Surnames: May, Brookman Prominent Wasco County Historian Pat May Dies At Age 81 Longtime The Dalles historian and steward of the Wasco County Pioneer Association’s historic photo collection, Rosemary “Pat” May, 81, died Tuesday, July 13, in a Vancouver, Washington care facility. She was born July 24, 1922, in Little Rock, Arkansas, the only child to Daniel and Helen (Rice) Place. She grew up in Little Rock and graduated from Little Rock High School in 1940. She met William Edwin May at a church dance while he was stationed in the U.S. Army at Ft. Benning, Georgia, and they married in 1943. While her Husband was serving overseas, she and her mother moved to The Dalles, where She lived until moving to a care facility in Vancouver in 2003. In the late 1940’s and early ‘50s she worked as a legal secretary for Tracy Barton and then became a full-time homemaker. Prior to her marriage, she worked at an ammunition plant in Arkansas, measure- Ing and weighing gunpowder for artillery shells. In the early ‘50s she Served in the Ground Observer Corps, which had a small observatory station on The roof of the Natatorium swimming pool. She was an amateur historian and an Avid reader and was known for her quilts and afghans. In the ‘50s and ‘60s She and her husband were avid gun collectors, when she collected derringer and Pepperbox pistols. She and her husband collected historic pictures of the local area and made 4x8 Foot photo storyboards for the Wasco County Pioneers Association, which are Still shown yearly. She served on The Dalles Historic Landmarks Commission for 17 years. In her younger years, she and her family were members of First Christian Church, Where she served as a Sunday School teacher and later was a member of the United Church of Christ Congregational. She was also a member of League of Women Voters, a Cub Scout Den Leader and enjoyed Bible studies. She is survived by her son, Danny J. and his wife, Terri May, Vancouver, Washington; her daughter, Helen and her husband, Dave Brookman, Boise, Idaho; and two grandsons Nicholas May and Christopher Brookman. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, William, on July 23, 1990. Memorial services will be held at Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home on Wednesday, July 21, at 11 a.m. the Reverend Karl Vercouteren officiating. Inurnment will follow at Three Mile Road Odd Fellows Cemetery. Private Cremation was held at The Dalles Win-quatt Crematory. Memorial donations may be made to Wasco County Pioneer Association, P.O. Box 582, The Dalles, Oregon 97058. The Dalles Chronicle July 16, 2004 Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson Incoming and Outgoing mail protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program