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Published: 03 March 2021

Lee Edward Moore, Sr. 1946-2021 

Over his long career in the public and private sector, Lee Moore helped impact the course of Oregon history

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Written by JEFF MARTIN and ERRIN HAINES Associated Press

Published: 02 March 2021

In this Nov. 30, 1980 file photo, Vernon Jordan, of Urban League, appears on CBS-TV's "Face the Nation." (AP Photo/Barry Thumma, File) 

Vernon Jordan rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights

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Published: 01 March 2021

Lee Moore 

It is with a heavy heart that we share news of the passing of Lee Moore, a friend of the community and of The Skanner News.

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Written by David Shefter

Published: 24 February 2021

When Bill Wright visited Golf House in 2012 and becomes emotional looking at his name on the James Standish Trophy in the USGA Golf Museum’s Hall of Champions. (Photo/USGA) 

Wright was born in Kansas City, Mo., in 1936. His family moved to Portland, Ore., when he was 12 and later to Seattle, where Wright was introduced to the game by his father at Jefferson Park.

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Published: 09 February 2021

Mary Wilson, founding member of The Supremes, appears during a portrait session at Capitol Records in Los Angeles on June 12, 2014. (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP) 

Wilson, Diana Ross and Florence Ballard made up the first successful configuration of The Supremes, Motown’s first and most commercially successful girl group.

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Written by TIM DAHLBERG AP Boxing Writer

Published: 08 February 2021

In this Feb. 15, 1978, file photo, Leon Spinks celebrates as his entourage holds him aloft after his 15-round split decision victory over world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali in Las Vegas. Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks Jr. died Friday night, Feb. 5, 2021, after battling prostate and other cancers. He was 67. (AP Photo/FIle) 

Leon Spinks won Olympic gold and then shocked the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight title in only his eighth pro fight

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Written by MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer

Published: 28 January 2021

Cicely Tyson arrives at night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sept. 15, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) 

Tyson gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” won a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.”

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Written by The Skanner

Published: 19 January 2021

Maggie Lee Gibson  

Sunrise: March 11th, 1942 Belzoni, MS, Sunset:  December 15th, 2020 Portland, OR

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Written by Saundra Sorenson

Published: 08 January 2021

35-year-old Tetteh Kofi was known throughout local churches as a man of faith and a talented musician. He died Nov. 19. (photo courtesy of the family) 

Tetteh Kofi was a vibrant street minister who loved people, says family

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Published: 28 December 2020

Rev. Dr. T. Allen Bethel, Jan. 31, 1953 - Dec. 20, 2020 

Senior pastor of Maranatha Church, president of police accountability coalition, left mark on city