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William "Billy" J. Shaw
March 05, 1969 - July 29, 2003
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Resided In: Richland Washington
William (Billy) J. Shaw, 34 years young, of Richland, died Tuesday, July 29, 2003 in Richland. He was born March 5, 1969, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He was a journeyman master craftsman. He had a great passion for all that he took on.
All family was the most important thing to this Gentle Giant. Billy is survived by his loving wife, road dog, soul mate and best friend, Joy; and sons, Michael Shaw 12 ½ and Dylan James Sheets Shaw 11.
Billy believed that family is measured by love, not by blood. He is also survived by his mom-in-law, Gayle; dad-in-law, Dennis; Grandma Leach, his faithful companions, Maddie and Oddie, and numerous friends who knew what a heart of gold our Billy had. Only the good die young. He will always be loved and very much missed. The sky now has a brighter star.
There will be a memorial service Saturday, August 2nd, from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. For information regarding place of service, please call 943-3861.
Donations to help with the service costs may be mailed to Rita Leach, 1313 Marshall, Richland, WA 99352.
Robert Lee Hooper
January 05, 1922 - July 19, 2003
Birthplace: Valentine, Nebraska
Resided In: Richland Washington
Robert “Bob” L. Hooper, born January 5, 1922, in Valentine, Nebraska, passed away suddenly Saturday, July 19, 2003, in Richland, WA.
His parents, Arthur and Cherie L. Hooper preceded him in death.
Bob was raised for most of his life in Portland, Oregon graduating from the University of Portland with top honors, Summa Cum Laude, in 1942 at the young age of 20.
Bob served with the United States Air Force teaching strategy at Harvard University.
Bob married
his wife of 61 years, Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Sullivan on August 23, 1942. Bob and Betty moved to Richland in 1949.
Bob was Director of Personnel and Labor Relations for the Atomic Energy Commission now called The Department of Energy until his retirement in April 1979.
Bob is survived by Betty Hooper; his daughter, Cherie L. Leaton and son, Daniel L. Hooper; 3 granddaughters, Alicia Hooper, Shelly Hooper and Jennifer Leaton; 3 grandsons, Ben Hooper, Dory Hooper and Thomas L. Leaton and his fiancé, Erica. Bob also is survived by 1 great granddaughter, Tenaya Louise Leaton.
Bob’s greatest passions were his family and his love for golf. He was loved by all who knew him and will never be forgotten by those whose lives he touched.
Roger L. Hexum
August 17, 1941 - July 21, 2003
Birthplace: Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Resided In: West Richland Washington
cemetery: Sunset Memorial Gardens
Roger L. Hexum, 61, of West Richland, died Monday, July 21, 2003 after a long battle with lung cancer. Roger was born in Fergus Falls, Minnesota and moved with his family to the Tri-Cities in 1951.
Roger attended the Richland schools graduating in 1960 from Richland High. He played baseball, football, and track and was also a fan of cars - racing, working on them, remodeling them. Later he did some fishing and hunting, always loving the outdoors, good friends and family and good times. After graduating from high school, he was accepted as a welder/pipefitter apprentice for General Electric and became a Hanford employee where he worked until becoming a construction pipefitter for Local 598.
After an early retirement, Roger discovered GOLF!!! He loved this sport and continued to golf as long as the chemo treatments would allow. About the only thing that could change a tee-time was spending time with one or more of his three little grandkids.
Roger is survived by his wife, Carol, son Roger Jr. and his daughter Lanae of Richland, daughter Terri Mars and her husband, Mike and their children Mikayla and Joshua of West Richland. He is also survived by brothers Jerry, Gerry (Pam), Steve (Cindy), Rick and Mark all of the Tri-Cites and his sister Pat Smith of Yakima. He also leaves behind a kijillion nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles and cousins from Minnesota (Hexums) to California (Kenitzers) to Finley (Henjums). Other survivors include his mother-in-law, Alma Perkins, Kennewick, brother-in-law, Ron Perkins (Marlene) of LaGrande, Oregon and sister-in-law, Jo Ann Naff (Ray) of Salem, Oregon.
Preceding Roger in death were his parents Martin and Lorraine Hexum, his father-in-law, Ernie Perkins, and nephew, Todd Hexum.
Viewing will be at Einan's from 5-8 on Thursday and Friday. A memorial service will be held at the Richland Lutheran Church beginning at 10:30 AM on Saturday, July 26, 2003. In lieu of flowers please donate to Stop Cancer, Tri-Cities Cancer Center, Kennewick, Richland Lutheran Church, Richland, WA or to your favorite charity.
Rest in peace Big Guy, we all know you're in a better place with no more pain or fear.
Lois B. Reiten
May 27, 1930 - June 16, 2003
Birthplace: Salida, Colorado
Resided In: Richland Washington
cemetery: Sunset Memorial Gardens
Lois B. Reiten, 73, of Richland died Monday, June 16, 2003 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle Washington unexpectedly.
