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DEATH NOTICES Kevin Carllton Orrick May 20, 1965- Nov. 4, 2014
Cynthia Leigh Watkins, of Bend
K evin C a r l l to n O r r i c k was born on May 20, 1965, t o Shirley F r o gge O r r i ck and C a r r ol l O r r i c k i n Redmond, Oregon. Kevin graduated in 1983, a t Gillette, Wy oming. A f t er g r a d u a t ing , K evi n joined the Navy and t r aveled to over 30 c ountries. After serving hi s country, K evin came back t o C e n t ral Or eg o n w h e r e h e w orked w i t h ki d s . H e worked at KOTEF for seve ral years and then at th e Jens Wolf /The Associated Press file photo D eschutes C o u nt y J u v e German-American game developer Ralph Baer shows the protonile Justice System. K evin l o v e t a k i n g p i c - type of the first home video game console, invented by him. The
Dec. 18, 1986 - Dec. 3, 2014
Arrangements: Autumn Funerals, Bend 541-318-0842 www.autumnfunerals.net Services: Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, December 10, 2014 11:00 A.M. at Niswonger Reynolds Funeral Home, 105 N.W. Irving, Bend, Oregon 97701.
Melba Loraine McClelland, of Redmond
tures, hiking, fl y
May 4, 1936 - Nov. 26, 2014 Arrangements: Autumn FuneralsRedmond, www.autumnfunerals.net 541-504-9485 Services: A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
f i s hing video game pioneer, who created both the precursor to "Pong"
and spending time with his and the electronic memory game "Simon," has died. d aughter, B r i t t an y an d granddaughter, Raelynn. K evin is survived by h i s d aughter, B r i t ney O r r i c k ; and g r anddaughter, R a elynn Van De Hey; brother, Greg Orrick; sister, Shelly Zednik; father, Carroll Orrick; and life partner, Mary Selken. There will b e a C e lebration of L i f e o n D e cember 14, at 1:00 p.m., at the Cascade V i l l ag e C l u b h ouse, 63700 Cascade village Dr., The Associated Press Bend, OR. "He had all kinds MANCHESTER, N.H.
Video gamepioneer created'Simon,' first home console
Elizabeth "Betty" M. VanBemmel, of Bend June 16, 1933 - Nov. 29, 2014 Arrangements: Baird Funeral Home of Bend is honored to serve the family. 541-382-0903 www.bairdmortuaries.com Services: A service will be held at Willamette National Cemetery in May, 2015. Contributionsmay be made
Christopher Lorn Scott June12, 1985- Dec. 4, 2014 O n D e cember 4 , 2 0 1 4 , this w o r l d u n e x p ectedly lost t h e m o s t i n c r e dible man too soon at the age 29. C hristopher's life was f u l l of a d venture, travel, smiles, laughs
to:
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Walter "Kay n Garrison, of Poweil Butte
anI pure
June 2, 1933 - Dec. 5, 2014 Arrangements: Baird Funeral Home of Bend is honored to serve the family. 541-382-0903 www.bairdmortuaries.com Services: Services will be held at a later date and will be published in a full length obituary close to the service date. Contributionsmay be made
l ove. H e touched the hearts of all t h at m et h i m . Christopher Christo Scott p her is survived b y hi s w i f e , S a r ah; c h i l -
dren, Sage an d
J a den;
mother, Linda; and stepfather, Tony H i n t on; father, Charley; an d s t e p mother Raylene Scott, m other-in-law, T i n a M c Millan ; gr an dp a r e nts: A drienne and L o ui s H e n son, Ch r i s t o phe r an d Karen K i ng , J a ni s S c ott, Thomas and Maggie Coats, s iblings, C h a r l ey , C o d y , C ameron, Shelby, W y a t t , S ebastian, Cassa n d r a , B reanna, an d A l e x i s ; a s w ell as many au nt s , u ncles, c o u s ins , f r i e n d s and family. The viewing will b e held on December 10, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., and services to f ollow a t 3: 0 0 p . m . , a t Bel-Air C o l o n ia l F u n e r al Home in Madras, Oregon. In lieu of f l o w ers, donations m a y b e m a d e to S elco C o m munit y C r e d i t Union vi a Ch r i s t o pher S cott Memorial Fund, P O Box 7487, Springfield, OR 97475, specify savings, or Chris Scott go fund me account.
to:
Partners In Care 2075 NE Wyatt Court Bend, Oregon 97701 www.partnersbend.org
Thomas nTom n E. Copeland, of Oakridge
(previously La Pine) July 12, 1933 - Dec. 7, 2014
Arrangements: Baird Memorial Chapel of La Pine is honored to serve the family. 541-536-5104 www.bairdmortuaries.com Services: As per Tom's wishes, there will be no services. His cremains will be interred at La Pine Cemetery. Contributionsmay be made to:
Sacred Heart Hospice, 677 E 12th Ave., Ste. 110, Eugene, OR 97401, (541) 461-7550.
Ralph Baer, a video game pioneer who created both the precursor to "Pong" and the
electronic memory game Simon and led the team that developed the first home video
of
ideas."
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prices," he said. An online survey in Ocway fare was $8 and round- tober showed people had an trip was $12. interest in bus service to and The new fares are a commore for a ride to Mt. Bachelor and less for a ride to
most notably the Grand Can-
the world:
yon and the Colorado River.
