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ARIZONA REPUBLIC VALLEY STATE MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2008 B5 Mesa merchants hear stories of construction to be cool." Other words of advice: Communicate with the city, let them know about any problems and sit on citizen panels to remain involved and informed. Mesa's mile of light rail, from the Tempe border to just east of Dobson Road, took nine months to lay and took a toll on several businesses. But the next 3-mile stretch will affect far more merchants, including dozens in the alreadystruggling downtown area between Country Club and Mesa drives. Officially, there is no decision yet on whether to extend the light rail, said Mike James, Mesa's deputy director of transportation. A federal study due in several months will determine whether to use light-rail technology or buses to take commuters deeper into Mesa.

But James said merchants can count on customers having access LIGHT RAIL Continued from B1 to their businesses at all times, unobstructed sidewalks and plenty of parking on nearby streets and in city structures. He also hopes to offer free evaluations to create strategies for downtown businesses to stay viable during construction. Construction schedules would also be built around the Mesa Arts Center's season to create minimal disruption, he said. David Johnson, owner of Watson's Flowers on the MesaTempe border, said it will be worth it when the trains start running. Initially a huge opponent of light rail, he was won over by monthly updates from the city and by joining citizen advisory boards.

He said the city was responsive to his concerns, quickly addressing any property damage during construction and answering his questions. But not all Mesa business owners are convinced. Many have been here before. Ten years ago, Main Street un- OBITUARIES ES To clude place a funeral announcement and email your request to click (in- your name, address phone number) or go to azcentral.com, on "Republic Classified place Deadline to place your notice is 12 noon Saturday for day's publication, and 12 noon Saturday for Monday's publication. obituary deadline is 11 am.

Call classified Customer Service at 602-444-8774, for pricing and details. ALLEN, Roger John NAWROT, Norbert Thomas GAGNON, Alfred SMITH, Phebe F. HOLMES, Leroy Jr. WADDELL, Donald Rober MILLER, Dolores Marie Roger John Allen, 61, of Glendale, Az, passed away June 2008. If there is any information please contact La Paz Funeral Home at 602-266-5558.

Alfred (Alfie) Gagnon, born on April 27, 1938 in Meadowlake, Saskatchewan, Canada, passed away peacefully in his home with his family by his side on Thursday, June 12, 2008. Alfie and his family moved to Arizona 36 years ago. He had been an auto mechanic throughout the valley before retiring in January 2008. He is best known for his sense of humor, love of life, love of the outdoors, sports and his many R.V. adventures.

He is survived by his loving wife Jeanne, daughters Suzanne, Michelle Dieter (Arron), and sons Robert and Richard (Tammi). One granddaughter, Cheryl Johann and three grandsons, Kevin and Chris Allen and Matthew Dieter. Brother Aime and Sister Laurette Cloutier, numerous nieces nephews. Viewing and Rosary will be held on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at Best Funeral Services 9380 W. Peoria Avenue, Peoria, Az.

From 6:00 8:00 P.M. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at Church of St. Joachim St. Anne 11625 N.

111th Sun City, Az. Our sincere gratitude goes out to Hospice of the Valley for their wonderful care and compassion. LeRoy Holmes Jr. 78, passed away May 4, 2008 in Beaumont, CA. He was born in Loma Linda, CA on April 13, 1930.

"Roy" was a graduate of San Bernardino High School and received his Business Degree from UCLA, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi Fra-1 ternity. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy became a Naval Aviator. Roy was trained to fly the Skyhawk. He flew off the USS Hancock.

In 1959, he moved his family to Phoenix, AZ where he owned and operated Nu Tred Tire Co. Roy is survived by his children, Jonathan Holmes of Isl of Palms, SC and Nancy Holmes of Chandler, AZ as well as his sister Wanda Lee Rhoades of Palos Verdes, CA and five wonderful grandsons; Jason, Justin and Travis of SC, Bryce and Austin of Chandler, AZ. Roy was known as "Brother" by many of his friends and family members. He was a good friend, a kind and caring person. A private family memorial service will be held at St.

Francis Episcopal Church in Palos Verdes, CA. Burial will be directed by the Neptune Society. In Loving Memory Of Anne Vuxton November 25, 1924 June 16, 2007 Mom, it's hard to believe it's been a year since you've been gone. Keith I talk about you everyday and treasure the enjoyable conversations and time we had together. Love and miss you very much.

