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A8 NEWS The Hillsboro Tribune Friday, March 8, 2013OBITUARIESUPCOMINGSERVICESArthur A. VanDykeArthur “Art” Alvin Van-Dyke, 79, of Hillsboro diedThursday, Feb. 28, 2013.Recitation of the Rosarywill be at 11 a.m. on Friday,March 8 at the St. EdwardCatholic Church, 10990 N.W.313th Ave. in North Plains. Afuneral Mass will follow at11:30 a.m. Family and friendsare invited to attend a receptionheld in the St. EdwardParish Hall.Survivors include his wife,Shirley; six children, DavidVanDyke of Aloha, NancyVanDyke and Andy VanDykeof Hillsboro, John VanDykeand Steven VanDyke of Portland,Bryan VanDyke of Sherwood;sister, Ellen Minneman;and eight grandchildren.The family suggest donationsto St. Edward CatholicChurch building fund and orAmerican Lung Association.Services by Duyck & Van-DeHey Funeral Home.Robert M. DavisRetired Fire Chief RobertMillard “Bob” Davis, 75, of ForestGrove, died Friday, March 1,2013.Services will be held on Saturday,March 9 at 1 p.m. at theForest Grove Fire Station, 1919Ash St. Burial and intermentwill follow at Forest View Cemetery,1161 W. Pacific Ave. inForest Grove, with a receptionfollowing at the Forest GroveFire Station.He was born in 1937 to MillardLafayette and MargaretElizabeth (Grimes) Davis inSan Bernardino, Calif., wherehe was raised and educated,graduating from San BernardinoHigh School in 1955.He joined the U.S. Air Forcein 1955 and was honorably dischargedin 1959 as an AirborneRadar Operator. He then wentinto television and appliancerepair for a short time whileapprenticing as an electrician.In 1961, he became a volunteerfirefighter in California. Twelveyears later, he was hired as firechief for the city of Dinuba, Calif.In 1978, he moved to Oregonand became the fire chief of theForest Grove Fire Department.He retired in 2004.In 1984, he married NormaLee (Hines) Turner in ForestGrove.He was preceded in death byhis parents, Millard and MargaretDavis.Survivors include his wife,Norma L. Davis of ForestGrove; five children, KathrynDavis of Oklahoma, Robert Davisof Happy Valley, Ore., TracyTurner of Hillsboro and JoAnnTurner of Alaska; and 12 grandchildren.The family suggests donationsto the Forest Grove Firefighter’sAssociation, 1919 AshSt., Forest Grove, Ore., 97116 inhis memory.Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt FuneralHome in Forest Grove is incharge of the arrangements.BUSINESSNonprofit matches job seekers, employers■ Hillsboro’s Abilities at Work offersresources to disabled workersBy SAUNDRA SORENSONThe Hillsboro TribuneAs the state unemploymentrate continuesto hover around 8percent, one Hillsboro-basedjob resource centercontinues to partner withemployers throughout thePortland metro area, providingtraining and support to clientswho have had an evenharder time than most securingsteady employment.Since 1986, private nonprofitAbilities at Work has supportedjob-seekers with developmentaldisabilities by providingjob skills training, jobplacement and ongoing support.With state and federalfunding, AAW secures prospectiveemployers throughwhat executive Gerald Pearcecompares to a “cold-calling”approach. Each job is createdaround the individual clientand his specific abilities andneeds.342700.112912AAW is licensed to receivepotential employee referralsfrom throughout Washington,Clackamas and Multnomahcounties, Pearce explained.AAW’s team of employmentdevelopers and jobs specialiststhen profile each individual.“We need to get to know theindividuals first,” Pearce says.“We try to find out what theirinterests are, how the individuallearns. (The program) hasto be very individualized forthe person for us to be successful.”AAW’s 37 employer partnersinclude Fred Meyer, ForestGrove Library, McMenamins,Nike and the Oregon Zoo.“We have to be straight upabout what the individuals weserve can do,” Pearce says.Lack of experienceOne of the biggest hurdles, accordingto Pearce, is most clients’relative lack of job experiencein the community. At itssites in Hillsboro and southeastPortland, AAW provides classeson job skills that range fromproper dress to punctuality toappropriate social behavior atthe workplace. Classes often includemock job interviews andgroup discussion of past workexperiences.After that, Pearce said, “ourWITH 15 DIGNITY MEMORIAL ® PROVIDERS IN THE PORTLAND AREA,INCLUDING:LINCOLN MEMORIAL PARK & FUNERAL HOMEYOUNG’S FUNERAL HOME> www.portlandfuneralproviders.com