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6B Pensacola News Journal pnj.com Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Page edited by Heather Shije Pagesshijepnj.com FOOD WINE Politics just another role for Lee to take on Mexico embraces food to attract tourists as possible," Weinstein said inane-mail Lee and Cuomo met at apartyin2005 at a mutual friend's house in the Hamp Lee Ready to eat your way around Mexico? Mexico City If you're looking for a weeklong, hands-on lesson in Mexican gastronomy, chef and culinary expert Ruth Alegria offers custom designed tours. These include the Market to Kitchen tour, shopping for ingredients and then preparing the menu under the guidance of a professional chef. Dates: Flexible. Price: Varies depending on tour. Information: www.

mexicosouland essence.com. San Miguel Allende The weeklong tours are based out of a private villa, with day trips, cooking classes, demonstrations and artisan tours. It offers a tour to learn how to make chilies rellenos by preparing traditional cheese-stuffed Poblano peppers. Next tour. October 30-November 6, 2010.

Price: $1950 per person, based on double occupancy. Information: www. mexicocooks.com. Associated Press Mexican chef Patricia Quintana, center, shows a pitaya fruit, or dragon fruit, at the San Juan market in Mexico City as she leads a 10-day "Aromas and Flavors" gastronomical tour of Mexico. Martha Mendoza Associated Press MEXICO CITY They sniffed the concha rolls, scrutinized the granola, photographed the salsa and nibbled the chilaquiles, Mexico's crunchy-warm breakfast of corn tortillas fried in eggs and tomatillo sauce.

Amidst the fresh squeezed orange juice and high altitude sunshine at the rooftop bistro there was a buzz of excitement and whispers of "save room for later" as 100 chefs, journalists, researchers and foodies took their first bites of a 10-day "Aromas and Flavors" gas-tronomical tour of Mexico, part of the government's latest effort to attract tourists interested in something other than beaches and pyramids. "We're excited to help Mexico improve its image, sharing all the richness, variety, flavors and abundance of dishes that are Mexican cuisine," said Mexico City's tourism director Alejandro Rojas Dmaz Duran. At the helm of this barely containable passel of wandering, sampling, questioning foodies is the ever-serene chef and restaurateur Patricia be tourists in Mexico. Dozens of culinary guides offer tours that can be as short as an afternoon to several weeks. Prices vary, but are typically around $350 per day including hotel rooms and lots of food.

Many tours include cooking lessons, as well The burgeoning industry was launched last year when Mexico's government began investing in culinary tourism as swine flu and drug cartel violence put a dent in the country's second most lucrative industry. 71 ejfiovv OVlflg TO PUCE A DEATH NOTICE. CAU. 436-8616. OBITUARIES AND PHOTOGRAPHS SUBMITTED TO THE PENSACOLA REPURPQSED AND OTHERWISE USED IN PRINT, EUCTRONIC AND OTHER MEDIA PLATFORMS.

OBITUARIES ARE Michael Hill Associated Press NEW YORK Food Network star Sandra Lee is known for mixing ingredients many cooks would never think of she presses pineapple slices into hamburger patties and blends heavy cream and vanilla vodka for strawberry cream martinis. Now that her long-term partner New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is running for governor, it's unclear how much politics she will mix in with her lifestyle career. Lee, 43, turned a flare with draperies into Kurtain Kraft and made her millions when she was still in her 20s. She has worked her way up from informercials to a lifestyle empire that includes not only her Food Network shows, but a magazine and more than a dozen cookbooks, as well. "When I met her I knew there wasn't a chance she wouldn't be said high-profile producer Harvey Weinstein, who struck a media deal with Lee when he was running Miramax.

"You could tell cooking was not something she was looking to for fame or fortune but simply something she took pleasure in and wanted to share with as many people WWII from 1943 1946 in the U.S. Navy, serving 16 months as a gunnery instructor in the Pacific Theater. He was very proud to serve his country. After his honorable discharge from the Navy, he attended the University of Scranton and graduated in 1951 with a B.S. in Chemistry.

He made his career as Vice President of Sales in the Newport Division of Reichhold Chemical Corporation, relocating to the Pensacola division in 1968. He retired in 1985 and assisted at Forte Contractors until his final retirement in 2005. Tom was a long time member of St. Paul Catholic Church and became a member of the choir for 16 years, a member of the men's club and also served on the church council for three years, the last year as president. Tom was a marathon runner participating in the first three Blue Angel Marathons.

