The Monitor from McAllen, Texas (2024)

December 19, 1995

Publication:

The Monitori

Location:

McAllen, Texas

Issue Date:

Tuesday, December 19, 1995

Page:

30

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2D Tuesday December 19 1995 THE MONITOR McAllen Texas 4 Obituaries DEATH NOTICES EDINBURG Services for Howard Test 80 who died Dec 18 1995 are pending with Skinner uneral Home in Edinburg UNERALS TODAY EDENBURG uneral senxe for Hector Reyna Jr is scbecJed for 2 pm today Dx 19 199? Sacred Heart in Edinburg Burial rd fcdc Palm Valley Meoccuj Gircecs in Pharr OBITUARIES LADIE LAVES JACKSON Tenn Ladie Eaves 94 died Dec 16 1995 at ores: Ccve Nursing Home in Jackson Tenn She was a home maker Bom in Gibson Tenn Mrs Eaves had lived in Edinburg for many years before moving back to Tennessee She was preceded in death by her husband Dudley Eaves and a son Paul Eaves Survivors include two daughters Dorothy Pierro of McAllen and Mary Holland of Jackson Tenn a son Dr James Eaves of ort Worth five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren and a sister Mrs Louise Wray of Mem phis Tenn uneral services were Monday Dec 18 1995 at Lawrence Sorensen uneral Home in Jackson Burial will be today Dec 19 1995 at White Rose Cemetery in Gibson Tenn Lawrence Sorensen uneral Home is in charge of funeral ar rangements CTjW ''Sp I EUSTACIO DAVILA McALLEN Eustacio Davila 69 passed away Saturday Dec 16 1995 at Rio Grande Regional Hos pital after a lengthy illness Mr Davila was bom March 24 1926 in Cadereyta Nuevo Leon Mex He was a lifelong resident of McAllen where he retired from working with the City of McAllen for over 25 years Survivors include his wife Maria Angelica Davila of McAllen two sons Jorge Davila of McAllen and Asdrubal Davila of Mission two daughters Zoraida Breaux of Alamo and Zaida Davila of McAllen a brother Alberto Davila of Cadereyta Nuevo Leon Mex a sister Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez of Cadereyta and seven grandchil dren uneral Mass will be 2 pm today Dec 19 1995 at St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church with cremation services following at Valley Memorial Gardens Cremato rium Rivera uneral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements etery ABILIO MENDIOLA SR LA JOYA Abilio Mendiola Sr 91 died Sunday Dec 17 at Mission Hospital He is survived by his wife licitas Mendiola of La Joya two sons Carlos Mendiola of Houston and Abilio Mendiola Jr of Palm view four daughters Corina Bena vides of Palmview Elida Cantu Imelda Mendiola and Bertha Gonzalez all of La Joya two broth ers Moises and Noe Mendiola both of Sullivan City two sisters Asen cion lores of Sullivan City and Herminia Gonzalez of Sunnyside Washington 18 grand children and numerous great grandchildren uneral Mass will be said at 12:00 pm today Dec 19 at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in La Joya Burial will fol low at La Joya Cemetery uneral arrangements are being handled by lores uneral Home of Mission EUGENIO NOYOLA ABRAM Eugenio Noyola 79 died Thursday Dec 14 at McAllen Medical Center He is survived by four sons Alejandro Noyola of Edcouch Eu genio Jr Enrique and Miguel Noy ola all of Abram five daughters Guadalupe Guzman of Raymond ville Bartolita Torres of Mission Dalia Rios of McAllen Petrita Guajardo and Elvia Cantu both of Abram one brother Juan Noyola of Abram 28 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren Prayer service was said Sunday Dec 17 1995 at lores uneral Home of Mission A Chapel ser vice was held Monday Dec 18 at lores uneral Home of Mission Burial followed at Abram Cem J4P' Axl RANC1SCA MENDEZ McALLEN rancisca Mendez 54 passed away early Monday morning Dec 18 1995 at The Comfort House in McAllen Mrs Mendez was bom in Pharr on March 29 1942 to Luis Gomez and Mrs San Juanita Gomez Mrs Mendez was a lifelong resi dent of the Valley She was pre ceded in death by her father Mr Luis Gomez 20 years ago Survivors include her husband Genaro Mendez Sr of McAllen her mother Mrs San Juanita Gomez of Reynosa Tamps Mexi co three sons Genaro Mendez Jr of McAllen George Mendez of Pharr and Ruben Mendez of McAllen a daughter Elizabeth Borrego of McAllen five brothers Jose Luis Gomez of Mission Juan Manuel Gomez of Reynosa Tamps Mexico Pedro Gomez of Reynosa Tamps Mexico Arturo Gomez of Reynosa Tamps Mexi co and Antonio Gomez of Rey nosa Tamps Mexico two sisters Carmen Gomez of Reynosa Tamps Mexico and Victoria Gomez of Reynosa Tamps Mexi co and eight grandchildren Visitation for family and friends will be from 10 am to 9 pm today Dec 19 1995 with a 7 pm rosary to be recited at Rivera neral Home (Chapef A) in McAllen Internment will follow at Roselawn Cemetery in McAllen Mrs Mendez will be greatly missed by her family and friends Rivera uneral Home in McAllen is in charge of ar rangements SEBASTIAN AVILA McALLEN Sebastian Avila 69 passed away Saturday Dec 16 1995 Mr Avila was a resident of McAllen arid the owner of Valley Taxi for 35 years He also received a purple heart while serving in the US Army Survivors include his wife Maria Avila of McAllen a sister Manuela A Posada of McAllen 40 nieces and 30 nephews Visitation was from 2 pjn to 9 pm Sunday Dec 17 1995 with a rosary at 7 pm and also 9 am to 9 pm Monday Dec 18 1995 with a rosary at 7 pm uneral Mass will be at 11 am today Dec 19 1995 at St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in McAllen Burial will follow at Val ley Memorial Gardens Cemetery in McAllen Ceballos uneral Home of McAllen is in charge of funeral arrangements BERTHA GONZALEZ CHAMPION BROWNSVILLE Bertha Gonzalez Champion 83 of Brownsville Dec 14 1995 at her home Bom in Matamoros Tamps Mexico Champion was a lifetime resident of Brownsville and a re tired Teacher having taught at Cro mack and Putegnat Elementary schools Survivors include four daughters Lucille ernandez of Edinburg Ju dith ry of Orlando la Irma Harris of San Antonio and Mary Tamez of Brownsville a niece Araceli Gonzalez of Mexico 13 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren She was preceded by her hus band Joe Chapman her mother Porfiria Gonzalez and a sister Teresa Gonzalez Gonzalez uneral services were held Satur day Dec 16 1995 at Immaculate Conception Cathedral Burial fol lowed at Buena Vista Burial Park The Rev Charles Moran OMI officiated Pallbearers were her grandsons George Tamez Richard Tamez Robert ernandez Eric ernandez Andy Harris and Kelsey Harris Darling Mouser uneral Home in Brownsville was in charge of ar rangements NOTICE: Death notices and fu neral announcements are provided free of charge by The Monitor as a public service or families who want a complete story including photograph an obituary is available for a nominal charge Information will be accepted only from an estab lished funeral home Deadline is 3 pm daily or more information call 686 4343 and contact Yolanda Garza (Death NoticeExt 297) or Liz de la Garza (Obituary Billing Cost Information Ext 264) VICTORIA: Holiday at foster home CAM' AWTffildiri hlo'rMrne Students take gun training The Associated Press ting to go out and buy that are her favorite parts of the Christ dents have taken advantage of the training in the past two months McMillan teaches a 40 hour course on firearms at police By MARSHA MOULDER The Victoria Advocate really are getting people from all walks of said Mc Millan who conducts two nights of classroom training at the college and two nights at his Blackhawk Shooting Range in South San An tonio The cost for the college course is $75 With the training applicants may apply for the state permit The pro cess includes checking their medi cal records and possible criminal backgrounds Sometimes some of the chil family members join them for Mass And some of the children go spend time with their families dur ing the Christmas holiday mas rituals Thirteen year old Ernie who has been at the Brownson Home since he was 4 is quick to point out get to get whatever we Michelle noted that about mid December they get out the artificial tree and decorate it mainly the girls who decorate the tree but the guys help However Ernie has assembled quite a collection of Christmas tree ornaments over the years Both Ernie and Michelle enjoy the baking that goes on during the holidays And the Brownson Home staff makes sure that in addition to the gifts and a big meal the youngsters also observe the reason for the cel ebration The staff and children go to midnight Mass on Christmas are planning them once a month until the supply outlasts the said instructor Bobby McMillan a former Houston police officer who has 14 experi ence in firearms training SAC students carry guns on campus even under the new concealed weapons law that goes into effect Jan 1 But 57 stu to buy a gift for someone else As with many large families the chil dren and the staff at Brownson Home draw names try not to let everybody know what we got each other and of birth has been made somehow we usually pull it off Haynes said Sixteen year old Michelle who will celebrate her ninth Christmas SAN ANTONIO So many students at San Antonio College have taken handgun training classes training academy as well that the school plans to continue them throughout the spring semes ter VICTORIA (AP) Pleasant surprises are a