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  • Memorial rite recalls day etched in minds ~ Anniversary of Mt. St. Helens eruption

    05/18/2002 2:37:17 AM PDT · by 2sheep · 15 replies · 7,215+ views
    The Oregonian ^ | May 19, 2000 | Erin Middlewood
    57 died when the volcano erupted on May 18, 1980 Friday, May 19, 2000By ERIN MIDDLEWOOD, Correspondent, TheOregonianHOFFSTADT BLUFFS, Wash. -- When Mount St. Helens erupted 20 years ago, Paul Nickell's mother and stepfather were camping there. It was as if the mountain swallowed them.  Their bodies were never recovered. Nickell felt hopeless sorrow seeing their names on the list of those presumed dead.  "It doesn't seem real until you see their names on a list," he said. On Thursday, the 45-year-old Portland resident saw Ellen and Robert Dill's name on another list.  But this one brought him comfort.  It's...