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GOLDENDALE~ WASHINGTON
NOVEMBER 29, 2017-----3
Dave "Sparky" Sparks
David Dale Sparks, 67, passed
away Saturday, November 4,
2017. Dave was born Dec. 23,
1949 in North Platte, Nebraska.
Dave began a long life of tak-
ing care of his family; when in
the 7th grade, he quit school to
take care of his family, taking
jobs, picking berries, shoveling
snow, walking horses, etc.
In 1967 Dave enlisted in the
United States Army. He served
in Wildfieken, Germany, re-
enlisted, then served in Viet-
nam until 1972, with honorable
discharge in 1973. He served
as Water Supply Specialist
earning National
Defense Service
Medal, Vietnam
Service Medal,
Vietnam Campaign
Medal, Good Con-
duct Medal, and two
Overseas Service
Bars.
1973 began his
lifelong love of highlead log-
ging and working in the woods.
His first experience, Forks,
Washington, back in the days
of "One Log Loads." Those who
knew Dave well remember his
recount of a particular "One
Log Load" and how it took him
all day to get it to the landing.
Dave loved running yarder, he
climbed trees for rigging, he
spliced wire rope, ran haywire,
and cussed at the carriage when
the skyline wasn't in the air. He
was known to tackle any job on
the landing, or in the brush,
if it was holding up produc-
tion, Dave was always proud
to work alongside his sons and
other family in the woods. Dave
logged for over 27 years, many
of those, working with Murray
& Murray Logging, Glenwood,
Washington. He was proud to
call Bubs, Eddie and Marlene
his friends. Also over the years,
"Sparky" with family and
friends, "Logged millions of
board feet" while on barstools
and around campfires. Happy
times--cherished memories.
Above all else, Dave loved his
family. He loved getting every-
one together for family meals.
He loved cooking and making
green chili. He loved chocolate,
all food, and his pets. Dave
loved playing poker, shooting
pool, fishing and hunting with
family and friends. About hunt-
ing, he said "Once the deer is on
the ground, the fun is over, now
you have to hang it." Dave was a
hard worker, there was always
"meat in the pot."
Dave was a 19-year member
of American Legion Post #116
in Goldendale. He loved his
American Legion
family, they always
held a special place
in his heart, and he
was very proud to
be a member of Post
116.
Dave loved the
Texas Hold 'Era
tournaments at the
Legion and Simcoe. He always
enjoyed playing cards with eve-
ryone and joking with the girls.
To all the cardplayers, a heart-
felt thank you.
Dave is survived by his
wife Suzanne, daughter Rieda
Sparks, sons Jonathen David
Sparks, Bobby Jones, Jr., John
Chaney, Leland Bantrager,
and their families, as well
as brother Jim Belt, sisters
Lori Drake, Linda Davies and
Debbie Nunnley and their
families. Also, grandchildren,
great grandchildren, nieces,
nephews, aunts and uncles and
other loving family in Vancou-
ver, La Push, Mt. Rainier, Car-
son, White Salmon, Bingen,
Dallesprt, and Goldendale,
Washington; as well as Browns-
ville, the Eugene area, Haines,
The Dalles and Bend, Oregon;
and family in California and
Colorado.
A celebration of life will be
held at the American Legion,
Goldendale on Sunday, Dec. 3
at lp.m.
GEAR UP GRANT: Goldendalo Middle Schooler Talitha Adams stands with her certificate
The grant, which was
introduced to students at a
Goldendale Middle School
assembly Nov. 17, will go to
help this year's GHS grad-
uating classes of 2023 and
2024, or this year's sixth
and seventh graders. Via
the GEAR UP program -
which aims to target first
generation students from
families with no history of
family members attending
college - the school district
will receive money for the
classes of 2023 and 2024
until they graduate from
GHS. "The purpose of the
grant is to target schools
and areas that have a
high population of kids
that would fit that descrip-
tion," Goldendale Assistant
Site Coordinator Candy
McCredy said. The money
from the grant, according
to McCredy, would go to
CO~'R~U~D
from Goldendale's new GEAR UP grant.
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services that can be pro- It will help prepare kids to high school and into college,
vided for the kids in school, be successful throughout should they choose to go.
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