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Jerry Wallace, who launched Hinzerling Winery in Prosser, Washington, in 1976, passed away Jan. 6. He was 90.
Wallace was a Seattle police officer beginning in 1944. At one time, he was the Seattle mayor’s personal security office and driver. He retired in 1968 and took over security for the Federal Way School District.
In 1972, he and his family moved east of the Cascades to Prosser, where they planted one of the earliest commercial wine grape vineyards in the region. Hinzerling Vineyard was the first in the state to use drip irrigation. Wallace and his wife, Dee, also founded the Roza chapter of the Enological Society of the Pacific Northwest.
In 1976, Wallace and his son Mike launched Hinzerling Winery, making it one of the state’s oldest wineries. The winery is especially well known for producing some of the state’s top Port-style wines.
In 2008, Jerry Wallace was nominated as a Legend of Washington Wine by the state wine industry.
He also was an avid organist and keyboard player. He is survived by his three children, Mike, Pam and Steve, as well as eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
There will be a memorial service celebrating Jerry’s life at a later date at Hinzerling Winery, Prosser. Remembrances or inquiries about the service may be sent to JCW@Hinzerling.com.
Mr. President, I urge you to maintain the language and intent of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment that was passed as part of H. R. 3962. You recently appeared on ABC television and said that you think that the language needs to be changed regarding abortion coverage, because you wanted to pass a health care bill, not an abortion bill.
Stupak-Pitts simply ensures that this IS a health care bill by removing abortion from the discussion. Politifact.org confirms this analysis, that Stupak-Pitts maintains the status quo.
When you spoke to Congress, you said that your plan was to remain abortion-neutral. Stupak-Pitts makes that happen. If you remove or substantially change the language, you’ve tipped the bill into a pro-abortion stance, which makes your earlier statement a lie and a broken promise.
If a bill comes before you that does not contain the exact provisions and language that Stupak-Pitts provided, I urge you to veto the bill.
NPR: The Secret Process for Picking Nobel Peace Laureates
And people wonder why I’m stunned?
“…less than two weeks after Obama’s inauguration.”
The world’s intelligentsia have really fallen for the snow job, eh? Not a single tangible thing to show over the last 10 months, except words, words, words.
Oh, and the largest federal budget deficit ever. And it’s still climbing.
Absolutely stunning.
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I am pretty sure Max and I will be using a clip of this on The Definite Article soon.
