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6B Monday, July 12, 1999 www.star-telegram.com r- MOSELEY Arlington Quilt Guild members Charlotte Patrick, left, and Marlene Baker hold the quilt that guild members put together. It will be sent to Littleton, where a school shooting in April left 15 people dead. A SENSE OF SECURITY he Arlington Quilt Guild High finished School a quilt near for Littleton, Columbine where 15 people died in an April Work on the quilt, which contains sages of support from people around world, began in June. The quilt cial importance for guild member lotte Patrick, who had two in the school when the shooting Both were unharmed. set to vote BY NORA CORONADO Star-Telegram Staff Writer GRAPEVINE Patricia Quinlan recalls when an education consultant used her children's book Tiger Flowers to teach a workshop about death and grieving.

And Quinlan once was told that a young boy struggling to cope with the death of a family member slept with the book under his pillow. So the author of 12 children's books was bewildered to learn that the mother of a Bear Creek Elementary School student is seeking to have Tiger Flowers removed from the school's library because i it alludes to sexual activity. "It's about grief and loss," Quinlan said during a telephone interview from her Toronto home. "I see the book mainly about a child dealing with loss and then realizing the constant presence of his uncle even after his death." Tonight, the Grapevine-Colleyville school board will decide the fate of the 29-page illustrated book, which hints at a homosexual relationship in its telling of a young boy's grief after an uncle dies from AIDS. School board members could choose to continue general circulation of the book or 1 to place it only in counselors' offices, as parent Brenda Hurst has requested.

About two weeks ago, Hurst asked the board to overturn a district committee's decision to allow Bear Creek and other elementary schools in the district to keep Tiger Flowers in their libraries. In her appeal, Hurst told trustees that the book is inappropriate for the elementary school-age children that it tar-, gets. The 1994 book focuses on Joel, a boy struggling to accept the death of his uncle, Michael, who was fond of tiger lilies. There are brief, implicit references to the uncle's relationship with a male partner, Peter, described as Michael's friend who also died from AIDS. "Isn't there a better way to approach this than a story about two male partners? Do we not grieve for Ryan White's family?" Hurst said, referring to a Dr Vicki D.

Briggs EULESS Vicki D. Briggs, 78, a retired administrative assistant for the U.S. government, died Saturday, July 10, 1999, in Bedford. Funeral mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St.

Michael's Catholic Community, 3713 Harwood Bedford. Burial: Greenwood Cemetery. Vigil service: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Lucas Funeral Home in Hurst. Memorials: Japanese Gardens in Fort Worth.

Vicki Briggs was born January 21, 1921. Lucas Funeral Home Hurst, 284-7271 Billy Joe Butcher GODLEY Billy Joe Butcher, 74, an attorney, died Saturday, July 10, 1999, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church of Godley. Burial: Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park.

Memorials: Handley Meadowbrook Lions Club and First Baptist Church of Godley. Billy Joe Butcher was born Dec. 28, 1924, in Handley. He was reared in Handley where he attended Handley High School and graduated in 1942. He was in the Coast Guard from 1942 to 1946.

He then attended Arlington State University and received his law degree from Southern Methodist University in 1952. He worked for Sinclair Oil Gas after graduation. Bill entered private law practice in 1955 and continued to practice law until his death. He married his true love, Laura Mae Childress June 28, 1947. They reared two children, Gary and Suzy, while on the East side of Fort Worth, and later moved to Godley in 1987.

Throughout his life he was involved with the Handley Baptist Church. He helped establish the East side YMCA. He was a member of the East side Business Association and received numerous awards for his service to the East side. He joined the Handley Meadowbrook Lions Club in 1959 where his passion for Lionism continued to grow during 40 years of dedication. He served the Lions Club on the local, district and international levels.