He continued to run until he was diagnosed with COPD. He was an avid reader of history, sharing his knowledge with all of his grandchildren. Listening to Rush Umbaugh, demonstrated his love for political figures. "When an old man dies, a library bums to the ground." Tom also was fond of classical music and composers but also enjoyed a wide range of music, the likes of Frank Sinatra and his all time favorite musical show, Lawrence Welk. He was preceded In death by his beautiful wife, Paula; his parents, Raymond and Catherine McGraw; his brothers, Raymond and Michael; a sister, Dorothy McNulty; and his dear brother-in-law, Salvatore Consalvo.

He leaves behind his loving and devoted children, Unda and Bob Garman, Tom and Tami McGraw, Rosemary and Doug Forte, Kathi Crittenden and Maria and Robert Coats. Papa" also leaves behind numerous adoring grandchildren, Robb and Katie, Ronnie, Raymond and Jacquelyn, Joseph, Sarah, Graig, Elizabeth and Matt, Sean and Shannon, David and Mallory, Matthew, Tommy, Daniel and Melissa, Mark, Kevin, Stephen, Anna, Paula, Ryan, Alex, Christina and Michael. He is also loved by his great-grandsons, Zach-ary and Brendan. Left to cherish his memory are his brother and sister, Joseph McGraw and Catherine Ann Salko of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. A special aunt, Mary Cabrelli and a loving sister-in-law, Ann Consalvo along with several nieces and nephews will miss him dearly.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 17, 2010 at St. Paul's Catholic Church with Monsignor Michael Reed as celebrant. Interment will follow at Bayview Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be his grandsons. BAYVIEW FISHER-POU CHAPEL, 3351 Scenic Highway, is In charge of arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 16, 2010. A private Rosary will be recited at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Covenant Hospice, 5041 North 12th Avenue, Pensacola, FL 32504. Special thanks to his devot tons during a transitional time for both of them.

He was smarting after a stumbling run for governor in 2002. A year later he and wife Kerry Kennedy Cuomo, a daughter of Robert Kennedy went through a messy divorce after 13 years. Cuomo recalls the time as "a public humiliation" in his campaign-launch video. Her own marriage to Bruce Karatz, who was chief executive officer of homebuilder KB Home, was ending during the same period. (Karatz this April was convicted of four felony counts in a stock scheme).

People who know them say she is close to Cuomo's daughters: 15-year-old twins Cara and Marian and 12-year-old Michaela. They have helped Lee cook on camera and she arranged a sleepover party at the American Museum of Natural History for the twins. She lent Mariah a pink dress to wear for her school's production of "Grease." POSTED EVERYDAY BY 2 AJK. AT WWW.PtU.COM' ed caregiver and loving daughter Rosemary, Dr. David Phillips, his pulmonologist and the caring staff from Hospice.

"There comes a time when there is no gain to stoke the dying embers." We will miss you deeply, Papa! Express your condolences In our guestbookatpnj.comobits CONSTANCE MARGARET "CONNIE" NOWLIN Constance Margaret "Connie" Nowlin of Cantonment, Florida, beloved mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, entered through the garden gate to join her loving husband, Bob, on Sunday morning, June 13, 2010. Connie was 86 years young as her loving family surrounded her upon her departure. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert S. "Bob Nowlin; mother, Ruth McCarthy; and son, Richard L. "Dick" Nowlin.

Connie Is survived by her children, James "Pancho" Nowlin (Kathy), Ed Nowlin (Marcia), Robert Louis Nowlin (Unda), all of Pensacola; Robert S. "Rob" Nowlin of Jay; Bobbie Jean Marcus (Gene) of Colorado; Connie Ellen Burcham (Mike) of the U.S. Mountain West; and Ruth Aubrey (Roger) of Spanish Fort, AL; two sisters, Alice Marshall of St. Augustine, FL and Lillian Stark of New Jersey; brother-in-law, Charles Nowlin of Panama City, FL; 16 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews and friends. A native of New Jersey, Connie resided in the Pensacola area for the past 64 years.

As a young lady, she and her sisters loved to travel to New York City to listen to the bands of the day, Including Glen Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra. She was a member of Gonzalez United Methodist Church and had worked for St. Regis Paper Company and Howard Johnson's. She enjoyed traveling and gardening and was an avid nature and animal lover, but gained her greatest joys from her family, especially the little children. The family will receive friends at Pine Forest United Methodist Church, 2800 Wilde Lake in Pensacola on Thursday evening, June 17, 2010 from 5:30 pm until the 7:00 pm Memorial Service.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Humane Society or the Multiple Sclerosis Society. An on-line guestbook may be signed at hughesfuneralservice.com. Arrangements are by Hughes Cremation A Funeral Service, 7951 American Way, Daphne, AL 251-621-5890. Express your condolences In our guestbook at pnj.comobits Quintana, Mexico's official Cuisine Ambassadress, who herds her minions from restaurant to market to museum without raising her voice or dropping her serene smile. "Mexico offers innumerable riches for tourism, but beyond the beaches, the archeological sites and the ecotourism, there's the cuisine, which should be known throughout the world, providing magnificent opportunities for visitors," she said.

