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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 25, 2025 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Father Thankachan Joseph Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ Published weekly by Sykes Publishing and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 177 N Main St. Telephone (541) 676-9228. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or sykeschris@hotmail.com Web site: www.heppner.net. Post- master send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: In Morrow County $36/year. Outside Morrow County $41/year. In County Senior Rate (65 years or older) $31/year. 9 month Student student subscriptions $36/year. Chris Sykes ...............................................................................................Publisher Andrea DiSalvo ............................................................................................. Editor Cindi Doherty.........................................................................................Advertising All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5.65 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 55¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $16 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $6.15 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for publi- cation must be specified. Affidavits must be requested at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $16 Obituaries Alex Charles Lindsay Alex Charles Lindsay Alex Charles Lindsay, 57, passed away on June 16, 2025. Alex was born in Pend- leton, OR on March 7, 1968, to Larry and Corrine Lindsay. He was the oldest son and the third of nine children. At an early age, he was taught the Catholic faith and a strong work eth- ic, led by example from his parents, Larry and Corrine, and his loving grandmother Rosella, who lived next door. Making lasting mem- ories with his siblings and extended family of nieces and nephews has created a strong bond between them all. Alex was a “Cowboy at Heart.” He enjoyed his horses, FFA and working with farm animals on the family ranch. He was often seen in childhood photos wearing his favorite cow- boy hat and boots. During his high school years in Heppner, OR, he played football and ran track. Alex broke several high school sports records at Heppner High School, which he still holds today. He attended college in Portland, OR, and began his career in the oil and gas industry when his future wife, Terreca, found a suitable classified ad posted by Kimray, Inc. in the local newspaper. A bright child, Alex seemed to easily excel at al- most anything. As a young adult, he acquired one of the earliest Macintosh comput- ers, which he kept on a desk in his bedroom closet. He loved to read and enjoyed loaning out and suggesting a favorite book. As an adult, he also developed a special love for cats and their care. At the age of 23, on what he has described as a whim, he took a quick trip to Oklahoma to visit his friend Joe from ROTC training. He returned home and greatly surprised his family by telling them that he had just met a girl in Oklahoma that he wanted to marry! From this marriage, he was blessed with the love of his life for 34 years, two beautiful daughters and two grandchildren. The couple recently celebrated their 25 th wedding anniversary and Father’s Day with their family. Alex touched many lives and made many friends throughout his career. His colleagues describe him as a great mentor and teacher. He always enjoyed leading teams of his peers through challenging work projects. Alex focused on inspiring others to set high standards for their work and stressed the importance of building on a solid foundation. A piece of his heart was always at his family’s ranch in Oregon, where software he designed is still used to track feedlot operations. He will be remembered for his devotion to his fam- ily, his exceptional gift of wit and intelligence, affection for animals and commitment to his work. Alex was preceded in death by his brothers John Paul Lindsay (1980) and Bernard “Barney” Pat- rick Lindsay (2022), sister Claire Michelle Lindsay (1982), and father Law- rence “Larry” Lindsay (2024). He is survived by his wife Terreca Lindsay; daughters Ginger (Scott) Turner and Angela (Sean May) Walden; grandchil- dren Clayton and Marce- line Turner; mother Cor- rine Lindsay; siblings Ann (John) Murray, Cathy (Lawrence) Pedro, The- resa (Arne Henning) Pihl, Dan (Ashley) Lindsay, Joe (Leanne) Lindsay; and many nieces, nephews and friends. 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It was his brother Andrew who introduced him to Jesus, and Jesus who changed his name from Simon to Cephas, or Peter. Jesus made him the leader of His apostles. At Caesar- ea Philippi, Jesus promised to make him the head of His Church, and the risen Jesus confirmed Peter’s precedence. It was the Holy Spirit Who inspired Peter’s Procla- mation of the Good News to all in Jerusalem on the day of the Pentecost, bringing the Church into living action. Peter made missionary journeys to Lydda, Joppa and Caesarea and convened the first council in Jerusalem. Peter wrote two epistles addressed to the whole Church. He was martyred by crucifixion under the emperor Nero. Paul, the “Apostle to the Gentiles” and the greatest missionary, was a Roman citizen by birth, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, a Province of Rome. His original name was Saul. He was trained as a tentmaker and practiced that trade. As a Pharisee, he was sent to Jerusalem by his parents to study the Mosaic Law under the great Rabbi Gamaliel. Well-versed in the Scriptures, he became a religious fa- natic and was ready to destroy every one of the followers of “the Way.” When Stephen was stoned to death by Jewish fanatics, Saul was there to support them. But he was miraculously converted on his way to Damascus to arrest the followers of the Way. We read of this incident in the Acts of the Apostles Ch. 9. Later, he made several missionary journeys, convert- ed hundreds of Jews and Gentiles, and established Church communities. He wrote 13 epistles. He was arrested and kept in prison for two years in Caesarea and two more years in Rome. Finally, he was martyred by beheading at Tre-Fontane in Rome. Let us pray for the apostolic zeal and missionary spirit of Peter and Paul. In today’s Gospel (Mt. 16:13-19), Jesus places two queries to His disciples. Jesus realizes His days are num- bered and wants to do something to continue His work. He needs to know if people have understood His mission. The first question is generic in nature: “Who do people say that I am?” Since it was a simple question, all could answer something, and they answered with various responses. It is safe to quote others, and the answers were highly complementary: the people believed He was God’s helper, messiah, prophet, John the Baptist. From the generic question, He leads the disciples to a personal experience: “But you, who do you say that I am?” The disciples have been following Jesus for a variety of reasons. Some thought He was a good teacher, others that He might lead a revolution against Rome, still others thought that He was a prophet, and some knew Him as a peasant social reformer. Now, in the face of that blunt question, they are silent; they do not want to reveal their motivation for following Him. Finally, as usual, the courageous and bold Peter broke the silence and stuck his neck out. He articulated, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Peter’s declaration had two parts. First, he acknowl- edged that Jesus was the Messiah for whom the people had waited a long time. But Peter has a second astonishing declaration to make: that Jesus is the Son of the living God. This answer was more from his personal experience with Christ. The Lord is asking all of us the same question: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” And what about you personally? This coming Sunday invites all of us to have a per- sonal experience with Christ in our personal lives. 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