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Blue Mountain Eagle
Former Grant County
man shot by police in
Bend expected to live
By Garrett Andrews
EO Media Group
The man shot by police as
Black Friday shoppers gath-
ered at a north Bend shopping
center has been identified as
Adam L. Gilliam, 28, who was
raised in John Day.
District Attorney John
Hummel released informa-
tion Monday into the shooting
that left Gilliam hospitalized
but expected to survive. Hum-
mel did not release the name
of the Deschutes County Sher-
iff’s Office deputy or deputies
who shot Gilliam four times,
or why it’s thought police shot
Gilliam.
“The investigation regard-
ing the details of the actual
firing of the weapon(s) is still
active and releasing DA Hum-
mel’s impressions of who fired
might subtly influence eye-
witnesses’ memories,” read a
statement from the DA’s office.
At about 6:08 p.m. Fri-
day, police were called to The
Shepherd’s House homeless
center on NE Division Street
in Bend based on a report Gil-
OBITUARIES
liam had stolen a car from the
shelter. Responding deputies
spotted the car and attempted
to stop it, but Gilliam contin-
ued north on NW Robal Lane
to the PetSmart location at
the Cascade Village Shopping
Center, according to police
reports.
A deputy used a maneu-
ver to turn Gilliam’s vehicle
sideways and stop him. He
was shot shortly after, though
Hummel would not provide an
official account.
The deputy who shot Gil-
liam is on paid administrative
leave, which is the sheriff’s
office’s policy.
Gilliam
is
currently
homeless.
In January, Gilliam was
taken from the Lava Lands vis-
itor center to St. Charles Bend
for treatment of hypothermia,
according to Bulletin archives.
It was thought by police that
he had walked naked from
Lava Lands to Benham Falls
and back, and he was suffering
extensive injuries consistent
with walking naked through
brush and trees.
Fields School officials
invited members of the Prai-
rie City American Legion
Post 106 and Harney County
Post 63 as they presented a
new flag pole Oct. 29 in front
of the school.
Jim Jerome of Post 106,
who is also the District 10
finance officer, attended the
ceremony.
He and Legionnaires LB
Adams and Ab Bezona as
well as Post Commander Ed
Nora Jean (Colton) Thompson
Shirley May Wilson
Nora Jean (Colton) Thompson left us on Nov. 29, 2019.
No services are planned at this time.
Jean, as she preferred to be called,
was born on Feb. 16, 1928, at home,
where she became one of 15 chil-
dren on her parent’s ranch, which
was located on the Powder River
between Pondosa/Medical springs
and Keating, Oregon.
She attended elementary school
in a one-room schoolhouse not far
from the ranch and her high school
years in Baker, Oregon.
After graduation, while visiting a
sister in Bates, Oregon, she met her future husband of 70
years, Elmer Thompson, and they were wed on Nov. 10,
1946. Out of this union, two children were born. The cou-
ple lived in Bates until 1974 and then moved to a small
hobby farm they purchased just outside Mt. Vernon, Ore-
gon, where they spent their retirement years.
Jean was preceded in death by her parents, John and
Nora Colton, all seven of her brothers, five of her sisters
and her husband, Elmer.
She is survived by her sisters, Joyce Turner and Gail
Stevenson, her children Peggy, David and their respective
families.
Jean was deeply loved by her family and will be greatly
missed.
To leave an online condolence for the family of Jean,
visit driskillmemorialchapel.com.
Shirley May Wilson, 87, passed away on Nov. 25, 2019,
peacefully with her family by her side.
Shirley was born in Portland, Oregon,
to Bill and Mary Justice on March 23,
1932.
She was raised in the Grant County
areas of Seneca, Fox and Long Creek,
Oregon. Shirley graduated from Long
Creek High School and attended East-
ern Oregon College in La Grande. Shir-
ley married Leslie Wilson on July 8,
and they were blessed with one daugh-
ter, Karen. Shirley worked at the Grant
County Bank in John Day and later at Oregon Telephone Com-
pany in Mt. Vernon. The family moved to Reedsport, Oregon,
in 1968 where Shirley continued her bookkeeping work with
Winchester Bay Seafood Co. and Ocean Fresh Seafood.
Shirley was a loving mother, caring friend and lifelong
Rebekah Lodge member originally joining in Canyon City,
Oregon, at the age of 18, later transferring to Three Rivers
Rebekah Lodge in Reedsport. In 1997-98 she was the presi-
dent of Rebekah Assembly of Oregon. She also served in the
International Rebekah Association. She was a member of the
Odd Fellows Lodge and American Legion Auxiliary. She vol-
unteered at the Reedsport Senior Center and drove Dial-A-
Ride. Shirley enjoyed traveling and made trips to Hawaii,
Nova Scotia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and most of the
states.
Shirley was preceded in death by her father, mother and
husband, Leslie Wilson. She is survived by her daughter
Karen and son-in-law Rick Arvidsoh, brother George Justice
(Dorothy) of Soap Lake, Washington, and several cousins,
nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will be held Tuesday, Dec. 3, at Dunes
Memorial Chapel, 2300 Frontage Road, Reedsport, with
burial at Reedsport Masonic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the
family asks that donations be made to St. Jude’s Children’s
Research Hospital.
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Prairie City American Legion
members dedicate flag pole
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
People Mover seeks board member
Negus were there to assist
Post 63.
Fifteen students, two teach-
ers and two parents joined in
as Jerome read about the flag
and two others demonstrated
how to fold it correctly while
describing the symbolism of
each of the 13 folds.
“All the kids who were
interested learned to fold the
flag — a little hands-on par-
ticipation,” Jerome said. “It
was well worth it. They were
eager learners. It was nice to
participate with Burns.”
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant County Trans-
portation District is accept-
ing applications to fill one
open position on its board of
directors. The appointee will
serve the remainder of the
vacant term, which expires
June 30, 2021.
Applicants for the vacant
position must be registered
voters who reside within the
district’s boundaries.
Interested
candidates
can request an informa-
tion packet, which includes
information about the dis-
trict, position and applica-
tion and selection process,
from the district office by
contacting Angie Jones at
541-575-2370 or by email at
peoplemover@outlook.com.
The deadline to submit
applications for this vacancy
is 5 p.m. Dec. 9.
For more informa-
tion, contact Jones at
541-575-2370.
60TH ANNIVERSARY
Pruitt
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riage. They met while serv-
ing in the military in the late
1950s.
They were wed on Dec.
5, 1959. They have two sons,
Todd and Troy Jr., six grand-
children and three great-grand-
children. Their wedding book
is filled with memories, and it
still has the dried flowers from
their wedding day in the pages.
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