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2D Tuesday (ebruary 23 1993 THE MONITOR McAllen Texas Obituaries JULIA GARCIA EDINBURG Julia Garcia 79 of Linn died eb 22 1993 at lidinburg Hospital Survivors in clude four sons Miguel Garcia of San Juan llomero Garcia of Edinburg Pedro Garcia of Linn and Jorge Garcia of Lar edo two daugh ters Sylvia Gar cia of San Isidro and Nelda Scrivner of Arkansas two brothers Pedro and Horacio Lopez both of Edinburg four sis ters Mrs Santos Lopez Mrs i dencia Salazar and Mrs Reynaldo Navarro all of Edinburg and Maria Mosqueda of McAllen 1 1 grandchildren and a great grandchild A rosary will be recited at 7 pm today at Ceballos Diaz neral Home in Edinburg uneral will be 10 am Wednesday at San Isidro Catholic Church Burial will lie al La Refonna Cemetery in Linn GARCIA Ml EVA CHAPA MISSION Eva Chapa 82 died eb 21 1993 at Mission Nursing Home She was a Mission native and lived there all her life She was preceded in death by her brothers Jose Maria Solomon and Roberto Chapa and a sister Consuelo Longoria Survivors include 12 nieces and nephews uneral Mass will be celebrated today al Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Mission Burial will be at Lturel Hill Cemetery in Mission Memorial contributions may be made to the Our Ltdy of Guada lupe Church Building und in Mis sion lores uneral Home in Mission was in charge of arrangements VIVIANA OLIVAREZ RIO GRANDE CIT Viviana Olivarez X6 died eb 21 1993 at Starr County Memorial Hospital Survivors include five sons Alonzo lloincro and Jose Eugenio Olivarez all Rio Grande City Rosendo Olivarez of Pefiitas and Leonel Olivarez Sr of Mission three daughters Ofelia 0 Cruz Cristcla 0 Leal and Estefana 0 Garza all of Rio Grande City a sister Maria Oralia of Rio Grande City 26 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren uneral Mass will be at 4 pm today at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Rio Grande City Burial will be at Rio Grande City Cemetery Sanchez uneral Home in Rio Grande City was in charge of ar rangements CELESTE WHITE LEXINGTON Celeste White 56 formerly of Edinburg died eb 9 1993 She was preceded in death by her parents OA and Alice Knotts Whetstone Survivors include her husband Charles White two sons Calude White of Baton Rouge lut and Carter White of Sanger Texas a brother Ben Whetstone of Lexing ton and a grandchild Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of choice Caughnran llarman uneral Home in Lexington was in charge of arrangements PEDRO ROSAS DONNA Pedro Rosas 62 died eb 20 1993 at a Weslaco hospital Survivors include his wife Maria Tita Rosas of Donna four daugh ters Olga Castillo of Weslaco Ro salinda Irene and Lydia Rosas all of Donna nine sons Miguel Car los Domingo Pedro Jr Armando Raul Juan and Martin Rosas all of Donna and Javier Rosas of Hous ton his mother Clara lores of lorida three sisters Chona Rosas and Maria lores both of lorida and Alicia lores of El Campo two brothers Lino Rosas and Jose lores both of lorida and five grandchildren uneral service will be al 3 pm today at St Joseph Catholic Church in Donna Burial will be at Donna City Cemetery Sagmiller uneral Home in Donna was in charge of funeral arrangements LEE MARTIN VERA DONNA Lee Martin Vera 3 died eb 20 1993 Survivors include his parents Martin and Martina Vera of Donna a sister Roxanne Vera of Donna paternal grandparents Jose and Maria Vera of Donna and maternal grandparents Elias and Amalia Longoria of Donna uneral will be at 1 1 am today at St Joseph Catholic Church in Donna Burial will be at Vai Verde Memorial Gardens in Donna Sagmiller uneral Home in Donna was in charge of ar rangements EDUARDO MARTINEZ McALLEN Eduardo Martinez 29 died eb 21 1993 in Houston at Ben Taub Hospital He was raised in McAllen Survivors include his wife Clau dia Martinez of McAllen a son Eduardo Martinez Jr of McAllen parents Nicolas Martinez of Hous ton and Amelia Martinez of McAllen two brothers Juan and Jorge Martinez both of McAllen three sisters Amelia Grimaldo of McAllen Elizabeth Alvarez of Dallas and Connie Martinez of Alamo Prayer service will be at 7 pm today at Ceballos uneral Home Chapel in McAllen Chapel service will Ire at 2 pm Wednesday at the funeral home chapel Burial will be at Roselawn Cemetery Ceballos uneral Home in McAllen was in charge of ar rangements NOELIA MJRELEZ McALLEN Noelia "Nelly" Mirelez 28 died eb 19 1993 in Zacatecas Mexico Survivors include a son Noah Mirelez of McAllen two daughters Eliza Noelia and Ana Maria Mire lez both of McAllen parents Noe and Isabel Milrelez of McAllen two brothers Joe Eduardo Mirelez of McAllen and Noah