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2-NS The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, January 26, 1988 Northwest Ex Expressway design contract OK'd DAVID SZYMANSKI general consultant services Tribune Staff Writer expressway. A total of CITRUS PARK Hillsborough went to seven engineering County expressway officials Monday design work. approved more than $367,000 in de- Work by an eighth sign and consulting contracts for the firm, Post Buckley Schuh planned Northwest Expressway. gan has been delayed. Members of the Tampa-Hillsbor- mile design section parallels ough County Expressway Authority hower Boulevard from voted unanimously to pay $103,363 Hillsborough Avenue to to Tampa engineering firm Howard Street.

Needles Tammen Bergendoff for That work was on hold Police Briefs Phony policeman sought BRANDON The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who masqueraded as a plainclothes policeman this weekend and abducted and sexually assaulted a 23-year-old woman here. The suspect is described as black, 38 years old, 5-foot-8 and driving a red Mazda pickup truck with silver, black and white stripes. According to police reports, the victim was abducted from her vehicle about 4 a.m. Sunday on Wheeler Road. She then was taken from the Dohle Road area and sexually assaulted near a lake in the Leonard Road area just north of Wheeler Road.

Death called overdose RUSKIN An 18-year-old man was discovered dead Monday morning by his mother after what appears to have been an accidental overdose of medications prescribed for drug abuse. David Wade Hedlund of 3434 Shell Point Road was pronounced dead at 7:27 a.m. at Sun City Hospital, according to the Sheriff's Office. 'His mother Jean told the Sheriff's Office her son couldn't remember how much medication he'd taken and went to sleep at 2 Monday morning. Hedlund had moved from his father's home i in Minnesota and was a student at East Bay High School, his mother told the Sheriff's Office.

The Sheriff's Office has not determined what drugs were prescribed or how much of the chemicals were in his body. The case has been turned over to the Medical Examiner's Office, according to Lt. S.R. Doss, and an autopsy will be performed. 2 suspected in robberies BRANDON Police suspect the same two men robbed two convenience stores Sunday.

Two men entered the stores a Texaco station at 6201 N. 43rd St. and a 7-Eleven at 5002 E. Sligh Ave. with one demanding cash while hiding his hand inside his jacket.

"Both times they had their hands in their pockets," said sheriff's Deputy J.D. Forbes. According to police reports, 7-Eleven was robbed at 1:10 p.m. and Texaco was robbed at 10:25 p.m. One man entered the Texaco station, asked for cigarettes, put his hand in his pocket and told the clerk to open the register and turn over all the money.

He then joined the other man outside the store and fled on foot. Nine hours later, two man entered the 7-Eleven and looked at the deli counter. One man then ap- Obituaries THELMA H. ABERNETHY, 86, of Tampa, died Saturday. A native of Huntington, W.Va., she had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area since 1971.

She was a retired telephone operator with Railway and a member of Central Christian Church in Huntington. She is survived by a daughter, Billie Terry of Wesley Chapel; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Curry and Son Funeral Home. WILLIAM THOMAS BULLARD, 66, of Tampa, died Monday. A native of North Carolina, he had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area since 1960, coming from Richmond, Va.

He was a retired superintendent of terminals for Seaboard Coastline, a member of Bellmont Baptist Church and Girls Club, and president of Ybor City Civitan Club. He is survived by his wife, Eloise; four daughters, Helen Burnette of North Carolina, Brenda Elarbee Tampa, Candace Bullard of Tampa and Tami Wells of Tampa; a brother, Tracey of North Carolina; a sister, Irene Mercer of North Carolina; and six grandchildren. Prevatt Funeral Home, Temple Terrace. JOHANNA O. CACHO, 71, of Tampa, died Sunday.

A native of New York, she had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area for years. She was a Catholic. She is survived by her husband, Henry; two sons, Henry Jr. of Tampa and Patrick of California; and two daughters, Gladys Smirti of Tampa and Susan of New York. Duval Funeral Home, Nebraska Chapel.