Stephanie Keith It's not just hospice. It's Hospice of the Valley. Providing comfort and dignity HOSPICE as life nears its end. VALLEY To learn more about our services, call Your not -for profit hospice since 1977 602.530.6900 or visit hov.org Scottsdale officers hitting the streets derwent a yearlong renovation to make it more pedestrian-friendly, and that hurt quite a few businesses. "I have a trepidation that all the small businesses in downtown are not going to survive," said Susan Clark, who owns the Fiber Factory, a downtown yarn shop.

"We lived through the last one," Clark said of the streetscape project. "But the economy was in a better state then. With the price of gas and the economy basically in the tank, survival is what you got to think about. "I'm not thinking about making a profit, I'm concerned about breaking even." Robert Burgheimer is undecided. "I'm for it, but I'm just worried about it," said Burgheimer, who owns Form5 Architecture Studio and acknowledged light rail could be great for the community.

"It's a tough call," he said of a mostly vacant downtown. "This could be the nail in the coffin." Norbert Thomas Nawrot, passed peacefully on June 12. He was a long time Phoenix resident having retired from the U.S. Post Office in 1996. He served in the Army in WWII.

He was preceded in death by Florence, his wife of 51 years. He was survived by his son Gary Magnino and his wife Barbara, grandchildren Tony and Kristin, great grandchildren Josh, Nick and Gabrielle. Graveside Memorial Service will be held Tues. June 17 at Resthaven, 6290 Northern, Glendale, AZ. In lieu of Flowers, contributions may be made in his name Sacred Heart Center, Box 969, Eagle Butte, SD 57625-0969.

Phebe F. Smith passed peacefully in her home on the evening of June 11, 2008 after a battle with cancer. Phebe was on July 20, 1920 in Minneapolis, MN to Robert Mary Knight Foulke. Phebe graduated with honors from the University of Minnesota with a BSEd. After college, Phebe spent two years teaching English in South Haven, MI before enlisting in the American Red Cross where she was drawn to serve in the European theater at the end of WWII.

Shortly after her return from services with the Red Cross Phebe met her Prince Charming, Mr. (Red) Wallace B. Smith and married on April 08, 1949. Phebe and Red lived in Denver and Omaha before retiring in 1977 to Rio Verde, AZ, becoming one of the founding members of the community along with many of their lifelong friends. Although the two called Rio Verde their permanent home Phebe and Red remained world travelers and also kept a summer home in Breckenridge, co alongside many of their close friends.

Phebe was the mother of two children, Gary and Andrea Smith. Phebe is survived by her son Gary, Grandchildren Damien and Heather Widick, Brothers William and Robert (Bud) Foulke, and two great grandchildren Faith and Preston. Phebe's hobbies included, 'avel, golf, social gatherings, Church Choir, and Bridge along with various other card games and activities. Phebe's sharp mind, thirst for adventure, strong will, and devotion to her family, friends, and her faith will always be remembered in the hearts of those who knew her. There will be a Memorial Service on Wednesday, June 18 at 4:00 p.m.

at the Rio Verde Community Church followed by a reception at the Rio Verde Country Club. In Phebe's honor, Memorial contributions can be sent to Sunshine Acres Children's home, 3405 N. Higley Rd. Mesa AZ, 85215. Or you can contact Sunshine Acres directly at (480)832-2540.

Donald Robert Waddell, 91, of Avondale, passed away on June 12, 2008. Born September 5, 1916 in Detroit, MI and passed away June 12, VETERAN 2008 in Phoenix. Survived by 2 daughters; Stella Reid Patricia Spillane, 2 grandsons; Mark Christopher, 3 great grandchildren; Joshua, Sedona Ashlynn. Don came to Arizona 56 years ago from Michigan and owned Waddells TV Repair on Western Ave. in Avondale for over 20 years.

Don was an Army veteran from 1941-1945. Visitation 5-8 pm, Tuesday, June 17th at Adobe Chapel Funeral Home 218 N. Central Avondale with interment 11:00 am, Wednesday, June with military honors at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery 2300 W. Van Buren, Phoenix In Loving Memory Giuseppa Guarino May 23, 1914 June 16, 1998 Aunt, Great Aunt, Cousin WALKING Continued from B1 trol car, I wouldn't have seen her," he said. "If there had been a predator walking down that alley, she would have been gone." The girl's mother had taken her son to school and left her daughter alone in the apartment with the door unlocked.

