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S TUDENTS OF THE M ONTH
J ANUARY — P RAIRIE C ITY S CHOOL
Family
John Day’s Jim Jerome
is Boise VA January
volunteer of the month
By Sharon N. Clark
For the Blue Mountain Eagle
Contributed photos
Prairie City School
student of the month
for January, Dorran
Wilson, grade 10, was
nominated by teacher
Billy Colson for his
consistent hard work
and motivation.
Prairie City School
student of the month
for January, Wyatt
Wilson, grade 11, was
nominated by teacher
Louanne Zweygardt
for his leadership and
conscientious effort.
E AGLE ON V ACATION
Contributed photo
Gordon and Betty Beil of Canyon City took the
Eagle on vacation to Cozumel, Mexico, where
they snorkeled and swam with dolphins. During
their trip they also took a cruise to the island of
Roatan, ziplined in Belize and visited the French
Quarter in New Orleans.
Take a photo with the Eagle (print or mobile editions)
while on vacation, and email it to cheryl@bmeagle.com or
bring it to the Eagle oI¿ ce.
Longtime resident and
advocate of veterans’ needs
Jim Jerome of John Day has
been named January volun-
teer of the month at the Vet-
erans Affairs Medical Center
in Boise.
Jim Jerome was born in
Michigan. He enlisted in the
United States Air Force in
October of 1965 where he
served one tour in Vietnam
from November 1966 to No-
vember 1967. Jim also served
a three year tour at Rhe-
in-Main Airbase, Germany.
He was honorably discharged
in December 1970.
Using the GI Bill, he
earned a degree as a Fisheries
Tech from Mt. Hood Com-
munity College in 1973.
He and his wife, Irene,
love to hunt, hike and travel.
They have two sons, and one
six month old calico cat. Both
sons have served in the mil-
itary. James is a commander
in the Navy with ¿ ve tours
to Iraq, and Paul was in the
Army where he served in Af-
ghanistan.
Jerome worked for and
retired from the Oregon De-
partment of Fish and Wildlife
in 2003.
S i n c e
2011, he has
been a vol-
unteer for the
DAV as both
a driver and a
dispatcher for
Jim
the John Day/
Jerome Burns area. As
a dispatcher,
he is able to work from any-
where he has cell service; he
has even been called while
in Holland and Germany. He
has served 2,178 hours and
driven at least 7,500 miles
getting veterans where they
need to go.
He enjoys volunteering
for the joy he gets assisting
the veterans and being able to
give back and help the com-
munity. He is a vital part of
the Veterans Affairs/Disabled
American Veterans Transpor-
tation Network assisting vet-
erans in getting to and from
appointments when they
would otherwise be unable to
get the health care they need.
Sharon N. Clark is chief,
Voluntary Service and Chap-
lain Service at Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in Boise. The above
was reprinted with per-
mission from “The Boise
Front,” a monthly publica-
tion of the Boise VA.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
O BITUARIES
Ashley Westmoreland
Sept. 30, 1922 — Jan. 8, 2016
HAPPY VALLEY — Ashley
“Wes” Westmoreland, formerly of
John Day, died Jan. 8 in Happy Val-
ley. A memorial will be held at a lat-
er date.
Mr. Westmoreland was born Sept.
30, 1922, in Dix, Nebraska, to Ash-
ley Westmoreland Sr. and Lillian
Augusta Pieron.
He met Dorothy Payne in Lin-
coln, Nebraska, whom he married in
1942.
He was a medic in the U.S. Navy during World War
II. After the war, he attended the University of Minneso-
ta where he earned bachelor’s degrees in law and business
administration.
The family moved to Oregon in 1953, living in Roseburg
and The Dalles.
In 1956, he began working for the Corps of Engineers in
Walla Walla, Washington. He transferred to the U.S. Forest
Service and living in the Gresham and Portland areas.
In 1961, he moved to John Day, where he worked for the
Malheur National Forest until 1977.
They returned to the Portland area, settling in Mil-
waukie. He retired from the Forest Service in 1980.
He was an avid reader, enjoyed the outdoors, liked to
dance and embraced life. He had a great sense of humor and
curiosity for the world around him.
He was a longtime member of the Elks Lodge, lifetime
member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a member of
the Eagles organization of The Dalles.
Survivors include his daughters, Roxanne Barott of
Medford and Lisa Baggenstos of Scappoose; grandson, Jeff
Barott of Tualatin; granddaughter, Ashley Barott of Lino
Lakes, Minnesota; and longtime friend, Patricia Wenz of
Happy Valley.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Doro-
thy; sister, Barbara Jean Elliot; brother, Layne (Skip) West-
moreland; and nephew, Todd Westmoreland.
Remembrances may be made to a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements are under the care of Neptune Cremation
Service of Portland.
Wanted: volunteer drivers
Cecelia Teresa Houck
Volunteer drivers are
needed to keep the Grant
County Disabled American
Veterans vans on the move.
The free service provides
transportation for local vet-
erans who need to get to ap-
pointments at medical facil-
ities in Burns and Boise and
Caldwell, Idaho.
The pickup and drop off
location is the John Day Elks
Lodge.
Currently there are ¿ ve
drivers, but more are needed.
To learn more or to sched-
ule a ride, call coordinator
Jim Jerome at 541-620-4486.
BEND — Cecelia Teresa Houck, 79, of Dayville, died Jan.
21 at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. A service will be at 5
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Dayville Presbyterian Church.
Houck was born Dec. 13, 1936, in Denver.
A full obituary will be in next week’s issue.
Pam Uebler
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