ELOY CASTRO, 82, of Tampa, died Sunday. He had been a lifetime resident of the Tampa Bay area. He was a retired public school maintenance man. He is survived by two sisters, America Diaz and Dora Cabot, both of Tampa. Duval Funeral Home, Nebraska Chapel.

SAMUEL F. CURRY, 74, of Tampa, died Sunday. A native of Key West, he had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area since 1979. He was the retired owner of Curry Appliance Repair and an Episcopalian. He is survived by a son, Eugene of Orlando; a daughter, Delight Sismilich of Tampa; two brothers, Louis of Live Oak and Carl of Tampa; four sisters, Ida Cleare and Lois Roberts, both of Tampa, Dorothy White of on the negotiations with Tampa tional Airport on how to avoid confirms for flicts between the expressway and a planned fourth airport runway beengineering side Eisenhower are unsettled.

AirJerni- port officials are unsure about the That 2- exact location for the runway, said Eisen- Harry Bertossa, engineer for Howsouth of ard Needles. Spruce Despite the holdup, Ray Speer, because executive director of the authority, Tribune Staff proached the clerk, his hand concealed inside jacket and asked for all the money from the register. The clerk gave him cash and turned food stamps to his partner. They fled on foot. No arrests have been made.

The suspects are described as black, in their 20s to early 30s with short black hair and jackets. One was 5-foot-8 and weighed about pounds, had rough skin and wore a tan leather et. The other was 6 feet tall, weighed about pounds, had a short mustache and a black jacket. Man sentenced to 30 years TAMPA A Tampa man charged with firstdegree murder in the October slaying of his former girlfriend's suitor was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison. Circuit Judge Harry Lee Coe III handed down the prison term after Hugo Martinez, 23, 2205 E.

Elmwood decided to plead guilty to the lesser charge of second-degree murder. The victim, 20-year-old Glenn Robert Denmark, E. Durham was fatally shot on the night of Oct. 31 when he returned home from a date with Martinez's ex-girlfriend. Martinez turned himself in to police the next morning.

Man charged in assault TAMPA A with aggravated forcing a woman ward Miami. According to fice, Luciano H. arrested Saturday White. The suspect is 22, of 7206 Coolidge her against her During the Garcia with a .357 The suspect tried to leave the 4412 Fern "They had Diaz said Sunday. lowed her because he parked at a When sheriff's home, he was White said.

The borough County surety bond. Patricia Chisholm of four grandchildren; great-grandchildren. CurHome. Denver and Land O'Lakes; and seven ry and Son Funeral LESLIE DEBEVOISE, 79, of Tampa, died Monday. A native of Newark, Ohio, he had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area since 1946.

He was a retired farmer and a member of Lake Magdalene United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Florence (Fern); two daughters, Jo-Ann Fritts of Tampa and Janet Proctor of Lutz; a sister, Laura Wright of Newark; a grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. F.T. Blount Company, Tampa Chapel. BERTHA C.

DICKSON, 90, of Tampa, died Saturday. A native of New York City, she had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area for 16 years. She is survived by a son, Walter of Tampa; three daughters, Josephine DeLisi of Spring Hill, Dorothy Heller of Jackson Heights, N.Y. and Helen Regine of Centrech, N.Y.; 9 grandchildren; and 15 greatgrandchildren. Hillsborough Crematory.

MELVIN LOUIS GUNTER, 46, of Tampa, died Sunday of natural causes. He was a lifetime resident of the Tampa Bay area. He was a warehouse fork lift operator, a Baptist and U.S. Navy veteran. He is survived by two daughters, Susan Connell of Clearwater and Tina Gunter of Tampa; two brothers, Wayne and Ronnie, both of Tampa; and his mother, Mary Wharton of Tampa.

