September 8, 1938 â January 1, 2021
Michael Gray âMick Tolar of Hermiston, longtime principal of A.C. Houghton Elementary School in Irrigon, Oregon, died on January 1, 2021, in Kennewick, Washington, at the age of 82 years.
Mick was born in Echo, Oregon, on September 8, 1938, to Empie Ray and Bennie Lee Middleton Tolar. He considered himself fortunate to have grown up in such a loving family and in such a wonderful small town.
He was quite involved in athletics as a young man. He played on Echoâs undefeated 1953 state championship basketball team and the 1955 state championship baseball team. He was captain of the 1956 basketball team, which finished second in state.