She was born May 27, 1930 in Salida Colorado to Cleta and Eduard Bode. In 1947 she moved from Salida Colorado to Richland. She attended Richland High School and was one of the first graduating classes in 1948. Lois was married
February 4, 1949 to Dr. Rolland Reiten. They were married
for 45 years. She assisted him with his dental practice for many years. Lois enjoyed reading, traveling, gardening and tending to her African Violets. She was an active member with the Richland garden club and Benton – Franklin women dental auxiliary.
Lois is preceded in death by her parents Eduard and Cleta Bode, her sister Kathy Tambling and her husband Dr. Rolland Reiten. She is survived by her sons Greg and Jeff, daughter-in-law De'Anna; grandchildren Ketra and husband Scott Curtis, Ron and wife Amber Reiten, and great-grandsons Jordan, Tristan, Donovan, Kaden, and Landon.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 21, 2003, at Einan’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Center of Tri-Cities 516 W. Margaret No. 6, Pasco, WA 99301, Tri-Cities Chaplaincy Hospice, 2108 W. Entiat Ave., Kennewick, WA 99336, or to the charity of your choice.
Norman Jean Roy
December 01, 1930 - June 13, 2003
Birthplace: Winchendon, Massachusetts
Resided In: Richland Washington
cemetery: Sunset Memorial Gardens
Norman Jean Roy, 72, of Richland, WA died Friday, June 13, 2003, at the Life Care Center of Kennewick following a long and courageous battle with Leukemia and Myasthenia Gravis.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy Rand Roy of Richland, WA; sisters-in-law, Ellen Horween of Chicago, IL, Walter and Nora Stern of Saint Louis, MO, nephew, Arnold Horween, the 3rd of Chicago, IL, nieces, Lisa Kelley and Shane Schweitzer of Gig Harbor WA, Jamie Driver of Urbana, IL and Melissa Gleason of Seattle, WA.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Norbert Joseph Roy and Blanche Brion Roy and his sister Beverly B. Roy.
Norman was born December 1, 1930, in a small industrialized town in Massachusetts, named Winchendon and nicknamed "Toy Town". He graduated from Murdock High School in 1950.
He enlisted into the Air Force in 1951 during the Korean War. The Air Force sent him to school at Boston University and at Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois. He was an aircraft and engine mechanic at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona on the KC97 Stratofreighter Tanker that refueled B50 Bombers. His friends at the base called him "Boston" because of his Massachusetts accent. He attained the rank of Staff Sergeant.
He was united in marriage to the love of his life, Nancy, on August 25, 1953 at Our Lady of The Snows Catholic Church in Ketchum, Idaho.
After four years in the Air Force, Norman decided that he wanted to be an Engineer. He enrolled in the College of Engineering at the University of Arizona and took a job on swing shift at Hughes Aircraft Company in Tucson, assembling the Falcon Missile during his freshman and sophomore years.
Norman graduated with a BS. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona in 1960.
General Electric hired Norman and moved him to Richland, Washington. His first assignment was with the "Pile Erection Engineering Group" where he obtained recognition for successfully completing construction of the graphic moderator for "N" Reactor. He also received the first "President's Award" in 1967 for work done on N Reactors helium gas system.
He worked for a short time for Westinghouse at the High Temperature Sodium Test Facility and then joined Energy Northwest as a Project Engineer. He retired from Energy Northwest as a Senior Contracting Officer in 1991 but worked part time as a host at the Columbia Generating Station Visitor Center.
He was a member of the American and the Tri-City Rose Societies. He was also a member of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers for over 35 years. For many years, he enjoyed walking his beagle dog by the Columbia River. After retiring, he attended morning exercise classes at CBRC, and he received the "President Sports Award for Aerobic Dancing" in June of 1992.
Norman wishes to thank his Doctors and Nurses who kept him going so that he could do the things that he loved to do.
He was a Tri-City Resident for 43 years and was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church in Richland, WA.
Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 16, 2003, at Sunset Memorial Gardens cemetery in Richland, WA. 99352
Edamae Adamson
October 21, 1906 - May 28, 2003
Birthplace: Napa, California
Resided In: Portland Oregon
cemetery: Sunset Memorial Gardens
A service celebrating the life of Edamae Adamson will be held Saturday June 14, 2003 at 10:00am at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Richland Washington. Grandma Edie’s loving family gathered to say goodbye to a wonderful Mother, adored Grandmother, Great Grandmother, and a great Lady.
Edie, as she liked to be called, was born in Napa California to Herschel Edwin Jones (Ed) and Viola May (Long) Jones. Her birth certificate lists her as Eda May Jones, however she has preferred Edamae since childhood. She had one brother, Ralph, D Jones
The family moved to Southern Oregon about 1917 and settled in Klamath Falls where her father established a very successful lathe machine shop to serve the area sawmills and farmers. The shop remained in business as H.E. Jones and Son until their retirement in 1960.