Garden of Memories-Myrtle Hill Funeral Home. ALEXANDRO HASELMYER, 61, of Tampa, died Friday. A native of Puerto Rico, he had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area for 15 years. He was a technician mechanic and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

He was a minister for the Forest Hills congregation of Jehovah's Witness. He is survived by his wife, Laura; two sons, Alex Jr. and Randy, both of Brandon; a brother; six sisters; and six grandchildren. Hillsborogh Crematory. LILLIAN JABERG, 89, of Lutz, died Sunday.

A native of Cleveland, she had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area for 30 years. She is survived by a son, Richard of Parma, Ohio; two daughters, Betty Johnson of Parma and Virginia Bastock of Lutz; four grandchildren; nine said engineering work will continue on the section not affected by the airport's plans. Speer said he is confident that design work on that section would not hold up work on the overall project, expected to open by 1992. The authority also approved $12,700 in legal and title fees for work on the properties in the path of the 17-mile expressway. There are some 400 parcels of land owned by residents and businesses along the path of the proposed $319 million toll road, said William C.

McLean the Expressway Authority's lawyer. The road runs roughly from Dale Mabry Highway north of Van Dyke Road to Interstate 275 a halfblock north of Kennedy Boulevard. Bertossa said design work on the expressway divided among seven firms continues on schedule and 30 percent of the work should be done next month. When 30 percent of the design work is done, the authority can file a right-of-way map with the Hillsborough Circuit Court Clerk to prevent property owners along the route from developing their land. his cash over late leather 155 jack- 180 leather man has been arrested and charged assault and false imprisonment after into his car for a 24-hour trip to- Hillsborough County Sheriff's OfPerdomo, 27, of 3418 Aileen was night at his home, said Lt.

A.J. accused of forcing Rosie Garcia, into his car and holding for 24 hours, White said. of the day, the man threatened Magnum, White said. forced Garcia into his car as she home of a friend, Marilyn Diaz, of said. up and he wouldn't accept it," "Apparently he must have foldoesn't know where I live and neighbor's.

officers arrived at Perdomo's arrested and his gun confiscated, suspect was released from the HillsSunday after posting a $7,500 great-grandchildren; and a greatgreat-grandchild. F.T. Blount Company, Lutz-Land O'Lakes Chapel. THELMA E. JONES, 66, Tampa, died Sunday.

A native Trinidad, West Indies, she had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area since 1959, coming from Fort Knox, Ky. She was a retired bank collector and a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. She is survived two sons, Lawrence and Anthony, both of Tampa; two daughters, Shannon Provonsha and Karla Werner, both of Tampa; and four grandchildren. Curry and Son Funeral Home.

JOSEPH H. LLOYD, 59, of Tampa, died Sunday. A native of Chicago, he had been a resident the Tampa Bay area since 1969. was a security worker and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 424.

He is survived by wife, Mary, two sons, Richard and Joseph H. a daughter Cathy; two stepsons, Daniel Thompson Michael Thompson; and a stepdaughter, Sharon Hurtado. Jennings Funeral Home. TERESA P. MAGLIANO, 80, Tampa, died Sunday.

A native Tampa, she had been a lifelong dent of the Tampa Bay area. was a housewife and a member Universal Chapter of Order of Eastern Star 269. She is survived two daughters, Margaret Miranda and Rose Hardie, both of Tampa; two brothers, Phillip Perricone Louis Perricone, both of Tampa; two sisters, Adenzia Van Peter Dora Lorenzano, both of Tampa; five grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Roel Curry Funeral Home. JAMES HENRY MANN, 79, of Plant City, died Monday.

