Wasco-Multnomah-Baker County OR Archives Obituaries.....Guard, Jr., Bennie William December 2, 2004
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The Dalles Chronicle, December 5, 2004
     Bennie William Guard Jr., 65, a resident of The Dalles, died at a local 
care facility on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004.
     He was born in Los Angeles, the second of five children to Bennie William 
Sr. and Gladys (Gaspard) Guard. He was raised in California and attended 
Elserano High School. 
     After high school, he married Dixie Lee Brewer on July 13, 1958. They 
lived in Southern California and he later married Pamela K. Fridley. He worked 
various jobs in California and when the family moved to Oregon he founded 
Pioneer Institute, a bartending academy in Portland, in 1977. The family moved 
to Baker in the late 70’s where he owned and operated John’s Restaurant & 
Hotel.
     He was the cofounder of Charity Systems Association with his wife, Pamela 
in The Dalles. He enjoyed spending time with his family, reading Tom Clancy 
and Dean Koontz books and bingo. His passion in life was reading, researching 
and writing books, having one of his books published called Shackles & Snares. 
This book is a research of Jesus Christ. His most recent unfinished book is 
called Snow Dancer.
     He is survived by his son, Bennie W. Guard III, Calif; his son, Richard 
Guard, Altiloma, Calif; his daughter, Dawn and her husband, David Cochenour, 
Vancouver; his daughter, Desarae and her husband, Andrew Huskey, The Dalles; 
his daughter, Raelyn Guard, Clearwater, Fla.; his son, Chon Guard and his 
fiancée, Meadow Clendenin, Atlanta, Ga.; his daughter, Shaylynn and her 
husband, Wesley Bryant, Spokane; his son, Nathan Guard, Florence, Ala.; 16 
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; his mother, Gladys Guard, Portland; 
his brother, Jimmy Tibbido, Stockton; his brother, Robert Guard, Loughton, 
Nev.; his sister, Barbara Guard, Portland; his ex-wives Dixie Delaney, 
Sacramento, and Pamela; numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death 
by his father, Bennie W. Guard Sr. in 1987; his daughter, Lori Guard in 1998; 
his son, Zacharia Guard in 1983 and his sister, Betty Hancock in 1999. 
     Memorial services will be held at Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home 
at 1 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 6, 2004 with Asa Jenson officiating. Inurnment of 
his cremated remains will follow at The Dalles Odd Fellows Cemetery on Cherry 
Heights Road. Private cremation was held at The Dalles Win-quatt Crematory 
with Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.


Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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