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By RON NEWBERRYEven in August, the weather can

be unpredictable in Prince William Sound.

But Paul Rough was greeted with blue skies and sunshine during a fish-ing trip to Valdez, Alaska, making the already stunning backdrop even that much more breathtaking.

And for Rough, it couldn’t have been more fitting.

“He’d never been there but he thought it was an absolutely stun-ning area,” Rough said of his son. “Gorgeous, just beautiful.”

Rough, a retired U.S. Naval officer from Oak Harbor, was referring to his son, Paul Rough III.

The elder Rough went to Alaska last month as part of a trip to visit relatives and fish for salmon. But the primary purpose was to scatter his son’s ashes.

Rough’s son died from pancreatic cancer two years ago just shy of his 48th birthday.

The elder Rough joined his sister and brother-in-law in Fairbanks and they took a trip to Valdez to fish for five days in the Valdez Silver Derby.

In many ways, the trip was in honor of his son, a 1984 graduate of Oak Harbor High School and avid out-

doorsman who loved to fish.For five days, Rough fished from

a 38-foot fishing boat known as the Mary Belle with his sister Lorane Mobley and her husband Cliff., blown away by the scenic beauty.

His son was constantly on his mind.“He was with me the whole time,”

Rough said.On Aug. 5, the last day of the fish-

ing trip, Rough reeled in a salmon weighing 15.36 pounds, the biggest silver caught that day in the Valdez Silver Derby and at the time, the third biggest of the tournament. Had he stayed in that standing, he would have won $2,000 but eventually others sur-passed him.

In all, the three caught 47 silver salmon but the biggest was saved for the final day.

Rough, 80, said his son “would have freaked out” seeing him hook into such a nice silver salmon.

“It was the most fun I’ve had in an awful long time,” Rough said.

It brought back memories. Rough and his son had spent a lot of time fish-ing together at a family vacation prop-erty on Lake Walker, in the Cascade foothills near Enumclaw, and even took a trip to Homer, Alaska, to fish for halibut years ago.

A group of six caught 375 pounds of halibut in one day, he said, and almost a lot more.

“He had a really big halibut on the line and got it clear up to the boat until it finally broke off,” Rough said of his son. “The reel disintegrated.”

Rough chose a particularly scenic spot to spread some of his son’s ashes.

His son was a three-sport athlete at Oak Harbor High and expert skier who later became an advertising, run-way and photography model.

In recent years before he died, he was part-owner and operator of a bar-tending school in Palm Springs, Calif.

But the outdoors was his passion.“In memory of him, that was a big

deal for me to be able to spread his ashes out there in Valdez,” Rough said.

There were no visual reminders of the Exxon Valdez oil spill that proved devastating to the Sound in 1989. Just scenic beauty and lots of fish.

“It’s amazing,” Rough said. “The mountains are really high, right next to the water.

“The weather was unusually beau-tiful. Everybody told me I was so for-tunate to go down there when the weather was as clear as it was.

“It was magnificent.”

Dad, son share one more fishing trip

Photo courtesy Paul Rough

Paul Rough’s 15.36-pound silver salmon caught Aug. 5 was the biggest silver caught that day at the Valdez Silver Derby in Alaska.

By EVAN THOMPSON

Terri Desrosiers wakes up

each day in pain.

But she’s found a simple remedy that helps her cope — walking.

Desrosiers, a Langley resi-dent, received medical treat-ments for depression while serving in the Army from 1975 to 1985, which had a cumulative effect that has negatively impacted her life.

It’s the pain in her legs, feet, and back that typically stir her awake, usually in the early morning hours, and what ini-tially prompted her to put her waking hours to better use.

So, as a way of dealing with the discomfort, Desrosiers walks. Beginning on Furman Avenue, she hoofs it to the edge of town or as far as the Holmes Harbor Rod and Gun Club.

Lingering pains like shin splints can force her to the sidelines for a bit, but even then, her resolve remains strong.

“I feel like I let myself down,” Desrosiers said. “I made the commitment and I’m sticking to it.”

This is her routine.This is her walk.Desrosiers, a volunteer

at the Whidbey Veterans Resource Center (or VRC), recently organized a move-ment and fundraiser called Stepping Forward for Veterans, also known as Walk4Vets, in an effort to help the VRC better connect with, educate and serve vet-erans, their families and the community.

Stepping Forward for Veterans’ first event was Aug. 1, in conjunction with the center’s Veterans Stand Down.

Veterans and community members alike are invited

to join in a 3k/5k walk/run that will begin near American Legion Post 141 in Bayview.

