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Austin American-Statesman Tuesday, December 5, 1989 and funerals Major Michael Antoniewicz Major Michael Antoniewicz, age 92, a world class and olympic equestrian, died December 1st in Austin, Texas. He represented Poland in the 1928 Olympics, where he won a silver and a bronze medal. He was a judge at the 1936 Olympics and coach of the Polish Olympic Equestrian Team from 1929- 1935. After coming to the United States, he coached a number of nationally ranked riders. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sofia Antoniewicz.

His immediate family includes sons and daughters-in-law, Peter and Susan Antoniewicz of. Austin, Texas, and Jan and Mary Etta Antoniewics of Burlington, North Carolina; grandchildren, Andy, Anna and Adam Antoniewicz of Austin, Texas, Michael Antoniewicz of Miami, Florida, Rhonda Scott Barber of Burlington, North Carolina, and Michael Dean Scott of Mebane, North Carolina. Memorial services will be held at 12:30 PM, Tuesday, December 5th in St. Louis Catholic Church, Austin, Texas. Private interment will be in Lexington, North Carolina.

Arrangements by Weed-Corley Funeral Home. 3125 N. Lamar. 452-8811. Floyd Ayers Floyd Ayers, 46, of Leander, passed away December 3, 1989.

Floyd Ayers was born on August 20, 1943, in Topsy, Texas, to Mr. Jessie James Ayers and Mrs. Dorothy Ayers. He lived here until 1956, and then moved to Austin, Texas. Mr.

Ayers was the owner and operator of Ayers AC Electric in Leander, Texas. He is survived by his wife, Christene of Leander; daughter, Gayle Ayers Elizondo of Leander; son, Thomas Dale Ayers of Cedar Park; daughter, Ronda Christene of Leander; mother, Dorothy Ayers of Austin; sister, Betty Jean Gegert of Austin; brother, Jessie James Ayers, Jr. of Kempner, Texas; sisters, Emily Gilmore of Fayetteville, Arkansas; sister, Margaret Buckner of Saginaw, Texas; brother, Donald Ayers, Georgetown; brother, Ronald Ayers of Austin; sister, Geraldine Hays of Austin; sister, Carolyn Buchanan of Austin; grandchildren, Kimberly Ann and Kristopher Elizondo. He was preceded in death by his father, Jessie James Ayers; and his grandson, Troy Dale Ayers. Funeral services, 1:00 PM Tuesday, December 5, 1989 at Austin-Peel Son Chapel, with Minister Jesse Fogle officiating.

Interment will be in Liberty Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers: Thomas Dale Ayers, Terri Lee Malott, David Ayers, James Ayers and Johnnie Ayers. Arrangements under the direction of Austin-Peel Son Funeral Home, 11560 Research Blvd. 343-2133. Benita Esquivel Castillo tin died Sunday, December 3, 1989.

She was born in San Marcos, Texas, on May 2, 1900. Survivors include one daughter, Dora Martinez; five sons, Lupe Castillo and Jesse Castillo, both of Austin, Manuel Castillo of Hale Center, Texas, Frank Castillo of Fort Morgan, Colorado, and Benny Castillo of Delavan, Wisconsin; 36 grandchildren; 34 greatgrandchildren. Rosary will be recited at 7:30 PM, Tuesday in the Angel Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM, Wednesday at San Jose Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Onion Creek Memorial Park.

Pallbearers include: Gilbert Martinez, Lee Martinez, Lupe Castillo, Eddie Castillo, Jesse Castillo, and Frank Castillo, Jr. Kelly Elaine Brumbelow Kelly Elaine Brumbelow, age 13, of Round Rock, passed away Sunday, December 3, 1989, in Round Rock. She was born September 27, 1976, in Clovis, New Mexico. She was a 7th grade student at C.D. Fulkes Middle School in Round Rock, where she was a cheerleader.

She participated in volleyball and basketball, and was selected several times as the outstanding player of the week. She was also a member of the girl's choir enrolled and in the German class and was school's gifted and talented program where she constantly maintained the Honor Roll. She participated in Capital Gymnastics competitive team in Austin for 4 years. In her 6th grade year she was the school's only recipient of the prestigious President's Physical Fitness Award. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Wells Branch and had lived in the Austin and Round Rock area for the past five years.

