Wasco-Sherman County OR Archives Obituaries.....Fire, Michael David August 4, 2004 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila Wakley iwakley@msn.com March 28, 2006, 5:35 pm The Dalles Chronicle, July 30, 2004 Michael David Fire, 53, a resident of Wasco, died in an auto accident near Rufus on Saturday, July 24, 2004. He was born May 16, 1951, in Palmdale, Calif., the second of eight children to Edward Michael and Geraldine T. (Hall) Fire. He was raised in the Palmdale area and graduated from Palmdale High School in 1969. Fire entered the Marines in 1969 and was discharged in 1971. After the service, he returned to Palmdale and then moved to The Dalles area in the mid- 70’s, where he owned and operated a home painting business. He enjoyed the outdoors, camping, fishing, boating, motorcycles and building and flying remote controlled model planes. He was also a non-denominational ordained minister. Fire is survived by his daughter, Rachelle Davis, Portland; granddaughters, Izsabella and Fiona Davis; his mother, Geraldine T. Miller, Linwood, N.C.; sisters, Shirley Fire, Orca Island, Wash.; Logan Fire, Charlotte, N.C., and Jennifer Knapp, Silversprings, Nev.; brothers, Steven Fire, Silversprings, Nev., Mario Fire, Lexington, N.C., Terry Fire, Denton, N.C., and Tim Fire, Linwood, N.C. Private family services will be held with the disposition of his remains. Private cremation was held at The Dalles Win-quatt Crematory with Smith Callaway Chapel in care of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to charity of choice. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/f/fire732gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb