Former U.S. Rep. Wendell Wyatt, who represented Oregon’s 1st Congressional District for 10 years, has died at 91.
Wyatt died Wednesday in his Portland home, said Marc Weaver of Finley-Sunset Hills Mortuary.
The popular and widely respected Republican lawmaker served on the House Committee on the Interior and later the House Appropriations Committee.
The Oregonian newspaper said in an obituary that he worked on bills that established the Tualatin Reclamation Project in Washington County and a shipping channel in the Columbia River from Astoria to Portland.
John Martyn, soulful British singer-songwriter
British singer-songwriter John Martyn, whose soulful songs were covered by the likes of Eric Clapton, died Thursday. He was 60.
Martyn’s official Web site said the musician, who lived in Ireland, died Thursday morning. It did not give a cause of death.
A skilled guitarist and earthy vocalist influenced by folk, blues and jazz, Martyn performed with — and was admired by — musicians including Clapton, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour and Phil Collins.
Collins said Thursday that Martyn had been “a great friend.”
“He was uncompromising, which made him infuriating to some people, but he was unique and we’ll never see the likes of him again,” Collins said.
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