Beginning in April, Desrosiers’ initial goal was to walk 1,000 miles. With the help of friends and the com-munity over the past few months — as well as a big boost of support during the July 3rd Celebration in Freeland — that mark was reached.

So, a new goal will be set prior to the event: Walk 10,000 miles in 100 days. The end mark is set for around Veterans Day.

Desrosiers purposely set the new mark to be far higher than her previous so veterans and community members have the opportunity to par-ticipate.

“The community walking together is more symbolic than anything,” said Dana Sawyers, a member of the Whidbey Veterans Resource Center advisory board and the Island County Veterans Service coordinator.

The ambition of the move-ment is symbolic in terms of what Desrosiers has been able

to overcome in her personal life.

Desrosiers was once idle and most comfortable within the confines of her home. It was the help of her friends and counseling that aided in her coming out of her shell.

“I didn’t leave my house. Now I leave my house,” Desrosiers said. “I go places, I’m doing things, I’m out doing this walk for one thing. I’m volunteering. I’m doing things I normally wouldn’t do. I would usually just sit at home and watch TV because that would be my world.”

Desrosiers’ efforts in help-ing the Whidbey Veteran Resource Center build a bigger presence on South Whidbey didn’t begin with Stepping Forward for Veterans.

She first sold her personal art and gave the proceeds to the VRC, while also staffing a booth that provided informa-tion about the VRC. But when that wasn’t a viable option any-more, she felt walking was an appropriate way of garnering awareness around the commu-nity as well as helping veterans reconnect in a positive and

reinforcing environment. “I just thought that I wasn’t

making enough money in donations. I thought (walk-ing) would be a better way to make more money for the VRC,” Desrosiers said. “I got this (walking band), and I just decided, ‘Wow, I want to do something.’ ”

It was a combination of putting her mind toward an objective, while also being able to share her thoughts with those who attended the VRC’s support groups that helped her escape her shell.

Now, as board direc-tor Chris Thorsen puts it, Desrosiers is the at the fore-front of rallying support and awareness for the agency.

“She’s demonstrated leader-ship for the VRC,” Thorsen said. “The important thing is that she’s raising awareness that we exist. She’s the silhou-ette of all that.”

Donations to support the Whidbey Veterans Resource Center programs can be done online at www.whidbeyvrc.org/pay-pal or directly to the center.

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Desrosiers, a volunteer at the Whidbey Veterans Resource Center, recently organized a move-ment and fundraiser called Stepping Forward for Veterans

Stepping Forward for vetsThe annual community

and military appreciation picnic will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 at Windjammer Park in Oak Harbor.

The event features free food, games and entertain-ment. The picnic is open to the community and honors military person-nel. The Navy League, the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce, Boeing and the City of Oak Harbor sponsor and organize the event.

Anyone also may attend a pre-event called Driftwood Day with registration begin-ning at 11:30 a.m. at the park.

Participants put together sculptures with only what they can find on the beach. The competition starts at noon and lasts an hour.

Winners earn glory and a custom driftwood trophy. This free event is organized by the Oak Harbor Arts Commission.

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By DEBRA VAUGHN

Whidbey General Hospital’s hospice pro-gram needs a few veterans ready to serve.

The hospital is search-ing for more volunteers, said Suzanne Reynolds, a volunteer coordinator. In particular, they would like to find veterans, since these volunteers can often better relate to the life experiences of patients who also served in the military.

Volunteers sit with patients, chat, read to them, do light chores and run errands.

Volunteers need to be 18 years or older, pass a back-ground check and partici-pate in about 20 hours of training. The next train-ing session is later this month. Those who are interested should call 360-914-5635. At the moment, about 30 patients are in the program.

“You have to be com-fortable attitude about dying,” Reynolds said. “You need to be a good

listener, generally a calm person and want to be of service.”

The hospice program is about a year old and Medicare certified, which means that someone on Medicare receives hospice care at no cost, said Diane Fiumara, hospice manager.

Hospice provides care to people who doctors believe have less than six months to live. Patients can choose to stay at home, where doctors, a social worker, nurses and the chaplain come to them. Hospice aids help patients bathe or shower.

“If you ask most peo-ple to picture where they would want to die, they would say in their homes surrounded by family and not in a sterile hospital environment — although some prefer that and that’s OK too,” she said.

The hospital also is working to become cer-tified with We Honor Veterans, a collabora-tion between Veterans Association and hospices.

Vets needed for hospice program

Oak Harbor native fights epidemic in podcast

By KATE DANIEL Timothy Lawson has dif-

ficulty pinpointing the exact date on which he attempted to take his own life; but his memory of the tumultuous swell of fear and panic is vivid.