Quintana's tour is one of many now available to would- CHAPEL, 3351 Scenic Highway, is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be offered at www.bayviewfisher-pouchapel.com. Express your condolences in our gueslbaok at pnj.comobits LLOYD RUDOLPH EVANS "RUDY" 1928-2010 Rudy Evans, devoted husband and loving father and grandfather, passed away June 13, 2010 at the Covenant Hospice Inpatient Residence in Pensacola, Florida. Rudy is survived by his wife of fifty-six years, Mary White Evans of Gonzalez; his three daughters, Debra Henderson (William), Denise Williams (Don), Donna Evans; and four granddaughters: Devan Henderson, Holland Henderson, Hannah Williams Pennington (Jason), and Rachel Williams. Rudy was bom in Brewton, Alabama on June 5, 1928.

As a young man he served in the National Guard, then went on to a successful career at the paper mill in Cantonment. Rudy spent over forty years employed in various positions, retiring from International Paper in 1991. As a dedicated employee, Rudy's greatest appreciation was for the fine people he worked alongside over the years and others he became associated with during his long career. Rudy was a long time member of Gonzalez Baptist Church where he coached the girl's Softball team for many years. In the local community Rudy was an ardent supporter of UWF athletic teams and he especially enjoyed the UWF women's Softball team.

A memorial service celebrating Rudy's life will be held at Gonzalez Baptist Church on Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Covenant Hospice, 5041 North 12th Pensacola, FL 32504; or Gonzalez Baptist Church, 1590 Pauline Cantonment, FL 32533. The family wishes to convey special thanks to Dr. Karen Pennington and all the wonderful staff at Gulf Breeze Hospital, Baptist Manor, and Covenant Hospice for their loving care during Rudy's last weeks. Express your condolences In our guestbook at pnj.comoblts HOWARD LEIGHTON FIELDS 1938 2010 Howard Lelghton Fields, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, was called home at age 71.

Howard was bom in Carthage, NC on November 12, 1938. Howard was preceded in death by his father, Harold Fields, and mother, lla Mae In ('Iff NEWS JOURNAL MAY BE PUBLISHED, DISTRIBUTED, Warren nee. Oakley; and older brother, Billy Ray Fields of North Carolina. Howard is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Nancy R. Fields nee.

Gunn; his son, Howard L. Fields, Jr. of Franklin, LA; daughter, Rita N. Mackie (Fields) of Milton, FL; younger brother, Marvin "Bruce" Fields of Raleigh, NC. Howard was the loving grandfather to five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, as well as a treasure to numerous extended family members and friends.

A retired veteran of the United States Navy, he will be inurned at Barrancas National Cemetery aboard NAS Pensacola. The service of remembrance will take place at Friday, June 18, 2010 at Oak Lawn Funeral Home with inurnment to follow at Barrancas National Cemetery at 11 In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Howard's memory to Covenant Hospice or the Veteran's Administration. Condolences may be made at www.oaklawnfunerals.com. "You kept your promise for 49 years, now go forth and Rest in Peace." Express your condolences In our guestbook at pnj.comobits NINA CATHERINE H. FUSSELL Nina Catherine H.

Fussell, 86, of Orange Park, died Sunday, June 13, 2010. She was the wife of the late Jack Walker Fussell. Born in Columbus, Ga. on October 29, 1923, she was the daughter of the late George Kinnon and Zella Cook Hiller. Mrs.

Fussell graduated from Emory University's School of Nursing in 1948 and worked as a nurse in Atlanta, Charlotte, Titusville and Pensacola, where she retired from Sacred Heart Hospital in 1984. Mrs. Fussell was a member of As-bury United Methodist Church. Preceding Mrs. Fussell in death, in addition to her parents and husband, was her brother, James Hiller.

Survivors are her daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Clark Morris of Sorrento, and Cathy and Jim Wright of Orange Park, four granddaughters, one grandson and a great-grandson. A memorial service in celebration of her life will be held on Sunday, June 20, 2010, 2:00 PM at Asbury United Methodist Church, 16 College Orange Park, FL with Rev. Richard Jenks officiating. In lieu of flowers, kindly make donations in Nina's memory to the American Cancer Society, 4030 Boulevard Center Jacksonville, FL 32207 or the Arthritis Foundation, 314 Palmetto Jacksonville, FL 32202. Express your condolences In our guestbook at pnj.comobits PAULINE DUNN 1919 2010 Pauline Dunn, 90, passed away at the Covenant Hospice Inpatient Residence on Monday, June 14, 2010.

