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El Pcco Hcdso 42B El Paso Times Wednesday, March 18. 1992 Asancb negotiates on permit request: 1 Gift i i i i Artist wants bins moved from mural City Council approves grant to restore mosaic By Joe Olvera El Paso Times The- Senor Sol mosaic mural created 10 years ago by El Paso artist Mago Gandara tq honor energy conservation is now hidden behind recycling bins and a fence at the El Paso Environmental Center and the artist wants something done. "It's sad that the beautiful mural, which represents humanity, stands in danger of being lost among the recyclable bins and being ignored by El Pasoans," Gandara told members of the El Paso City Council Tuesday. Gandara asked the council for a $2,000 grant to restore the mural and urged city representatives to move the bins and fence blocking the mural. The council approved the grant but took no action on Gandara's second request.

The huge mosaic covers a wall at the Environmental Center, 800 S. Piedras in South-Central El Paso. The artwork depicting a man embracing the sun and Earth was commissioned when the building housed the city Energy Center that promoted alternative energy. The mural, consisting of hundreds of small tiles, is made from black volcanic rock from New Mexico, red rock and crushed seashells from Mexico, Italian tile, European glass and other materials. The Environmental Center, which opened about a year ago, has offices for the Sierra Club, Habitat for Humanity and the Audubon Society.

The center last year recycled about Grace Saenz El Paso Times El Paso artist Mago Gandara, who created the Senor Sol mosaic mural that is part of the El Paso Environmental Center, 800 Piedras, is asking city representatives to move bins and the fence that are blocking the mural. demonstration garden of desert By Gary Scharrer El Paso Times AUSTIN El Paso pharmacist Joe who has single-handedly stalled the. Asarco: smelter's $81 million modernization project, huddled with company officials Tuesday night to negotiate a possible settlement that could prevent a two-week hearing before the Texas Air Control Board. Asarco wants to increase copper pro- duction from about 100,000 tons to 168,000 tons per year rwith new pollution-control equipment, which the company says will cut pollutants by about 45,000 tons. But Piiion said he is fighting the plan because the 104-year-old copper smelter is not doing enough to clean up El Paso's dirty air.

Piiion filed an objection to Asarco's permit request with the -Texas Air Control Board. Air Control Board hearing examiner BUU Ehfeti'recessed a hearing, on Asar-. co's permit application to give Pifion and smelter officals a chance to pursue a settlement. "If don't have any feel for it. We would love to have a settlement if we can get something concrete," Asarco Plant Manager John Shaw said during a break in the closed-door negotiations.

"I'm sure that if it's reasonable and we can agree to it then we could settle it." Piiion would not say what conces-, eions he wants. "It's an international matter; it's not just El Paso because there are people across the river from Asarco less than 300 yards with heavy concentrations (of Pinon said. Asarco says the new technology will lead emissions by 32 percent from 20 tons to 14 tons per year. -They aren't reducing enough. Opposition is they should be reducing it more-," Piflon said, citing stricter stan-.

dards by the Centers for Disease Control. vv Safe thresholds for lead are unknown, Piiion said, His opposition has caused a contested case and cost Asarco millions of dollars. Interest on the company's $81-million purchase of the equipment from Germany and Finland runs nearly $1 million a month, Shaw said. The company could have had the equipment installed and running at least three months ago. The delay could set the company's plans back by at least 15 months" and Cost $250,000 in legal fees, Shaw said; Shaw, Asarco plant' manager since 1985, said he is disappointed and frustrated by the opposition: "We thought we had a win-win situation." El Paso environmental groups chambers of commerce and city and' county governments support Sen.