Mirelez of Daytona three sisters Laura Sue and Leslie Gonzalez both of McAllen and Nora Ann Martinez of San Juan uneral will be al 2 pm today at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in McAllen Burial will be at Santa Rita Cemetery in Puerto Rico Texas Ceballos uneral Home in McAllen was in charge of ar rangements JOHN JEERSON WILSON HARLINGEN John Jefferson Wilson 75 died eb 22 1993 at his home Born in Burfordsville Mo Wil son was owner and operator of the Ozark Tire Supply He was preceded in death by his parents rank Harve and Bessie Hutson Wilson a brother rank and two daughters Mary Joanne and Mary Jeannine Survivors include his wife Jean Erlbachcr Wilson of Harlingen two sons John and Jerry both of McClure III two daughters Patri cia Williams and Jeanne Johnson both of armington Mo eight grandchildren two great grandchildren a step grandchild and a step great grandctuio Memorial service will be at 2:30 pm Wednesday at Pitts Krcidler Ashcraft uneral Home Chapel in Harlingen Memorial contributions may be made to the Baptist Medical Cen ter Sandie Jo unk Hospice Pro gram PO Box 2588 Harlingen 7X551 GRACE ALEXANDER WESLACO Grace Alexander 75 died eb 21 1993 in Hunts ville after a short illness She was a beauty shop operator in Weslaco She was preceded in death by her husband Orville Alexander in 1992 uneral arrangements are pend ing at McCaleb uneral Home in Weslaco JOSE SALINAS WESLACO Jose Salinas 20 died eb 20 1993 in Mission from injuries sustained in an auto mobile accident Survivors include his wife Mar tina Salinas of Mission a son Uriel Salinas of Mission a daughter Azambetli Salinas of Mission parents Mr and Mrs Abelino Salinas of Mission three brothers Jesus Alberto Salinas of El Paso Jose Rene and Javier Sali nas both of Woodington Mich three sisters Elizabeth Gutierrez and Rosa Anna Salinas both of Mission and Esmeralda Montoya of McAllen and his grandmother Sabina Arzola of Rcynosa uneral service will be at 3 pm today ay San Martin De Porres Catholic Church in Weslaco Burial will be at Hidalgo Cemetery Hawkins uneral Home in Weslaco was in charge of ar rangements ESME YVONNE SPRINGER WESLACO Esme Yvonne Springer eb 20 1993 at Knapp Medical Center She has been a Winter Texan for the past six years Survivors include her husband Irving Springer two sons Maurice Springer of Rockford III and David Springer of Phoenix Ariz three daughters Marjorie Zluticky of Breckenridge Minn Karen Mc Martin of Green Village NJ and Ellen Mills of Monkaloe Minn three sisters Jeanne Tierney of Oklahoma City Joyce I ankow of Vermillian Minn and Ina Stocckli of Madelia Minn 13 grandchil dren and six great grandchildren Memorial service will be at a later date in Campbell Minn Hawkins uneral Home in Weslaco was in charge of local ar rangements ELIX II HOOKS JR ALAMO elix II Hooks Jr 53 died eb 19 1993 at McAllen Medical Center A native of Donna Hooks was a 22 year US Army veteran serv ing two tours of duty in Vietnam Survivors include his wife Shirley Hooks of Alamo a daughter Lina Wright of lorida stepdaughter Darlene Bobb of Ten nessee a son Thomas Hooks of lorida a stepson Paul Rotenberry of Colorado Springs Colo three sisters Rose Lee Jordan Mary Helen Earls and Virginia Hooks all of California a brother Jesse Hooks of California and seven grandchildren Graveside funeral services will be at 2 pan today at Donna City Cemetery Graveside military hon ors will be conducted by American Legion Post 205 of Harlingen and VW Post 2410 of San Benito uneral services are under the di rection of Skinner uneral Home of Pharr MARGUERITE VIOLA LYNN McALLEN Marguerite Viola Lynn 93 died eb 21 1993 at Valley Grande Manor Nursing Home in Weslaco Born in Seward Neb Lynn moved to Alamo in 1921 She was a registered nurse and one of the first staff nurses in the first McAllen hospital She was preceded in death by her husband Carroll Lynn in 1986 Survivors include a son Ned Lynn of Alamo a daughter Lorna Robinson of Alamo two sisters Nadine Savage and Odessa Barr both of Alamo a foster daughter Emma Garza of Riverside Calif eight grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren Visitation will be from 9 am to 9 pm today al Kreidler uneral Home on North 10th Street in McAllen Graveside service will be at 2 pm Wednesday at Roselawn Cemetery in McAllen RACHEL BENNET McALLEN Rachel Bennet 77 died eb 21 1993 at McAllen Medical Center She was a resident of Plainfield Ind before moving to McAllen 44 years ago She was a registered nurse During World War II Bennet was a second lieutenant in the US Army Nurse Corps She also was head nurse at McAllen General Hospital for 20 years She was a