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4-A THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS TUESDAY MAY 1, 1990 Obituaries George R. Phillips Sr. GALVESTON George Ralph Phillips 77, of Galveston died Monday at St. Mary's Hospital in Galveston. Arrangements are pending at Malloy and Son Funeral Home.in Galveston.

Ann Goforth CLEAR LAKE CITY Ann Goforth, 66, of Clear Lake City died Monday at Humana Hospital-Clear Lake in Webster. Arrangements are pending at Jack Rowe Funeral Home in League City. Mildred V. Sykes BACLIFF Mildred V. Sykes, 75, of Bacliff, died Sunday at her residence.

Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Jack Rowe Funeral Home in League City. The Rev. J.W, Thompson will officiate. Burial will follow at Forest Park East Cemetery.

Visitation is set for after noon today at the funeral home. Born Jan. 17, 1914, in Post, Mrs. Sykes was a licensed vocational nurse. A 53 year resident of Bacliff, she was a member of Bible Baptist Church in Bacliff.

Survivors include her daughters, Mildred Lee Ann Rice of Webster and Lisa Carol White of Bacliff; brothers, Arlee Cook and Rayburn Cook, both of Texas City, Melvin Cook of League 1 City and Bill Cook of Vista Coma, and two grandchildren. Leo Archie Sr. TEXAS CITY Leo Archie 61, of Texas City died Sunday at Mainland Center Hospital in Texas City. Services are 11 a.m.*"Saturday at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Mount Zion Community, Hunts- viJle. The Rev.

D.N. Benford Sr. of Rising Star Baptist Church in Texas City will officiate. Burial will follow at Mount Zion Community Cemetery in Huntsville. Visitation is set for 1 p.m.

Friday at Mainland Funeral Home in La Marque. A wake will.be held 7-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Born Sept. 28, 1929, in Huntsville, Mr.

Archie was retired from the Galveston Wharves. He was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, where he served as junior deacon in his earlier years, and was a member of ILA Local No. 20 of Galveston. Survivors include his father, Raymond Archie Huntsville; children, Leo Archie Jr. and Jerrold Archie, both of Texas City, Ronald Archie of Webster and Andrea Gradney of Friendswood; sisters, Johnnie Mae Randall, Geneva Ross and Yvonne McAdams, all of Huntsville, and Joyce Faye McGowan and Hannah Ruth Machey, both of Houston; brothers, Phillip Archie and Raymond Archie both of Huntsville; four grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Pallbearers are Bobby Maxiey, Elvis Levige, Virgil McAdams, Joe Randall, Phillip Archie Jr. and William McAdams. Memorials may be sent to Mainland Funeral Home, 2711 Texas La Marque, Texas 77568. Johnny Claunch TEXAS CITY Johnny Claunch, 62, of Texas City died Saturday at Veterans Hospital in Houston. Services are 2 p.m.

Wednesday at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will be a private family service at Veterans Cemetery in Houston. Visitation is set for 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. Born Dec.

22,1927, in Maybank, Mr: Claunch was a seaman and pipefitter. Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Claunch of Texas City; son, James Claunch of Texas City; sisters, Mary Beth Hopkins and Joyce Bishop, both of Texas City, and Claudia Self of Lake Charles, and three grandchildren. Esta Lee Munson LA MARQUE Esta Lee Munson, 86, of La Marque died Monday at Mainland Center Hospital in Texas City. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at James Crowder Funeral Home of La Marque.

The Rev. Frank Lagana will officiate. Burial will follow at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster. Visitation is set for 4 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Born March 14, 1904, in Hempstead, Mrs. Munson had been a Galveston County resident since 1922. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Eagles in Galveston. Survivors include her daughters, Mrs. Vergile Reece of Texas City, Mrs.

Janie Gimenez of La Marque and Mrs. Doris Palmquist of Houston; one son, William B. Jones of Taylors, S.C.; 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be her grandsons. thur, died April 23; services i p.m.

today at Greater Macedonia Baptist Church in Port Arthur; burial will follow at Johnson Cemetery in Groves under the direction of Moody-Harris Funeral Home. R. Michael Proud, 41, of Seabrook died Saturday; services 2 p.m. today at Clear Lake City Church of Christ in Clear Lake City; graveside services 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hanna Cemetery in Cherokee, Texas.

