Mover Mike

Yesterday, Steve Jobs died after a long battle with Pancreatic Cancer.  How indebted are we to his ability to create new products?  My first computer was an Apple 2 and it allowed me to chart stocks better than I ever could before and it just kept getting better.

This morning I learned that 19 year-old Cody Myers was found dead.  The two who jacked his car, David Joseph Pedersen, 31, and his girlfriend, Holly Ann Grigsby, 24,  were driving Myers’ car when an officer pulled them over.

Then this morning I learned that Teisha Helgerson, just 42, the singer, guitarist and drummer for the band Amelia, died after her long battle with cancer.  Man, I will miss her singing and new songs from her group.  I first saw them perform on Mississippi Ave. here in Portland and have posted many times about them.  I just love their sweet sound.

There will be a memorial service at Peace Lutheran Church (2201 N. Rosa Parks Way). 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Potluck to follow.

Willamette Week wrote:

“It’s sad to contemplate all the music we missed due to Teisha’s diminished energy during her long illness, and the music that she might have given us in the future. But we must also be grateful that this exceptionally kind and gifted woman had the guts to put her voice before the public in the first place;”

PLease, enjoy her singing “Farewell”

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