The family is being supervised by Child Protective Services. McDonough also knocks on doors, warning residents that their garage door is open, or that tools tossed in a truck bed are bait for burglars. Laurie Stegall, 53, was surprised McDonough roused her because her front door was open behind a locked screen door, a possible sign of trouble. She described the walking beats as "kind of cool." Next door, McDonough noticed a garage door open, an invitation to burglars. Clair Saylor, 88, who has lived in the house since it was built in 1959, told McDonough he leaves the door open so meter readers can get into his backyard.

"We don't do this every day," Saylor said, adding that there is no entry to the house from the garage. If I would have been in my patrol car, I wouldn't have seen (an unsupervised 2-year-old). If there had been a predator walking down that alley, she would have been gone." Jim McDonough Scottsdale police officer Around the corner, McDonough handed 85-year-old Charles Stanford a crime-prevention booklet and admired his 1977 Datsun, bought new from a nowdefunct dealer. McDonough asked him if he knew of any trouble spots on his block. Stanford pointed to 68th Street, a bustling thoroughfare between Scottsdale and Tempe.

"I've seen them going 80 to 90 mph on that street," Stanford said. McDonough offered to "put some radar on the street." "I'd appreciate that," Stanford said. Reporter Lily Leung contributed to this report. Arpaio pursues city e-mails Dolores Marie (Peserik) Miller, beloved wife, mother, sister and friend, died Thursday, June 12, 2008 in Chandler, after a two-year struggle against cancer. She was 78.

She lived in Mesa, with her husband, Robert (Pete) Miller. They celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary the day before she passed away at Dobson Home, Hospice of the Valley in Chandler. She was surrounded by her husband, four sons and adult grandchildren. Dolores was born April 20, 1930 at Two Rivers, oldest child of Vincent and Elvira, Peserik. She attended St.

Luke's grade school and was graduated from Washington High School in 1949. Later, she attended University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, where she studied journalism and English. She was a member of the Sigma, Sigma, Sigma SOrority and remained active with the organization throughout her life. Robert and Dolores Miller were married June 11, 1955 in St. Luke's church, Two Rivers.

During his career as a machine tool salesman, the couple made homes in Wisconsin, California, Texas, Colorado, and finally Arizona. Dolores made countless friends, particularly as she and her husband competed with their Hungarian Vizsla bird dogs in show rings and field activities across the nation. She was a voracious reader who consumed everything from westerns to classical literature. She also loved being in camp wherever her husband and sons were hunting. Her life's work, however, was raising four boys: Robert Miller Mesa; Thomas Miller, New York City; William Miller, Fort Worth, Texas; and Joel Miller, Lehi, Utah.

Dolores has eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Other survivors are sisters Shirley Lipke, Madison, and Mary Jane Paul, Sheboygan, and their families. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Br. Alexander (Donaid) Peserik of Milwaukee. The family wishes to thank all of the doctors and medical staff who cared for Dolores.

A special thanks is offered to the staff members at Dobson Home, who gave amazing and loving care to Dolores and her family in her last days. There will be a visitation and prayer service PM. Tuesday, June 17, 2008, Meldrum Mortuary, 52 N. Macdonald, Mesa, Ariz. Funeral mass will be Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 10:00 AM at Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 141 N.

Macdonald, Mesa. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to cancer research organizations. Brandon Paul Wright November 10,1986 June 16, 2003 It's been 5 years now since God took you to heaven. Not a day goes by that we don't miss seeing your smile, watching you grow and holding you close. You have all of our love for time immemorial.

Mom, Dad, Chris and all of the rest of your family THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC azcentral.com Place your obit in The Arizona Republic and remember your loved one on azcentral.com. For info. visit azcentral.com or call (602) 444-8774. E-MAIL Continued from B1 to copy the e-mails instead of paying 19 cents per page. The request led to a tense situation last week between deputies, Phoenix police officers, city staff members and a reporter who demanded to see the records as deputies were taking possession.

Chief Deputy Dave Hendershott of Sheriff's Office denies that the public-records rethe quest amounts to a political slap at the mayor's office. "Absolutely not," Hendershott said when asked if sheriff's officials were trying to retaliate against Gordon for speaking out. "We had a fiduciary responsibility anytime someone of the mayor's position makes an official complaint to the (U.S.) Justice Department." Gordon's letter requested a Justice Department inquiry into Arpaio's enforcement efforts. On the third page of the letter, drafted on April 4, Gordon states that one of his staff members, who is Hispanic, was among a group of people detained by a sheriff's deputy for "off-roading" in a restricted area. All the other members of the group were White, Gordon's letter states, and the deputy simply asked those people for identification and let them go.