Edamae attended Riverside Grade School and graduated from the old Klamath Falls High School about 1924. She immediately began studies in elementary education at the Teachers College in Ashland called Normal College and later graduated from there with her certificate to teach or be a principal.
Her first school was a little two-room school near Henley called Mt. Laki. She taught grades one, two, and three. There was a teacher cottage by the school she shared with the lady who taught grades four through six.
One year there was enough. Edamae wanted a city school; so back to college at Oregon she went and received her full certificate and then some. She could have been a superintendent. Edamae accepted a first grade teaching position in Klamath Falls and continued there until her marriage to Ralph Lawton Adamson June 3 1928.
Ralph worked for the construction company McNutt, Pyle, and McNutt building roads on the Oregon Coast near Florence. The job later moved to the Yellowstone Park area of Montana where Ralph coordinated the movement of equipment and supplies to construct the high mountain portion of the Highway between Cooke City and Redlodge Montana. Many tales have been told of this adventure. The Adamsons experienced living in grand homes near the railheads to transportable one-room cabins when they were working in the high country.
Their son Gerald Edwin was born late in 1934, and Ralph had said “we would not stay on the road after he was born, it was no way for a child to grow up”. In August 1935 the family returned to Southern Oregon where Ralph accepted a job with Weyerhauser Timber Company repairing machinery. He was soon promoted to foreman. The family moved to a cabin at King Cole, a small settlement on the Greenspring Mountain Highway west of Klamath Falls to be close to the job. Ralph soon Built a small house for the family near the King Cole store/post office. The family was living there when Ralph died of pneumonia in February 1937.
After Ralph's death Edamae returned to Klamath Falls, arranged for a teaching job the next fall, then went back to summer school at Fresno State College in California. She returned to Klamath Falls in August 1938 ready to resume her teaching career. She always taught first grade. Past students at Fremont, Pelican, Mills Addition, and Riverside grade schools may remember her love for her students and her unique teaching style. She taught at Riverside School in the same room she had once been a student. Edamae also spent many hours helping with the large primary Sunday school program at her church.
Summer of 1946 found Edamae and son Jerry moving to Medford after the church they attended in Klamath Falls was closed.
Edie continued teaching first grade students for fourteen years at Roosevelt Grade School in Medford. She also continued with many hours spent administering and teaching in her churches very large primary Sunday school program. In 1960 Edamae decided it was time to explore new territory and accepted a first grade teaching position at Slyvan school in west Portland.
Edies’ great love for her first graders and her unique teaching methods endeared her in the hearts of many students and parents over the years. This love was shown when a surprise retirement party at Sylvan school was attended by many past and present students and their parents who poured out their gratitude and respect for Edamae. Her most prized possession was the scrapbook prepared by these students, parents and fellow teachers that was given her on the eve of her retirement in 1972.
Retirement found Edie more able to travel. She and long time friend Louise Hull continued to take cruises, train, bus, and car trips around the United States and Canada for many years. Edie say’s “ I got around a little.” Edie and Louise took their last trip into Canada in 2001.
Edie had a stroke the day before her 95th Birthday that left her unable to voice her many thoughts within. She never lost the ability to effectively communicate with a quick smile, a pointing school teachers finger, a worried look, a frown, all with her expressive “I go home”, the words she taught herself to say while recovering from her stroke in the Skilled Care Facility.
Edie was able to return home to her beloved apartment. Only when Louise Hull vowed “I will take care of her”. Louise stayed with Edie 24 hours a day for a year and a half, preparing meals, managing medications, sharing the joys of accomplishment and the sorrows of frustration.
Edie worked extremely hard at recovering her mobility and other stroke related effects. After many hours of practice, she was able to print her name, and her family members names. This was no small accomplishment and it pleased her greatly. Speech was a much more difficult challenge. Edie had many hours of professional speech therapy and lots of encouragement from Shirley.
Grandma Edie’s greatest joy was her family. She dearly loved each and every family member.
Son Gerald and wife Shirley, Grandsons: Ralph and wife Judy, Jeffrey and Wife Cheryl, Granddaughter: Tamera, Grandson Todd (deceased)
Great Granddaughters: Regina, Rebekah, Bonita, Miriam
Great Grandsons: Jeremy, David, Clifton, Frank, Robert, James, John, Gabriel, Marcus (deceased),
While penning the last page of her life story which her son had asked her to write, she says the following:
I sit here late tonight thinking about my entire family. Not very many people have as wonderful a big family as mine.
They are all very close to each other. 18 individuals who enjoy each other’s company, no jealousy, no bickering. The cousins want to be together, and get along amazingly.
Jerry and Shirleys children, very close to them, more than most grown children. Says a lot for the way they were brought up. The parents know their joys, sorrows, troubles, and what is going on exciting in each family. They are that close.
The grandchildren love to meet in their home. No one is left out. All are treated exactly the same, and they know it.
I think I have a great family, and I am so thankful for it.