member of the Lutheran Church Survivors include her husband Les Bennet of McAllen a son John Bennet of McAllen two brothers John Husted of California and Claude Husted of Ohio and a sister Jane Husted of Indianapolis No local services were planned The body will be buried in ort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio Kreidler uneral Home in McAllen was in charge of local arrangements Obituaries are published in The Monitor free of charge as a public service Photographs will be included only as space permits and at the discretion of editors The number of publications is limited to the initial death notice and one complete obituary 1 1 STARR COUNTY: Crime DID YOU KNOW Guard charged with coke possession Congress approved a bill in 1X00 which established the Library of Congress in Washington It appropriated $50(8) "for the purchase of such books as may be necessary By ANNA BORGMAN The Monitor RIO GRANDE CITY A Rio Grande City school security guard has been charged with possession ot 284 grams of cocaine Alvaro Peha 29 was arrested by a Texas Depai tincnt of Public Safe ty officer at about 6:30 pm Tues day eb 16 DPS Sgt Liurencio Saenz Jr confirmed Monday Pena and a cousin 32 year old Noe Pena Jr were stopped in a 1992 Chevrolet Suburban alter a ltigh steed chase by US Border Patrol agents and the DPS trooper Saenz said One of the men allegedly threw a bag containing the cocaine out ol the Suburban's window before they were stopped just cast of Garcias ville on Highway 83 Saenz said Both suspects were arraigned be fore Justice of the Peace Jose Adan Garcia the following day Alvaro Pella was suspended from his job the day after the arrest and fired Monday Superintendent Ruben Saenz said "We are disappointed anytime this sort of thing Saenz said Monday "We took the action we felt was nccessaiy As of today lie is terminated" Saenz said he was not aware of any charges that Pena had sold drugs to students and that senom district officials ried him because the attest would "severely impair' his effectiveness as a security guard Saenz said he did not know how long Pena had worked for the school distiict but Dutch Piper head of the security said Pena was a security guard for at least four years The cocaine had an estimated street value of $26400 Continued from page ID Paradise Park and Arguello I and the cost of upgrading the 10 II which are caliche None has Inter faith current allocation is insufficient to cover colonies annexed into the city and 15 others in the extraterrito rial jurisdiction The most the city gets annually in Urban County money is sewer service An amendment to the request submitted about two weeks ago covers 15 more colonias outside city limits and adds $5 million to $6 million to the proposal bringing It includes Encino Death Continued from page ID the Hidalgo County district at torney's office Gurski urged taking special pre cautions with weapons when chil dren arc nearby Weapons should unloaded and stored in a locked area he said Garza Continued from page ID of our city" Garza 34 will face Adrian Ar riaga bit the May 1 ballot for the seat being vacated by Commis sioner Charles Wilson who is run ning for mayor While saying that his candidacy will provide mote accountable lead ersliip Garza added that he did not identify strongly with some ol the issues surfacing this election year Airiaga as well as a handle! ol city commissioners and candidates said they want to revise the city 66 year okl charter which they claim creates a lopsided balance ol power favoring a strong mayor But Garza said changing the charier "for sake" would not gain anything for the city kind of like the US Con stitution rom lime Io time you might go in and amend it but I'm not sine that a wholesale change is called Garza said look al it and then change it if change is Garza a 1976 McAllen High Si bool graduate said his strong background in public finance would add a "needed dimension" to the commission "As the city budget grows and the issues become more complex my kind of backgiound is going Io be important Gaiza said Meanwhile Arriaga a local real tor applauded his opponent's entry into the race "1 think great that the citi zens of McAllen arc going to have a choice between at least two peo pie for all the commission seats up for election and the mayor's said Arriaga foimer chairman of the planning and zoning com mission an appointed post Arriaga said bis past service in the aiea of city planning gives him insight into the critical growth situ ation facing McAllen "The key is planning for the fu Arriaga said need to have individuals that know how planning is done and how it