Kenneth R. Halsey Kenneth Halsey passed away at home on December 8th while attended to by his loving family. Ken was born October 10, 1921 in Joseph, Oregon to Virgie and Bill Halsey and took full advantage of the Eagle Cap Wilderness as a young man often sharing stories about his many hikes into the high lakes to fish. During the recession the Halsey's moved from a ranch in the valley to the Cat's a ridge high above the Snake River Canyon where they leased land and kept cattle. Despite the hardship of moving to a remote location his fondest memories of a young boy were his time spent on Cat's Back with its rugged wilderness and uninterrupted view of Idaho's Seven Devils mountains to the east. Ken joined the Navy in 1941 after being advised by a ranch hand who served in the infantry during WWI that there was too much marching required in the Army. He served on the USS Kaskaskia and the USS Navarro supporting the landing of troops at Okinawa and other key engagements. Ken left the service in 1944 and married Joyce Bechtel in 1948 after she caught his eye as she led her royal court into the arena on horseback as queen of the Elgin Stampede. They had two kids and moved to the Tri-Cities in 1955. Ken was a mechanic by trade and worked for International Harvester, Chevron and General Telephone (Verizon). The family took up water skiing and as the boat captain Ken patiently taught many friends and relatives how to ski. Later he took up golfing and took great pleasure in tweaking his clubs in his never ending effort to shave a few strokes off his game. Ken will be remembered for his great sense of humor, love of reading, ingenuity and wide ranging knowledge on many subjects. In fact, he was used as the arbiter to settle many a debate long before the internet was available to "fact check". Ken is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Joyce daughter Shanna Halsey Corson and son-in-law Rick Corson, son Lynn Halsey and daughter-in-law Marsha, granddaughters Joyce Halsey Wilder and partner Ramon Menchaca, Jennifer Halsey Gollehon and husband Jeremy, grandson Noel Halsey and wife Clarissa and great grandchildren Wyatt Gollehon and Malia Halsey. A celebration of life will be in the early Spring of 2015 in Eastern Oregon. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to a charity of your choice in Ken's name.