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The Tampa Tribune, Tuesday, October 3, 1995 The Call boxes to aid I-75 motorists By CINDY RUPERT Tribune Staff Writer SUN CITY CENTER Motorists who need medical attention, police intervention or mechanical assistance along most of Interstate 75 soon will have to walk no more than a mile to get it. Emergency call boxes have been installed along a 90-mile stretch of the highway between the county line and Wildwood, and will be tested beginning next week, Florida Department of Transportation spokeswoman Leo Folsom said. DOT funded the $6.8 million project. The new call boxes connect an existing network of boxes that extends from County Road 318 north of Ocala south to Fruitville Road in Sarasota, providing a call box each mile on both sides of the highway. Microwave towers, such as the one at I-75 and State Road 674 in Sun City Center, will be tested first.

Then each box has to be individually tested, she said, adding that the testing could last until late No- vember. Until tests are complete, the call boxes will be covered with plastic bags. The boxes aren't telephones; motorists won't be able to have conversations, but may choose one of three buttons for help medical, police or mechanical. A light flashes to alert the motorist that the call has been received and a fourth button cancels the call. The one-way system is more economical than installing two-way Crime Watch UNIVERSITY Gunman robs bar NORTH TAMPA An armed man with a multicolored bandanna over his face robbed a bar early Monday.

The man, armed with a pump rifle or shotgun, burst into the Interstate Lounge at 9403 N. Nebraska Ave. about 12:55 a.m., demanded money from the business and ordered employees and patrons onto the floor, police said. The man pistol-whipped a customer before taking money from the register and running out of the bar. He was described as black, 28 to 32 years old, 5-foot-8 to 6 feet tall and about 160 pounds, wearing a blue and gold Michigan Wolverines college jacket.

SOUTH TAMPA Cops catch suspect briefly SUNSET PARK An auto burglary suspect escaped from a police car after officers left him alone to look for a witness Monday. A 30-year-old resident called police about 12:20 a.m. to report two teen boys breaking into his pickup truck outside his home in the 4700 block of Bay Vista Avenue. The boys fled when police arrived, but officers chased one down. After they checked the 17-year-old suspect's license, they left to bring back a witness to identify him.

The boy was able to open the right rear door and run off, police said, although the details they provided were sketchy. grandchildren. Bayside Funeral Home, Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater. THORL J. FITSCHER, 80, of Plant City died Sunday in Plant City.

A native of Buffalo, N.Y., he moved to the Tampa area in 1949 from Cincinnati. He was an automobile mechanic, an Army veteran, Protestant and member of The Sunshine Chapter, 1st Armored Division Association, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 4, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4340 in Brandon, AmVets Chapter No. 4, U.S.

Calvary Association and The American Legion. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy. Garden of Memories-Myrtle Hill Funeral Home, Tampa. LOU ELLEN HILL GLEASON, 97, of Tampa died Sunday at Memorial Hospital. A native of Montgomery, she moved to Tampa two years ago from Lipscomb, Ala.

She was a homemaker and Baptist. She is survived by her son, J.W. of Pass Christian, four daughters, Blakey Fitts of Adamsville, Edith Connell of Montgomery, Elizabeth Arango Brooksville and Jacqueline Mercer of Tampa; two brothers, Paul Hill of Guntersville, Ala. and Mike Hill of Bessemer, nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 10 greatgreat-grandchildren. Curry Son Funeral Home, Tampa.

FREDA J. GOKEY, 83, of Melbourne died Monday in Melbourne. A native of Syracuse, N.Y., she moved to Brevard County in 1945 from there. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her grandson, Richard A.

Rifkin of Tampa; and a niece and nephew, Jack and Thelma Jeffrey, both of Tampa. BrownlieMaxwell Funeral Home, Melbourne. DONALD A. HARTMAN, 68, of Tampa died Sunday at home. A native of Saline, he moved to Tampa in 1970 from Pensacola.