She is survived by her father, Mike Brumbelow of Clovis, New Mexico; her mother Judy Brumbelow of Round rock; sisters, Dawn Bailey of Austin and Dianna Brumbelow of Clovis, New Mexico; grandparents, Fred and Hazel Brumbelow and Anne Utley, all of Clovis, New Mexico. Funeral services will 2:00 PM, Tuesday, December 5, in the First Baptist Church of Round Rock, with the Reverend Ed Humphrey of Wells Branch officiating. Interment will be at Capital Memorial Park, Austin. In lieu of flowers, the family sugguest memorials to the Kelly Brumbelow Memorial Fund, care of the C.D. Fulkes Middle School in Round Rock.

Condra Funeral Home of Round Rock in charge of arrangements. Helen Eanes Helen Eanes, 77, of Austin, passed away Sunday. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Eanes. Survivors include her daughters, Grace Whitaker and husband, Bob, and Kay Dixon and husband, Jerry, both of Austin; two brothers; three sisters; grandchildren, Larry Whitaker Oklahoma, Craig and Shari Whitaker, Kevin Dixon and wife, Cindy, and Kelly Dixon, all of Austin. Funeral service, 3:30 PM, Tuesday at Wilke-Amey-Clay Funeral Home, with Reverend James W.

Abington officiating. Burial, Forest Oaks Memorial Park. Those desiring: may make contributions to the American Cancer Society. Services under the direction of Wilke-Amey-Clay Funeral Home. Thomas Martin Gaffney Thomas Martin Gaffney, age 43, of Austin, Texas, died Sunday, December 3, 1989, after a long illness.

He is survived by his wife of 12 years, Alice Gaffney; his father, Bernard Gaffney, Sr. of West Hartford, Connecticut; also an aunt, Margaret Carder of Cromwell, Connecticut. He was preceded in death by his mother, Evelyn Banning Gaffney. Mr. Gaffney was a Licensed Practical Nurse and a US Air Force veteran.

There will be a memorial service at a later date. In lieu of flowers, friends are asked to contact the family. Arrangements by Weed-Corley Funeral Home. 3125 N. Lamar.

452-8811. Daphne (Diddy) Heath Daphne (Diddy) Heath, age 90, of Austin, died Friday. She retired from the Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation after 30 years affiliation. Survivors include a nephew, John R. Allen, Jr.

of Austin; and a niece, Barbara J. Allen of Rockport. Graveside services will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday in Austin Memorial Park, with Dr. Browning Ware officiating. Arrangements by Weed-Corley Funeral Home, 3125 N.

Lamar. 452-8811. Alta Troutt Joyce Alta Troutt Joyce died at home on December 2 2, 1989. A graduate of Trinity University, she was a founder and co-owner of Joyce Oil Gas, Inc. She was born January 14, 1930 in Dallas, and had been a resident of Houston for 29 years.

She loved life. She was a marathon runner, long distance swimmer and triathlete. She inspired many people half her age to lead more active lifestyles. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, James G. "Bub" Joyce; by her James Thomas; daughter-in-law, Lucy; and grandchildren, Matthew, Rebecca, Benjamin and Kathleen of Austin; by her son, Lee Tracy; daughter-in-law, Dale; and grandchildren, Daniel, Elizabeth and David of Houston; by her two sisters, Evelyn Jean Sandner of Burnet and Neta Kuchenbacker of Dallas; by her mother-in-law, Alma Joyce of Wharton; by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law and by a host of friends.

Funeral services will be held in Houston at Emerson Unitarian Church, 1900 Bering Dr. at 1:30 PM, Tuesday, December 5, 1989, with Drs. Leonora Montgomery and Arthur Jellis officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Oaks Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the residence following the interment from 5:00 to 9:00 PM, Tuesday.

