This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marysday Surnames: Ball, Osman, Tompkins, Churchill Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oregon.counties.washington/1334/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Larry L. Ball Larry L. Ball, 63, died Aug. 5, 2007 at home in Sherwood. Larry was born July 1, 1944 in Yakima, Wash. His family moved to Oregon and settled in Salem for his senior year of high school, where he graduated from Nort Salem High School in 1962. Larry then attended Salem Technical Vocation Community College, later named Chemeketa Community College, for electronic technology. He started out a volunteer firefighter for North Marion Fire District while working for ADT Security Systems for three years, he then worked 11 years for Tualatin Fire District (now TVFR) as a firefighter, engineer, acting lieutenant and communication technician, before returning to ADT in 1982 as an area supervisor and customer relations representative. He left ADT in July 1994 to be his own boss doing handyman work in the Newberg/Dundee area for four years before moving to Waldport and opening a small shop and working for Bayshore Vacation Rentals. He moved back to the Sherwood area in 2004 where he has lived for the last three years. Survivors included his daughter Katrina Ball of Dundee; son David Ball of Salem; sister Darlene Osman of Selah, Wash.; brother Bill Ball of Eagle, Idaho; grandsons Blake Ball and Kyle Tompkins; and his life partner of 13 years, Vicky Churchill of Sherwood. A gathering will be held at 2 pm, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007 at the home of Glen and Susan Kelly, 990 Highland Circle, Waldport. Contributions can be made to the Larry Ball Memorial at the Courageous Kids Hospice of Sacred Heart, SHMC Foundation, P.O. Box 10905, Eugene OR, 97440. The News Times, Newport, OR August 10, 2007 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.