He was of a lawn maintenance company and an Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by two brothers, Robert of Austin, and Carl of Howell, and two sisters, Georgia Mosher of Whitmore Lake, and Mildred Haney of Jackson, Mich. Mark III Family Funeral Home, Bay to Bay Chapel, Tampa. ROBERT T. KIRCHER 76, of Land O' Lakes died Sunday in St.

Petersburg. A native of New York City, he moved to Land O' Lakes three years ago from Staten Island, N.Y. He was a baker for Wonderbread, and Army veteran of World War II and member of Staten Island Amputee Club and Knights of Columbus. He is survived by a son, Robert T. Jr.

of Land O' Lakes; and three grandchildren. C.E. Prevatt Funeral Home, Temple Terrace. EDGAR B. LOEBER, 71, of Sun City Center died Sunday at Brandon Hospital.

A native of Cleveland, he moved to the Tampa Bay area nine years ago from Wheaton, Ill. He was a retired vice pres- Public on water By SUSAN JAFFE Tribune Staff Writer input sought supply plan DOWN Traffic speeds by one of the new call boxes being installed along a 90-mile stretch of Interstate 75. The emergency boxes, funded by DOT, will be a mile apart from north of Ocala south to Fruitville Road in Sarasota. photo could turn into a medical emergency," he said. Officers sometimes help stranded motorists determine what is wrong with their cars and recommend businesses that can help, he said.

Motorists who see a stranded vehicle occupied by a driver should stop and activate the nearest call box, Knowles said, adding that the occupant might not be able to walk to a call box. Cellular telephone users may dial "star" FHP. Driver killed in crash; passenger hospitalized Driver killed By PAULO LIMA Tribune Staff Writer telephone communication, which would require running telephone lines to the highway, according to DOT project manager Rob Elliott. Florida Highway Patrol officers dispatch the type of assistance requested. Call boxes are particularly useful during sweltering summer months, FHP Lt.

Ken Knowles said. "When that temperature is skyrocketing out there, it's imperative we respond as expeditiously as possible, or a mechanical problem CARROLLWOOD Friends said Dennis Garno Jr. was just headed down the road to buy a pack of cigarettes for his friend Monday morning. He never made it back. The 19-year-old was killed when his 1992 Honda Prelude crossed the center line on Ehrlich Road and slammed into an oncoming truck about 6:20 a.m., authorities said.

Garno of 11601 Cypress Park St. was dead at the scene, and his 20- year-old passenger Michael Montato of 3007 Magdalene Woods Drive was in stable condition at St. Joseph's Hospital. The two men had just left a friend's house to go get a pack of cigarettes, said Hillsborough County sheriff's Deputy Carlos Rodriguez. They drove north on Ehrlich Road, and Garno crossed the center lane as they rounded a curve just south of Handy Road, Rodriguez said.

The car crashed head-on into a 1995 Chevrolet Blazer driven by Mi- ident of a market and research company, Navy veteran of World War II, former member of The Westowners Chapter Society of Barber Shop Quartets, past president of West Wood Greens Condo Association in Sun City Center and member of Men's Golf League of Sun City Center, Golf Racquet Club, The Illinois Investment Club and St. John the Divine Episcopal Church of Ruskin where he was an usher. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor a son, Dennis C. of Gurnee, a daughter, Deborah L. Loeber Kosiara of Carol Stream, and three grandchildren.

Zipperer's Agape Mortuary and Crematory, Ruskin. ROBERT N. "PETE" LUNGRIN, 53, of Land O' Lakes died Sunday in Tampa. A native of Bentonia, he moved to Land O' Lakes in 1980 from Flora, Miss. He was a truck driver and Southern Baptist.

He is survived by a daughter, Marsha Regina Parks of Vicksburg, a brother, William of Gainesville; and three sisters, Ruth O'Bannon of Vicksburg, Marsha Lungrin of Jackson, and Ruby Grey of Gainesville. F.T. Blount Co. Funeral Home, Nebraska Avenue Chapel, Tampa. MIKE McCARTHY 93, of Tampa died Friday at James A.

