From rod.l.nichols at state.or.us Thu Apr 4 13:50:35 2013 From: rod.l.nichols at state.or.us (NICHOLS Rod L) Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 13:50:35 -0700 Subject: [ODF_Private_Forests] Celebration of life - Kevin Weeks Message-ID: <8CD18C5BD70D6F4BB2B636295905299C07E4B456FD@WPODFEXCL01.ODF.STATE.OR.US> Hi everyone - A few thoughts and updates as we continue to honor Kevin Weeks' friendship, character and public service, and to come to terms with his passing: * A celebration of Kevin's life will be held at 1 p.m. this Saturday, April 6, at Adventure Christian Church, 2831 NE Newby St., in McMinnville. The Oregon Dept. of Forestry (ODF) family will be well represented, and one of our fire engines will be on hand. * Governor Kitzhaber and his team have been supportive throughout this difficult time. The Governor sent a personal message to Kevin's family, and through the State Forester's office, a letter of condolence to the Department. * In addition, with the Governor's approval, flags at all ODF facilities will fly at half-staff on Friday, April 5, in Kevin's honor. Roger Welty will be sending out a separate flag notification email yet this afternoon. * A reminder that we have established a fund through which the ODF family can assist the Weeks family with immediate and longer-term needs, including the education of Kevin and Stacey's teen-age daughter, Jessica. Checks can be made out to the Weeks Forestry Family Fund (you'll need to use those words exactly) and deposited at any U.S. Bank branch or mailed to Mary Schmelz, here at 2600 State St., Salem, OR 97310. Thanks once more for your kind words of encouragement and support. Best, Dan Postrel ODF Public Affairs Director -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mary.k.schmelz at state.or.us Fri Apr 12 10:38:14 2013 From: mary.k.schmelz at state.or.us (SCHMELZ Mary K) Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:38:14 -0700 Subject: [ODF_Private_Forests] June 18 ODF memorial for Kevin Weeks Message-ID: <73DF2BD98441854C8781DD977323B1590318B6B36A@WPODFEXCL01.ODF.STATE.OR.US> This message is sent on behalf of Dan Postrel Hi everyone - I wanted to let you know that the Forestry family will honor Kevin Weeks with a ceremony at the ODF employee memorial, along Mill Creek on our Salem campus, at 1 p.m. on June 18. As you may know, this memorial, in a quiet, wooded spot, bears the names of men and women who passed away during or following their time with the agency, dating back to the 1943. Details of the ceremony have yet to be determined, but I wanted to extend the invitation as soon as possible to our employees and friends. At this point, Kevin's wife, Stacey, and perhaps other family and friends, are planning to attend. ODF and the forestry community were well represented this past weekend at the celebration of Kevin's life at his church in McMinnville. Doug Decker, Board of Forestry member Gary Springer, and about a dozen employees were on hand. Several of our partner and stakeholder groups also had a presence. An engine from the North Cascade District was parked near the church entrance. I'd like to remind you as well about the fund through which the ODF family can assist the Weeks family with immediate and long-term needs, including the education of Kevin and Stacey's teen-age daughter, Jessica. Checks can be made out to the Weeks Forestry Family Fund (you'll need to use those words exactly) and deposited at any U.S. Bank branch or mailed to Mary Schmelz, here at 2600 State St., Salem, OR 97310. The fund will remain open through April 30. We in the Public Affairs Program appreciate your sympathy and kind words, and we hope to see you on June 18. Best, Dan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dan Postrel Public Affairs Director Oregon Department of Forestry 2600 State Street Salem, OR 97310 (503) 945-7420 (503) 881-3453 (cell) (503) 945-7212 (fax) dan.postrel at state.or.us www.oregon.gov/odf -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: