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Page 20 The INDEPENDENT, July 6, 2011 Obituary VIRGIL R. BEACH Virgil R. Beach, 82, McMin- nville, died June 17, 2011. At his request, no services will be held. Mr. Beach was born June 25, 1928, in Bloomfield, Ne- "A Trusted Name in Funeral Service" Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home braska, to Roscoe W and Bertha L. (King) Beach. He worked at the Chevron refinery in El Segundo, California, for 30 years. He married Mary Lou 37 years ago. In 1983 s, they moved to Vernonia, where he built a geodesic dome home. They moved to McMinnville in 2005. Survivors include his wife; eight children, Randy Beach, Virgil R. Beach Ed Dykstra, Rick Beach, Re- nae Beach, Jim Dykstra, Kim Beach, Linda Behrens, and Lavae Mastrangleo; two cho- sen children, Mark and Chris Stevens; one sister, Penny Norman; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Gregory & Rachel Hoyt Third Generation Family Owned & Operated Jeffrey & Kathryn Hoyt, Gregory & Rachel Hoyt, Ross Mathews, Dan Raney, Samantha Humphrey, Peni Flores. Attendant: Ray Pelster 2308 Pacific Av. Frst Grv....357-2161 741 Madison Av. Vern.........429-6611 E-mail: Fuitenrosehoyt@aol.com KENNETH MARK COX Kenneth Mark Cox, 34, Yaki- ma, Washington, died June 29, 2011. Mr. Cox was born December 16, 1976, in Pullman, Wash., to sKenneth and Carol Cox. He was raised in The Dalles and served a two-year mission in Argentina with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was an attorney with offices in Sunnyside and Yaki- ma, Wash. In 1998, he married Brooke Christison. He enjoyed his family and spending time outdoors. He was a friend to many and was always willing to help others. Survivors include his wife; five children, Kaleb, Colin, Chase, Abigail, and Eli; his par- ents of Vernonia; two sisters, Nicola Larson of The Dalles, and Debra Cox of Provo, Utah; nieces and nephews. Remembrances are sug- gested to a US Bank trust fund for his children. JESSE TRUE FULKERSON Jesse True Fulkerson, 87, Cornelius, died June 12, 2011. Mr. Fulkerson was born To sign the online guest book or send a condolence to the family, go to: www.fuitenrosehoyt.com Salem Scene From page 3 smoke shop exemption, mainly from hookah lounges, estab- lishments where patrons smoke sweetened or flavored tobacco through water pipes. HB 2726B modifies provi- sions of the Clean Air Act large- June 16 solution ly in response to the recent proliferation of hookah lounges. But there was also the need to further define smoke and cigar shops, and to restrict the sale of food and beverages therein. The bill also imposes new specifications regarding ventilation and it grandfathers in eight smoke shops (statewide) that share a com- mon wall. Although this is not a perfect bill, and there was heat- ed debate about its merits, I was persuaded to support the bill because it puts restrictions on smoke and cigar shops and hookah lounges that do not now exist. There is more that can be done, but this is a step in the right direction. Finally, as I write this newsletter we are in the midst of approving the Sine Die Res- olution, the bill that brings the 76th Legislative Assembly to a close. Most of us greet this event with a mixture of emo- tions: happiness to be able to return to “normal” life, and sad- ness that the close working re- lationships that we have devel- oped are coming to an end. This has been an historic ses- sion for the House of Repre- sentatives. When we began this grand experiment, with Re- publicans and Democrats evenly split, we had no way of knowing if we would even be able to function. I am proud to say that we did and, thanks to the even-handed leadership of our Co-Speakers, Bruce Han- na and Arnie Roblan, I will dare to say that it was a resounding success. Thank you to all who read this newsletter and who took the time to comment, call, email and question me on my votes. I hope that you learned something about the process and that you will continue to be engaged, not only with me, but with all your elected officials. This will be my last regular newsletter; however I will keep in touch whenever issues of in- terest arise. I hope to run into many of you as I attend the fairs and festivals throughout the district – please come up and say hi. Thanks again for your sup- port and have a wonderful summer! Jesse True Fulkerson March 1, 1924, in The Dalles. He graduated from The Dalles High School in 1942. He served in the U.S. Navy, then in the Naval Reserves and the National Guard. He earned a degree in Mechanical Engi- neering, then worked for Morri- son & Funitaki Engineering un- til retiring in 1976. He then owned and operated Ye Olde Dingheiser Tavern in Manning until the early 1990s, He was preceded in death by two wives, Mary Mildred Fulkerson and Lillie Ann (Brick- ell) Fulkerson; and two sisters, Barbara Ayres and Una Rogers. Please see page 21 Letters From page 3 chery in Pakistan and Yemen. Since it doesn’t affect them in any adverse way, and since its costs are relatively piddling in comparison with the expense of maintaining ground troops in Afghanistan, the typical U.S. citizen reacts to news snippets about the drone war with an apathetic shrug. Critics in the U.S. of “assassinations by re- mote control” are currently lim- ited to the usual pointy-headed college professors. But we had better be pre- pared for some decidedly grue- some revelations about our beloved drones down the road aways. You can be certain that “Wiki-Leaks” types (be they in government or out) are collect- ing a whole lot of sordid infor- mation about what’s going on in those desolate zones where the drones explode. Truly, I would not want to be in Mr. Panetta’s shoes at that point. Sincerely, Frank W. Goheen Camas, Washington