TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 15, 2025
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Father Thankachan Joseph
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Obituaries
Jerry L. Martin
Jerry L. Martin
Jerry Lowell Martin,
92, of Hermiston passed
away on Dec. 18, 2024, in
Pendleton. A celebration
of life will take place Jan.
18 at 11 a.m. at Heppner
Elks Lodge with a meal
to follow. A private burial
will be held at the Heppner
Masonic Cemetery later
that day. Please wear your
favorite sports attire.
Jerry was born in Wa-
terloo, IA on May 18, 1932,
to Harry and Elizabeth
Lamkin Martin. He attend-
ed grade school and junior
high in Waterloo. He at-
tended high school in Cedar
Rapids, IA, where he grad-
uated in the winter of 1951.
The fall of 1952 he
attended Upper Iowa Uni-
versity to become a teacher.
He had only completed two
years when he was drafted
into the U.S. Air Force
during the Korean war. He
did not see active duty.
While in the Air Force
he played a football bowl
game in Texas. The Air
Force team lost 60-0. Jerry
said, “They were huge op-
ponents, so we all stayed
away from them so we
wouldn’t get hurt.”
After he was dis-
charged, he returned to
Upper Iowa University in
1954 to complete his teach-
ing credentials. During his
years in college, he was a
baseball pitcher and quar-
terback for the college.
He met his future wife,
Ione Reed, and they were
married August 18, 1956.
She was also a teacher.
They both started their
teaching career. In 1957
they welcomed their first
child, Cynthia Rae. In 1961
another daughter, Lisa Ann,
joined them and, in 1962, a
son, Scott Reed, was born.
Jerry did not like the
hard winters or the hot sum-
mers in Iowa. In 1965 the
family moved from Iowa
to Ione, OR. They stopped
in Boise along the way and
purchased a manufactured
home, which was moved to
Ione on the school grounds.
They pulled a little “Flint-
stone” camper across the
states.
He taught junior high
in Ione, where he taught all
three of his children—they
did not get away with any-
thing.
They moved to Herm-
iston in 1976. In 1977, he
transferred to Irrigon, OR,
where he taught until he
retired in 1992. He contin-
ued subbing until he was in
his 80s.
Jerry also refereed bas-
ketball and football for
years, traveling all over
Eastern Oregon.
He loved playing golf,
bowling, ping pong (which
he was pretty good at),
going to horse races and
gambling at Wildhorse. His
least favorite word is inqui-
ry! He also loved caramel
macchiatos.
Jerry had four grand-
children—Chad Doherty,
Adam Doherty, Kylie
(Doherty) Simpkins and
Lukas Martin. He also had
three great-grandchildren,
Bridget Doherty, Lylian
Doherty and Malcolm
Simpkins. He loved going
to their sports events and
spending time with them.
Jerry taught junior high
for 30 years and substituted
another 20 into his 80s.
Jerry and Ione were mar-
ried for 68 years. He will
be missed.
He is survived by his
wife, Ione Martin; daugh-
ters, Cindi (Mike) Doherty
and Lisa (Terry) Mort; son
Scott (Kelly), four grand-
kids and three great-grand-
kids; sister, Mary Kay
(Rocky) Petersen; and
brother Larry (Linda) Mar-
tin.
He was preceded in
death by his father and
mother.
In lieu of flowers, do-
nations can be made to
#358 Heppner Elks Lodge,
PO Box 494, Heppner, OR
97836.
Sweeney Payton Mor-
tuary has been entrust-
ed with the arrangements.
Please leave your condo-
lence messages for the fam-
ily at sweeneypaytonmortu-
ary.com.
DEADLINE:
Do Whatever He Tells You
Recent weeks of celebrations that began with Christ-
mas ended with the Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord
in the River Jordan. The feast of Baptism of the Lord
invites us to plunge ourselves into a life of glory with
God, as we enter the “ordinary” season on the calendar.
The ordinary season of liturgical celebrations begins with
the gracious presence of our blessed Mother and Jesus in
the wedding house at Cana. The readings always bring
us close to the Lord in His humanitarian tasks. Knowing
Jesus in His humanity draws us to His divinity.
The Prophet Isaiah (62:1-5), though Jerusalem and the
temple are in ruin after the conquest, reminds the people
of God that when Jerusalem is filled with the glory of the
Lord, it has a different existence. The prophet is trying
to describe to us that God cannot be silent any longer.
God loves His bride, the Church, the people redeemed
by His Son. God wants to rejoice in His people and wants
His people to rejoice in Him. The prophet describes the
glory and beauty of Jerusalem when it is filled with God’s
glory.
The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians (12:4-
11) describes the various kinds of spiritual gifts and the
diverse forms of services used to serve the Lord. Paul
bluntly explains the multiple types of gifts present in each
of us and how we should use these gifts to please the Lord.
Each of us has gifts we are to use to build up the body
of Christ, to benefit others. Perhaps we think that our gifts
are negligible. Perhaps we think that others have better
or more important gifts than ours.
Whatever we are given, it is given to us for others.
The miracle of changing water into wine at the
Wedding Feast at Cana is marked in the Gospel of John
(2:1-11) alone; we have no reference to it in any of the
synoptic gospels.
The Gospel of John can be divided into two major
parts: Chapters 1-12 as the Book of Signs, and chapters
13-20 as the Book of Glory.
In the first part, John explains six major signs per-
formed by Jesus during His public ministry. The wedding
at Cana is the first sign He performed, the first of the signs
that reveal His glory. Changing water to wine shows
that, if we pay attention, we shall see the divinity shining
through Christ’s humanity. This is another Epiphany, a
manifestation of the divine.
I have noted a slight difference in my reference Bible
and the missal that we follow in our worship. The Bible
I used to write this article begins with these words: “On
the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee.”
It is interesting to note that in this wedding celebration
we don’t hear much about the bride or the groom—at the
end of the story the groom appears only briefly. It was
Jewish customary practice that the marriage celebration
went on for nearly seven days.
The third day is open to several interpretations: It is
the third day of Jesus’s public ministry. Another expla-
nation is that after leading the Israelites out of slavery in
Egypt, Moses brought them to Mount Sinai, where the
Lord offered a covenant relationship to Israel. We read
in Exodus (19:16) that “On the morning of the third day
the Lord appears on Mount Sinai in his awesome power
and reveals his “glory” (Deut. 5:24).
Marriage is a covenant relationship. The bride and the
groom pledge to live a lifetime together in their joy and
happy moments as well as through difficulties. Similarly
to this miracle of changing water into wine, the bride and
the groom are brought together by the Lord to live together
forever, as a new wine, as a new family.
I was impressed by the words of Mary. She tells the
servants, “Do whatever he tells you” (John 2:5).
Families on the verge of dividing and breaking away
need to pay attention to these words. What must I do for
my family, my spouse, and others to make them happy
and contented?
Jesus is always willing to help, even when a miracle
is not required. Am I willing to help others when they
need me? Am I willing to give my time and my energy
to reaching out to other members of the family when it
has no benefit for me?
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