Peggy Rosson, D-El Passp, and Rep. Jack Vowell, R-El Paso, also urged the board, to approve the perrrnW "I agree that in a perfect "world we would not have a smelter adjacent to Downtown and the The facts are that El Paso grew up, around the It is there. It is a major employer, and it is going to stay," Rosson said. Losing Asarco and its 500 El Paso jobs would mean a loss of about $330 million over 10 years and cause'tnore El Pasoans to turn to; the state for human services, Vowell said. "It is incomprehensible to me why anyone would object to-technological modification providing significant im-; provements, not only in the plant's air quality emissions -but- in its.

financial viability," Vowell told the hearing examiner. r-l 2r. Afterward, Pifion called Vowell's remark "slanderous because; he doesn't know the issues, and how can you say that unless you talk to both sides?" "It's sad that the beautiful mural, which represents humanity, stands in danger of being lost among the recyclable bins and being ignored by El Pasoans." Mago Gandara El Paso artist plants there. And moving the fence would create more problems, she said. "If we remove the fence, we're opening both the building and the mural to vandals," Mahlow said.

"We did locate there for recycling efforts. There's no way we could function if we didn't have the fence." But Gandara said the mosaic shouldn't have to compete for attention at the city-owned center. Sierra Club Chairman Ted Mertig said the original goal of leasing the building from the city was to establish a recycling center. "If we have to go out of the recycling business, then we would have to withdraw from our lease. We would to find another location," he said.

100 tons of cans and other products, center manager Linda Mahlow said. Mahlow said the collection bins can't be moved away from the mural and behind the the only other place for the containers because volunteers have planted a Chacon's request to be excused denied Deaths in tho aroo animosity between Mr. Simmons and Ms. Chacon," lawyer Rod Ponton argued on Chacon's behalf. He said the.

state attorney general's office has been asked to handle; the investigation. 7 Visiting Judge William Baskette said he would not rule on" either of Chacon's motions because the district attorney's office had not received proper notice. Baskette. ordered Jawyerson both sides of the case to prepare legal briefs within seven days, at which 4ime he'll schedule another hearing. By Michael Scanlon El Paso Times visiting judge refused Tuesday to excuse County Judge Alicia Chacon from testifying before a grand jury -about a statewide Democratic Party 1990 election campaign.

After she received a subpoena Tues- day morning, Chac6n went to court to seek an order to quash it and disqualify. District Steve Simmons, from assisting the grand jury. 4' secret that there's political Jr. He was owner and operator of the White House Grocery for 35 years. He was a member of the Roswell Lodge 18 A.F.

and A.M., was a Mason and was a resident of Roswell since 1927. Ar-' rangements are by LaGrone Funeral Chapel. Robert Lee Selman, rancher Robert Lee 88, of Roswell died Monday (March 16, 1992). Funeral will be at'll a.m. Friday at Bledsoe Baptist Church in Bledsoe, Texas.

Burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Por-tales Cemetery, Portales, N.M. Survi- vors include his son, Robert Lee "Bob" Selman; and his daughter, Edna Jenkins. He was a retired rancher and farmer, served as deacon at the Bledsoe Baptist Church and a resident of Roswell since 1988. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bledsoe Baptist Church, the Baptist Children's Home in Portales or to a favorite charity.

Arrangements are by LaGrone Funeral Chapel. if Luz Elena Ruiz, Inspector Luz Elena Ruiz, 57, of El Paso died Monday (March 16, 1992). Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday in Sunset Funeral Home with rosary at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m.

Friday in Cristo Rey Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery. Survivors include her mother, Guadalupe Ruiz; and her daughters, Aurora Centeno and Adriana Ruiz. She was a quality inspector for a manufacturer and a lifelong El Paso resident 1 Anthony Talafia, retiree Anthony Talaga, 73, of El Paso died Monday (March 16, 1992). Visitation' will be from 4 to 9:30 p.m.

today in Martin Funeral Home. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in Fort Bliss National Cemetery with military honors. Survivors include his son, Victor Kimm; and his daughter, Beverly Hulen. He retired from the Army as a master sergeant and was a World War II veteran.

