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2 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2016 OBITUARY Hawaii, in 1946, he attended Punahou School from the 5th grade through high school, graduating in 1955. He then attended Colorado A&M (CO State) for one year, then spent a year as engineer on the square- rigged schooner California, filming a TV series in the islands. Graduating from Air Force Cadet Training on Sept. 1, 1959, he received his AF com- mission, pilot wings and mar- ried Donna Lynn Proteau the same day. Assigned to B47 aircraft for Strategic Air Command, Don became an aircraft commander flying out of Pease AF Base in New Hampshire. In SAC, he was a member of an alert crew during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Berlin Wall con- frontation. In 1963, he transferred to the Hawaii Air National Guard to fly the F102 single engine fighter. In Honolulu, he was division manager for the paper division of AMFAC/ Kimberly COURTS Florence Municipal Court Aug. 9 Christian Elizabeth Cropper pleaded guilty of theft and criminal trespass. She was sentenced to two days in Florence City Jail. She must pay $600 in fines and not con- tact or be in or about the prem- ises or place of employment of the victim. Tanner Glen Mace pleaded no contest to criminal trespass. He was sentenced to two days in Florence City Jail. He must pay $100 in fines and not con- tact or be in or about the resi- dence or place of employment of the victim. Edgar Rodriguez pleaded no contest to refusing a breath test, driving with a suspended driver’s license and initiating a false report. He was sentenced to two days in Florence City Jail. He must pay $1,425 in fines. Carrie Amillia Sherman pleaded guilty of theft. She must pay $50 in fines. Bernadette Lee Dillon pleaded guilty of attempted forgery. She was sentenced to 10 days in Florence City Jail and must pay $4,278 in fines. Stephen Michael Boening pleaded guilty to attempted unlawful possession of hydrocodone, theft and unlaw- ful entry of a motor vehicle.He was sentenced to 10 days in Florence City Jail and must report to Emergence Addiction and Mental Health Services. He must pay $550 in fines and not contact or be in or about the residence or place of employment of the victim. Jesten Eugene Holloway pleaded guilty to criminal mis- chief. He must pay $728 in fines and not contact or be in or about the residence or place of employment of the victim. Aug. 16 Alena Cardinal pleaded guilty to two counts of theft. She was sentenced to 15 days in Florence City Jail. She must pay $625 in fines and not con- tact or be in or about the resi- dence, premises or places of employment of the victims. John Wayne Fanger pleaded no contest to a hit and run col- lision. He must pay $780 in fines and not contact or be in or about the residence or place of employment of the victim. His driver’s license is sus- pended for 90 days. Nicholas Don McIntire pleaded guilty to attempted possession of methampheta- mine, theft and criminal tres- pass. He was sentenced to four days in Florence City Jail and must report to Emergence Addiction and Mental Health Voice Your Opinion! EDITOR@ THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM Services. He must pay $1,300 in fines and must not contact or be in or about the residence or place of employment of the victim. Clark. Returning to the Big Island in 1968, Don started Kona Industries. Building two subdi- visions, numerous condomini- ums and single family homes; Kona Industries was the largest builder on the island at one time. Don was one of the founding members of the Kona Home Builders Association and served as the first Chairman of the Kailua Special District Commission, past-president of the Kona Mauka Rotary, Kona Mauka Trollers and Kona Sunshine Owners Association. After retiring, he served on the board of directors of the HICDC, a nonprofit develop- ing self-help and low income housing on the “Big Island.” In 1999, Don and Diane moved to the mainland and travelled extensively before building a home in Florence in 2003. Don was preceded in death by his parents; his brother David; and sister, Elizabeth. He is survived by his wife, Diane; their children: Neil Walker of Denver, Colo., Diane (Mike) Swartzendruber of Dallas, Texas, and Linda Walker of Battle Ground, Wash.; five grandchildren and many, many friends. Family services to be held at a later date. Eugene Foot and Ankle Health Center Podiatric Physicians & Surgeons We offer comprehensive, conservative, and surgical management of all of your foot and ankle needs. www.eugenefootandankle.com Florence 4480 Highway 101 Building G Mon/Tues (541) 997-2319 Eugene 1680 Chambers St. (541) 683-3351 Deadlines for press releases and news items are by noon Mondays and Thursdays. Email them to: P RESS R ELEASES @T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM . CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK WA L K E R — D o n h a m McNeil Walker, 79, formerly of Florence, passed away Aug. 16, 2016, in West Linn, Ore. He was born June 26, 1937, in Kealakekua, Territory of Hawaii, to the Rev. G. Donham Shannon Walker Walker and Helen Bell Walker. In 1939, the family moved to Hilo, Hawaii. During his father’s sermon on Dec. 7, 1941, news of the Pearl Harbor attack two hours earlier reached Hilo. All parishioners were advised to prepare for immediate invasion. During World War II, he wit- nessed the shelling of Hilo Harbor by an enemy submarine and the April 1, 1946, tsunami that destroyed downtown Hilo and killed 159. Moving to Honolulu,