Kirkland Reporter, April 29, 2011

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Kirkland father recalls daughter’s murder BY MATT PHELPS mphelps@kirklandreporter.com

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usan Schwarz may have been the queen of her father’s heart, but it was her place as the queen of hearts in a deck of playing cards that may have led to finding her murderer 32 years after her death. Kirkland resident Henry Schwarz, 82, has had to forget Oct. 22, 1979 to continue living. But now he knows the man who is the alleged killer that took his daughter. “Truly, it was the only way I could deal with it,” said Schwarz, about trying to forget. “I had to play like it never happened. I buried it so deep now it is just words.”

BY CARRIE WOOD cwood@kirklandreporter.com

The Lake Washington Schools Foundation set its sights on the stars during its sixth annual “A Legacy for Learning” benefit luncheon at Juanita High School on April 20. The fund raiser, which drew

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over prescription painkillers turned violent on the morning of June 23, according to Kirkland resident Jayvone Everett police. Jerome Blake was Neighbors called convicted of firstpolice at 2:30 a.m. degree murder in a after hearing gunSnohomish County fire. The witnesses courtroom April said they saw a 18 in the shooting group of men walkdeath of Marquise ing together when Brown in 2010. they stopped to talk. Blake, who will turn Jayvone Jerome Blake One of the men fell 25 next week, was to the ground after convicted after just witnesses heard a two weeks of testimony and loud “pop.” The remaining three days of deliberation. men then left the neighborBlake, who could receive up hood. to 31 years in prison, will be Police found Brown lying sentenced June 3. on his side, in a pool of blood Blake was arrested at a with a bullet wound in his Lynnwood apartment a forehead, according to court few days after an argument [ more BLAKE page 7 ] BY MATT PHELPS

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Nermin Galesic, 4, discovers ladybugs during an Earth Day event at Evergreen Academy. MATT PHELPS, Kirkland Reporter

Luncheon raises $145,000 at Juanita HS BY MATT PHELPS

The 57-year-old suspect, Greg D. Johnson was arrested on April 22 at his Seattle home in connection with the murder of the Bothell High School graduate. “His bail was originally set at $1 million, but they have increased it,” said Schwarz. The man’s bail was set for $5 million during a hearing on Monday, according to Snohomish County Sheriff Detective Jim Scharf. The break in the case came via a deck of playing cards put together by the Snohomish County Sheriff ’s Office cold-case team. A prison inmate gave investigators a tip after seeing Susan’s playing card. The cards are produced with [ more COLD CASE page 7 ]

Blake convicted of murder

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Queen of hearts prompts arrest in 1979 cold case

Earth Day brings 4,500 lady bugs About 80 preschoolers squealed as they huddled in the grass picking up ladybugs and watching the insects crawl up their arms and legs during an Earth Day event at Evergreen Academy in Kirkland on April 22. School staff, students, parents and media gathered for the event, as 4,500 ladybugs were released into the schoolyard environment to improve vegetation health. Students wore festive Earth Day t-shirts created by Evergreen Academy’s Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). Principal Carrie Stull cut open several packets of ladybugs and shook the insects out as preschoolers scampered into the grass. “They tickle,” laughed 4-year-old Nermin Galesic. Another girl picked up a ladybug from the grass and carried it to a raised garden bed. [ more BUGS page 2 ]

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530 perspective donors who packed the school’s field house, brought in $145,500 and featured keynote speaker, former astronaut, Dr. Bonnie J. Dunbar. “The stars just aligned,” said Dunbar, about speaking at the event. “It was

mostly timing. I just finished fund raising for another school. If I could go to every school I would.” Education is very important to Dunbar, who grew up in a small Eastern Washington town and attended a high school of just 150 students. Dunbar, who is an engineer, said that going from a rural

town to being an astronaut is all about the person’s environment. “It’s all about choices and the people around you,” said Dunbar, who has flown on five missions into space. “... Education is a gift that isn’t always there.” The first set of books her parents purchased were a set of encyclopedias. [ more LWSF page 3 ]

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