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Williams, who wrote for dozens of publications including The Skanner, passed away May 30

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Longstanding state senator succumbs to cancer

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Helen Rose Sherrod Bibb 

Helen Rose Sherrod Bibb was a wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend.

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Rosemary Anderson leaves a legacy of helping people of color and those in need

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Jeanette Spencer, October 20, 1942 - January 26, 2019 

Jeanette Spencer, Portland writer and photographer, died January 26, 2019 of liver cancer. A memorial gathering will be held on Sunday, March 17, 2019.

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Bloomer “Rickey” Ford, Jr. 

A funeral mass will be held Friday, March 8, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church.

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Nathaniel Taylor (Sarah Mack Photo via AP) 

"He was always there with a wise word and a kind word and a joke to put a little icing on it," Alonzo "Lonzo" Williams, one of Taylor's longtime friends said.

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Elizabeth “Betty” Thompson” 

There will be a public viewing on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at Terry Family Funeral Home, and service will be held on March 8, 2019, at St. Philip the Deacon Episcopal Church.

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Earllene "Leenie" Woods Lopez, died Jan. 29, 2019 

Earllene "Leenie" Woods Lopez died peacefully January 29, 2019 of natural causes in Seattle, Washington after a long illness

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There will be a public celebration of life January 27, 2019 from 5-8pm

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The Skanner Foundation's 38th Annual MLK Breakfast

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