He served as president of the Handley Meadowbrook Club from 1964 to 1965. He was elected and served as District 2E2 Governor from 1981 to 1982. He received numerous awards for outstanding service to Lionism including Lion of the Year several times. The most prestigious award being the Melvin Jones Fellowship award from his club, the highest honor bestowed to a Lion by his fellow Lions. He was instrumental in laying the groundwork for establishing the Handley Meadowbrook Lions Club Building and was a life member of Lions.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Laura Butcher in July 1995; and by his father and mother. Pallbearers: Sam Frankenfield, Jack Kell, Donald Dilks, Mike Sinha, John Hostetter, Olan G. "Toby" Tobias, Kent Kell and Kevin Kell. Honorary pallbearers: Robert K. Hughes, Bob Craig, Roger Hunsaker, Judge John G.

Street and Handley Meadowbrook Lions Club. Survivors: Son, Gary Butcher of Godley; daughter, Suzy Stewart and her husband, Larry Stewart of Godley; granddaughter, Mallory Myers of Godley; Keith and Kirk Stewart of Granbury; brothers, Joy Butcher and his wife, Betty of Granbury; Pressley Jordan and his wife, Sherry of Godley; sister, Judy Hever of Austin; special friends, Robert K. Hughes, Lupe Martinez; and a host of nieces, nephews and beloved friends. Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel 7301 E. Lancaster 451-3333 Edna E.

Harris FORT WORTH Edna E. Harris, 75, a retired accountant, died Friday, July 9, 1999, in Tucson Arizona. Funeral: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Chapel. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.

Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials: Arlington Heights United Methodist Church. Edna Harris was born August 16, 1923 in Nolanville. She was a long time member of Arlington Heights United Methodist Church.

Survivors: Son, Barry Ennis and his wife, Brenda, of Fort Worth; daughters, Pat Stone and her husband, Orville, of Bridgeport and Janet Gray of Fredrick, grandchildren, Sue Lewis of Bridgeport, Wayne Stone of Boonsville, Clint Stone of Fairbanks, Alaska, Greg Ennis of Dallas, Brian Hamrick of Montgomery, Ala. and James Hamrick of Montgomery, and six greatgrandchildren. Greenwood Funeral Home 3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584 Lucille Berry Fort Worth Lucille Berry, 77, a homemaker, died Friday, July 9, 1999, in local hospital. Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Shannon Rose Hill Chapel.

Burial: Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park. Memorials: The family suggests memorials to hospice of choice. Lucille Berry was born July 31, 1921 in Troy. She was a loving wife and sister, and for the past 20 years she was a member of Handley Church of Christ. Survivors: Husband, Darrell Berry, of 59 years; brothers, Ray Sonnenburg and his wife, Sydonia, of Fort Worth and Edwin Sonnenburg and his wife, Bobbie, of Everman; sisters, Eileen Gilley of Waco and Ruth Lemons and her husband, James, of Fort Worth; as well as several nieces and nephews.

Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel 7301 E. Lancaster 451-3333 Helen Noren Bliss FORT WORTH Helen Noren Bliss, 94, a retired beauty show owner and operator, died Saturday, July 10, 1999, at a Fort Worth hospital. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Thompson's Harveson Cole. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park.

Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Helen Bliss was born Jan. 9, 1905, in Dardnelle, Ark. She moved to Fort Worth with her husband and only child in 1948 from Helena, Ark.

She owned and operated beauty shops on Hemphill and Magnolia Streets on the South Side until her retirement in 1970. She was a lifetime member of the Arlington Heights Chapter of Order of the Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leon Otto Bliss, on Dec. 22, 1987. Survivors: Son, James David Bliss and his wife, Edel Traut; grandchildren, Margaret Helen Bliss and James David Bliss Jr.

and his wife, Lisa; greatgrandchildren, Kristin Lyn Lisby and Phillip David and Allison Olivia Bliss; great-great-grandchild, Garrick Weston Reynolds. Thompson's Harveson Cole 702 Eighth 336-0345 Barbara Kay Coulter 53, a cake decorator, died Friday, July 9, 1999, at a Granbury hospital. Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Martin's Funeral Home, with her grandson-inlaw, Gene Washburne officiating. Burial: Holly Hills Memorial Park.