Pallbearers are Gloria Dulworth, Kathy Gardner, Janice Haye, Hache Johnson, Diane Jolley, Mary Lou McCollough, Helen Poston, Judi Siff, George Ann Moseley, Allison Stovall. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial gifts be made to Taping for the Blind, 3935 Essex Lane, Houston 77027, Guadalupe Social Services, 2405 Navigation, Houston 77003, New Age Hospice of Houston, 6205 Almeda Houston 77021, the American Cancer Society or to the charity Forest Oaks Funeral Home and Cemetery One call to one place For everything 892-1172 Police shooting inquiry questioned of your choice. Geo. H. Lewis Sons Funeral Home, 1010 Bering Houston.

713- 789-3005. Lowell L. Kerr Lowell L. Kerr, age 88, a longtime resident of Austin, passed away on Monday, December 4, 1989. He is survived by his wife, Pearl Maricle Kerr; brothers, Donald Kerr of Kilgore, and Irad C.

Kerr of Dallas; sister, Mrs. Frank Layton of Dallas; grandchildren, Gale Christiansen Pennoyer of San Diego, California, and Lowell Wesley Christiansen of Clarmont, California; great-granddaughter, Ashley Pennoyer of San Diego, California. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Jane Christiansen; three sisters; and a brother. Mr. Kerr was a 32nd degree Mason, held membership in Austin Lodege AF AM, and Ben Hur Shrine Temple.

He was active in the Downtown Austin Rotary Club for many years, a and a member of First Baptist Church. He attended the University of Texas; and was a registered druggist employed for 34 years by Upjohn Pharmacueticals. Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM, Wednesday, in Austin Memorial Park, with Dr. Browning Ware officiating. Arrangements by Weed-Corley Funeral Home, 3125 N.

Lamar. 452-8811. Christopher Michael Knight Christopher Michael Knight, age 10, of Austin, died December 2, 1989, in Dallas, Texas. He was born November 5, 1979 in Austin, Texas; and was a student at Hyde Park Elementary, in the 4th grade. Funeral services, 1:30 PM, Tuesday at Crawford Bowers Funeral Home Chapel, Killeen, with Father Jack Birkmeyer officiating.

Burial follows at Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, south of Killeen. Survivors include his mother, Roberta Knight, Austin; father, Daniel Knight, Panama City, Florida; grandparents, Bob and Mimi Sanders, Killeen, and Bernie and Nancy Knight, Panama City, Florida. Services handles by Crawford Bowers Funeral Home. Kathleen (Kate) Schedler Kathleen (Kate) Schedler, age 14, of Austin, died Monday. She was a freshman at Austin High School and played clarinet in the Austin High Maroon Band.

d. Kate was a talented pianist and an honor student. She was active in the youth group at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. Kate was a sensitive and talented musician and poet, and will be greatly missed by friends and family. Survivors include her parents, Jeanne and Paul Schedler of Austin; brother, Michael Paul Schedler, age 12, of Austin; grandparents, Hazel and W.L.

Smith of Coolidge, Texas; aunt, Nancy Bedsloe of Austin; uncles, W.L. Smith, Jr. of Denton and Robert Schedler of Victoria; and many extended family members. Services will be held at 4:00 PM, Wednesday at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, with Pastors Stephen Youngdahl and Merle G. Franke officiating.

Burial will be at Austin Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the ADMTA, Kate Schedler Piano Scholarship Fund, care of Austin District Music Teachers Association Fund, Mrs. Linda Morse, 11012 Centennial, Austin, Texas 78726 or the Austin High Band Scholarship Fund, care of Julia Lynn, 1715 West First Street, Austin, Texas 78703. Arrangements by Weed-Corley Funeral Home, 3125 N. Lamar.

452-8811. World deaths Compiled from News Services Gunnar Hedlund, 89, the longtime leader of the Swedish Center Party and former interior minister, died Sunday in Stockholm, Sweden. Hedlund entered parliament in 1942 representing the Farmer's Party, later the Swedish Center Party, and became party leader in 1949. Two years later he led his with party into a coalition government the Social Democrats and served as interior minister until 1957. Salo Wittmayer Baron, 94, a Jewish historian who testified at Adolf Eichmann's trial and taught at Columbia University for 33 years, died Saturday in New York of congestive heart failure.

