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Body of Winlock Man Returned Home FAMILY: Michael Hughes the Body of the 38-Year-Old About 50 Members of the Pa- Making the World a Better Place Of Hives and Bearcat Blast Comb: A Guide to W.F. West Girls Now in Title Game / Sports 1 Beekeeping / Life $1 Early Week Edition Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com Body of Winlock Man Returned Home FAMILY: Michael Hughes The body of the 38-year-old About 50 members of the Pa- making the world a better place. a car bomb into a NATO con- former Winlock triot Guard met Hughes’ family Hughes, who went by the voy at about 2:30 p.m. local time Will Be Buried in man was picked in Portland and, in the pouring name Mike, was also a soon-to- on Feb. 10, killing Hughes and Winlock After Death up by family and rain, rode on motorcycles along- be husband and stepfather, and Paul Goins, a 62-year-old fellow funeral organiz- side Hughes and his family back he had dedicated his career to contractor from Crosby, Texas, in Afghanistan ers at Portland to Lewis County. working in corrections. according to The Associated By Stephanie Schendel International The former Winlock man Hughes was one of two peo- Press. Both advisers had just left Airport and who died in a suicide blast last ple killed by a suicide bomber the prison Pul-E-Charki when [email protected] Michael Hughes escorted back week in Afghanistan was known last week in the Afghanistan a Toyota Corolla packed with Michael Hughes arrived to Winlock by to his family for his big heart, capital of Kabul. home Monday. members of the Patriot Guard. generosity and his dedication to The suicide bomber rammed please see HOME, page Main 14 From Belgrade to Chehalis, Man Continues Girlfriend: Man Shot by Police A Musical Journey Not Violent KILLED: Joseph Wharton Was Killed by Centralia Police Officer Thursday By Stephanie Schendel [email protected] The man who was fatally shot last week by a Centralia police offi- cer had a history of drug abuse but was not violent, according to the 48-year-old’s long-term girlfriend, Sandra Ziady. Joseph Whar- ton, who went by Joe, was shot multiple times by Centralia po- lice officer Phil Weismiller early Thursday morn- ing after police say Joseph Wharton he refused repeat- killed by police ed orders to drop a officer knife he was carrying. The officer is on paid administrative leave un- til an outside agency finishes inves- tigating the circumstances of the fatal shooting. Ziady said though Wharton had past issues with drugs, he was Pete Caster / [email protected] a great person who loved to be Bogey Vujkov plays the piano at the Gathering Place at Stillwaters Estates in Centralia on Thursday. Vojkov, a highly regarded classical and jazz pianist, now lives around his children and grandchil- at the Colonial Residence at Stillwaters. He plays three times a day at the assisted living home. dren, and also loved to fish. He had three adult children and three grandchildren, she said. BOGEY VUJKOV: Pianist we were defecting,” Bogey said. She said she was with him That train trip to Vienna was Bogey Vujkov looks out the Who Defected From window of his room at Still- Wednesday night, prior to his the first leg of a piecemeal journey death. She said he had left late that Belgrade Still Going that would span 5,700 miles. waters Colonial Residence in Centralia. night and said he had to “take care Strong at 70 Over the coming years, Bogey of something.” She didn’t ask what, would add German and English but became worried a few hours By Lisa Broadt to his French and Serbian, be ush- later when he didn’t pick up his ered into the United States by the [email protected] cellphone. governor of Michigan and study “He just left and didn’t come Looking back, Bogey Vujkov at the world’s most renowned back,” she said. remembers clearly his parents’ conservatory. When she heard news about the impatience as they waited for the Through all the changes, Bo- shooting involving a man with out- train to start. gey — and his parents — relied on of-state identification, she said she Finally it did. music. just knew it was him, so she went And his parents smiled. “That’s when my mom told me please see MUSICAL, page Main 14 please see SHOT, page Main 4 The Chronicle, Serving The Greater Weather Richer and Older Deaths Lewis County Area Since 1889 TONIGHT: Low 37 Legislature Martin, Christine Elizabeth, Follow Us on Twitter TOMORROW: High 43 Analysis Finds 2014 49, Centralia @chronline Showers likely Lawmakers Tardiff, Marilyn, 83, Chehalis see details on page Main 2 Jennings, Myrtle Belle, 87, Find Us on Facebook Are Different Port Orchard www.facebook.com/ Weather picture by Than Fry, James William, 66, thecentraliachronicle Samantha Mullinax, Constituents / Rochester Onalaska Main 7 FOUNDER’S CELEBRATION $ 50 off Custom Wheels $20 off Alignment when you buy a new set of 4 (Passenger car and Light Truck only) when you buy 4 new tires Centralia Chehalis CH514821sl.cg 1211 Harrison 36 N. 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