Visitation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday. Barbara Coulter was born Nov. 4, 1945, in Abilene.

She enjoyed her work as a cake decorator and had lived in Granbury for the last three years after being away for a while. Survivors: Husband, Joe Coulter of Granbury; step-son, Joseph M. Coulter of Pontevedra Beach, daughters, Genie McAfee of Lewisville and Nelsyne Stowe of Dallas; step-daughters, Emily Rae Cole of Largo, Evangeline Pyc of Fountain Inn, S.C. and Martha Ellen Hadley of New York City; brothers, James Bryant Regeon of California, James Otto Regeon of Abilene and Gary Dale Regeon of Brady; sisters, Shirley Roys of Merkel, Glenda Mae Baker of Clyde, Debbie Jo Banister of Abilene and Melody Lyn Boyd of Abilene; 15 grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. Martin's Funeral Home Granbury, (817) 573-1154 GRANBURY Barbara Kay Coulter, Vernon Giebler BURLESON Vernon Giebler, 68, a retired store manager for many years at Safeway in Burleson, died Friday, July 9, 1999, at a community hospice center in Fort Worth.

Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at Marshall Marshall Chapel in Hillsboro. Burial: Walling Cemetery in Malone. Memorials: Our Savior Lutheran Church, in Whitney. Vernon Giebler was born Nov.

24, 1930, in Crawford. He was the son of August J. and Lydia Agnes (Lander) Giebler. He was raised in Hill County and graduated from Bynum High School. He served in the U.S.

Army. He married Betty Perry, Aug. 8, 1954, and they lived in Fort Worth until moving to Burleson in 1964. Survivors: Wife, Betty Giebler of Burleson; son, Daryl Giebler and wife, Doris, of Crowley; daughter, Sheri Yale of Burleson; brother, Weldon Giebler of Houston; sister, Ruby Hoblinski of Houston; grandchildren, Eddie Smith and wife, Stephanie, of California, Barbie Slack and husband, Jeff, of Crowley; greatgrandchildren, Alyssa Smith, Kendall Slack and J.T. Smith.

Marshall Marshall Funeral Directors Hillsboro, (254) 582-2581 Barbara J. Hagood Allred AZLE Barbara J. Hagood Allred, 56, a homemaker and retired college educator, died July 10, 1999 at her home in Azle. Funeral: 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 13 at the First United Methodist Church in Azle.

Burial: Azleland Cemetery in Reno, Texas. Visitation: Family to greet visitors 6 to 8 at the funeral home. Memorials: Center for Creative Living, Fort Worth; or Women's Haven of Tarrant County, Inc. Barbara was born in Los Angeles, and moved to Texas at a young age. She attended Dallas Junior Academy, Southwestern Junior College in Keene, received a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene from Baylor University in Waco and a Masters in Education from the University of North Texas in Denton.

She retired from Tarrant County Junior College in 1988 after 18 years as a dental hygiene teacher. She had lots of interests, but the greatest of all was her friends. Everyone that knows her is aware of her interest in and her love for you. We will all keep her in our hearts and minds. Survivors: Husband, G.

Scott Allred of Azle; mother, Lucy Opal Hagood of Dallas; step sons, Jeff Allred of Weatherford and Joe Allred of San Antonio; grandchildren, Casee and John Allred of Weatherford; aunts, Ruth Foster and Mildred Ramsey of Cleburne; uncle, Ray Kenneth of Dallas; stepmother, Dorothy Weisz (cq called looked like z) of Albuquerque and numerous cousins and friends. White's Funeral Home Azle, 444-3211 Osilee Thompson Gordon 4 Goo all way dred A OK. 40.30 MOSELEY Messages on the sive back Deion Columbine High School FYI for your information School board meeting What Grapevine-Colleyville school board When 6 p.m. today Where 3051 Ira E. Woods Ave.

