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Smoke Signals 10 AUGUST 15, 2011 Ltona Jaan Harriss, Uft, and Barbara Schlapia Leona Jean Harriss Oct. 5, 1974 - Dec. 25, 2010 Tribal member Leona Jean Har riss was born on Oct. 5, 1974, in Portland, Ore., and walked on Dec. 25, 2010, on Christmas Day, only 36 years old. She was born to Barbara Schlap pie and Fred Chippewa and raised by her mother and stepfather Dan Alexander. She was the oldest of four children and much later gained a stepbrother. She was the best sister and was always there for the kids. She al ways protected them and made sure they were all safe and taken care of. When Leona was a child, her grandmother, Marie Quigly, nicknamed her "Gimme" because Leona would always say, "Gimme, gimme." Leona loved people and was well-known in the community and fast to meet people wherever she was or went. She always had something to say that made you smile or laugh. And when there was someone in need, she would be the one to open her door or loving arms to help a person out. And when Leona was eight months pregnant with her youngest child, Nattie, she went hunting for a week on the Reservation with her close cousin, Tyrone Rock, and was bound and determined that she was going to get a deer or a bear. She was always doing something out of the ordinary, but Leona loved nature and the wild. She was always learning about Mother Earth and teaching us new things. She was a Miss Fix-It; she could fix anything and if we needed a raincoat, she would tear up a garbage bag and make one. She was always looked to when we didn't know something or had a question. Leona will be loved and missed by all. She is survived by her mother, Barbara Schlappie; stepfather, Dan Alexander; brothers and sisters-in-law, Daniel and Corina Alexander and David Alexander and Rosa Rodriguez; sister and brother-in-law, Lisa and Alan Deatherage; stepbrother, Cody Alexander; daughters, Alicea and Andrea Leon and Natalia Harriss; son, Anthony Harriss; nieces, Ashley Ehlers, Aleha Alexander, Alina Alexander, Jasmine Alexander, Desiree Alexander, Arrianna Alexander and Daysha Deatherage; and nephew, Dominic Alexander. Leona's last words in life were, "I miss my children." And her wish for herself was to be cremated and have her ashes spread on Spirit Mountain. We ask all who knew Leona or were related to her to join us in her honor and spread her ashes so she can fly. The family will be meeting at the Tribal cemetery in Grand Ronde at noon Saturday, Aug. 20. 3? will! iiisii Name: . Address:. City:. State:. Zip: .of books x $15.95 each total. fttrt 5001C TOR SALE. "The Kalapuyans:A sourcebook on the Indians of the Willamette Valley by Harold Mackey. Ph.D. 1 Ti.,v kl, J-U.U ,-ll,k,.. tion between the Cultural Re sources Department, Mission Mill Museum, and the Mackey Family, has been re-released in a second edition with a new cover, an updated bibliography with more current and accurate sources, new photographs, and a new afterward explaining the Grand Ronde Tribal perspective. $12.95 per book Books may be purchased from the Tribe's Cultural Resources Department located on the second floor of Tribal Building 14 CAdult Education Build ing) for $12.95 each. To have an order mailed to you, please fill out this form and include an additional fcJ.OO for shipping cost per book. Mail this form to: CTGR Cultural Resources The Kalapuans 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Online degree programs Turn your college credits or associate degree into a more powerful four-year degree from Portland State University. Undergraduate degrees offered: BABS in Social Science, BABS in Arts & Letters and BABS in Liberal Studies. For more information, call 503-725-4822 or 1-800-547-8887, ext. 4822. E-mail: onlinepdx.edu. 1 1 9 (misi&fy 3ffgi&g& mmwsi SPIRIT MOUNTAIN CASINO Hwy 18, Grand Ronde, OR spiritmountain.com 1 .800.760.7977 Checks only.
