SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Morrow County
Schools to hold town
hall on April 7
Yes for Morrow County
Schools is hosting a com-
munity town hall in Hep-
pner at 5 p.m. on Thursday,
April 7 at the Gilliam and
Bisbee Building, 106 E.
May St., to discuss Bond
Measure 25-87.
The bond measure is
designed to improve safety
and modernize facilities to
meet the needs of each of
the Morrow County School
District communities. In
Heppner, this includes
adding classrooms and a
gymnasium on to the ju-
nior/senior high school to
create a single K-12 school
building, improving secu-
rity with updated entryway
design, and reconfiguring
playground and parking lots
for better access.
Consolidation into a
single school building in
Heppner will improve staff
and energy efficiency while
creating adequate space for
incoming students.
The town hall is free
and open to the public.
More information about the
bond projects is available at
www.yesformorrowcounty-
schools.org.
Celebration of Life
Marvin Way
Installation of Officers
Thursday, April 7 th
Join us and meet the
2022-23 Lodge Officers
Dinner at 6:00pm
Enchiladas, Rice, Beans
Salad & Dessert
Installation and Lodge at 8:00pm
Morrow County
Health Department
has the second
Covid booster
vaccine available.
Birthright of Morrow County
Saturday, April 9 th , 2022
1:00 p.m.
Lexington Fire Hall
Please do not block fire truck exits.
is seeking volunteers.
We are a pregnancy resource
center located on Willow Street of
Heppner. 2 or 3 hours a week.
Weekly volunteers and subs need-
ed. If interested, please call:
541-676-0530.
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Obituaries
Richard Erwin
Kinzer
Richard Erwin Kinzer,
86 formerly of Heppner,
died Sunday, March 27,
2022, at Hermiston. At his
request no service will be
held.
He was born September
20, 1935, at Crabtree, OR,
the son of Vilas Erwin and
Ruby Fay Kennedy Kinzer.
Richard was raised and at-
tended school in Condon,
OR. When he was of age,
he joined the United States
Army with his two brothers,
Donald and Kenneth, and
the three were stationed in
Germany.
While living in Germa-
ny, he met his wife, Emilie
(Klara) Schumacher and the
couple married on August
18, 1961, at Mannheim,
Germany. They had two
sons, Jimmy and Bobby.
Richard was a hard,
dedicated worker who spent
most of his life ranching.
For the last 40 years of
his ranch life, he worked
for the Mahoney Ranch
in Heppner. He loved his
dogs, horses and working
with livestock, and was al-
ways at the warm room by
7 a.m. to have coffee with
the men until he moved to
Hermiston.
He and Klara moved to
Hermiston after retirement
where he lived until his
death.
Richard
was a long-
time member
of the Hep-
pner Elks
Lodge #358.
He had the
Richard
Erwin Kinzer best sense of
humor, and
his smile would light up
his face. He enjoyed many
years of team roping with
friends.
Survivors include
his wife, Klara Kinzer of
Hermiston; son, Jim Kinzer
of Portland, OR; sister,
Peggy Parks-Hathaway
of Terrebonne, OR; two
granddaughters, Julia and
Jamie and two great grand-
children, Paige and Gabriel.
He was preceded in
death by his son, Bobby;
his parents, Vilas and Ruby;
and his brothers, Donald
and Kenneth.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in care of ar-
rangements. The online
condolence book is avail-
able at www.sweeneymor-
tuary.com.
(For Richard)
I Know You’ll Miss This Man
By Baxter Black
The Lord spoke to the heavy hearts that stood with hats in hand.
“Your sadness pains me deeply and I know you’ll miss this man.
But, it’s true what you’ve been hearing, Heaven is a real place.
That’s no small consolation, You should use that fact to face.
The emptiness his parting left that seeps into your bones
And draw on it to ease your pain, For he is not alone.
You see, all his friends are up here and all his loved ones, too,
‘Cause it wouldn’t be a heaven without each one of you.
And heaven for a Cowboy is just what you might expect,
It’s horses that need tunin’ up and heifers that need checked.
It’s long rides with a purpose and a code that lights the way
And a satisfying reason to get up every day.
It’s the ranch he’s always dreamed of and never knew he’d find.
And if you think about it, you can see it in your mind.
Him, Leanin’ in the saddle with his ol’ hat on his head,
Contentment set upon his face like blankets on a bed.
The leather creaks a little as he shifts there in the seat.
The bit chains give a jingle when his pony switches feet.
And you somehow get the feelin’ that he’s sitting on a throne.
A’gazin out on paradise just like it was his own.
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I can promise you he’s happy, through I know you can’t pretend
You’re glad he made the journey, It’s too hard to comprehend
The earthly way you look at things can never satisfy
Your lack of understanding for the answer to the ‘Why?’
So I offer this small comfort to put your grief to rest,
I can only take the top hands ‘cause the my crew’s the very best.
And I know it might seem selfish to friends and next of kin.
But I needed one more Cowboy and Richard fit right in.”
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Celebration of Life for Ryan Neal
The family of Ryan Neal has been
touched deeply by the outpouring of
love, care and concern after our loss.
Thank you for reaching out, we have
been uplifted by hearing from each
and every one of you. A celebration
of life will be held outdoors
May 7, 2022, at 3 p.m.
Marker 40 Golf Club,
78873 Toms Camp Road
Boardman, Oregon.
Gary, Kathy, Rochelle, Ari and Sonja