WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 El senador estadounidense de Oreg\u00f3n, Jeff Merkley, emiti\u00f3 la siguiente declaraci\u00f3n en memoria de su madre, Betty Lou Collins Merkley:<\/p>\n
\nMi madre, Betty Lou Collins Merkley, falleci\u00f3 temprano esta ma\u00f1ana. Aqu\u00ed hay un poco m\u00e1s sobre su vida:<\/p>\n
Como escribi\u00f3 en una introducci\u00f3n a una colecci\u00f3n de historias de su vida: \u201cHe vivido una vida plena, bendecida con mi maravilloso esposo Darrell, y la alegr\u00eda de criar a dos hijos y la oportunidad de compartir la vida de sus hijos y nietos. \u201d<\/p>\n
Betty naci\u00f3 en tiempos dif\u00edciles en la zona rural de Kansas.<\/p>\n
Cuando su padre, Thomas Collins, conoci\u00f3 a su madre, Leona Cullison, \u00e9l era viudo. Su primera esposa, Daisy, hab\u00eda muerto en 1918 a los 31 a\u00f1os, dej\u00e1ndole seis hijos que criar.<\/p>\n
Su madre, Leona Cullison, hab\u00eda sido abandonada por su primer esposo, dej\u00e1ndola con tres hijos que criar. Viv\u00eda en un vag\u00f3n de tren y sobreviv\u00eda lavando ropa a mano para otras familias cuando el condado se llev\u00f3 a sus hijos.<\/p>\n
Thomas y Leona tuvieron cuatro hijos juntos, de los cuales Betty era la mayor. Cuando ten\u00eda siete a\u00f1os, su madre Leona muri\u00f3 en una operaci\u00f3n. Poco tiempo despu\u00e9s, su padre traslad\u00f3 a la familia a la zona rural de Arizona, en las afueras de Clay Springs, donde un hijo de su primera familia ten\u00eda una propiedad donde pod\u00edan secar la agricultura y vivir.<\/p>\n
Desde ese comienzo desafiante, Betty tuvo una buena infancia. Record\u00f3 mudarse a la ciudad de Clay Springs y luego a Pinedale con una vida llena de juegos de pelota comunitarios, campamentos, aventuras familiares y actividades escolares.<\/p>\n
No hab\u00eda dinero, pero viv\u00edan con sencillez y Betty recordaba que nunca se acostaban con fr\u00edo o hambre.<\/p>\n
Conoci\u00f3 a Darrell, el amor de su vida, cuando lleg\u00f3 a Pinedale para visitar a su familia. Le ofreci\u00f3 llevarla en su moto y el resto es historia. Se casaron en la v\u00edspera de Navidad de su \u00faltimo a\u00f1o de secundaria en 1944 y pasaron 62 maravillosos a\u00f1os juntos.<\/p>\n
Tuvieron muchas aventuras en sus primeros a\u00f1os de casados cuando Darrell se movi\u00f3 entre la explotaci\u00f3n forestal por contrato y trabajos como mec\u00e1nico sindical. En 1948, decidieron visitar a una familia que se hab\u00eda mudado a Oreg\u00f3n. Les encantaba el sur de Oreg\u00f3n y decidieron quedarse, encontrando trabajo en la f\u00e1brica de chapas de madera de Harbor Plywood en Riddle: Darrell en la cadena verde antes de convertirse en constructor de f\u00e1bricas y Betty en la oficina.<\/p>\n
\u00a1Hasta luego a Arizona y al calor en Mesa y Phoenix!<\/p>\n
Construyeron una casa en Mill Creek; se inundaron; compr\u00f3 una casa en Myrtle Creek; hizo muchos grandes amigos; y me encant\u00f3 el club de baile de la comunidad. Se habr\u00edan quedado en Myrtle Creek para siempre, pero el aserradero cerr\u00f3, as\u00ed que se mudaron con la econom\u00eda maderera a Roseburg y luego al este del condado de Multnomah.<\/p>\n
Una cosa faltaba en sus vidas. Ellos deseaban profundamente tener hijos. Mientras esperaban el parto de la cig\u00fce\u00f1a, acogieron a ni\u00f1os adoptivos y exploraron la posibilidad de adoptar ni\u00f1os. Pero finalmente lleg\u00f3 la cig\u00fce\u00f1a, trayendo primero a mi hermana Linda y luego a m\u00ed.<\/p>\n
No podr\u00edamos haber pedido mejores padres. Betty nos prepar\u00f3 para la escuela con tarjetas did\u00e1cticas de matem\u00e1ticas y lectura de libros todas las noches, organiz\u00f3 reuniones de patrulla de ni\u00f1as y Boy Scouts en fogatas y dirigi\u00f3 la PTA local. Le encantaba la jardiner\u00eda, ver tenis, jugar al pinacle, hacer un seguimiento de la genealog\u00eda y leer novelas.<\/p>\n
Juntos, la familia disfrut\u00f3 acampar, navegar y competir con autos peque\u00f1os. En su vida posterior, Betty y Darrell jugaron un papel muy importante en ayudar a criar a sus nietos: los hijos de Linda y John, Erin, Lauren y Stefan; y los hijos de Jeff y Mary, Jonathan y Brynne.<\/p>\n
La filosof\u00eda de mam\u00e1 para sus hijos era: Haz lo mejor que puedas. Haz lo correcto. Y nunca pisar a nadie m\u00e1s para salir adelante. A menudo dec\u00eda, solo sigue la regla de oro para tratar a los dem\u00e1s como te gustar\u00eda que te trataran a ti.<\/p>\n
Betty fue la \u00faltima viva entre sus doce hermanas y hermanos. Le sobreviven sus hijos, sus nietos y cinco bisnietos.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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