Eurich, Dixie Louise Tarrant 82 08/18/1927 06/23/2010 Dixie was born in Ash Grove, Mo., to Robert Tarrant and Amanda (Nichols) Tarrant. Following the loss of a son in the South Pacific, her father moved the family to Vancouver to work in the Kaiser Shipyards. After the war, the family remained in Vancouver. Dixie graduated from Vancouver High School in 1945. In 1946 she left for Wayland Baptist College in Texas. Graduating two years later with an Associate of Arts degree, she returned to Vancouver where she began an almost 15-year career with Pacific Northwest Bell. She married Jerry Eurich in 1954, and they made their home in Vancouver while he finished his schooling. They moved to Ashland in 1956. Seven years later they returned to the Portland area, and Dixie entered Portland State University to finish her schooling and began her second career as a kindergarten and second-grade teacher. She taught the last 14 years at Milwaukie Elementary School in Milwaukie, prior to retiring in 1985. In 2009 they moved back to Vancouver. Dixie and Jerry's daughter, Susan Eurich Martel (Laurent), was born in Vancouver in 1956. Susan now makes her home in Bellingham, Wash. Their daughter, Sara Beeson (Matthew), was born in Ashland in 1963. Sara now makes her home in Astoria. Dixie adored her three grandsons, Alex, Benjamin, and Cole Beeson. After a 30-year bout with Parkinson's disease, Dixie died at home surrounded by her family and passed peacefully into the arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, July 19, 2010, in Hinson Memorial Baptist Church, Southeast 20th Avenue and Salmon Street. The family wishes to thank the Kaiser hospice team for the loving care they gave our Dixie. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Hinson Mission Fund or Parkinson's Resources of Oregon. Published in The Oregonian on July 14, 2010