can be Garza a political newcomer said he will benefit from his political no name "While I'm well known around the community and have had civic responsibilities I have any political aspirations until now" Garza said Garza said he will work to make the subdivision process less tedious for would be developers city has one of the most respected records in the state when it comes to orderly growth but at the same lime there has to he a happy medium there for the devel oper to go ahead and put his plans on the table and gel his projects approved on a timely he said "1 have developed land in town and I know how frustrating that outside of town Sanchez wants to see those funds earmarked for paving streets pro viding parks and recreational pro gram': for San Juan youth funding for a library services lor the entiie community Many of San colonias were established before the city re quired developers to provide waler sewer Tervice and curb and gutter paving The first request to the stale Water Development Board was about $2 million Garza said and covered subdivisions al ready annexed by the city: lais Bri sas Park Arguello 1 and Arguello II San Juan East Sun Valley Estates Sioux Terrace Sioux Terrace South Azteca Acres and an unnamed row of houses on Sioux Road west of Raul Longoria Lis Brisas is the largest with 50 lots The others have from 10 to 15 Garza said All have water and all streets arc paved except those in Heights Primavera I and Primavera II Bar Unit Unit 4 Valley Star Acres Aldamas Unit Arco Iris 2 Morningside Terrace 2 Country Living Estates RSW Unit 1 Trenton Acres Border Breeze El Dora Gardens and Lis Palmas Estates Guajardo said the city should have an answer from the slate by summer "What happens if we don't get the money? Then we have to look at other alternatives like taxes or passing a bond issue" he said A Valley Interfaith meeting to discuss gangs and police protection is planned for 7 pm March 2 in the home of Maria de la Luz Her nandez first block of Sylvia Circle lais Brisas Subdivision A second meeting is set for 7 pm March 3 at the home of Ruben Rios 222 Iwticia St to dis cuss procedures necessary to estab lish street right of way Computers Continued trorn page ID such an immportanl part of what we do and what be doing in the The computers are to go to 16 schools: 14 elementary schools plus two junior highs and the Teenage Parent Alternative Program A total of 434 computer work stations will be added cither to up grade existing labs or open up new ones Most schools already have com puters of some kind said Sylvia Rutiaga the coordinator for instructional technology But not every school campus has a set of computers combined in labs making them widely available to students she said The computer purchases are a major step in putting into place the five year technology plan The plan was mandated by the stiite government and approved last spring School principals teachers and even students were involved in testing out equipment belore deci sions were made on what to buy The Board of Trustee accepted bids from three different companies for the labs: IBMEduQuest Com puter Curriculum Corporation and jostens The bids are for five year lease to purchase agreements Two different kinds of equip ment are to be purchased about $206873 worth of the Writing to Read program and $2 million worth id' Integrated Learning Sys tems Computer Labs Writing to Read uses computer ized activities to help leach kinder garten and first grade students to write Integrated Learning Systems give instruction in language arts and mathematics reinforcing and expanding on lessons students get from their teachers Rutiaga said officials hope to have all the computer labs in place by the beginning of school in the fall Schools to get computer labs: Bonham Elementary is to have a lab upgraded with 10 new sta tions Seguin Elementary will expand an existing lab adding four sta tions and gain 20 stations in a new lab Ten stations will be added al both Jackson and Escandon el ementary schools Austin Elementary will gain 16 stations Thigpen Elementary will gain 21 stations Roosevelt Elementary will gain 56 stations Crockett and ields elementary schools will gain 28 stations each Garza Milam and Rayburn el ementary schools and Morris Junior High will gain 32 stations each Gonzalez Elementary will gel 30 stations The Teenage Pregnancy Alter native Program will gel eight more stations to upgrade an existing lab Wilson Elementary will get 14 more stations Lincoln Junior High School will gain 48 stations Bids for equipment and software at Lamar Junior High and McAu liffe Elementary are still pending.