6/27/1955 – 2/19/2007 -- Michael James Armato was 51 when he passed.   He attended the University of California, Berkeley.  He married Pamela Waterhouse in 1978, and in 1990, he married Kim Cutsforth of Heppner, OR.  He was employed as a conductor for the Union Pacific Railroad, and was a member of the Heppner Elks Club and Saint Patrick's Parish, where he taught first communion classes.  He was a hospice volunteer and taught "Chess for Success" at Heppner Elementary.  Mr. Armato served on the budget committee for Morrow County School District and was a member the Morrow County Board of Property Tax Appeal.  He also was a Little League umpire and occasionally taught cooking classes.  He enjoyed history and current events.