Ken Weatherwax, 59: Actor Died Nov. 30 at his home in who played the child charac- Portola Valley, California. ter Pugsley on "The Addams Wynn Chamberlain, 87: Family" television series in Painter, whose work is in the
Arthur Leipzig, 96: Documentary photographer known for his crisp, detailed, emotionally provocative images, particularly those of children at play on the streets and piers
the 1960s. Died of a heart at-
S mithsonian American A r t
of
tack at his Box Canyon, California, home over the weekend, and his body was found on Sunday.
Museum's collection, was known early in his career for
York City. Died Friday at his home in Sea Cliff, New York. Brumsic Brandon Jr., 87:
realistic works with allegor-
m i d -20th-century N e w
ical or symbolic overtones, Creator of "Luther," one of Martin Litton, 97: Environ- often suggesting a dark, iso- the first nationally syndicated m entalist, river p i lot, w r i t lating or sinister quality to comic strips to feature a mainer and unrelenting forward American life. In the 1960s, ly black cast of characters. scout in the battle to preserve his work grew more abstract. Died Nov. 29 in Cocoa Beach,
what was left of the wilderness in the American West,
Died in New Delhi on Nov. 27
of heart failure.
Florida. — From wire reports
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have taken the bus to Meis-
sner was not available Monday. The buses on Route 18 hold 37 passengers. "By next month, we should
have a picture as to how well it is being used," Watts said. — Reporter: 541-617-7812, ddarling@bendbulletin.com
Ski pass
use permit with the U.S. For-
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erate the ski area on the Deschutes National Forest. The
lor spokesman, said the ski area has three reasons for requiring the pass: • Liability protectionMt. Bachelor grooms the
corridor land, said K evin
Larkin, district ranger for the Bend-Fort Rock District of the national forest.
In the past year or so, the picking up a pass people, number of people reaching also sign a liability waiver. out to the Deschutes Nation• Use count — Mt. Bach- al Forest about the pass has elor workers use a hand dropped, he said. A few peoscanner to track how many ple still contact the national free and paid pass users go forest with concerns. "They've been concerned through the gate at the start ofthecommon corridor,first about the inconvenience priinstalled by the ski area two
manly," he said.
years ago. Jackson declined People have also specuto share data collected from lated about where the passthe passes, saying the infor- es might lead, such as Mt. mation was proprietary. Bachelor charging for park• Groomed trail monitor- ing in the ski area's lot for ing — The free passes and nonpaid pass holders. "We have received no prothe gate help keep people who have no t p u r chased posal from Mt. Bachelor for passes for th e g roomed that," Larkin said. trails off the trail systems, Jackson echoed Larkin. "We do not have any plans Jackson s a i d. "Basically everyone has to have some- to charge for parking," he thing to get through that sard. gate." — Reporter: 541-617-7812, Mt. Bachelor has a special ddarling@bendbulletin.com
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graph of Nashua in 2012 that he couldn't stop inventing. "If you have it in your genes,
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er they're going to Bachelor or Meissner. Working with Mt. Bachelor, Cascades East Transit set the one-way fare at $5, round-trip fare at $9, 10-ride punch card at $40, student season pass at $149 and season pass at $199. The fares are lower than
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— Mark Baer, son of Ralph Baer, adding that his father had more than 150 patents for items such as cards that talked
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Bachelor. "Logistically, it was going to be very, very challenging
"People thought I was wastManchester, died at his home ing my time and the compaSaturday, the Goodwin Funer- ny's money for that matter," he al Home in Manchester con- said in 2010. "There's no way firmed Monday. anybody could have predicted Born in Germany, Baer es- how fast this industry would caped the Holocaust with his take off." family. A version of The Brown Box He started thinking about is now at the American Hiswhat later became the home tory Museum at the Smithsovideo game console while nian in Washington, D.C. The working as a television set de- Smithsonian plans to open a signer in the 1950s. In the next gallery next year with a focus decade, he started working on on innovation and is including television games as chief engi- Baer's workshop. neer for Sanders Associates, Baer later formed his own now BAE Systems. consulting business, through That led to The Brown Box, which hecreated or assisted which was licensed by Mag- in developing numerous elecnavox and came out with the tronic toys and games. In SiOdyssey in the early 1970s. mon, still in production today, The console, which connect- the player has to duplicate an ed to a television, could play increasingly complicated patabout two dozen games, in- tern of lights and sounds. "He had all kinds of ideas," cluding one called "Table Tennis" that was a precursor to Mark Baer said, adding that "Pong." his father had more than 150 His son, Mark Baer, recalled patents for items such as cards playing early versions of video that talked and a light gun. "We stepped on the doorgames on a small black and white TV perched on a shoe mat that would talk back to stand. you," he said. "He had a great Baer received the Nation- sense of humor. He'd program al Medal of Technology from it, like you can say anything President George W. Bush in you want, 'Welcome to my 2006 and was inducted into home,' or 'Hey, go away!'"
the project.
Shuttle
munications manager at Mt.
was 92. Baer, a longtime resident of
Before inventing the system that became known as the Magnavox Odyssey, Baer said he often was asked by co-workers how the group would make any money from
off at the Bend Park-N-Ride lot.
Meissner, said Drew Jackson, marketing and com-
game console, has died. He
the U.S. National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2010.
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