[HistoricCemeteries] Astoria resident appointed to state cemeteries commission

[Kuri Gill]

Astoria resident appointed to state cemeteries commission

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Director Tim Wood has appointed
Michael Leamy of Astoria to the Oregon Commission on Historic
Cemeteries. 
	
Leamy works at Greenwood Cemetery an operating historic cemetery.
“The commission is pleased to welcome a member who understands the
cemetery business,” said Chair Judy Juntunen of Corvallis. “His
experience will help us serve Oregon’s historic cemeteries more
broadly.”

The seven-member Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries supports OPRD
historic cemetery preservation efforts by offering training, educational
resources, coordination and grants. Its other members are Robert Keeler
of Portland, Diana LaSarge of Pendleton, Kendell Phillips of Cave
Junction, Lynn Reagan of Vale and  Dirk Siedlecki of Jacksonville. For
more information about the commission and the historic cemeteries
program visit www.oregonheritage.org or contact Historic Cemeteries
Program Coordinator, Kuri Gill at Kuri.Gill at state.or.us or (503)
986-0685.
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Kuri Gill
Historic Cemeteries Program  & CLG Coordinator
725 Summer St. NE, Suite C
Salem, OR 97301-1266
(503) 986-0685
(503) 986-0793 (fax)
kuri.gill at state.or.us
 
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