For more information 488-9588 STAR- -TELEGRAM boy with hemophilia whose battle with AIDS several years ago made national headlines. A different approach would allow children "to experience concern and grief about AIDS without having to comprehend any level of sexuality," said Hurst, who is receiving advice from the American Center for Law and Justice founded by television evangelist Pat Robertson. "A child may find comfort in a book about things they may not feel free to discuss with a friend or adult." Grapevine-Colleyville school district committee The eight-member district committee composed of six educators, a Bear Creek parent and a community member decided that relocating the book was not an "acceptable option." "A child may find comfort in a book about things they may not feel free to discuss with a friend or adult," the committee stated in its response. Quinlan said she agrees with the committee's decision to keep Tiger Flowers accessible to all children, saying that youngsters often are not given an opportunity to talk about serious illnesses or death. She including one from Cowboys defenare intended to help comfort students and faculty.

board book said she learned this the last time she read the book to a group of children. "Nobody asked me what AIDS was, but many, many hands went up of children who wanted to share their experiences with death with their peers," Quinlan said. "They were most eager to share, and I think it's because it's something they are not invited to talk about." Quinlan said she wrote the book to help children deal with grief and to help them understand compassion. She pointed to one passage: After Peter died, Michael got sick and came to live with us. He had AIDS too.

Michael said that some of his friends didn't want to be with him anymore because he had AIDS. Children should understand that "anyone who is sick needs to be loved and treated in a compassionate way," Quinlan said. She said she could have written her book differently focusing instead on the natural death of a grandparent or the death of a family member from an illness such as cancer. But books taking that approach are published in abundance, Quinlan said, and there is a dearth of books dealing with AIDS. Tiger Flowers can help all children coping with death, but also can "more directly console" children dealing with an AIDS death, she said.

Quinlan has addressed sensitive issues in other books. My Dad Takes Care of Me, her first book, was published in 1987 and is about a father who loses his job and becomes a stay-at-home parent. Quinlan said she wanted to break gender stereotypes and to bring attention to emotional bonds between fathers and sons. Quinlan's book Planting Seeds, a story about a child's fear of war, was published in 1988. For today's Star-Telegram and more news and features, go to ON LINE www.star-telegram.com To search the Metroplex, go to www.dfw.com FORT WORTH Osilee Thompson Gordon, a homemaker, died after a courageous battle with cancer Friday, July 9, 1999, at a Fort Worth hospital.

Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Monday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Entombment: Greenwood Mausoleum. Memorials: Meadowbrook United, Methodist Church and American Cancer Society. Osilee Thompson Gordon was a lifetime resident of Fort Worth and was a member of Meadowbrook United Methodist Church.

She was a past member and Charter President of La Sertoma Woman's Club of Fort Worth. She was past president of Cardinal Gardening Club and was a member of Woodhaven Country Club and Fort Worth Petroleum Club. She was preceded in death by husband, William H. "Bill" Gordon Jr. Survivors: Daughter, Geana Teinert of Rockwall; grandsons, Jay Teinert and wife, Julie of Rockwall, and Brian Teinert of Portland, Ore.

A.J. Green FORT WORTH Green, 80, a retired pressman for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, died Sunday, July 11, 1999, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Tuesday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Open visitation: Monday.

Memorials: Community Hospice of Texas. A.J. Green was born Jan. 6, 1919. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dolores Green, of 58 years.

Survivors: Sons, Jay Green of New Orleans, La. and Fred Green of Boyton Beach, daughters, Tricia Mosher of Midlothian and Frances Vaughan of Fort Worth; brother, Fred Riley Green; sisters, Bessie Kitchens, Mittie Spann and Irene Renolds; six grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren. Emerald Hills Funeral Home 500 Sublett Road, 572-1681 In Memory Annoucement Call 390-7918.