Reo DeWayne Tanner was born on 4 May 1938 in Burley,Idaho to Lee Duane Tanner an Reva Young, he was the sixth of nine children. Reo was raised in Cascade Locks,Oregon and Hood River,Oregon,where he attended school.
Reo married Bertha_________________ in Stevenson,Washington,on 8 Aug 1960. They had three chilren;two Daughters and a son. He worked in Cascade Locks at the Sawmill and for the Union Pacaific Railroad and at the Dee Mill in Hood River County,Oregon, but he was well known for his body and fender work.
The family moved to The Dalles,Oregon in the mid-1970's. Reo enjoyed fishing,hunting,driving up to the mountains,photography and serenading with his voice while he played his guitar.
Reo served in the Oregon Army National Guard and the U.S. Army(Regular Army)in the 1960's during the Viet Nam War. On 28 Sept 2007,Reo pass away in The Dalles,Oregon of heart trouble. He was buried at the "WILLAMETTE NATIONAL CEMETERY" in Portland,Oregon.
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This is my dad...he passed away last year 1. Reo TANNER - U.S.
Birth: 4 May 1938 State Where Number was Issued: Oregon Death: 28 Sep 2007
My name is Tammy J. Tanner
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