Haley Veterans Hospital, A native of Hand County, S.D., he moved to Tampa three years ago from Miami. He was a construction worker, an Army veteran of World War II and Methodist. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; three sons, Michael 0. Jr. of Tampa, Samuel Glen of Mead, and James Arthur of Clarksville, two daughters, Bessie Irene Clark and Helen Ann Morehouse, both of Riverview; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon. EDWARD T. MILLS 59, of Tampa died Sunday at home. A native of Bridgeport, he moved to Tampa in 1960 from New Haven, Conn. He was a truck driver, an Army veteran and Baptist.

He is survived by his wife, Reba; two sons, Edward T. III of Tampa and Edward Skvorc of Norwalk, three daughters, Nola G. Wingate of Tampa and Dianna K. Crain and Kimberly D. Mills, both of Brandon; a stepson, Shawn A.

Blanton of Tampa; and seven grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City. AUDREY NEVEL, 81, of Lutz died Sunday in Lutz. A native of Viper, she moved to the Tampa area in 1923 from there. She was a member of AmVets Post No.

4 in Lutz. She is survived by a brother, Sam Brashear of Lutz; a sister, Edna Jennings of Lutz; and eight nieces and nephews. F.T. Blount Co. Funeral Home, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel.

ELIZABETH PINNER, 84, of Tampa died Monday at Hillhaven Convalescent Center. She was a lifelong resident of Tampa, a supervisor for Jack's Cookie TAMPA The West Coast Regional Water Supply Authority will conduct a meeting tonight to find out what the public thinks of a water supply plan that could bring peace to Tampa Bay's water wars. The plan, approved in concept in July, would rely less on groundwater pumping and more on surface water and alternative sources. Increased use of recycled water, conservation, developing a desalination facility and tapping into Tampa's water supply are among the methods proposed to ease demand on the stressed wellfields in Pasco and northwest Hillsborough counties. "This is the best opportunity for people in Tampa Bay to tell us what they think we should do about our water future," said Hillsborough County Commissioner Ed Turanchik, who also is a West Coast board member.

West Coast's groundwater pumping has been blamed for low lake levels in Hillsborough and draining others in Pasco, as well as drying up private wells and damaging an estimated 54 acres of wetlands. In June 1994, the Southwest Regional Water Management District, which regulates the amount of water West Coast can pump, placed emergency restrictions on pumping from the authority's seven wellfields. The district limited groundwater withdrawals to no more than 116 million gallons a day, down from an average 121 million galIons. West Coast sued the district to overturn the order but recently dropped the lawsuit after the district agreed to remove the cap. However, West Coast has promised to continue to observe the limit.

West Coast delivers water to 1.8 million people in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties. West Coast officials have 66 This is the best opportunity for people in Tampa Bay to tell us what they think we should do about our water future. 99 ED TURANCHIK Hillsborough County commissioner and West Coast board member JAY claimed that factors other than pumping have caused the water shortage problem, including years of low rainfall. The public meeting begins at 6 p.m. at Gaither High School, 16200 N.

Dale Mabry Highway. After a presentation by authority staff, the audience will be able to ask questions and comment on the plan. Comments will be compiled and distributed to the authority's board, which is expected to finalize the plan by the end of the year. Don Polmann, director of resource planning at West Coast, did not know how much weight the public comments would carry with the board, which is made up of Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas county commissioners and representatives from St. Petersburg and Tampa.

"Our job is to compile analyses, prepare technical information and compile the public comments," Polmann said. "We will transmit all that information to the board for policy discussions." Tampa's representative on the board, city water official Mike Salmon, said he hoped the water authority staff would take public comments into consideration and modify the plan accordingly before submitting it to the board. chael Roger Whitley, 39, of 14313 Brentwood Drive. "It appeared that both drivers tried to take evasive action, but it was too late," Rodriguez said. Whitley was wearing his seat belt and his airbag deployed.

