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Luke AFB backer Rep. Ned King
SCOTTSDALE – Rep. Ned King, a former commander at Luke Air Force Base and strong proponent of the base, has died. He was 67.
Mr. King, a Republican from Litchfield Park who was just elected to a third term in the Arizona House of Representatives, died Thursday of lung cancer in a Scottsdale hospice, his family said.
Mr. King was a strong supporter of Luke Air Force Base, where he was commander for two years. Mr. King retired from the Air Force in 1979. He was a decorated former colonel.
During his legislative career, he introduced several ”Save Luke” bills, including one this year that would have protected Arizona’s three military bases from encroaching development.
Mr. King’s political career began in 1988 when he resigned his position as special assistant to state House GOP leaders to run for office.
Mr. King is survived by his wife, Dixie; two sons, two daughters and nine grandchildren.
Mr. King will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
(Dated Nov 30, 1996)
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Rancher, rodeo marshal Kingston Smallhouse rode tall
Services will be held tomorrow for Kingston J. Smallhouse, a rancher who helped found Skyline Country Club in Tucson and the Triangle YMCA Camp in Oracle, according to family members.
Mr. Smallhouse died Nov. 30 at age 92 of cancer.
The services are set for 3 p.m. tomorrow at Bring’s Memorial Chapel, 236 S. Scott Ave.
Mr. Smallhouse spent much of his adult life at the Carlink Ranch in Redington, either working on bookkeeping or riding horses onto the range to help herd the cattle, family members said. He was the owner and manager of the ranch, which raised Hereford beef cattle.
He was ”tall, thin and dashing,” said his son, John Smallhouse. ”He was outgoing and made quite a striking figure. A very handsome man who wore a moustache.
”He joked around; when you were at a cocktail party, he made his presence well known. When he presented himself in the room, everybody knew he was there.”
Mr. Smallhouse is remembered as a longtime member of the Tucson Rodeo Parade Committee, which he joined in 1954. He was grand marshal of the parade in 1981.
His commitment to the rodeo continued throughout his life, and he attended this year’s parade.
Mr. Smallhouse, a Phoenix native, moved to Tucson in 1931 to attend the University of Arizona, where he studied civil engineering.
He was a member of UA’s Beta Chi fraternity, known now as Beta Theta Pi, and was on UA’s varsity polo team.
”He loved golf. He was a great supporter of the University of Arizona team,” John Smallhouse said.
He also was a member of the Tucson Rotary Club, Tucson YMCA Board, UA Lettermen’s and President’s Clubs, Arizona Historical Society, the Old Pueblo Club and several Tucson Medical Center fund-raising committees.
Mr. Smallhouse is survived by his wife Dorothy Morrison Smallhouse; sons Charles of Oracle, and John of Redington; stepson J. Denman Morrison of Mercer Island, Wash.; and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The family suggests donations to the UA Foundation, Kingston J. Smallhouse Scholarship Fund (for the benefit of the College of Agriculture), 1111 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721.
(Dated Dec 04, 1996)
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Music supporter Isabelle Harris
She donated the $300,000 pipe organ to the UA school of Music.
A memorial service will be held tomorrow for Isabelle B. Harris, a longtime Tucsonan who donated a $300,000 pipe organ to the University of Arizona School of Music.
Ms. Harris, who celebrated her 100th birthday in September, died Nov. 24 of natural causes while in her home.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 2450 E. Fort Lowell Road.
Ms. Harris was a lover of music who continually supported the UA School of Music, her lawyer, Larry Adamson, said.
”She had a big love affair with the music area, particularly with the U of A,” Adamson said.
The pipe organ, which is installed in the music school’s Holsclaw Hall, was donated by Ms. Harris in 1990.
A native of Pennsylvania, she taught music and English in Pittsburgh.
She retired from teaching in 1953 when she moved to Tucson and opened up Paul-Harris Travel Agency, with friend C. Gloria Paul, Adamson said.
Ms. Harris retired from the business in the 1980s, Adamson said, but remained active in several local music societies, including the Tucson Women’s Symphony Association.
Many students at the UA music school also benefited from her generosity.
”She provided music scholarships to students in harp, voice and piano,” Adamson said.
Ms. Harris also was active in the Tucson Council for International Visitors, and served as treasurer of the group for many years.
