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Janine Veronica Cannon passed away peacefully at her home September 27, 2024. June and Melvin Chapman welcomed their daughter Janine at Portland Sanitarium Hospital in Portland, Oregon on October 31, 1946, much to the dismay of her trick-or-treating older brother and sister. Occasionally in later years, at Christmas, Janine, with her flute, would join sister Dian at the piano and play Christmas music. The Ballad of Davy Crockett was a favorite for the duo when it came out in 1955. When the family got their first TV in late 1950’s and the Jetson’s aired in 1962, no one could beat her at playfully mimicking the dog, Astro. She grew up in West Linn, Oregon, graduating from West Linn High School in 1964. She attended Lewis and Clark College and worked part-time for one of her professors then studied in Washington, D.C. during her junior year. She completed her degree in Political Science in 1968 before marrying her husband of 56 years, William Cannon of Nyssa, Oregon, that same year. They welcomed their daughter Kelly in 1970. Janine valued civic service and worked for Congresswoman Edith Green in her Portland offices before relocating with her husband Bill to Lakeview, Oregon. Janine served many years as the Lake County Planning Director before moving to the Fremont Winema National Forest to work on the Lucky Lass/White King Uranium Mine Clean up. She then became the Town Planner for the Town of Lakeview and the Information Administration Officer for the Bureau of Land Management before retiring in 2018. After moving to Bend, she volunteered at the Deschutes Historical Museum. She enjoyed a really good cup of tea, reading mystery novels, doing Sudoku puzzles, and traveling - especially annual trips to Santa Fe, New Mexico with her husband Bill for annual Indian Market and regular trips to Disneyland. Her hobby was spoiling her two grandchildren. She also traveled to Poland, England, Scotland, France, Ireland and Wales. Janine leaves behind her husband Bill; her daughter Kelly and son-in-law David Miller; her grandchildren Chloe Janine Miller and Maddox-Ryan Winters; her sisters Dian Gustafson (Charles), Jaqueline Youngblood (Harley), and Claudia Dvorak (Doug); and many beloved nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and older brother, Davey Sinclair Chapman. In lieu of flowers, her family encourages donations to your preferred political party or candidate of your choice and to vote in the upcoming November election. She believed strongly in democracy and the right to vote for the candidate of your choice.

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Janine Veronica Chapman Cannon

October 31, 1946 - September 27, 2024