In memory of

Valerie Deanna Vike

Lake Oswego, OR

May 17, 1937 - November 6, 2022

May 17, 1937 - Nov 6, 2022

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In memory of

Valerie Deanna Vike

Passed

November 6, 2022
Born

May 17, 1937
Resided

Lake Oswego, OR

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“In one of those stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night. And when your sorrow is comforted (time soothes all sorrows) you will be content that you have known me. You will always be my friend...I shall not leave you.”

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

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Valerie was born May 17, 1937, in Eugene, Oregon, the first of three children of Val and Betty Gardner. Although named after her father, from the beginning she went by Deanna. She lived in the Eugene–Springfield area until the age of nine, and then Bellfountain, where she completed eighth grade. The family moved to Corvallis in time for Valerie to start ninth grade. Valerie loved the years she lived in Corvallis, and they remained there …

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