WEDNESDAY Iris I. Baisden, 69, cf Bacliff died Sunday; services 2 p.m. Wednesday at Poling-St, Clair Chapel in Buckhannon, W.Va,; burial will follow at Bailey Ridge Cemetery in Bailey Ridge, W.Va. OBITUARY RULES As a community service, The Galveston Daily News publishes regular obituaries for county residents at no charge. Free obituaries are edited to conform with News- Associated Press style.

If addition- al'information is requested, such as survivors outside the immediate family or honorary pallbearers, or if the obituary includes a photo, the entire obituary is charged at oui' regular classified ad rate. Funerals TODAY Joseph Gloston, 100, of Port Ar- James W. Butler LAKE BUCHANAN James Walter Butler, 72, of Lake Buchanan died April 27 at his residence. Services will be 10 a.m. today at James Crowder Funeral Home in La Marque.

The Rev. Dr. Max Brown of the First Baptist Church in Galveston will officiate. Burial will follow at Grace Memorial Park in Hitchcock. Visitation was'Monday at the funeral home.

Mr. Butler was born Aug. 7, 1917, in Redfield, Ark. He retired from Monsanto Chemical Company in 1979 as a maintenance supervisor with 25 years of service. He was the son of the late Joseph Derwood Butler and Ollie Jane Butler of Redfield, Ark, He was a member of the Baptist faith.

He had resided at Lake Buchanan for the last 10 years and was formerly of La Marque. Mr. Butler was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice Theresa Butler, and by his brothers, Vernon LiButler and Joseph Butler. Survivoi's include a brother, Adren B. Butler of La Marque; sister, Mrs.

Sally Baugnman of Fresno, first cousin, Louise Millard of Marysville, nephews, Bernard C. Heer Jr. of San Antonio, William M. Heer of Galveston and James W. Heer of Galveston; sisters-in-law, Golden M.

Heer of Galveston, Norma 'Butler of La Marque, Mrs V.L. Butler of Framingham, and Jean Butler of El Paso; and a number of great-nieces and great-nephews. Pallbearers will be Emery Baugnman, Bill Burkett, Howard Jackson, Charles Paschetag, William W. Temple, James M. Gatewood and George A.

Orum. Honorary pallbearers are R.L. Hunt, Loyd Jones, Clifford Price, Rufus Edwards, Hubert Lam, John Swopes, Lee Burrows, Mack Pruitt, Eugene Bullacher, Lew Pearson, Paul Grabiel and Gary Marines. Families and funeral homes are urged to make sure information supplied to The News is checked carefully for accuracy and correct spelling. The News assumes no responsibility for incorrect information submitted to us.

All obituaries should be typed. Robert C. McCauley TEXAS CITY Robert C. McCauley, 94, of Texas City died April 29, 1990, at Autumn Wind Retirement Center in New Braunfels, Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City.

The Rev. Paul Chovanec will officiate. Burial will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Dickinson. Visitation is set for after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Born Aug. 14, 1895, in Lampassas, Mr. McCauley was a retired wharf master, and was employed by Paul's Bakery for 15 years. He was a member of the Golden Age Club. Mr.

McCauley was preceded in death by his wife, Mary. Survivors include his sons and daughters-in-law, Robert B. and Margaret McCauley of Livingston and Charles and Deane McCauley of Texas City; daughter and son- in-law, Ludie Jerry Fesperman of New Braunfels; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers are Jack Fassetta, Keith Murphy, Bill Murphy, Dennis McCauley, Darrell Johnson, James Bozeman and Douglas Pohlen. report Gonzales sentenced to 7 years Associated Press DALLAS A former Houston police officer was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison for the freeway shooting of Houston newspaper janitor Ida Lee Delaney.

Alex Gonzales, 25, was convicted in Dallas Friday of voluntary manslaughter in the Oct. 31 shooting death of Ms. Delaney. An eight- woman, four- man jury Gonzales spent most the day Monday determining Gonzales' He could have been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison. The punishment phase in Gonzales' trial began'Monday in Dallas County district court before Harris County District Judge Ted Poe.

