p.m. at
Crossroads Community Church, 350 N. Sherman Ave.,
Stanfield.
DEATH NOTICES
Richard ‘Rick’ D. Marshall
Hermiston
August 17, 1952 — June 19, 2019
AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli
A law enforcement officer mans a barricade near a home that authorities surrounded where
an armed suspect took refuge after allegedly shooting a Sacramento police officer on
Wednesday in Sacramento, Calif.
young, brave officer.”
O’Sullivan is the first Sac-
ramento police officer to
be killed on the job in two
decades.
She and several other offi-
cers arrived at the home at
5:41 p.m. on Wednesday and
within a half-hour O’Sullivan
was hit with gunfire, police
said. The gunman kept firing,
and at 6:54 p.m. additional
officers responded to retrieve
O’Sullivan. She was trans-
ported within five minutes to
UC Davis Medical Center,
where she died.
She graduated from the
police academy in December
and was working with a train-
ing officer. She was expected
to be on her own in a couple
of weeks, Peletta said. The
department’s next group of 56
young recruits was graduat-
ing Thursday night in a cere-
mony that is likely to serve as
a remembrance of O’Sullivan.
A native of the San Fran-
cisco Bay Area, O’Sullivan
was a member of the first
class of a law enforcement
training program at Califor-
nia State University, Sacra-
mento. She completed the
training program and also
graduated with a degree in
child development.
“She had a big heart, a
strong mind, a great person-
ality. She made you smile —
she is exactly what we need in
the police force,” said Robert
Nelson, the university pres-
ident. The school plans to
launch a scholarship in O’Sul-
livan’s honor.
Melissa Repa, director
of the career center, recalled
watching O’Sullivan go
through an obstacle and ropes
course in the rain during her
first day in the university
training program. She didn’t
let her small stature stop her.
“Nothing would get in
her way of climbing and sur-
mounting her goals,” she said
through tears.
Orlando Ramos, the
younger brother of the sus-
pect, told The Associated
Press that Adel Ramos is
estranged from his family.
He sent his condolences to
the officer’s family.
“If he goes to prison for
the rest of his life, I could
care less,” Orlando Ramos
said. “I’m a lot more heartbro-
ken for seeing the pain in my
mother and for the police offi-
cer and her family than I am
for him going to prison.”
Court filings show a war-
rant was issued for Ramos
just nine days before the
shooting when he failed to
appear in court on a Novem-
ber misdemeanor battery
charge involving a female
minor. Online court records
show he also faced mis-
demeanor charges in 2001
and 1998, and a 1995 traffic
violation.
Muhammed Ilyas, who
lives near the scene of the
shooting, said Ramos had a
history of harassing a black
family that lived next door
and even threatened the three
children with kitchen knives
as they played outside.
He frequently shouted
racial slurs at the family, said
Ilyas, who identified Ramos
as the man living there when
shown a photo.
Richard “Rick” D. Marshall, 66, of Hermiston, a
longtime Portland resident, died June 19, 2019, in Rich-
land, Washington. He was born Aug. 17, 1952 in Port-
land. Arrangements are pending with Burns Mortuary
of Hermiston. Share memories with his family at www.
burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Steven Timm
Pendleton
March 7, 1954 — June 19, 2019
Steven Timm, 65, of Pendleton, died Wednesday, June
19, 2019, at his home. He was born March 7, 1954, in
Seattle, Washington. Arrangements are with Pendleton
Pioneer Chapel, Foslom-Bishop.
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