He also retired from El Paso Natural Gas Co. and was a resident of El Paso for more than 40 years. Ccrlsbsd Matthew C. Calderon-Vasquez, infant Matthew C. Calderon-Vasquez, infant son of Francisco Vasquez and Christina Calderon died Saturday (March 14, 1992) in Albuquerque.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. today in Denton Funeral Home. Burial will be in Santa Caterina Cemetery. i- i i i i i -i -I r. Ml X- wc a Hit Pit' Irw tk tW-J MS.

km? lata tans'' I ma t- r'-. CM Nat Km 4 ar I JOHNSON BARBARA ANN JOHNSON, 65; passed away Monday, Marlljj 16, 1992, in a local hospital. Lifelong residenMif El Paso and member trf Asbury United Methodist Church. She graduatao-lrom Austin High School and attended the University of Texas in Austin. She retired from Southern Pacific Railroad on November 1988 after 43 years of service.

Preceded in death by her father William Tracy Wofford. Survived by sons Hal W. Johnson and Robert T. Johnson, daughter Susan G. Johnson Molina, all of El Paso, mother Ruth Price Wofford, Farming-ton, NM, brothers William T.

Wofford, Grants, NM and Paul Wofford, El Paso, sister Betty L. Hunsaker, Farmington, NM and granddaughter Cara Racheal Johnson, El Paso. Funeral Service will be at -day at Martin Chapel, Rev. Cari Treat officiating. Mrs.

Johnson will lie in state Wednesday from 4:00 PM until 9:30 PM at Martin Funeral Home. Burial in Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Directed bv Martin. 3839 Montana 566-3955 Deaths elsewhere Carl Hertzog clinical psychologist Carl Hertzog 59, of Waco, Texas died March 7, 1992. Graveside services were March 10, 1992, at Rosemond Cemetery in Waco.

He was the son of the late J. Carl Hertzog, book designer, printer and founder of Texas Western Press. He is survived by his mother, Vivian; his stepson, Jay Butler; and his stepdaughter, Sarah Dalton. He was a clinical psychologist at the Veterans Administration Medical. Center in Waco, was a volunteer pianist at Waco area nursing homes and was a native El Pasoan.

Memorial contributions may be made to the J. Carl Hertzog Library Fund at UTEP, El Paso, Texas 79968 1 El Paso man was Southern Pacific Railroad retiree Barbara Ann Johnson, retired from Southern Pacific Railroad and a lifelong El Paso resident, died Monday (March 16, 1992), She was 65. Survivors include her sons, Hal Johnson and Robert T. Johnson; and her daughter, Susan G. Johnson Molina.

Visitation will be from 4 to 9:30 p.m. today in Martin Funeral Home, where the funeral will be at 3 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. NM resident was ex-schoolteacher, WWII Army vet Roy Howard Brown, retired schoolteacher, died Monday (March 16, 1992) in Las Cruces.

He was 69. He was in the furniture business in Las Cruces and Socorro. He was an elementary schoolteacher in the Denting Public Schools and was an Army veteran of World War II, when he served in the armored division in the European Theater. Survivors include his wife, Ruth; his daughter, Ruth Ann Ayers; and his stepmother, Sarah Ruth Brown. Funeral will be at 2 p.m.

today in First Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Deming Luna Mimbres Museum, 301 S. Silver, Deming, N.M. 88030.

Arrangements are by Baca's" Funeral Chapel. El Paso County Victor George Copplnger, salesman Victor George Coppinger, 62, of El Pao died Monday (March 16, 1992). Visitation will be from 4 to 9:30 p.m. today in Martin Funeral Home with rosary at 8 p.m. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m.

Thursday irt St; Joseph's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Fort Bliss National Cemetery with military honors. Survivors include his son, Kevin Coppinger. He was a salesman, an Army veteran of the Korean War and a lifelong resident of El Paso. Herlinda M.

Sanchez, homemaker Herlinda M. Sanchez, 94, of Socorro, Texas, died Monday (March 16, 1992). Visitation will be from 4 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday in Martin Funeral Home with the rosary at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass will be at noon Friday in La Purisima Catholic Church.

Burial will be in Socorro Cemetery. Survivors include her sons, Arturo M. Sanchez and Ray Trujillo; and her daughters, Lucille Hidalgo, Juanita Carrasco, Emma Owens, Maggie Moreno, Nellie Carrasco, Anita Bowling and Flora Aparicio. She was a homemaker and a longtime resident of Socorro. 1 GOMEZ DAVID GOMEZ, 48, passed away Friday March 13, 1992 In a local hospital.