Christmas tradition at the Brownson Home and when there are as many as 17 children in the house surprises come easy The Brownson Home is a 24 hour basic child care service for children who for various reasons cannot live with their families The home is licensed to handle 17 children Presently there are six youngsters living there With the older children kind of hard to surprise them but somehow we always manage to do said Jeanelle Haynes who along with her husband Wayne has been a full time staff member for many years Prior to Christmas the children Eve all receive money so they can go shopping for themselves And while they are shopping said a good time to listen and pick up hints on other things the children would like A portion of their money is used children that go on holiday we take on an outing with our family so they feel left Haynes said But there have been Christmas holidays when after the observance Palm Valley alm Valle Cemetery amily Protection Ask a Your $300 Emergency Burial Certificate Call 787 5222 a More Info A A Personal Protection Guide the gifts opened and the meal eaten alt of the children have gone off to be with their families So as the litre jnears for jbc tos begin un iUIUsilg dl utC DlUWiibuil liUinC not surprising that Emie said "I like Christmases Surprises are always Christmas tradition 7 fa 1 JMWMc liTii vM 3 ss SI co I Vu iSSSs SS kffckdS the Associated Press NO GUNS ALLOWED Signs prohibiting possession of handguns dry on a rack at Graphic Concepts in Harker Heights Texas recently while Ruth Hayes head screen printer inspects one of them Many busi nesses have ordered the signs 11 IP I IO CT MISSION: Politics Dalager widow runs for Council The Monitor MISSION Darolene Dalager will seek election to the Place 4 seat on the Mission City Council Dalager originally from Wesla co has lived in the Pharr and Combes areas of the Rio Grande Valley before coming to Mission with her husband former Mission Chief of Police Patrick Dalager who died in September Dalager has been a medical pro fessional for more than 18 years serving as respiratory technician EKG technician and admitting su pervisor As loss prevention officer for internal and external security Dalager has worked for civilian corporations such as and JC Penney as well as for the Army Air orce Exchange Service Dalager said she has a strong desire to stem the tide of the in creasing cost of government She states that she would like to Wk UWHHeL 7 DALAGER Mission build on the improvements made by her husband during his tenure as police chief here Dalager at tends the first Assembly of God Church' in She is the' mother of four and grandmother of two She attended Blinn Jr College in Bryan and The University of Texas Pan American in Edinburg The city election is Saturday Jan 20 1996 Early voting will be at Mission City Hall from 8 am to 5 pm starting Jhn 2 and ending Jan 16 EDINBURG: Politics Ramirez announces run for re election The Monitor EDINBURG Judge Mario Ramirez Jr of the 332nd District Court has announced his candidacy for re election in the 1996 Demo cratic Primary have served as oi me 332nd District Court Vs wij feAita jL the people of Hidalgo County to afford me the opportunity to con tinue my work on their Ramirez said in a prepared state ment He said that in his 16 years as district judge he has developed implemented and overseen numer ous programs he considers impor tant especially in light of recent growth in Hidalgo County a rapidly growing area we must come to grips with our grow ing crime Ramirez said proud of the many programs I have instituted and my perform ance as your judge on the bench and I look forward to continuing to serve all the citizens of Hidalgo County for another In addition to his appointment by then Gov Ann Richards to die Texas Council on Offenders with Mental Impairments Ramirez has devoted himself both on and off a the bench to the problems of family vio lence juvenile crime and children As overseer of the Juvenile Probation De partment Ramirez is responsible for its day to day operation He serves as ait advisory board member of the Texas Juvenile Probation Commis sion and has been instrumental in establishing the successful Juvenile Court Conference Committee which emphasizes the family in the rehabilitation of the juveijile of fenders A past president of the Hidalgo County Bar Association Ramirez is a graduate of Notre Dame Univer sity He earned his law degree from St University 1 A lifelong resident of the Valley I Ramirez his wife Noelia and their three children live in Edinburg I pr RAMIREZ.

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