Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker remembered Jim Willis, the retired Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs Director, as a key figure in local veterans affairs, who was instrumental in locating the Edward C. Allworth Veterans Home in Lebanon.
An Albany resident, Willis, a U.S. Air Force veteran died June 14.
“Jim did a lot for veterans in Linn County and throughout Oregon,” Nyquist said. “He was 100% committed to his mission.…
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