It was shortly after Lawson’s Marine Corps career com-menced. He was on leave, vis-iting family in his hometown of Oak Harbor, when the depression he had attempted to quell for some time began to increase in severity.

“While I was home I began to feel shame, guilt and a lack of hope about things going on in my life,” he said during a TED Talk he delivered.

Lawson recalled that one night his despair took him in a chokehold, causing him to panic. He attempted escape by swallowing a bottle of prescription pills, chasing it down with a bottle of beer without so much as a cursory glance at the label.

He awoke the next morn-ing retching and ill, recogniz-ing how fortunate he was to be alive.

Lawson is one of thousands of veterans who have attempt-ed suicide. Thousands more succeed each year.

According to data released by the Department of Veterans Affairs, in a study of 21 states from 1999 to 2011, the average number of veteran suicides was calculated at 22 per day. It’s a number that has become a rallying cry for many veterans’ advocates, and one which Lawson has taken to heart, inspiring the name of his podcast the “1, 2, Many: Veteran Suicide.”

The number is likely much higher, however, as those 21 states account for approxi-mately 40 percent of the United States’ population. States including California and Texas did not make their data available for the study.

In addition, many vet-eran suicides go uncounted. Homeless individuals with no one to vouch for their veteran status are not always counted, nor are veterans whose fami-lies pressure the coroner not to list the death as a suicide due to the stigma surround-

ing the act. Others who com-mit suicide by drug overdose, car crash or “suicide by cop,” may not be officially ruled as such.

During his talk at the VFW, Lawson noted that the vast majority, approximately 50 percent, of veteran suicides occur in the older veteran population.

While he said military lead-ers have increased their aware-ness of the dangers of post traumatic stress disorder and depression and have taken steps to help active person-nel cope with mental health concerns, Lawson said there is much more to be done, par-ticularly in regard to older veterans.

He explained that many vets feel a sense of shame in admitting to a mental health crisis, and decline seeking treatment due to the stigma surrounding mental illness. There is also a sense of pride which may inhibit some vet-erans who fear divulging their struggles may make them appear weak.

“They get hit with the idea that they shouldn’t be going through this, so they try to deny it, ignore it or push through it, assuming the grass

is greener,” Lawson said dur-ing a recent interview. “On the other side, when they come to terms with what they’re going through, they don’t want sup-port because they feel they have to come up with the solu-tion on their own.”

Previously, Lawson said active duty personnel feared seeking help for mental health problems because they thought it may ruin their career.

Lawson served in the Marines from May 2006 to Sept. 2011.

Lawson discusses his long-time struggle with depressive thoughts, and the overarch-ing issue of veteran suicide,

on his podcast and in venues nationwide.

It’s a cause that is both personal and imperative to Lawson, who has spoken with dozens of veterans who have attempted suicide, and dozens more vets and family mem-bers who have lost loved ones.

The “1,2, Many: Veteran Suicide” podcast was concep-tualized in 2013, and now fea-tures over 60 episodes.

The podcast provides a platform to share the personal stories behind the statistic: 22 per day.

“I do not need to show symptoms for my doctor to be proactive about my physical

health. Yet the culture around mental health, specifically sui-cide prevention, is currently reactive,” he said during his TED Talk. “We wait until we see the signs, then we act.”

During his talks, Lawson stresses the importance of being proactive in suicide prevention and treatment of mental health.

He outlined four basic ideas that can be applied to prevent suicide: empathy, purpose — especially true for veterans, mentorship and “knowing that you matter.”

He noted that he discov-ered the importance of the

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fourth idea after examining his own past suicidal behavior. He said that the reason he had not attempted suicide on more than one occasion was that he knew that he mattered. This was largely imparted to him by his mother, he said.

After his initial suicide attempt, Lawson faced a sec-ond incident of severe panic and suicidal thoughts while stationed at a U.S. embassy overseas. It was 1 a.m., he recalled. He had several load-ed firearms in his possession, and contemplated ending his life.

This time, it was a call to his mother that prevented

action. Lawson said that his mother’s reassurance, as well as her statement of the pro-found effect and value he has in her life persuaded him to rethink his initial inclina-tions.

“It wasn’t just about how much she loved me, but how important my existence is to her,” he said. Lawson explained that letting some-one know they matter is about earnestly communicating with them the significant and immeasurable impact they have on another person’s life.

As for what can be done to better assist veterans, Lawson said community is essential.

“In the military we have a community, a camaraderie. Being able to provide that community is really valuable,”

he said. “Whether it’s getting involved in a local church, or something in their own fam-ily, giving them a chance to see their sense of purpose.”