S' TASSWENDER MEMORIALS OFF ALL ITEMS IN STOCK. FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1915 Austin Monument Co. 2801 Hancock 454-3589 Mrs. Tony Stasswender Austin Monumental Arts 1011 E. 16th 477-5021 Jim Stasswender of Better Business WASHINGTON (AP) Colorado City's attorney assumed prosecutors and the FBI were "on our side" when a grand jury declined to indict a police officer who fatally shot a Hispanic rape suspect in the back of the head, City Manager Brenda Hammond said Monday.

A Hispanic rights activist says, however, that a memo from Hammond to the City Council declaring "we now have everyone on our side" confirms his belief the investigation was "one hell of a railroad job (that) would put a Barnum Bailey Circus performance to shame." Jose Garcia De Lara, national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, on Friday asked FBI Director William Sessions to look into the "shenanigans and orchestrations" surrounding local and state investigations of the May 1988 death of Sammy Gomez. Enclosed in his appeal to Sessions is an undated memo from themmend to Texas the City community, Council in of which she says City Attorney Tom Rees had "advised us to keep going like we have been since we now have everyone on our side the district attorney, the attorney general's office a and the F.B.I. and to hold to the hope that the statute of limitation (sic) will expire since we only lack a little over 5 months." Rees did not return phone calls from The Associated Press on Deaths BETTIS, Dale Gaylard, 52, of Austin died Monday. (Weed-Corley) BLASIG, Henry 87, of Magnolia died Sunday. Services 1 Wednesday, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Giddings.

Burial St. Paul's Church Cemetery, Serbin. (Phillips-Luckey, Giddings) BROWN, William 82, of Sherwood Shores died Sunday. Services p.m. Wednesday, Clements Wilcox Funeral Home, Marble Falls.

Burial Lakeland Hills Memorial Park, near Marble Falls. COCHRANE, Lenwood J. 64, of Houston died Sunday. Services pending. (Wilke-Amey-Clay) DAVLIN, Margaret Nell, 67, of Rockdale died Sunday.

Services 11 a.m. today, Oak Lawn Cemetery, near Rockdale. (Phillips-Luckey, Rockdale) DOERR, Robert Roland, 48, of Austin died Saturday. (Forest Oaks) FOARD, Billie 51, of Austin died Saturday. Services 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Smith Mortuary Chapel, Charleston, Ark. Burial Garden of Memories, Charleston, Ark. (Cook-Walden, Lamar location) HARE, Royce, 62, of Taylor died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. today, Condra Funeral Home, Taylor.

Burial Taylor City Cemetery. HEARNE, Gertrude, 78, of Wimberley died Sunday. Services 3:30 p.m. today, Thomason Funeral Home, Wimberley. Burial Wimberley Cemetery.

Dallas Fort Worth Abilene 1-35W, 1-35E Colorado City Waco, I-35 50 miles Austin Staff map Monday. Ron Dusek, a spokesman for state Attorney General Jim Mattox, said there is no statute of limitations on murder or manslaughter under Texas law. Dusek, who had not seen the memo, said it is "just preposterous" for Rees "to even suggest that the state attorney general's office or the FBI would be on his side. "We all went in to do an indepen-. dent, objective investigation.

There was a grand jury that could have indicted, but the grand jury chose to indict. This memo is nonsense," Dusek said. All five Hispanics on the panel, however, resigned in protest last month after the officer was cleared, saying the proceedings were a "railroad job i by the state and the district attorney's office." The grand jurors later rejoined the panel. Hammond said she wrote the memo after the grand jury's second refusal to indict. HERBORT, Monroe 71, of Fredericksburg died Sunday.

Services 3:30 p.m. today, Schaetters Funeral Home, Fredericksburg. Burial Meusebach Creek Cemetery, near Fredericksburg. HIRACHETA, Clara Gonzalez, 60, of San Marcos died Monday. Rosary 7 p.m.

today, Pennington Funeral Home, San Marcos. Services 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, St. John's Catholic Church, San Marcos. Burial Reedville Cemetery.

