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OBITUARIES
STROUD—On Tuesday,
June 16, 2020, John Randall
“Arky” Stroud passed away
from advanced lung cancer
at the age of 80.
His symptoms came on
quite rapidly and he died in
peace at his home in Spring-
field, Ore.
Arky and his family came
to Oregon from Arkansas,
thus the nickname. They set-
tled in Ma-
pleton and
he began
7th grade
at Maple-
ton middle
school and
graduat-
ed
from
Maple-
John
ton High
Stroud
School.
It was
in school he met Gary Pru-
ett and they became lifelong
friends and his close confi-
dante since middle school.
Gary spent a lot of time
over the years with John tell-
ing stories, watching movies
and sharing books. His sense
of humor and love of prac-
tical and not- so-practical
jokes have made for some
great stories throughout the
years.
John made logging his
chosen profession and over
the years became known as
being quite good at it. He
managed several large log-
ging companies on the Or-
egon coast before going into
business for himself.
In 1990, John started his
own company, Silver Strand
Logging based out of Flor-
ence, Ore.
It was during his logging
days that he developed a
long and cherished friend-
ship with Don Davidson of
Davidson Industries.
For many years he and
Don would meet regularly
for breakfast at the Ginger-
bread Village.
John was preceded in
death by his wife, Ida Stroud,
in 2005.
He is survived by his
three grown children: Kathy
Lundquist, Troy Stroud
(Kim) and Debby Ellingsen
(Bob); six grandchildren;
four great grandchildren;
and his brother Eugene
Stroud of Florence.
In lieu of flowers, please
donate to Cascade Health
Hospice.
Arrangements in the care
of Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home.
ARMSTRONG—Thomas
D. Armstrong, 77, passed
a w a y
peaceful-
ly
Aug.
6, 2020,
at
his
F l ore n c e
home.
T o m
was born
Nov. 18,
Thomas
1942, in
Armstrong H a v r e ,
Mont., to
Dorothy
(Baumgartel) and Fredrick
Armstrong.
Tom was preceded in
death by his parents, his old-
er brother Bernard and his
younger brother Steven.
After graduating from
Havre High School, Class of
‘61, he attended Northern
Montana College until his
enlistment in the U.S. Navy,
where he completed Boot
Camp at Naval Training
Center, Great Lakes.
On May 9, 1964, Tom
married his high school
sweetheart, Sharon (Jas-
mine), in Seattle, Wash.,
where she was a student at
Seattle University.
Following a brief honey-
moon, Tom flew to Pensaco-
la, Fla., where he completed
“A” school as a Communica-
tions Technician(CT).
This was followed by or-
ders to go to Naval Security
Group,
NAVCOMMSTA
Sidi Yahi, Morocco, where
his bride joined him for the
next three years.
In 1967, as a member of
an operational group on a
special SIGINT/COMINT
mission, he received a letter
and a citation for outstand-
ing performance from the
Chief of Naval Operations.
Upon military discharge
in 1968, they made their
home in San Francisco, Ca-
lif., where Tom worked for
Pacific Telephone and grad-
uated from San Francisco
State University with a BA
degree using his GI Bill.
Deciding his wife’s dual
federal and military career
offered more advancement
than his own at the time, he
supported her IRS and Coast
Guard relocations to Seattle,
Wash., Philadelphia, Pa., and
Washington, DC.
In 1991, Tom was recruit-
ed by the National Security
Agency, completed Federal
Law Enforcement Training
Center courses in Glynco,
Ga., and was certified as a
Federal Protective Officer
based out of Ft. Meade, Md.
He retired from NSA in
October 2000, bought a 38’
diesel pusher motor home
and spent the next 10 years
traveling fulltime. In 2010,
Tom and his wife built their
“forever home” in the Fawn
Ridge East development
of Florence, where he also
served as HOA President for
one term.
Tom was also a member
of Elks Lodge 1858, and a
“happy camper” with the
Rolling Elks RV Club. One
of his favorite pastimes was
joining fellow military veter-
ans in the Band of Brothers
coffee group, where he often
regaled his tablemates with
his endless jokes.
Tom was notorious for
breaking into boisterous
laughter midway — and for-
getting the punch line! One
of Tom’s greatest pleasures
was taking his wife to dinner
at a favorite local restaurant,
followed by a Spanish coffee
made by Bill the Bartender at
the Waterfront Depot.
Tom will long be remem-
bered for his larger than life
personality and his infec-
tious laughter.
In lieu of flowers, dona-
tions may be made to one’s
own favorite charity, the
Oregon Coast Military Mu-
seum, or to Bristol Hospice
Eugene, LLC; 1077 Gateway
Loop, Ste. B; Springfield,
OR 97477 (541-844-0151)
in memory of Thomas D.
Armstrong, funds to be used
for any military Vet-related
program.
Arrangements in the care
of Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home.
BALES—Orville Bales Jr.
passed away on Aug. 7, 2020.
He is survived by his wife
of 42 years, Becky; son Or-
ville (George); and daughter
Brooke.
A Celebration of his life
will be held at a later date.
THANK YOU JOE
FOR YOUR RECENT
CONTRIBUTION
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Florence City Council to meet virtually Aug. 17
This Monday, Aug. 17, at
5:30 p.m., the Florence City
Council will hold its regu-
larly scheduled meeting via
videoconference.
Under current executive
orders, citizens will not be
able to attend City meetings
in person. Interested citi-
zens may listen and view the
meeting through the ‘GoT-
oWebinar’ platform.
For access to a link to the
meeting, visit the City of
Florence website at https://
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council/city-council-meet-
ing-191. Meetings are also
shown live on Cable Channel
191 and online at www.ci.
florence.or.us/citymanager/
public-meetings-live.
Those wishing to express
their views to the City Coun-
cil may do so in the following
ways:
1. Written Testimony:
Written testimony can be
submitted by:
a. Email to the City Re-
corder at kelli.weese@ci.flor-
ence.or.us;
b. Mail to Florence City
Hall, Attn: City Council,
250 Hwy 101, Florence, OR
97439
c. Drop Off at the City of
Florence drop box located at
Florence City Hall (250 Hwy
101) to the right of the main
entrance.
Note: Written comments
received at least 2 hours pri-
or to the meeting (Aug. 17
at 3:30 p.m.), that concern
a public hearing or action
item on the agenda, or are
designated as comments to
be provided for the meeting,
will be distributed to the City
Council, posted to the City of
Florence website, and made
part of the record.
2. Verbal Testimony: Cit-
izens may provide verbal
comments at the meeting
via the Go-toWebinar plat-
form. To do so, complete a
speaker’s card online at www.
ci.florence.or.us/council/re-
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speakers-card at least 1 hour
prior to the meeting (Aug. 17
at 4:30 p.m.). City staff will
then contact the speaker to
let them know the process to
participate in the meeting.
For more information on
the City of Florence’s Tem-
porary Public Meeting Poli-
cies, visit the City of Florence
website at www.ci.florence.
or.us/em/public-meeting-
during-covid-19.
For details regarding
the upcoming City Coun-
cil meeting, contact City
Recorder/Economic
Dev-
el-opment Coordinator Kelli
Weese at 541-997-3437.
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