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By KATE DANIEL Every inch Joan Huffman

stitched as she guided the red, white and blue fabric under the bobbing needle of her sewing machine contained a dose of empathy, pride and gratitude.

Huffman, a Penn Cove resident and Navy veteran, is one of dozens of volunteers and impromptu participants who took part in this year’s Veteran Quilt Sew-a-thon at the Whidbey Island Fair.

The event took place over the four days of the county fair, and involved several indi-viduals contributing to the production of quilts to be donated to veterans admitted in Madigan Army Hospital near McChord Air Force Base.

Many of the volunteers were involved with groups such as Quilters on the Rock and Applique on Whidbey. Others, like volunteer Tiny Tillman, were friends of orga-nizer Anita Smith.

“Quilts have always been made as a way you give your heart into fabric and you give it to someone,” said Smith. “When people make these, they’re giving their heart, they’re giving a ‘thank you.’”

Smith also plans to host monthly sewing meetings at Deer Lagoon Grange in Langley. The quilts crafted at these meetings will also be donated to veterans, and

beginners are welcome to attend.

Though she has not yet decided which organiza-tion to work with in order to donate the quilts crafted during the monthly meetings, she has a couple of options in mind.

One possibility, she said, is American Hero Quilts, which allows the quilters to focus upon donating to vets in a specific region, such as North Whidbey. Another prospec-tive avenue is Quilts of Honor, through which quilters pres-ent the gifts to vets in-person.

“It’s very personal,” Smith said.

Quilts crafted at the fair, sewn in a pattern known as a “disappearing nine-patch” were donated through American Hero Quilts.

Patterned and solid squares in hues of red, white and blue are sewn to border a patri-otic centerpiece featuring an image such as the Statue of Liberty or a bald eagle. Huffman explained that they chose a fairly simple design in order to make the event more accessible for beginners, whom the volunteers happily assisted.

Several individuals who had never sewn before, including a handful of children, stopped in and tried their hand with a needle, Smith and Huffman said.

In addition to the practi-cal skill of sewing, Huffman said participating in the event also helps children to learn the value of giving.

“It gets them in touch with being able to do a craft that I personally don’t want to see die with my generation,” said Smith.

Smith inherited the craft from her father, a tailor

and WWII veteran. Smith recalled that she and her fam-ily had immigrated to the United States, fleeing a war-ravaged Germany.

Her father had been per-mitted to bring 100 pounds of luggage, and decided upon his sewing machine, which Smith later inherited.

“I look at this (sewing) as my way to give to America, and to a soldier of this coun-try,” Smith said. “We were given an opportunity to come to a country that had hope.”

Huffman, who served for 21 years, said that as a veteran she feels the value of each quilt is immeasurable.

“It lets them know people care,” Huffman said. “It gives them comfort.”

A bevy of ‘thank you’ letters

lined the edges of the sewing tables.

The quilters have never given a quilt for which they haven’t received a “thank you,” Huffman said.

One letter, penned by the mother of a disabled vet, expressed gratitude for the caring gesture. Although her son was still in a coma at the time of her writing, she said his family always ensured he was covered with the quilt, a reminder of his heroism.

Another, penned person-ally by a veteran, expressed thanks for a quilt he received while he was a patient in a hospital psychiatric unit, suf-fering from post traumatic stress disorder and depres-sion. “I was initially shocked that anyone bothered to come down there because more often than not, soldiers with-out visible wounds from war are overlooked,” it read. “My shock quickly changed to a mix of relief and happiness. For the first time since return-ing home from Iraq, I felt like I hadn’t been forgotten.”

The quilters were present each day of the fair. Many sewed, cut and assembled for several hours each day in the fashion of an old-time sew-ing bee.

By Sunday evening, the quilters had nearly accom-plished their goal to sew one quilt per day, amounting to four quilts total.

Two were finished, and another was nearly done, Smith said.

“There are no words,” Huffman said of the quilts’ significance to fellow vets.

Veterans quilt with pride, gratitude during sew-a-thon

Kate Daniel photoJoan Huffman, a Navy veteran, works on a quilt as a part of the Veteran Quilt Sew-a-thon at the Whidbey Island Fair. This quilt will be given to a veteran at Madigan Army Hospital.

Due to the unexpected passing of the race director, Michael McClung, the 2013 race was cancelled. Megan’s mom, Re McClung, wasn’t sure how or when she could make the race a reality again.

But a few weeks ago she was approached by Melissa Riker, an experienced race director. Re says that it is due to Melissa’s enthusiasm and drive, and know-how and connections that all of the critical race plans are now in

place. Race Day is September 12 and is being coordinated with Oak Harbor’s Military Appreciation Day. Melissa, Re, and Mike, Jr. who is han-dling all things website, said they are determined to make this year’s race a success.