"My staff member was asked not for her license, but for her Social Security card- and was issued a citation," Gordon states. "She was the only Hispanic of the six. There is a growing sense in Arpaio's office that Gordon and other prominent Democrats are involved in a conspiracy to discredit Arpaio and the Sheriff's Office. Arpaio doesn't deny the sweeping nature of the e-mail demand and how it might bolster that theory, although the staffer could have relayed the incident via a phone call or an in-person conversation neither of which would be reflected in the records request. "If it was just made up, I want to know that, too," Arpaio said.

"If that (allegation) was made for other reasons, don't go using my deputies as a pawn in some political game." Gordon is irked at the records request but stopped short of calling it retaliation for speaking out against Arpaio's tactics. "I'll let people draw their own conclusions," he said. But the mayor said one thing is clear: The records will almost certainly prove useless. "It's wasted all these taxpayer for their own review of their own people," he said. Phoenix weighs downtown quiet zone QUIET Downtown Phoenix quiet-zone proposal Continued from B1 Developers want to quiet the train horns in the neighborhood near Chase Field.

The one area is now home to an upscale condo mesh Patel, of Hansji Urban, tower and a loft project. The neighborhood is also being eyed for which is affiliated with a Cali- hotels, apartments fornia firm that has long-term plans to build a hotel near the historic Luhrs buildings downtown. "This is something that would concern any developer that's building a hotel or selling a residential space." Train engineers honk their Monroe St. horns at each railroad crossing in Phoenix. That can mean a Ave.

Adams St. cacophony of horns through- in- 7th out the night as trains pass Washington tersections, say business ownJefferson ers and residents Downtown condo owner Madison St. Debra Goodwin, 50, sleeps Jackson St. through 3 a.m. train horns but says she worries about the fu- Harrison St.

ture. "More importantly, in my opinion, is not the people who are living here now who have gotten used to it it's the future development of down- Most of town Phoenix," Goodwin said. pay for "If the city wants to grow other safety downtown and make it a desti- road crossings. nation, they are going to have to quiet zone do something about that train review by the noise." Administration. In quiet zones, train oper- The ators use horns less often, but cost much they would, for example, honk mate because at a person on the tracks, said sultant's Zoe Richmond, spokeswoman provements for Union Pacific.

ready in place, Many cities have weighed economic-development such plans because train traffic tor for the is rising, Richmond said. Partnership. Over the past 10 years, high The city has fuel prices have made trains a uted $150,000 cheaper option for some com- ject, and panies, she says. have raised A Union Pacific train can far, a city carry a ton of freight 700 miles To move on a gallon of diesel, Richmond Council must said. tion to federal Also, more cities are redevel- On Wednesday, oping industrial districts.

cil subcommittee While a temporary quiet the issue until zone may cost as little as more information. $250,000, proponents say, a They had city consultant estimated a per- The temporary manent quiet zone could cost ger complaints as much as $4.5 million, city said documents say. Neely, adding and more Fillmore St. Ave. Ave.

Ave. Ave. 4th 3 1st St. Luhrs Tower, condos. Ave.

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Convention CityScape Center US Airways Center Proposed The Summit at Chase zone Copper Square Field quiet Stadium Lofts MARK ARIZONA REPUBLIC community should foot the bill for a long-term fix. Also, a downtown quiet zone could spawn a tide of similar requests from other neighborhoods, said Councilman Michael Nowakowski. The developers behind the push have big plans for the neighborhood. Developments, the firm that built the Summit at Copper Square, is also involved in a proposed entertainment district for the area. CityScape, a $900 million RED Development project, is expected to include hotels and dwellings.

State and federal officials are reviewing a proposed Flagstaff quiet zone, said Kimberly Ott, the city's public-information officer. Tempe and Maricopa County are in the process of creating quiet zones. In 2007, Gilbert rejected a similar proposal. Reporters Dianna Mike Walbert and Tony Lombardo contributed to this article. 5 Phoenix St.

the money would upgraded barriers and measures at railThe temporary would face yearly Federal Railroad permanent zone may less than the estisome of the conrecommended imare probably alsaid Dan Klocke, direcDowntown Phoenix already contribtoward the proseveral businesses about $100,000 so report says. forward, the City send an applicaofficials. a City Counpostponed they could get several concerns. zone could trigif it ever lapsed, Councilwoman Peggy that the business.