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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-
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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.
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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
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Salem Scene
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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.
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Letters
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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