She was ready to go to Heaven and be with the family who had preceded her; parents, Harvey and Beluah Hetherington; her two husbands, Glenn Dennis and LeeRoy Dunn; her siblings, Hoyt Hetherington, Eston Hetherington, Christine Helton, Mary Mattson and Louise Lloyd. Pauline is survived by her son, Arnold Gene Dennis, who took good care of her until the very end, she loved him dearly; her grandchildren, who were still her "babies" no matter how old they were, Stephanie Glaze (Chris) and Brian Dennis; her great-grandson, Joshua Glaze; a sister, Jean Wise (George); two stepchildren, Carol Fussell (Don) and David Dunn (Helen) and four step grandchildren. Pauline is also survived by a host of nieces and nephews who cherished their "Aunt Polly" or "PaPa." Pauline spent her entire life loving and caring for not only her own child and grandchildren; but the children of her siblings and any other child that needed her. In her early years she worked for her family's business, Veteran's Gas. Pauline's love for children later led her to Kiddie Korral Nursery, where she worked for many years.

You could always find her on Sundays and Wednesday nights working at the Northside Baptist Church Nursery. God gave Pauline a love for children and she nurtured and cared for each child as though they were her own. Pauline is now in Heaven and able to take care of babies and children once again. Pauline will be greatly missed for her loving and caring ways, and all that she gave to those she loved. Pauline was a member for many years at the Seventh Day Adventist Church and was active in many areas.

In the later years of her life she was a member of East Brent Homebound Sunday School Class. She also enjoyed watching East Brent Baptist Church services and Dr. Dale Patterson's weekly sermons on TV with her sister Louise. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, June 17, 2010 at Bayview Fisher-Pou Chapel with Dr. Dale Patterson officiating.

Interment will follow at Bayview Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be her grandson, Brian Dennis, and her nephews, Kenneth Uoyd, Curtis Uoyd, Buddy Mattson, Wade Mattson and George Wise. Honorary pallbearers will be her nieces (who she called her girts), who loved Aunt Polly like their mom and found it an honor to take care of her during the later years of her life; Sandra Uoyd Fussell, Elizabeth Uoyd Wolff and Tonya Uoyd Kerchoff. The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home.

The family would like to express their thanks to the staff at Baptist Manor who took loving and compassionate care of her for the last year and the staff at Covenant Hospice Joyce Goldenberg Inpatient Residence who her and her family during her last days. BAYVIEW FISHER-POU ARTHUR A. GODWIN 1917 2010 Arthur A. Godwin, 93, of Pensacola, died Tuesday, June 15, 2010. He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather, who will be greatly missed.

Mr. Godwin was bom March 23, 1917 in Coolsprings, Alabama. He served in the U. S. Army during WWII in Europe and Africa.

He was on Omaha Beach during the invasion of Normandy and received two Silver Stars, a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. He was self employed and made his own way. Being self employed afforded him the time to be with and enjoy his family. He is survived his children, Leigh G. Russell, Phillip S.

Godwin, Usa L. Pirie, and David A. Godwin; grandchildren, Beth Michelle Bayless, Christopher J. Russell, Alan Pirie Abbey Pirie, Blaine Williams, Brant Williams, Bailey Godwin, and Brooke Godwin; greatgrandchildren, Jonathan P. Mosca, Erik A.

Mosca; great-great-grandchildren, Katherina Mosca and Paula Mosca; and sister, Alma Walden. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 17, 2010 at Bayview Fisher-Pou Chapel. Interment will follow at Bayview Memorial Park with military honors. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.

Thursday. BAYVIEW FISHER-POU CHAPEL, 3351 Scenic Highway, is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be offered at www.bayviewfisher-pouchapel.com. Express your condolences in our guestbook at pnj.comobits WILBUR (BILL) HOUGH 1936 2010 Wilbur (Bill) Hough, 74, of Pensacola, passed away on June 14, 2010. Bill was bom on May 9, 1936.

He served as a Master Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps and was a Vietnam Veteran. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte; daughter, Susie; grandchildren, Kelly, Mary, and Jonathan; and greatgrandchildren, Dent, Emma, and Lukas. Please be at Trahan Family Funeral Home at 10:30 to follow In procession to Barrancas National Cemetery for internment. Trahan Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Express your condolences In our guestbook at pnj.comoblts THOMAS PAUL MCGRAW 1925 2010 The greatest gift we have came from Goa and we call htm Dad.

Your death leave a heartache no one can heal but your love leaves a memory no one can steal." On Saturday, June 12, 2010, our beloved Father and Papa, Thomas Paul McGraw, was taken from us after a difficult struggle with COPD and he went into the arms of Jesus. Tom was born on May 08, 1925 In Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was a veteran of it.