A native of Springfield, he had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area for 17 years. He was a retired truck driver, and a member of First Presbyterian Church and Olin S. Wright Masonic Lodge No. 79, Free and Accepted Masons. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; five daughters, Pat Edwards of Plant City, Eleanoria Luna of Miami, Helenia Scherer of Peoria, Ill.

and Sarah Pritchard Sacremento, Mary Jones of Portland, two sons, Larry of Plant City and Bill of Dayton, Ohio; a brother, Elwood of Springfield; 17 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City, Tribune photograph by SKIP O'ROURKE Stormy skies Stormy skies and a calm harbor are seen front approaching Tampa Bay that promises to here at the Tampa Shrimp Docks off the 22nd bring the coldest Street Causeway. The clouds herald a cold ter. Keystone seeks commission By JIM SLOAN Tribune Staff Writer TAMPA. Keystone civic activist Jim Miller has joined two other Democratic contenders for a District 6 Hillsborough County Commission seat.

Miller, 56, joined Tampa City Council Chairman Tom Vann and county sheriff's Deputy Gary Hogsten in a campaign for Commissioner Pick Talley's at-large commission seat. Talley announced in the fall that he won't seek re-election in November. Miller, president of the Council of Northwest Civic Associations representing 44 civic and homeowner groups, said he decided to run because his name kept cropping up in discussions about candidates. Miller lives in Commissioner Pam Iorio's district, and Iorio is also up for election this year. Miller said he saw no point in running against her.

DOROTHAA L. McINERNEY, 60, of Tampa, died Saturday. A native of Nakoosa, she had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area since 1979, coming from Georgia. She was an Episcopalian, and a member of Order of Eastern Star and White Shrine. She is survived by her husband, James; three sons, William of South Carolina, Michael of Arizona and James of Florida; a daughter, Mary Jenkins of Florida; and two grandchildren.

National Cremation Society. LOUISA A. MILFORD, 86, of Tampa, died Sunday. A native of Key West, she had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area for four years. She was a retired hospital dietician and a member of Catholic Church.

She is survived by a brother, Raymond Pazo of Tampa; and two sisters, Angela Rogel of Key West and Magdalene Renedo of Tampa. Glass Funeral Home, Inc. JOSE MOLINA 79, of Tampa, died Sunday. A native of Cuba, he had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area for 77 years. He was a retired cigar maker.

He is survived by two brothers, Oscar and Alfonso, both of Tampa; and three sisters, Carmen Landin, Maria Luisa Penton and Dalia Jimenez, all of Tampa. Roel and Curry Funeral Home, Ltd. JOSEPHINE NIELSEN, 92, of Tampa, died Monday. A native of New York City, she had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area since 1969. She is survived by many cousins.

Florida Mortuary, Tampa Chapel. HERMAN EDWARD NORTON, 80, died Monday. A native of Yonkers, N.Y., he had been a winter resident of the Tampa Bay area for 20 years, coming from Mecosta, Mich. He was a retired foreman for Fisher Body in Lansing, Mich. He was a member of Loyal Order of Moose Lodge, Riverview.

He is survived by his wife, Iva of Mecosta; a son, Gary of Baja San Lucas, Mexico; a daughter, Dee Anna Russell of Jackson, a brother, Donald of Royal Oak, and five grandchildren; Stowers Funeral Home, Riverview Chapel LOUISE B. PETERS, 68, of Tampa, died Sunday. A native of South Bend, she had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area for approximately a year, coming from Bradenton. She was a member St. civic activist seat A retired gas station owner, Miller is a former president and lobbyist for the Allied Gasoline Retailers Association.

Vann has out-distanced his opponents in campaign contributions, raising $71,000 to Hogsten's $575. Miller said he has more countywide recognition than Vann, whose name is well-known mainly in city politics. Miller chairs the Metropolitan Planning Organization's citizen advisory committee and the land use committee of the Keystone Civic Association. His candidacy marks his third bid for elected office. Miller ran against former U.S.

Sen. Richard Stone in 1980 and against then-Rep. John Grant, R-Carrollwood, in 1982. Grant went on to win election to the state Senate. Miller, Vann and Hogsten will compete in a primary election Sept.

