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King tides could bring road closures
Emma Jean Gilmore
Seaside Signal
Seaside
Dec. 3, 1935 — Dec. 30, 2019
Jeanie Gilmore fell asleep in death at
her home in Seaside, Oregon, with family
at her side, on Dec. 30, 2019.
Jeanie was born on Dec. 3, 1935, to
Claude and Thelma McAllister in Grants
Pass, Oregon. Named Emma Jean, she pre-
ferred to go by Jeanie or Jean. She was the
oldest child, with three younger
brothers and a sister.
Jeanie married her husband,
Harvey, on June 28, 1952, in Cor-
vallis, Oregon. They began their
married life in Dallas, where Har-
vey worked for Gilmore Logging.
They next moved to Estacada,
where they purchased their fi rst
home and Harvey worked for
Jeanie’s dad at Claude McAllister
Logging.
After two years they moved to Seaside,
where the weather was more agreeable to
logging. They continued to stay in the Sea-
side area for the rest of their lives, building
homes and raising their children.
Jeanie was baptized in 1960 as one of
Jehovah’s Witnesses, and remained an active
part of the Seaside congregation until her
death. She treasured her close friendships
with many dear ones in the congregation,
and was rarely missing from the meetings.
Jeanie was a strong partner and sup-
porter in her marriage to Harvey. Whether
it was helping build their houses and
duplexes, being the co-pilot for Harvey
while he fl ew his airplane, supporting Har-
vey in his work logging, and later his truck-
ing business, Harvey Gilmore Trucking, or
playing bass guitar in the family band to
Harvey’s lead guitar, Jeanie was there to
support Harvey. They were just shy of cel-
ebrating 60 years of marriage before his
death in 2012.
Jeanie loved to travel. For years, she
organized annual trips to Disneyland each
December with a large caravan of family
and friends. In the summer, there was an
annual trek down to Redding, California, to
mine for gold in the gold mine Harvey and
Jeanie had for years. There were also many
fond memories of trips to Hawaii and Cali-
fornia with their children or grandchildren,
with an occasional cruise thrown in.
Jeanie was well known for her hospi-
tality. If you stopped by for a visit, you
knew that you better have time to drink
a cup a tea with her, and most likely be
fed, too. She loved to entertain and throw
parties. In fact, the airport hangar that
was part of their house was converted
into a “Party Room” after
Harvey sold his airplane. The
grandchildren grew up play-
ing musical instruments, sing-
ing or listening to music in the
party room.
Jeanie was always in her ele-
ment when she had a houseful
of guests, keeping them enter-
tained and fed. That is truly a
legacy she passed down through
the family, with her children,
grandchildren and even great-grandchil-
dren being known for their good cooking
and baking.
It’s no exaggeration to say the Jean-
ie’s life revolved around her family. She
devoted much time and energy helping her
children and grandchildren. She made time
for you, and had a special, unique rela-
tionship with each child, grandchild and
great-grandchild.
She was a dedicated wife, loving
mother, nurturing grandmother and spiri-
tual sister. She will be missed by every sin-
gle member of her large family.
Jeanie is survived by her siblings,
Claude (Shirley) McAllister, Byron (Eve-
lyn) McAllister, Dale McAllister and
Lisa Hannah; her children, Linda (Chuck)
Fritz, Randy (Wendy) Gilmore and
Lancey (David) Larson; and her grand-
children, Jennifer (Brandon) Philbrook,
Julie (Clyde) Stanley, Katie (Jake) Rum-
mell, Joe Gilmore, Jana (Shane) Dean,
Heidi Larson and Sarah Gilmore. She
also had 15 great-grandchildren and seven
great-great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents
and her husband, Harvey.
There will be a memorial service held
on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m., at the Sea-
side Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses,
located at 2667 U.S. Highway 101 in Sea-
side, Oregon.
Expect king tides to cause
some fl ooding this weekend,
as tides could reach more
than 10 feet on Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday, with waves
as high as 40 feet offshore.
The highest tide comes
on Saturday, and waves
likely will crest over the
parking area in the Cove,
Department of Public Works
Director Dale McDowell
said Monday.
The department will
close roads to the Cove if
necessary, he added.
Residents are advised to
be aware of sneaker waves,
unexpected waves that reach
higher onto land without
warning.
According to Wendi
Agalzoff of the Seaside
Don Frank
High tides could lead to fl ooding in the Cove this weekend.
Aquarium, these power-
ful deadly surges are able
to move large amounts
of sandy sediment rocks,
knock over adults and roll
large logs with only a few
inches of water.
Cold ocean temperatures
in the Northwest also place
any individual dragged off
the beach in immediate dan-
ger of cold-water paraly-
sis. Cold water will quickly
drain energy and inhibit an
individual’s ability to swim
within minutes.
Boy safe after ocean water rescue
Seaside fi refi ghter
swims to
teenager’s aid
Seaside Signal
Seaside Fire Department
Div. Chief David Rankin
braved ocean waters Mon-
day, Dec. 30, to come to the
aid of a 17-year-old boy in
distress.
Responders fi rst got
the call at 4:26 p.m. that a
young man was being swept
out to sea at the mouth of
the Necanicum River, the
area separating Gearhart and
Seaside beaches.
Upon arrival, the boy’s
father told fi refi ghters that
either a wave took the boy
out or he slipped and fell.
“We’re not sure how he
ended up in the river and
started washing out,” Sea-
side Fire Division Chief
Chris Dugan said. “It was
starting to get very dark. The
ocean was very rough and
we could not see the patient
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Water rescue equipment at the Seaside Fire Department. On
Monday, Div. Chief David Rankin came to the assistance of a
17-year-old boy in distress.
without binoculars.”
Seaside fi refi ghters and
Oregon State Police located
the boy about 500 yards
from shore in the rough
ocean surf, and commu-
nicated the information to
Rankin, a rescue swimmer.
Rankin swam out and
brought the boy to safety.
Although “exhausted and
cold,” Dugan said, the boy
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was conscious and able to
walk out on his own.
Gearhart Fire brought
the boy to the 10th Avenue
approach in Gearhart, where
Medix provided transport.
“It worked out really
good,” Dugan said. “It
was one of those calls that
worked out good when it
could have gone sour very
easily.”
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