Adamson described Ms. Harris as ”unique and sharp,” and very strong-willed.
”Even at (age) 95, she would know exactly what her stocks were the previous day,” he said.
She is survived by her brother, James A. Harris of Frankfort, Mich.; her sister, Mildred Conaway of Milton, Fla.; and 20 nieces and nephews.
Donations can be sent to the University of Arizona School of Music; the Tucson Symphony Women’s Association, 445 S. Stone Ave.; and the Northminster Presbyterian Church.
(Dated Dec 06, 1996)
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Hamilton B. Mitchell, retired chairman, CEO
A memorial service for Hamilton B. Mitchell, a retired businessman who lived here and in Maine, will be held Monday in Tucson.
Mr. Mitchell died Wednesday in Tucson. He was 80.
Services will be at 2 p.m. at St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Ave.
Mr. Mitchell was former chairman and chief executive officer of The Dun & Bradstreet Corp., which provides businesses with credit and marketing information.
Mr. Mitchell, who was born in La Grange, Ill., graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., in 1938 with a degree in sociology. He also attended the University of Michigan Law School.
Mr. Mitchell lived in Tucson during the winters and in Castine, Maine, during the summers.
Dun & Bradstreet, which has its headquarters in Murray Hill, N.J., employs more than 16,000 people in 40 countries.
Mr. Mitchell was elected president and CEO of Dun & Bradstreet in 1968. In 1972, he was named the company’s chairman of the board. He retired from Dun & Bradstreet in 1974, and after that moved to Tucson.
He stayed on as a member of the company’s board of directors until 1986, according to Mike Azzi, a public relations manager for Dun & Bradstreet.
Mr. Mitchell began his career with The Reuben H. Donnelley Corp., a marketer of business phone directory advertising that later became a subsidiary of Dun & Bradstreet.
Mr. Mitchell also served on the boards of the freight transportation company Union Pacific Corp., electronics company North American Philips, and Irving Trust, a bank.
In Tucson, he played golf and was a supporter of University of Arizona athletic programs.
Mr. Mitchell is survived by his wife, Betty Ward Mitchell; two sons, John Mitchell of Maine and Thomas Mitchell of Tucson; and a brother, Marshall Mitchell of Atlanta.
The family requests that donations be made to charity.
(Dated Dec 07, 1996)
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James Dick forged ties between U.S., Russia
James R. Dick was in Russia in 1987 when President Reagan met with then-Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev in a summit in Washington, D.C.
And he was in Russia in 1988 during the signing of the nuclear arms treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union.
His unofficial diplomatic work between the United States and the former-Soviet Union also led to the adoption of Alma Ata, Kazakhstan, as Tucson’s sister city.
”He was driven by his compassion for all people,” recalled Helen ”Robbie” Dick, his wife. ”That’s what he will be remembered for most.”
Mr. Dick died Wednesday from prostate cancer, a disease he battled for five years. He was 70.
A memorial service will be held Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. at St. Francis in the Foothills United Methodist Church, 4625 E. River Road. A reception will follow.
The Dicks in 1983 started the Tucson Center for US/USSR Initiative, which later became known as the Tucson Novokuznetsk Friendship Project and finally just the Tucson Initiative.
”We took 14 trips to the Soviet Union. Some we went on our own, ”some were diplomacy trips with the non-profit Tucson Center for US/USSR Initiative, she said.
Mr. Dick received a master’s degree from Columbia University, and in 1951 he married Helen Robison. The couple moved to Phoenix and then to Yuma.
In 1955, he was hired by Tucson Unified School District, which was called Tucson District 1, as a teacher at Roskruge Junior High. Later, he worked at Vail Junior High and Rincon High.
When Palo Verde High opened in 1961, he took a position as social student department chair and continued there until his retirement in 1985.
Robbie Dick taught math and social studies in Amphitheater Public Schools. She retired in 1986.
Besides his wife, Mr. Dick is survived by three sons, Dana of Seattle; Kirby of Los Angeles; and Dallas of Portland, Ore.; a brother, Don of St. Paul, Minn.; two sisters, Lucille Franklin of Fergus Falls, Minn., and Joyce Johnson of Algin, Ill.; and six grandchildren.
Memorial offerings may be sent to St. Francis in the Foothills, where a planned outdoor performing arts center is to be named for Mr. Dick.
(Dated Dec 07, 1996)
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