6. If one of them garners a majority Mark's Orthodox Church, Bradenton. She is survived by her husband, Warren; two sons, David of Odessa and Richard of Tampa; a daughter, Elizabeth Milton of Williamston, a brother, Alfred Bartlett of Bethel Park, and six grandchildren. Glass Funeral Home, Inc. FREDERICK LEE PHILIPPUS, 66, of Tampa, died Sunday.

A native of Fort Myers Heights, he had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area for 60 years, recently moving to Lake Panasoffkee. He was a retired owner of Arrow Sheet Metal Company. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he was a charter member of Tampa East Sertoma Club and recognized as "Mr. He was a Baptist.

He is survived by his wife, Betty; two sons, Robert and Terry, both of Tampa; a daughter, Kathi Oleson of Odessa; four brothers, Joseph of Atlanta, Louis of Spring Hill, and William and James, both of Tampa; three sisters, Yvonne McCreary of Tampa, Virginia Lauman of West Palm Beach and Pauline Adams of North Palm Beach; and six grandchildren. Garden of Memories Myrtle Hill Funeral Home. MAMIE A. RAMLOW, 96, of Riverview, died Saturday. A native of Heightsville, she had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area for two years.

She was a housewife and a Methodist. She is survived by a son, Fred Jr. of Riverview; a daughter, Louise Navarro of Riverview; seven grandchildren, three greatgrandchildren, and 11 grandchildren. Hamilton Funeral Home, Riverview. ROSS W.

ROBINSON, 70, died Sunday. He had been a native of Minnesota and a winter resident of Tampa. He was a farmer. He is survived by his wife, Elaine of Minnesota; a son, Steve of Minnesota; three daughters, Rosalie Archer, Linda Alretz and Margie Robinson, all of Minnesota; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Duval Funeral Home, Nebraska Chapel.

DORATHEA E. SCHMIDT, 86, of Brandon, died Sunday. A native of Germany, she had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area for less than a year, coming from Deland. She was a member of Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church and Volusia County China Painters Club, both in Deland. She is survived by a Jim Miller joins two other Dem- ocrats seeking the District 6 commission seat, vote, he will be declared the Democratic nominee.

If none of the three gets a majority, the two top vote-getters will face each other in an Oct. 4 primary. son, Walter of Brandon; two brothers, William Sahlman of Long Island, N.Y. and George Sahlman of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a sister, Martha Kroncke of Deland; and three grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon Chapel.

of of by of He life his and of of resiShe of the by and and Ltd. IGNAZIO R. SPOTO, 78, of Crys- tal Springs, formerly of Tampa, died Saturday. A native of Tampa, he had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area for 50 years, moving to Crystal Springs. He was a dairyman, a member of West Coast Milk Association, Tampa Independent Farmers Association, and a former Farm Bureau director.

He was a member of Sons of Italy, St. Joseph's Catholic and was a supporter of Florida' Sheriff's Boys Ranch. He is survived by his wife, Angelina; two sons, Joseph and Nelson both of Crystal Springs; four daughters, Rose Zambito, Josephine Nasworthy, Judith Braddy, and Lillian Russo, all of Tampa; four brothers, Sam, Peter, Joe and Fred, all of Tampa; three sisters, Mary Costa, Josephine Chillura, and Fannie Capaz, all of Tampa; 19 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Roel Curry Ltd. Funeral Home.

HELEN REAVIS STONE, 60, of Tampa, died Sunday. A native of Charleston, W.Va., she had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area for 45 years. She was a bar maid for Egypt Temple Shrine and a Baptist. She is survived by three sons, Stephen of Tampa, Michael and Anthosister, Velma Barnes; her mother, Margaret Werker; and five grandchildren. Garden of Memories-Myrtle Hill Funeral Home.

GORDON J. THOMAS, 73, of Valrico, died Sunday. A native of Pittsburgh, he had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area for more than four years. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; three sons, Gordon T. of California, and Robert and Jeffrey, both of Massachusetts; two daughters, Judith Whitaker and Grace Applegate, both of California; and five grandchildren.

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