Poe moved the trial to Dallas because of extensive publicity in Houston. Charlotte Ragsdale, a member of the Ida Delaney Justice Committee, said the verdict "is at least a step in Dallas." "Obviously, there was enough information and evidence to bring some form of justice and that was critical in my opinion," said Ms. Ragsdale. "The family was looking for hope in the system in they were able to find it." Ragsdale said she believes that most people watching the would feel that the verdict is fair. Defense attorneys had argued that sending a police officer or former officer to prison is like imposing a potential death sentence because inmates often carry grudges against them.

But prosecutors contended that police officers should be judged by a tougher standard than average citizens because officers are expected to enforce the law. Janice Myles, Delaney's sister, said she was pleased with the verdict. Ms. Myles said she was not concerned about Gonzales' fears that his life might be threatened in prison. "Gonzales very coldhearted, ruthless person," Ms.

Myles said. "He has no feelings." Ms. Myles said although Gonzales has been sentenced to prison, he is still better off than her sister. "You know she's gone," Ms. Miles said.

"The only thing I can do is go talk to her at her grave. But they can go visit him." Teacher morale, student discipline key issues STEVE GEISSEN The Daily News The topics of teacher morale and student discipline emerged as key issues in a Monday GISD board of trustees candidate forum. The forum, sponsored by the Galveston Education Association, featured the five candidates vying for position 5, a one-year unexpired term on the Galveston Independent School District Board of Trustees. Candidates are: Miguel "Mike" Aleman, Susan Broil, J. Michael, Fieglein, Jackie Robbins and Carlos Pena.

Joe Garcia, who is running unopposed for position 4, also attended the forum. Candidates answered both questions provided to them in advance and written questions from the audience. Broil, a homemaker and community volunteer, said she believes the three most important issues facing the board of trustees are facilities, public support of schools and campus morale. She said "open communication is the key" to achieving positive results in these areas. To facilitate communication and cooperation between the administration, district staff and the community, Broil advocated the development of an advisory council that would include students, teachers and community members.

She also said campus morale could be bolstered by providing more support and encouragement of teachers. Ball senior qualifies for international science fair GALVESTON Ball High senior Doug Reynolds, who previously earned a grand award at the Houston Science and Engineering Fair, took first place in the environmental division and fourth place overall at the Texas State Science and Engineering Fair. The honor qualifies Reynolds to compete in the International Science and Engineering Fair May 6-11 in Tulsa, Okla. Titled "Heavy Metal Wasteland," Reynolds' project examined the toxicity of metals such as copper, mercury and zinc on Galveston Bay shrimp. Reynolds exposed shrimp in aquarium tanks to the same levels of the heavy metals found in certain areas of Galveston Bay, causing some of the specimens to die.

Upon doubling the concentration of the metals, half of the shrimp died within 24 hours. This could be accomplished in part by allowing teachers to have more participation in decision making, she said. Fieglein, a Galveston attorney whose wife teaches at Ball High, said he believes the three most important issues are: Teacher support and morale; student discipline and social maladjustment; and control and coordination of curriculum. "If we can take care of the first problem (teacher morale) that will go a long way in solving the problem of discipline and social he said. Fieglein contended that teacher morale has foundered under the current administration and that more administrative control needs to be returned to the campus level.

"The most important element of education is the teacher in the classroom," he said. Fieglein said the administration needs to stand behind its teachers and "get out of the mode of the teacher having to defend themselves before the class and the administration." Robbins, an accounting assistant at Texas University at Galveston and former accounts payable clerk for GISD, said she believes the three most important issues facing the board are: Student discipline, employee moral and teacher salaries. The district "needs to remove disruptive students from the classroom faster and permanently if need be," Robbins said. "We've got to get the disruptive students out of the classroom so those who want to can learn." Robbins contended that GISD employee morale is at an "all time low." She said a solution would be a change in administrative leadership. The current administration does not value the concerns of faculty, she said.

