A celebration of his life is scheduled at Concordia University – Hagen Center, 2811 NE Holman Street, Sunday, April 29 from 6 – 9 p.m.

Hilton 'Buzz' Ward, 67 years of age, passed away Monday April 16, 2012 at home in Portland, Ore.

Clarence Bethune, community organizer and friend to many, passed away last week from a stroke.

Retired Seattle business owner, Joseph LeRoy Gordon, died March 13 at Virginia Mason Hospital at age 88. Gordon had battled age-related illness for some time. He was well known for  LeRoy Gordon's Auto Repair, whose clients included Sears, King County Metro Transit, Bill Russell, Larry Gossett and other notable Seattle residents.

Winfred Leon Menefee was born in Portland, Ore., to Reverend. Robert L. Sr. and Mary L. Menefee on December 6, 1952.  He died March 5, 2012.

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Singer David Peaston, who had a string of R&B hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s, has died, his family said Thursday.

Rob Ingram Died Sunday Nov. 27 at 38. He led the Portland Office of Youth Violence Prevention with compassion and courage.

As there are always two sides to every story, there are also two sides to every individual; the perception and the reality. Unfortunately, the latter is usually seldom seen. The harsh reality is Deondrae Clark was a victim of a senseless crime.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -- Big-voiced R&B diva Vesta Williams, perhaps best-known for her 1980s hits \"Don't Blow A Good Thing" and \"Congratulations," has been found dead of a possible drug overdose in a Southern California hotel room. She was 53.

Sue Carolyn Carey was born in Vanport, Oregon on Nov. 4, 1944, to Rev. Booker T and Mrs. Gracie Carey. Sue was employed as a cook at the Oregon Health Science University; Language Arts Teacher at Sabin Elementary School; USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) Coordinator with the Albina Ministerial Alliance Family Day & Night Care, and Health Coordinator at Albina Head Start