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The INDEPENDENT, October 19, 2011
“Occupy” spreads in Oregon
Keny-Guyer sworn in as Or. Representative
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and the general public lacks
power in our existing system.
And our role is to work to
change those systems of in-
equality.”
In her view, says Koch, with
the Portland Central America
Solidarity Committee, the tea
party is swinging politics too far
to the right, and the Occupy To-
gether movement plans to
nudge them back to the left.
The Oregon Tea Party is-
sued a statement Tuesday crit-
ical of the Occupy Portland
group for not getting a permit,
and of the Portland mayor for
allowing the demonstration. It
says Portland police broke up a
tea party rally in April but are
letting this one continue.
Barbara Byrd, secretary-
treasurer of the Oregon AFL-
Fresh off a job where she
helped
rebuild
Vernonia
schools, Alissa Keny-Guyer
was sworn in, October 4, as the
newest member of the Oregon
House of Representatives with
a commitment to investing in
education, public health, and a
revitalized economy. Keny-
Guyer replaces State Rep. Ben
Cannon, who left the District 46
seat in Portland to take a job as
education policy advisor for
Governor John Kitzhaber.
“After spending two years
managing a coalition of busi-
ness, community, public sector
and philanthropic leaders to re-
build one local school district
devastated by floods, I’m ready
to work with my colleagues in
the legislature — and those we
represent — to help all of Ore-
gon rebuild from the global
economic recession,” said
Keny-Guyer (D-Portland).
A resident of her district for
the past 17 years, Rep. Keny-
Guyer has a career closing dis-
parities and promoting opportu-
nities for under-served commu-
nities. She launched the Out-
reach Program for the Portland
Saturday Academy, increasing
math and science skills of mi-
nority students. She is the for-
mer director of the Hanna An-
dersson Childrens Foundation,
and is currently a member of
the Northwest Health Founda-
tion and the Portland Childrens
Levy. Most recently Rep. Keny-
Guyer was the program man-
ager for Oregon Solutions,
which coordinated the rebuild-
ing of Vernonia’s K-12 schools,
stimulating sustainable eco-
nomic development for the re-
gion.
“Representative
Keny-
Guyer comes with immense
experience working with di-
verse groups advocating for
those who often do not have a
voice. Her ability to reach con-
sensus and achieve results will
serve her district and Oregon
well,” said Co-Speaker Roblan
(D-Coos Bay).
Keny-Guyer and her hus-
band, Neal, have three chil-
dren, ages 14-20.
Vernonia, died September 28,
2011.
Mrs. Gamroth was born No-
vember 6, 1949, in Ephrata,
Washington. She moved to
Vernonia around 1976, lived
here for many years, then
moved back in 1997.
She enjoyed wrestling and
had many friends.
Survivors include two sons,
Daniel Wilmot of Smithfield,
Utah, and Johnny Wilmot of
Norfolk, Virginia; and seven
grandchildren.
Gorham. They made their
home in Hillsboro before mov-
ing to Forest Grove. She
worked in the business office at
both St. Vincent Hospital and
Tuality Community Hospital be-
fore retiring.
She enjoyed playing golf,
playing piano and organ.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, and a brother,
Don Kerkman.
Survivors include two sons,
Dennis Lee of Forest Grove,
and Larry Lee of Banks; two
step-sons, Mike Gorham of
Woodville, and Greg Gorham
of Goleta, California; and 10
grandchildren.
Duyck & VanDeHey Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Lutheran Church in Forest
Grove, followed by interment at
Forest View Cemetery in For-
est Grove.
Mr. Spidal was born April 1,
1936, in Gaston, to Jacob Karal
and Anna A. (Rupprecht) Spi-
dal. He was raised in Gaston,
graduating from Gaston High
School in 1954. He attended
Concordia College for a year.
He served in the U.S. Navy.
In 1958, he married Rae-
dene V. Cannon. They made
their home in Gaston before
moving to Dilley in 1961. He
worked for Tektronix for 30
years, then for Merix until he
retired in 1998.
