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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2017
OBITUARY
JOHNSON—Horace
P.
“Hod” Johnson, 69, passed
away Thursday, June 15, 2017
in Tulsa, Okla.
Hod was born Aug. 5, 1947,
in Eugene, Ore., to Sherman E.
and Margaret
R. Johnson.
He was the
third child of
four,
and
their
only
son.
He
was
raised on a
farm
up
Horace
Canary Road
Johnson
in Florence
during his early years, and later
moved to Heceta Beach. After
graduating from Siuslaw High
School in 1965, Hod continued
his education and graduated
from
Western
Oregon
University in 1969, receiving a
bachelor’s degree in education
and biology, as well as being
recognized as an honorary
member of Theta Delta Phi.
Shortly after graduating, he
spent one year teaching science
and coached wrestling at the
middle school in Astoria.
In 1970, he moved back to
Florence, where he spent the
next 35 years in the Oregon
Coast tourism industry, as well
as serving on numerous civic
boards.
Hod’s service to his commu-
nity ranged from serving on the
Chamber of Commerce as
director and chairman of adver-
tising, to being a life-long
member of the Elks. He also
served on the Florence City
Planning Commission, Siuslaw
School
District
Budget
Committee, and was involve-
ment with the Florence Rotary,
Kiwanis and and as an active
member of the Convention and
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June 21, former
2016, after a
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lengthy
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investiga-
Eivers
pled
tion
into
guilty in Lane
serious
County Circuit
physical
Court
to
injuries
Attempted First
inflicted on
Degree Assault.
a child who
She was sen-
was 2 years
tenced to 2 years
old
at that
Shannon Eivers
in
prison
time.
through
the
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Oregon Department of injured child was not
Corrections.
Eivers’ biological child and
Eivers was initially is not being identified by the
arrested by Florence Police Florence Police Department.
Visitors Center of Lane
County.
Hod also acted as an instruc-
tor and seminar speaker
through Lane Community
College.
His strong sense of commu-
nity was not outweighed by his
love of family. In 2006 Hod
and his wife, Joyce, made the
brave move to Tulsa, Okla., to
be closer to their children and
grandchildren.
In Oklahoma, Hod’s life was
marked by a new career path as
a manager at RiverSpirit
Casino Resort. He was never
afraid of a challenge and adapt-
ed well to his new surround-
ings.
Hod is survived by his wife
of 38 years, Joyce L. Johnson,
of Oklahoma; his sister Ellen
Cooper-Munday, of
Washington state; his sister
Elizabeth Rawls, of Oregon;
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his son Todd Johnson, and
daughter-in-law Leslie, of
Arkansas; his son Gregory
Johnson and daughter-in-law,
Kelly, of Oregon; his son
Devin Johnson and daughter-
in-law, Heather, of Kentucky;
and father-in-law, Ken Murrell,
of Oklahoma.
He also leaves behind seven
grandchildren, nine nieces and
nine nephews.
He was preceded in death by
both of his parents; his younger
sister, Kathy Johnson; mother-
in-law, Helen Murrell; niece,
Shannon Plouman; nephew,
Kevin Plouman; and nephew,
Ryan Morgan.
A memorial was held in
Tulsa, Okla., on Tuesday, June
20; a celebration of his life will
be held in Oregon at a later
date.
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SKANES— Stormi
Samarha Skanes, a girl
weighing 6 lbs., 13 ozs.,
was born to Erin Michelle
Phillips and Darrell Gene
Skanes of Florence on June
15, 2017, at 2:18 p.m., at
PeaceHealth Peace Harbor
Medical Center.
Courtesy of Roger Cunningham
Denyse, Shelby, Lalitha, Melissa
C LARIFICATION
In the story “Outpouring of
Support” (June 14), the check
for $500 donated to Malakai
Kirk’s family by local fire-
fighters was from the IAFF
Local 851; the story incor-
rectly identified the donation
as coming from the Siuslaw
Va l l e y F i r e f i g h t e r s
Association.
The check was presented
by IAFF Local 851 members
PJ Crescioni, Tony Miller
and Andy Gray.
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death when using a rear-facing
car seat compared to a for-
ward-facing one.
When used properly, rear-
facing car seats reduce chil-
dren’s injury risk by more
evenly distributing impact
forces during a crash.
Motor vehicle crashes are
one of the leading causes of
death for children.
Oregon previously allowed
children over the age of 1 to
ride in forward-facing seats.
Many hospitals, police and
fire departments, and other
community health and safety
organizations offer free assis-
tance with car seat installa-
tions and safety checks.
Contact your local health
department to find nearby car
seat inspection stations.
ONA was founded in 1904
as the professional association
for nurses in Oregon.
It represents more than
14,000 nurses throughout
Oregon and is the state’s
largest nursing professional
association and union. ONA’s
mission is to advocate for
nursing, quality health care
and healthy communities.
For more information visit
www.OregonRN.org.
Lane Community College
summer hours begin as noted
below. When locations are
closed, no services are avail-
able, and no classes or events
will be held, unless otherwise
announced by a department or
program.
• Main Campus, 4000 E
30th Ave., Eugene; closed
Fridays from June 30 through
Sept. 1.
• Florence Center, 3149 Oak
St., Florence; closed Mondays
and Fridays, from June 26
through Aug. 18; and fully
closed from Monday, Aug. 21
through Monday, Sept. 4.
• Mary Spilde Center, 101
W. 10th Ave., Eugene; closed
Fridays from June 30 through
Sept. 1.
• Aviation Academy, 28715
Airport Rd., Eugene; open
Mondays through Saturdays
summer term.
• Dental
Clinic,
2460
Willamette St., Eugene; closed
Fridays from June 30 through
Sept. 1.
For more information about
Lane Community College,
visit www.lanecc.edu.
GRADUATE NOTES
A total of 1,245 students
earned a straight-A (4.0) at
Oregon State University last
semester.
Among them Siuslaw High
School graduate Mikaela R.
Siegel, a sophomore studying
biology.
Another 4,086 earned a B-
plus (3.5) or better to make the
listing.
Siuslaw graduates Taylor S.
Graham, a freshman pursuing
a degree in pre-business, and
sophomore Reese R. Siegel
studying physics, each had a
3.5 or better GPA.
To be on the Honor Roll,
students must carry at least 12
graded hours of course work.
ALL-AMERICAN
JULY 4TH
CELEBRATION
Tuesday, July 4
Govenor signs into law new
child car seat legislation
Oregon Governor Kate
Brown recently signed a criti-
cal health and safety bill into
law that protects kids by
requiring children under age
two to ride in rear-facing car
seats.
The new law makes Oregon
the sixth state in the country to
raise car seat standards to align
with recommendations from
the American Academy of
Pediatrics.
O r e g o n S t a t e
Representative Sheri
Malstrom — a registered nurse
and ONA member — was the
chief legislative sponsor of the
bill.
“As a public health nurse,
I’ve talked with thousands of
parents about the life-saving
difference the right car seat
c a n m a k e , ” s a i d
Representative Malstrom.
“Putting more children in
rear-facing car seats will pre-
vent serious injuries and save
lives. It’s critical that we con-
tinue educating Oregonians
about the positive impact this
change will have for children
and their families,” she added.
Research shows children
under age two are five times
less likely to suffer injuries or
LCC announces summer
hours for all locations
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