He walked away from the accident complaining of soreness in his shoulder caused by his seat belt. He was treated and released from St. Joseph's. Though Garno's airbag deployed, he was not wearing his seat belt, Rodriguez said. Investigators said excessive speed was a factor in the accident.

The speed limit on that stretch of Ehrlich Road is 35 mph. The friend whose house Garno and Montato had been visiting came by the accident site when he heard the sirens just a few hundred yards from his front door, Rodriguez said. "His friends hadn't come back and he heard the sirens, so he came down the street and saw it was them," Rodriguez said. and member of First Christian Church and American Association of Retired People. She is survived by three sons, George, Ronald and John, all of Tampa; a brother, Alvin W.

Morgan of Anna Maria Island; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Florida Mortuary-Loyless Chapel, Tampa. JACK JEFF SUTTON, 79, of Arcadia died Saturday in Brandon. A native of Norman Park, he moved to Arcadia in 1935 from Georgia. He was a driver with the transportation department at G.

Pierce Wood Memorial Hospital and a member of Arcadia First Baptist Church. He is survived by a son, Jerry of Brandon; two daughters, Dora Jean Stewart of Arcadia and Hazel Agnes Sutton of Wichita Falls, Texas; five brothers, Clifford of Jacksonville, William of Moultrie, and Sanford, Bill and Gene, all of Norman Park, two sisters, Mabel Lasiter of Albany, and Lorese Ragan of Moultrie; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Ponger-Kays-Grady Funeral Home, Arcadia. JOHN LYLE VANEK, 73, of Indi- alantic, formerly of Brandon, died Sunday at Thonotosassa Health Care. A native of Chicago, he moved to Indialantic earlier this year from Pacifica, Calif.

He was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, a Navy veteran of World War II, a former employee of the Pacifica Tribune and Catholic. He is survived by a son, John Joseph of San Jose, two daughters, Mary Bodenheimer of Indialantic and Elizabeth Hicks of Valrico; and six grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon. CARL L.

WILLIAMS 74, of Tam- pa died Thursday at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital. A native of Frankfort, he moved to Tampa in 1958 from Indianapolis. He was a technical engineer for Honeywell Army veteran World War II, Protestant and member of A.M Lodge in Indiana. He is survived by his wife, Estelle a son, Carl L.

III of Tampa; two daughters, Carla Sparks and Michelle Costello, both of Tampa; three brothers, Ward, Deland and David, all of Illinois; two sisters, Lillie Tatum of Tampa and Iris Etheridge of California; and three grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Tampa. MAURICE "STEVE" WILLOUGHBY, 68, of Tampa died Sept. 24 in Tampa. A native of Lumberton, N.C., he moved to Tampa in 1955 from Charlotte, N.C.

He was a retired welder in the steel industry and attended Sheldon Road Baptist Church. He is survived by a brother, Harley of Charlotte; three sisters, Elsie "Pat" Brown-Broeker of Charleston, S.C., Clara Budris of Rancho Palis Verdes, and Mittie Fields of Fayetteville, N.C.; and many nieces and nephews. Garden of Memories-Myrtle Hill Funeral Home, Tampa. Man gets prison term for role in shooting death By ORVAL JACKSON Tribune Staff Writer denton died Friday at home. A native of Elbert County, he moved to Bradenton in 1952 from Atlanta.

He was a foreman for The Tampa Tribune from 1966 to 1975, a foreman for The Bradenton Herald from 1952 to 1966 and Methodist. He is survived by two sons, D. Merrill of Atlanta and J. Larry of Bradenton; two daughters, Arlynne Cadwell of Palmetto and Judy Tucker of Bradenton; and a sister, Edna Minish of Monroe, nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, Bradenton.