Robbins also contended the district "wastes money like crazy." She said more money could be dedicated to increasing teacher salaries if the district placed more emphasis on instructional costs than administration costs. Aleman, a machinist for Amoco Chemical said he believes the three most important issues are: The need for a new high school, the dropout problem and student discipline. Ball High has become outdated and a new high school is needed, Aleman said, adding that the school is "located in an area that is not conducive to education" To adequately address the dropout problem, "we need to make (students) understand that education is the foundation for their future endeavors," he said. School officials also need to "take charge of the classioom" with effective discipline measures so that students can learn and teachers can teach, he said. While the 21st century is approaching, the school district is "going Ale- man claimed, saying "We're in about 1930, I think." Pena, general manager of Kleen Janitorial Supply Co.

and a former GISD band di- rector, said he believes the three most important issues are: The district's image, student discipline and communication. Pena said he chose those three priorities after visiting every GISD campus and discussing school issues with faculty and community leaders. Improving the district's image is essential to fostering the local economy, he said, citing the importance prospective residents place on a good school system. Improve school facilities would help enhance the district's image as would improved communication between the district and the community. He cited increasing parent involvement and removing discipline problems in the schools as goals he would pursue as a trustee.

Pena said "a concerted community effort is the only way to solve (district problems)." Garcia, a manager in system programming department of American National Insurance said he believes the three most important issues are: Facilities, the district's image and communication. "Personally I would like to see a new high school," Garcia said. But he said he is not yet if the district can afford a new school. The district's image can be improved by emphasizing the positive accomplishments of its students, he said. Garcia also said he supported providing competitive teacher salaries, and teacher training and development opportunities.

Up to 6,000 attend Crab Festival Doug Reynolds Reynolds said his project illustrates the potential contamination of the food chain by dumping byproducts produced by industrial complexes in the Galveston and Houston area. Reynolds and his sponsor, Ball High science teacher Barbara Cain, will travel to Tulsa tor the international competition. By JOEL KIRKPATRICK The Daily News CRYSTAL BEACH The fifth annual Texas Crab Festival may have taken the biggest nip on the tourist trade since it was organized, said Janine Cook, chairwoman of the event sponsored by the Bolivar Peninsula Chamber of Commerce. As many as 6,000 may have attended, although there was no accurate crowd estimate, Cook said. "It is growing every year," she said.

The crowd Friday had to contend with a rain-soaked parking lot with many getting stuck, but free pullouts were provided by the festival. And there was the sawing of fiddles, the aroma of seafood gumbo and crab-boil in the air. In all of the important contests, like Mr. Crab Legs, Miss Crab Legs, Little Miss Crab Legs, and the gumbo and crab cookofi' contests, Port Bolivar contestants were the toughest, taking home most of the prizes. In the gumbo cookoff, reported by Mrs.

Cynthia Byrom, first place went to Gloria and D.D. Sievers of Port Bolivar, who received a $150 prize and a trophy. Second place went to workers at Noble Carl Park, where the contest was held, Mrs. Byrom said. And even though the judges in the gumbo cookoff were from deepest Louisiana, the second place gumbo won an award even though it had a "trace of red" in it.

Third place went to the "Galveston County Gut Busters." It was a brown gumbo. In the crab cookoff, first place went to Arnold Comeaux of Port Bolivar. Second place went to the Golden Nuggets, with Frank Gennusa as chief cook. Third place went to Howard's Seafood, with Mary Nell Nillender as chief cook. There may have been a bet or two made on the crab races, in which live crabs are urged down a wooden lane by backers squirting them with water pistols.

The winner of the Miss Crab Legs contest was Tawnia Hobbs of Port Bolivar. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! YES, itort my subscription to The News today for only $8.00 per month. a Bill me Check enclosed Name Address Phone (fcalueaton SaUg 744-3611 P.O. tox TX 77553 Happy 15th Birthday Candace Cochrane your family The winner of the Mr. Crab Legs contest was the oldest of 20 contestants, J.R.

Harkness of Crystal Beach. And the winner of the Little Miss Crab Legs contest was Paige Sievers of Port Bolivar, who received a trophy. Other winners received plaques. "We had a great time. It was a success, and we'll do it again," Cook said.

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