He enjoyed gardening and
camping.
He was preceded in death
by three brothers, John A., Ed-
ward, and Robert; and four sis-
ters, Frieda Anderson, Martha
Hall, Elsie Oley, and Ella
Knight.
Survivors include his wife;
two sons, John and Andy, both
of Springfield; one daughter,
Michelle Spidal of Forest
Grove; three brothers, Donald
G. of Gaston, Theodore J. of
Banks, and David A. of East
Otis, Massachusetts; one sis-
ter, Mable Winslow of Portland;
six grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Remembrances are sug-
gested to Mt. Olive Lutheran
Church in Forest Grove.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral
Home of Forest Grove was in
charge of arrangements.
CIO, has been at the Portland
protest and says the demon-
strations won’t last forever –
but the energy they’re generat-
ing just might, “The stuff in the
street may go away, but the re-
lationships people are building,
what they’re learning about the
issues, the way they’re learning
to focus their anger – that’ll
stick. And we’ll be building on
that to try to get some practical
solutions in place to this mess
that we’re in.”
Protesters aren’t just angry
with Wall Street, Byrd says, but
with big business in Oregon as
well.
In addition to the Portland
event,
Occupy
Together
protests are taking place in
Ashland, Bend, Corvallis, Eu-
gene, La Grande, Newport and
Salem.
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Obituary
MARK ALAN DREXEL
Mark Alan Drexel, 56,
Rainier, died October 9, 2011.
A memorial mass was celebrat-
ed October 18 at St. Edward
Catholic Church in North
Plains, with Bishop Kenneth
Steiner, celebrant.
Mr. Drexel was born Sep-
tember 2, 1955, in Glendale,
California, to Henry Joseph
Drexel, Jr., and Elsie Agnes
(Hudec) Drexel. He was raised
in San Mateo, Calif., Honolulu,
Hawaii, and Beaverton.
In 1998, he married Anita M.
Ellefson. They made their
home in Hillsboro, before mov-
ing to Rainier in 2000. He
owned and operated High Per-
formance Auto Engines Com-
pany in Hillsboro for 15 years
and then was a woodworker for
12 years. For the past three
years, he had worked for Co-
lumbia County Flood Relief in
Vernonia.
He enjoyed airbrush paint-
ing, remodeling, Nascar racing,
and volunteering in dog rescue
efforts.
Survivors include his wife;
two sons, Reed Copsey of
Bellingham, Washington, and
Mark Alan Drexel, II of Rainier;
two daughters, Shauna Marie
Brooks, and Elizabeth D.
Nicholson, both of Oregon City;
his parents of North Plains, two
sisters, Diana Marie Strom of
Danville, Calif., and Judy Ann
Jones of Vancouver, Wash;
one granddaughter, nieces and
nephews.
Remembrances are sug-
gested to the Building Fund,
c/o St. Edward Parish in North
Plains.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral
Home in Forest Grove was in
charge of arrangements.
CAROL JEANNE GAMROTH
Carol Jeanne Gamroth, 61,
MAXINE E. GORHAM
Maxine Elizabeth Gorham,
85, Forest Grove, died October
4, 2011. A funeral service was
held October 7 at Emanuel
Lutheran Church in Cornelius.
Vault interment took place at
Valley Memorial Park in Hills-
boro.
Mrs. Gorham was born Jan-
uary 4, 1926, in Hillsboro, to
Richard and Edna (Heinrich)
Kerkman. She graduated from
Hillsboro Union High School in
1944.
She married Everett Lee fol-
lowing World War II. They di-
vorced in 1965. She married
Fay Clark, who later died. In
1988, she married Spencer
NORMAN WALTER SPIDAL
Norman Walter Spidal, 75,
Forest Grove, died October 13,
2011. A memorial service will
be held Saturday, October 22,
at 11:00 a.m., at Mt. Olive