Obituaries

Born with Cystic Fibrosis, Mr. Moore received a second chance, with the gift of life, a double lung transplant on Thanksgiving Day seven and a half years ago. He was the longest living person of his age group from the University of Washington with a double lung transplant. He filled others with hope and was an amazing source of inspiration. He seemed to have a fire burning within him to get up each day and make his day purposeful, to touch someone, to accomplish one more goal.

Mr. Moore was a firefighter and had paramedic training, a satellite sales person and installer, and a member of the Back Country Horsemen.

He performed numerous hours of volunteer work as a director on the board for The Soul Cafe in Hood River, at Providence Hood River Hospital, and for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He also volunteered at Harborview Medical Center and received honorary volunteer of the year in 1990 from them. He volunteered as Patient Advocate at Oregon Health Sciences. He also spent many hours clearing trails for the Back Country Horsemen and volunteered at the Mt. Adams Endurance Race.

Mr. Moore loved to ride his horse. Riding gave him a sense of freedom that he had never felt in his life. It allowed him to go places he would have never been able to get to. It gave him the ability to be where he loved to be, in the woods. It was huge in his life. He completed a 30 mile endurance race in Glenwood last year and came in third place.

He continued to ride even when he went back on oxygen in August of last year. He devised a way to strap the oxygen tanks to the saddle and get on the trail.

Magic was the horse Aaron won that race on and, when he kept her stabled at Country Club Stables, he wrote her name on her stall as: "Put a little MAGIC in my day."

Mr. Moore was preceded in death by his wife Janiene Moore and his father Darrell Moore. His mother Sharon Moore and two sisters Tina and Tammy live in Seattle.

Services were held at Providence Hood River Hospital on Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Another service will be held in June (date to be determined) at the Mt Adams Horse Camp.

Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center, Hood River.

THEODORE ALUMBAUGH

Theodore Alumbaugh, a Murdock resident, died at his brother's home in Washougal on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. He was 65.

Mr. Alumbaugh was born Aug. 15, 1942, in Port Townsend to Clarence and Eunice (Jewett) Alumbaugh. The family lived in Wenatchee and then moved to Iola, Kan., when he was 16. He enlisted in the Navy in 1962 and served until 1966. After his discharge he lived in many different places but settled in Murdock the past several years. He had been in Washougal for the last month after a hospital stay. His greatest love in life was riding motorcycles.

Mr. Alumbaugh is survived by three sons Ted and Matt, both of Vashon, and David of Vancouver; three daughters Donna Cook, Vashon, Seana Mattison, Monroe, and Kathy, Goldendale; three brothers Stephen,Washougal, Dennis, DesMoines, and Walter, Chanute, Kan.; one sister Sherry Russell, Springdale, Ark.; and seven grandchildren.

No formal services are planned.

Straub's Funeral Home and Columbia River Cremation in Camas is in charge of the arrangements. To send condolences or to sign the online guest book visit www.straubsfuneralhome.com.

CHARLES GARDEE

Charles L. Gardee died on Jan. 31, 2008, at Hood Medical Center in Gresham, Ore. He was born Jan. 8, 1936 in Wapato.

He grew up in the Wapato Longhouse, always beside his grandmother Ky-tan-ee. As a youngster, he was initiated into the seven drums by his elders of the longhouse. He loved to participate in the chicken dance, as well as drumming, hunting, fishing, going to the mountains, bowling and skating.

For the early part of his life, Mr. Gardee worked at the Wapato Irrigation Project for approximately 12 years. He then worked for a little over two years for the Yakama Nation Area Agency on Aging, making repairs to the elders homes. He then moved to Carson and went to work for the Oregon State Fisheries, later moving over to the Yakama National Fisheries Programs. Other jobs he did during his lifetime were wood cutting, independent fisherman and working on cars.

Many remember him on the river as a fisherman, spending a majority of his time at the river during harvest seasons. It was this experience and knowledge which helped him attain the position with the fisheries program. An avid outdoors man, he spent many days in the woods, recognized as one of the "last elders fishing in icicle creek."

One of his other joys was coaching peewee league boys and girls basketball teams.

He was a loving husband, father, uncle, brother, grandfather, and great-grandfather, whose time was spent with his family always laughing and joking.

He was preceded in death by his mother Mary Pachpe, father Peter Leo Gardee, grandmother Ky-tan-ee Pachpe, grandfather Thomas Pachpe, sisters Bessie Pachpe Sampson, Esther Bill, Cecelia Gardee Johnson, Lucille Haley, Alice Gardee Chelly, and Eunice Gardee McCloud, brother Andrew Gardee, and two grandsons.

He is survived by his wife Louetta Gardee; children Victor N. Gardee, Carol A. Young, Anthony Gardee, Richard Gardee, Charles L. Gardee Jr., Tamera Jean Gardee, May E. Suazo, Sophia Gardee, Sylvia Gina Berry, Gloria Flores, Danielle Searcy and Lytonia Gardee; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Dressing ceremonies were held at Gardner Funeral Home on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008, at 11 a.m. From there, he preceded to the Celilo Longhouse with burial at the Stevenson Cemetery at 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 4, 2008.