HODGES, Mittie, 90, of Llano died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday, Necessity Cemetery, Breckenridge. (WaldropeHatfield, Llano) HOUY, Sidney 63, of Burnet died Sunday. Services 2 p.m.

today, Edgar Funeral Home, Burnet. Burial Burnet Cemetery. KIRKHAM, Mabel Leola, 82, of Driftwood died Saturday. Services 10 a.m. today, Hyltin-Manor Funeral Home.

Burial 4 p.m. today, Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne. POWELL, David Michael, 33, of Austin died Wednesday. Services were Sunday. (Weed-Corley) RANSOM, Robert 56, of Pflugerville died Wednesday.

Graveside services 11 a.m. Saturday, Capital Memorial Gardens. (Cook-Walden, Lamar location) RAYMOND, Jack 85, of Kingsland died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Waldrope-Hatfield Funeral Home, Kingsland.

Burial Lakeland Hills Memorial Park, Burnet County. "Since we had not had any indictments as a result of the grand jury since all (the agencies cited) had testified, the city attorney said he assumed that meant everyone was on our side," Hammond said. Dusek said no one on Mattox's staff has ever spoken with the city attorney or the city manager. "The city attorney is apparently trying to sound important to his employer, and is just bragging that he knows something about the case," Dusek said. "Obviously, he didn't know In his letter to Sessions, De Lara accused local authorities of being in "collusion" with state officials, and that they conducted "a ludicrous investigation and an orchestrated circus-like grand jury presentation." FBI spokesman Carlos Fernandez said the agency does not comment on correspondence received by Sessions.

The case is being reviewed by the Justice Department. Gomez, 27, who had a history of arrests, was fatally shot after lunging at a police officer with a knife, officials say. The officer, who said he acted in self-defense, shot Gomez while trying to serve a rape warrant. Autopsies indicate Gomez was shot in the side of the chest, in the back below the shoulder blade, and in the back of the head. A grand jury empaneled shortly after the shooting also declined to take action in the case.

SAN MIGUEL, Wanda, 54, of Austin died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. today, Bethel Assembly of God Church. (Harrell) STAFFORD, Barnette, 90, of Austin died Saturday. Services 10 a.m.

today, Bailey Foster Funeral Home, Palestine. Burial Stafford-Tucker Cemetery, Bradford. TEETZ, Thomas, 75, of Minerva died Monday. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday, Phillips-Luckey Funeral Home, Rockdale.

Burial Mankin Cemetery, near Trinidad. URRUTIA, Peter, 25, of San Marcos died Saturday. Rosary 7 p.m. today, Los Angeles Funeral Home, San Marcos. Services 10 a.m.

Wednesday, St. John's Catholic Church, San Marcos. Burial San Juan Cemetery, Reedville. WEAVER, Willie Howard, 91, of Lampasas died Monday. Services 11 a.m.

Wednesday, Memorial Funeral Home, Lampasas. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery, Lampasas. WILLETT, Helen Smith, 65, of Fredericksburg died Saturday. Services 7 p.m. today, Schaetters Funeral Home, Fredericksburg.

Burial 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio. WILSON, Robert 0. (Pete), 79, of Austin, formerly of El Paso, died Saturday. Graveside services 11 a.m.

Wednesday, Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso. (Harrell) COURAGE FOR A NEW DAY. If you are experiencing the loss of a loved one, you are cordially invited to a free support seminar, "Strength for the Holidays." Cook-Walden Funeral Memorial Parks and Seton Medical Center together on December 11 will host the second annual Strength for the Holidays free support seminar for individuals who are recovering from the loss of a loved one. Part of an ongoing series of community-service programs called Courage for a New Day, the seminar is intended to provide understanding of "the grief experience" and to assure participants that they are not alone in their journey, especially during the difficult holiday season. The evening presentation will be led by The Listening Tree of Austin, an organization of experienced grief counselors.

Support groups and individual counseling also will be available. Is it normal to hurt so much or grieve so long? be unable to avoid people and stay at home? feel like you can't make it without a loved one? If you have asked yourself any of these questions, join us SETON MEDICAL CENTER McFadden Auditorium 1201 West 38th Street Cook -Walden 7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 11 Funeral Homes, Inc. For more information, call 451-6488 or 323-1111.