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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 2013)
Pgge October 30, 2013 Spilygy Tymoo, Wgrm Springs, Oregon Howlak Tichum Museum Art Show Gregory Dee Smith This painting is one of Travis Bobb’s entries in the Tribal Member Art Exhibit. Gregory D ee Smith o f Portland passed over on O ctober 19, 2013 at the age o f 54. Greg was born in Bend on A ugust 31, 1959 to Sybil K. Cowapoo Smith o f th e C o n fe d e ra te d Tribes o f U matilla and K enneth L. Smith o f the C onfederated Tribes o f Warm Springs Reserva tion o f Oregon. Greg was an enrolled member o f T he Confed erated Tribes o f W arm Springs R eservation o f Oregon. His life journey took him th ro u g h W arm S p rin g s, M ad ras, San Francisco, Pendleton, and Portland. In 1977 he graduated from Madras High School where he enjoyed golf and bowling. Greg continued his higher education re ceiving a Bachelor’s D e g ree in P sy ch o lo g y in 2006 from Portland State University. H e was work ing on his Master’s Degree in Public Administration. While attending college he worked for OHSU, the Con federated Tribes o f W arm Springs and P ortland State University in office adminis tration. G reg enjoyed spending time and volunteering at the N ativ e A m erican S tu d en t Community Center at Port land State University. H e was active with the Native Cen ter Powwows and offered as sistance whenever he could. G reg was known for his intellect, his wit and his laugh ter. H e was a beautiful sensi tive soul w ith a gentle and loving heart. H e loved motion pictures, often amusing people with his almost photographic memory o f dialogue and scenes. Greg enjoyed meeting friends for lunch, spending holidays with family and maintain ing friendships by phone. Greg was preceded in death by his m other Sybil Cowapoo Smith. Greg is survived by his father, Kenneth L. Smith (Jeanie), his sister, M ichele K. Hensel (Kendal), his step siste rs, D e b ra A dele D an iels, ' B ecky Rae S ch ro ed er (D avid) and n u m ero u s m u ch loved A unts, U ncles, C ousins and countless friends. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, N o vember 2, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Wilhelm’s Portland Me m o rial, 6705 SE 14th Ave., Portland. Burial Ser vices will be held on Sat urday, November 9 at 11 a.m. at the Agency Cem etery at Warm Springs. M em orial d o n atio n s m ay be m ade, in th e mem ory o f .Greg Smith, to PSU Foundation, N a tive American Student and Community Center - Fund #3201102, P.O. Box 243, Portland, O regon 97207. 503-725-4911. Crooked River dam demolished PRIN EV ILLE - Workers are removing a dam that be gan when, more than a cen tury ago, a Central O regon hom esteader dum ped rocks and logs into a river to divert w atfr to, his pasture. 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