Major Megan Malia-Leilani McClung, also known as M4, was the first female United States Marine Corps officer killed in combat during the Iraq War. She was serving as a public affairs officer in Al

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On May 26, Lt. Comdr. Gary Lock, (RET), with his right hand held firmly at a 90 degree angle, administered the Oath of Enlistment as he has done several times in the past. Like every Oath of Enlistment he began with, “repeat after me. I state your full name...”. Unlike any other Oaths of Enlistment he has done previ-ously the voice on the other end was familiar and dear to his heart, as she repeated “I, Colby Marie Lock, do sol-emnly swear to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.”

In the back of the room stood a proud and abundantly supportive woman, with her Ipad in hand.

Christina Lock recorded every second of the occasion as she watched the love of her life swear her oldest daughter into the Air Force just prior to shipping off to Basic Military Training (BMT) with their youngest daughter, Aubrey Lock, by her side.

Colby was an aspiring beau-tician until she did an about-face once she realized that hair was not for her and decided to revert back to a lifestyle that she was more familiar with — a lifestyle of service.

As her mother and father had done in the past, Colby decided to serve her country. Unlike her parents, and with a little coaxing from them, Colby decided to join the Air Force and blaze a new path for herself as a Security Forces Apprentice where she will soon be responsible for guard-ing and protecting Air Force assets, the most valuable of which are its people.

Although Colby was the first member of her family to the Air Force, she wouldn’t be the last.

On July 28, 2015, 64 days after Colby left for Air Force BMT, Lt. Comdr. Lock found himself administering his final Oath of Enlistment to his youngest daughter Aubrey while her mother once again, looked on with pride.

Growing up, Aubrey was never too far behind her big

sister as she always had a strong connection and respect for her, and this time was no different. Eleven short days after watch-ing her sister march down the bomb run for the “Pass in Review” portion of Colby’s graduation ceremony in Joint Base San Antonio, Aubrey was nipping at her heals preparing to follow in Colby’s footsteps.

Aubrey had just finished up high school where she excelled, graduating with honors. This is nothing new to Aubrey as she tended to excel at just about everything she did. As a multi-sport athlete, Aubrey competed in volleyball, cheer-leading, and track and field for Oak Harbor High School. She even participated in the annual RAGBRAI bike race across Iowa in 2014.

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an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice.

Lt. Comdr. Lock served in the Navy for over 31 years prior to retiring in March 2013. During this span, Lt. Comdr. Lock has done some remarkable things. Enlisting in September of 1981, he has made an impact everywhere he’s been.

Whether providing strafing proficiency training for Strike and Fighter aircraft at Naval Air Station Fallon or logging more than 500 Air Intercepts aboard the USS Elliot in his second Persian Gulf deploy-ment, Lt. Comdr. Lock was a proven leader with tremen-dous impact on the enlisted ranks.

Roughly 19 years after enlisting, Lt. Comdr. Lock was commissioned where he assumed even larger roles and responsibilities. To highlight a few of his commissioned tours, Lt. Comdr. Lock served as a Tactical Watch officer at Joint Maritime Facility ST. Mawgan, UK, and as well as the Electronic Warfare/Counter Improvised Explosive

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In August 2012, Lt. Comdr. Lock was selected to fill a critical officer gap at Navy Information Operations Command, Whidbey Island as the Readiness Department Head where he ultimately retired from the Navy with awards that included the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (Six awards), Navy Achievement Medal (Six awards). Despite all of his accomplishments he couldn’t have done it if it wasn’t for a tremendously supportive wife and mother of his children.

Christina Lock also served our country by enlisting in the Navy on Aug. 8, 1988 as a Damage Control Technician on ARCO, ARDM-5 and

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There were two significant highlights during her four year stint in the Navy. One was being present during the filming of the motion picture hit “Hunt for Red October” where she was able to take a photo with Alec Baldwin and the other was happening to stumble across the love of her life Gary. They were both E-5s at the time when they first met and she admits that meeting him was by far the best part of her time in the Navy.

Although she will not call it a career, being a military spouse is certainly no walk in the park and can often be much more challenging than actually serving. It was Christina who was the com-mander on the home front while Gary was away on sev-eral ship deployments and two ground tours to Iraq of nine and eight months respectively. It was Christina who made sure Colby and Aubrey were well taken care of while Gary plugged away at his career.

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• HEATED FRONT SEATS• HEATED SIDE MIRRORSSTK#10563 VIN JF2SJADC4GH408935GFF-13 $28,240 MSRP

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2.5i PREMIUM CVT

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