He had been a lifelong resident of El Paso, a Print Shop Manager for 27 years for the Paso Independent School District, and a member of El Centro Baptist Church. Survivors: Mother: Mrs. Guadalupe Gomez. Brothers: Ramon Gomez, Elias both of Los Angeles, Ruben Gomez, Roberto Gomez, both of El Paso, Texas, Samuel Gomez, of Phoenix, Arizona, and Daniel Gomez, U.S. Navy.

Sister: Celia Welch. Several Nieces and Nephews. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Hillcrest Funeral Home.

Prayer Service will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Hillcrest Chapel. Funeral Services will be Wednesday at 9 a.m. at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Rev. Jorge Diaz, officiating.

Pallbearers will be Ramon Gomez, Elias Gomez, Robert Gomez, Samuel Daniel Gomez (Pete), and Israel Gomez. Interment will be at Fort Bliss National Cemetery with military honors. Directed by HILLCREST FUNERAL HOME. 1060 Carolina 598-3332 CAMPOS JOSEFINA B. CAMPOS, beloved mother and housewife, 70, of El Paso died Monday, March 16, 1992.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 9:30 PM Thursday at Martin Funeral Home with rosary services starting at 8 PM. Funeral Mass will be held at 9 AM Friday at St. Francis Xavler Church. Burial will be in Ft. Bliss Cemetery.

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Valid 2yrs- 300pr Call 504-635-2344. BOWERS PATRICK E. BOWERS, 22, of Houston died March 15, 1992, Patrick was a 1987 waduate of Andress High School in El Paso where he was actively involved in R.O.T.C. He was also a Red Cross registered Life Guard. Survivors: Parents, Charles' and Rita Bowers of Cheltenham, Maryland, Aunt, Hazel Gutshall of-York, Penrv sylvania.

Graveside Services: 1:30 p.m.' March 19 1992 at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery in 'Houston, Father John officiating. Burial, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. Howard-Glendale Funeral Directors, 1015 Federal Road, Houston, Texas 77015. (713) 453-6373. COPPINGER VICTOR GEORGE COPPINGER, 62, passed away Monday, March 16, V992.

A lifelong resident of El Paso and was a member of the Catholic Faith. He graduated from Cathedral High School and from the University of Texas at El Paso. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict. Survived by son PVT Kevin Coppinger, Monte-rev, CA, sister and brother-in-law Dorothy and Harold Ivey, Tornil-lo, TX, aunt Mary Adele Coppinger, Sun City, AZ and 5 nieces and 3 nephews.

Rosary Service will be at 8:00 PM Wednesday at Martin Chapel. Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 AM Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Msgr. William Ryan offi-icating Pallbearers Bob Winters, Bob Wilbourn, Pete Hermann and family members. Mr.

Coppinger will lie in state Wednesday from 4:00 PM until 9:30 PM at Martin Funeral Burial In Pt. Bliss "National Cemetery with military honors. Directed bv Martin. -3839 Montana 566-3955 Doming Earl Stewart Kahler, retiree Earl Stewart Kahler, 77, of Columbus, N.M., died Saturday (March 14, 1992). No services are planned.

Survivors include his wife, Edna; his son, Richard Kahler; and his daughter, Judith Campbell. He retired from Taylor Wharton Co: after 22 years, was a curator of Columbus Historical Society and was a resident of Columbus since 1977. Arrangements are by Baca's Funeral Chapel. RUIZ LUZ ELENA RUIZ 57, passed away Monday, March 16, 1992 at a local hospital. She was a member of the Catholic Church and a lifelong resident of El Paso.

She was preceded in death by her father Jose Ruiz. Survived by her mother Guadalupe C. Ruiz, daughters: Aurora Centeno and son-in-law Enrique "Centeno of Houston and Adriana Ruiz of El Paso. Grandchildren: Michelle Centeno and Enrique Centeno II. Sisters; Maria Socorro Ruiz, Consuelo Aldaz and El-via Ruiz Pichardo.

