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r v rrrrrr-T— .— T '.w ” - '- — — rr~.....— ................................... 1 1 1 1.......... 111,1 1 Spilyay Tymoo, Wdmq Springs, Oregon Page 7 June 1, 2011 Births Prevention graduation A dinner was held at Kah-Nee-Ta to celebrate the recent and past graduates of the 16-week Diabetes Prevention Lifestyle Balancing Classes. Guest speaker Verna Burden, MS, RD shared some tricks to motivation. Montell Elliott (pictured left) presents graduates with their certificates and a special award. Koryahna Renee Stwyer Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay Howlak Tichum Veterans (Continued from page 1) There are 22 tribal members who are veterans of the Korean War, and five non-member Ko rean War veterans in the com munity, said Greeley. Vietnam War veteran num bers are: 75 tribal and 10 non- tribal. From the Gulf War to the present conflicts: 28 tribal mem bers. Totals: 128 tribal member; and 16 non-members, for a to tal of 144. Those numbers are the minimum estimate, Greeley said. For m ore inform ation on the E llio tt Palm er Post No. 4217, call Commander Heath at 541-325-1009. Sam uel Cody Singer, M ay 21, 1937 - M ay 12, 2011 Samuel Cody Singer was born on M ay 21, 1937 in Kayenta, Arizona. He died on May 12, 2011 at his resi dence in Salem, Oregon sur rounded by his family and relatives. He was a longtime resi dent of Salem. Sam had re cen tly re tired from Chemawa Indian School, an off-reservation Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) board ing school concluding 15 years of federal service. He was a member for 55 years o f C alv ary B ap tist Church, where he was bap tized and married. Sam was very proud of his American Indian heritage and exhibited Native pride in many ways. He was a full- blooded Navajo enrolled in the Western Agency of the N avajo N ation. He was from the To’aah’ni’ (Near the W ater) Clan born for the To’dichii’nii’ (Bitter Water) Clan. His late parents are C liffo rd Sr. and C lara (C olem an) S in ger of (To’denas zhaii) Kayenta, Ari zona. Two of Sams’ pater nal uncles, Oscar and Rich ard Singer Sr., were Navajo Code Talkers who served in World War II who both re ceived posthumously Silver Medals for their service as United States Marines. Sam carried great pride knowing his uncles and many N avajo p eo p le served proudly in the arm ed ser vices as the tradition contin ues today. T he N avajo lan gu age (Dine Bizaad) is his first lan guage and spoke it fluently on a daily basis with his wife, Irene, at home and amongst fellow Navajo speakers. He often streamed online to lis ten to KTNN, the voice of the N avajo N ation, to stay con nected with his cultural roots. He was a product of Navajo (Kayenta Boarding School) and BIA schools (Chemawa Indian School). In the 1950s, Sam at tended Chemawa as part of a pilot program for Navajo stu dents. Upon com pletion, he continued to reside and work in the Salem area. On April 16, 1960, he mar ried his N avajo sw eeth eart, Irene Rose (Billy) Singer of (Kin H o zhoni) M an u elito , N ew Mexico. Last month marked their 51st wedding anniversary Sam worked at a variety of lo cal Salem establishments and worked at Boise Cascade Lum ber Mill in Millersburg, Oregon prior to his federal service at Chemawa Indian School. He supported four children who attended Salem-Keizer pub lic schools and two daughters who graduated from the Univer sity of Oregon. On January 26, 2011, Sam tragically lost his youngest son (Morales) who was 37 years old and w as the caregiver to his retired parents and three children. Sam was taking care of his three teenage grandchildren at the time of his passing. Sam was head of household and was always on the move with household duties such as: cooking, cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping, driving his wife and grandchildren to their destinations, accompa nying his wife shopping, in addition to a whole host of other things he truly enjoyed. He had a p assio n for sports including professional wrestling, Oregon Duck foot ball, Portland Trailblazers bas ketball, NFL football (Wash ington Redskins), a love of classic Rock n’ Roll/Coun try/ traditional Navajo music, Navajo tribal and mainstream public affairs, and a fan of the classics (the Marx Broth ers, war, Western, Elvis mov ies and cartoons). He enjoyed the beauty of the state of Oregon, espe cially the Oregon Coast, the high deserts of Central Or egon and his other home, the Navajo Indian reservation in the so u th w estern U n ited States. Sam is survived by his wife Irene, children Marcie (Josh), M ike (C arolyn), M ichelle; grandchildren (Cody, Elijah, Ja lie n e , Sh aelee), siblings [Anna Clitso, Clifford Singer Jr. (In ez), Rena Je ff, Raymond Singer (Roselyn), Ruby Singer, Ida Mae Smith (Ray), Floyd Singer (Ada); in addition to many, many rela tives that span the western United States. He is preceded in death by his son Morales Clifford Singer, his parents Clifford Sr. and Clara Singer, and brother James Singer. Although Sam may not be of physical body, he is now with his son and relatives with his Lord and Savior in heaven above living on in our hearts and in our memories. His smile, his laugh, and his pres ence will be greatly missed. Cory Lee Stwyer Sr. and Vanessa Lynn Walker-Stwyer are pleased to announce the b irth o f th eir d augh ter K oryahna Renee Stw yer, born on May 24, 2011. Koryahna joins brother Antoine, Chance, Cory Jr., and M atthew ; and sisters Alexis, Shaniah and Coreena. G ran d p aren ts on the fa th e r’s side are E rland Suppah and Sally Whiz of Simnasho; and the late Erwin Stwyer of Warm Springs. G ran d p aren ts on the m other’s side are the late C heryl Stacona-H eath of W arm S p rin gs; and Lee S o rrelh o rse and A ngie Sorrelhorse of Tigard. Dominick Joe Spino Francis T. Spino Jr. and Y vette B runoe o f W arm Springs are pleased to an nounce the birth of their son Dominick Joe Spino, born on \ May 23, 2011. Dominick joins brother Aiden, and sisters Jazmine, Patrice and Jordan. G ran d p aren ts on the father’s side are Francis T. Spino Sr. of Warm Springs; and G wen M itch ell o f Chiloquin. G ran d p aren ts on the mother’s side are Naomi and Edward Lucei. Joel Aven Santos Sr. Jo el Aaren Santos and K arla K im K alam a o f Warm Springs are pleased to announce the birth of their son Joel Aven Santos Sr., born on May 22, 2011. Joel joins sister Kiara. G ran d p aren ts on the fath er’s side are A lberto Eligio Santos, and Brenda Lee Santos of Parkdale. G ran d p aren ts on the m other’s side are Roland K alam a Jr. and V erleen Kalama, of Warm Springs. 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