George Sherman Van Cleave Jr., 76, died on February 19, 2019, near Unity, Oregon, from an accidental discharge of a hunting rifle.

Known to some as Sherm, he was remembered as a husband, father, and grandfather. He served more than 10 years as a Fair Director at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond and was memorialized there. His wife is Vicki VanCleave; his children and extended family survived him.

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