Brother-in-law, Jose Pichardo and Abel Aldaz. Nephews: Rafael Reyes, Rene Reyes and wife Anavel Reves and Fernando Abel Aldaz. Niece, Angelica Mayela Aldaz. Great-nephew, Rene Reyes Jr. Great-nieces Annel Lucio and Bianca Marie Reves.

Many other, aunts, uncles, cousins, relatives, and friends. Pallbearers: Rene Reyes, Jose Pichardo, Enrique Centeno, Johnny Dor-antes, Juan Moreno Jr, and Oscar Jimenez. Honorary Pallbearers: Rafael Reves, Rene Reves Jr. and Enrique Centeno II. Visitation will be 2 to 9 PM Thursday in Sunset Funeral Home.

Recitation of the Rosary will be at 7 PM on Thursday in Sunset Chapel. Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 AM Friday at Cristo Rey Catholic Church with Rev. Father Francisco Siguenza officiating. Interment at Mount Carmel Cemetery. Arrangements by Sunset Funeral Home.

750 N. Carolina 594-4424 LAWRENCE ELISE GADDY LAWRENCE, office secretary passed away March 8, 1992 In Huntington Beach, California. Former resident of El Paso for 40 years. Survived bv children: Shellie McCall Dahmen, Robert McCall and James McCall all of California; sister Frances Gaddy Benge, brothers Dr. Burrel Gaddy and Dr, Charles Gaddv as well as numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Memorial service will be held at Fort Blvd. Methodist Church on March 19 at 10 AM with the Reverend Guy Jones officiating. nMMk TALAGA ANTHONY TALAGA, 73, passed away Monday, March 16, 1992. Resident of El Paso for over 40 years. He retired from El Paso Natural Gas Co.

on June 1, 1980. He retired from the U.S. Army as Master Sergeant in 1959 and was a WWII Veteran. Preceded in death by his wife Stella Talaga. Survived by son Victor Kimm, Victoria, TX, daughter Beverly Hulen, Dallas, TX, brother Stephen Talaga, New York, sister Irene Booth, New York, granddaughters Sarita, Kimberly, Rami and Christina, grandsons Brian, Ryan and Aaron, great granddaughter Victoria.

Graveside Service will be at 3:00 PM Thursday at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded. Mr. Talaga will Me in state Wednesday from 4:00 PM until 9:30 PM at Martin Funeral Home.

Directed by Martin. 3839 Montana 566-3955 Classified continues on Page 4C Wl CAN WT YOUR MVMTIMMfOT IN THisrarusHT CAUCUtSIFIfO' i Other funerals today Bourquln, Ernest, 2 p.m., Graham's Mortuary, 555 W. Amador, Las Castaneda, Ernesto 9 a.m., Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 7712 Rose-dale, El Paso. Castillo, Dolores noon, Holy Catholic Church, 10000 Pheasant Road, El Paso. Gomez, David, 9 a.m., Hillcrest Funeral Home, 1060 Carolina Drive, El Paso.

Gutermllch, William, 12:30 p.m., Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 9025 Diana El Paso. Hernandez, Arturo 1 p.m., Santo Nino de Atocha Catholic Church, 210 S. Clark El Paso. 1 Pedroza, Leandra 10 a.m., Guardian Angel Catholic Church, 3021 Frutas El Paso. Rodriguez, Andres 'Andy', 10 a.m.,' St Joseph's Catholic Church, 1315 Travis St, El Paso.

Tourk, George, 9 a.m., St George Anti-ochian Orthodox Church, 915 Florence, El Paso. White, Ines, 3 p.m., Masonic Cemetery, Silver City. Laura M. Booker, homemaker Laura Booker, 90, of Roswell died Monday (March 16, 1992). Graveside service will be at 2 p.m.

Thurs1 day in South Park Cemetery. Survivors include her nephew, Robert James Hughes. She was a homemaker and a longtime resident "of Roswell. Arrangements are by LaGrone Funeral Chapel. Frank E.

Blair, store owneroperator Frank E. Blair, 96, of Albuquerque, N.M., died Sunday (March 15, 1992). Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in South Park Cemetery. Survivors include his son, Frank Blair 1 's.

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