JUSTA P. DePAULA ARIAS, 83, of Tampa died Monday at home. A native of Vinales, Pinardel Rio, Cuba, she moved to Tampa 20 years ago from Elizabeth, N.J. She was a retired professor and Catholic. She is survived.

by two sons, Lionel J. of Houston and Hector of Fort Pierce; a sister; four grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. HaisleyHobbs Funeral Home, Fort Pierce. CHESLEY M. ADAMS, 81, of Bra- EDNA O.

ALDERMAN BARTLETT, 80, of Riverview died Saturday at Arbors at Brandon. She was a lifelong resident of the Tampa Bay area, a homemaker and Baptist. She is survived by a son, Clyde of Homosassa Springs; a daughter, Cindy Lynn of Riverview; seven grandchildren; and 12 great great-grandchildren. Hamilton Funeral Home, Riverview. EDYTHE L.

BAUMAN, 92, of Tampa died Sunday in Tampa. A native of Huron, S.D., she to Tampa in 1946 from Sioux Falls, S.D. She was employed in women's apparel retail sales and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Tampa. She is survived by a sister, Maxine Baker of Tampa; and a niece, Barbara Lucas of Hamilton, Texas. Curry Son Funeral Home, Tampa.

MARGARITA T. BERNAL, 86, of Tampa died Sunday in Tampa. She was a lifelong resident of Tampa, a homemaker and Catholic. She is survived by her husband, Jose and two grandchildren. A.P.

Boza Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, Tampa. GEORGE W. "BILL" 78, of Clearwater died Friday in Dunedin. A native of Proctor, he moved to Clearwater in 1959 from Key West. He was a manager at Lindsley Lumber and West Building Materials and member of Espiritu Santo Catholic Church, Egypt Temple Shrine, York Rite Valley in Tampa, Masonic Lodge and Veterans of Foreign Wars in Safety Harbor and the American Legion Turner Brandon Post No.

7 in Clearwater. He is survived by his wife, Paige; a son, Brian of Tampa; a daughter, Beverly Grant of Tampa; a stepdaughter, Jacalyn Anderson of Brooksville; two sisters, Virginia Pearson of Wilton, and Mary Ann Longshore of Seattle; a stepsister, Mary Parker of Lawrenceville, and eight TAMPA A. 22-year-old man was sentenced to almost eight years years in prison Monday for his part in a drug-related execution-style killing near Plant City almost two years ago. J. Jesus Terrazas was convicted in June of manslaughter in the February 1994 shooting death of Jenaro Castelan, 21, of Dover.

He had been charged with first-degree-murder, but the jury found him guilty of the lesser charge. His roommate, Eduardo Alfredo Rodriguez, 36, of 2911 Medulla Road, was convicted of first-degree murder in December, and the jury recommended against the death sentence. Hillsborough Circuit Judge M. William Graybill sentenced Rodriguez to life with no chance of parole for 25 years in January. State sentencing guidelines recommended 4.6 to 7.7 years for Terrazas, and Assistant State Attorney Leland Baldwin argued unsuccessfully for the judge to exceed the guideline and sentence him to 15 years in prison.

She argued Terrazas and Castelan were such close friends that they were more like brothers, yet Terrazas lured Castelan into the car that carried him to his death. Castelan's weeping mother, Mi- nerva, told the judge she felt betrayed by Terrazas who often was at her home and ate her food. "He was like a son to me," she said of Terrazas, who showed no reaction. Defense attorney Richard Escobar asked the judge to sentence Terrazas to the lower level of the guidelines because he had no prior convictions and because the jury found him guilty of the lowest possible charge. Castelan's body was found Feb.

11, 1994, along Cowart Road. He had been shot at close range three times in the head, once in the back and wrist. Rodriguez and Terrazas were arrested three days later. A woman, then 16, told authorities she drove Castelan to a convenience store at Trapnell and State Road 39 where he talked to two men. She said she heard someone mention 500 pounds of marijuana, and Castelan got in the car and the men drove off.

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