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H.F. Hart
H.F. Hart of Baytown, passed
away, Wednesday, April 4,2001,
at his home at the age of 84.
He was bom April 28, 1916,
in Rosston, Arkansas. Mr. Hart
was a pioneer employee of
Texas Eastern Transmission
Corporation.
He retired as chief operator
after 30 years of dedicated ser-
vice.
He spent his retirement years
enjoying a favorite pastime of
driving cars for several local
dealerships. Mr. Hart served in
the U.S. Army in World War II
in the 291st Regiment, 75th
Infantry, Company F. He served
in France, Germany and
Belgium.
He is survived by his wife of
62 years, Lera Hart; daughters
and sons-in-law Jo Ann and
Stan Ingrum of Murfreesboro,
Tenn., Betty and Jerrell
Troutman of Baytown; and
Sandra and Chris Tilton of
Mont Belvieu, grandchildren
• Kent Ingrum and wife Kay of
Columbia, S.C., Kyle Ingrum
and wife Anna of
Murfreesboro, Kelly Ingrum
and wife Martha of Dallas,
Tiffany Franke and husband
Todd of Pasadena, Angie Daniel
and husband Daryl of Cojlege
Station, Michelfe Dillard of
Dayton, Christie Halm and hus-
Jfrand Curt of Wimberly and
^Paige Kejonen and husband,
Bryan of Mont Belvieu; nine
great-grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews.
The family will be available
for visitation from 5 to 7 p.m.
today, April 5,2001, at Navarre
Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be at 3
p.m. Friday, April 6, 2001, at
Navarre Funeral Home with the
Rev. Parker and the Rev. Mark
Broussard officiating. Burial
will take place in Rosston, Ark.
In lieu of flowers, the family
requests memorials be made to
Cedar Bayou Baptist Church
Building Fund.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Navarre Funeral
Home, 2444 Rollingbrook,
Baytown, (281) 422-8 111.
Helen G. Hicks
Helen G. Hicks, 84, of
Baytown, passed away, Tuesday,
April 3,2001, in a local nursing
home. Services are pending at
Paul U Lee-La Port Funeral
Home. (281) 471-0123.
diaries William Lubbock
Charles William Lubbock, 83,
of Brenham since 1990, and for-
mer resident of Baytown, passed
away, April 4,2001, in Brenham.
He worked for Exxon for 42
years.
He was preceded in death by
his first wife, Grace McClenny
Lubbock.
He is survived by his wife,
Midge Munz Lubbock, of
Brenaham; children Pat Young of
Georgetown, Kathy and Paul
Beisenherz of The Woodlands,
Tim and Linda Munz of Bedford,
Phyllis and Michael Glasscock of
Brenham, and Pamela and J.C.
Sanders of Cypress; grandchil-
dren John Young III, Melissa
Lunkwitz, Melanie Bettencourt,
Kristen Peimann, Melanie Wise,
Chris Williams, Jennifer
Williams, Jeremy Munz, and
Valerie Munz; and five great-
grandchildren.
- The family will receive visitors
from 6 to 8 p.m. today, April 5,
2001, at Memorial Oaks Chapel,
Brenham.
Funeral service will be at TO
am Friday, April 6, 2001, in
Memorial Oaks Chapel,
Brenham. Graveside service will
be at 2:30 p.m. Friday,, at Forest
Park Lawndale in Houston.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Memorial Oaks
Chapet, 1306 W. Main St.,
Brenham. (9790 836-4564 0$
Hemy Chester Robertson
Henry Chester Robertson of
Irving passed away Wednesday,
April 4,2001, in Irving.
He was bom on June 9, 1909,
in Copperas Cove.
He was preceded in death by
his wife Norma Robertson and
five brothers.
He is survived by his sister
Chloride Scott of Copperas Cove
and brother Choyce Robertson of
Irving.
Graveside services will be held
at 1:30 pm. on Friday, April 6,
2001, at City Cemetery in Alto
with the Rev. Bryan Jarratt offici-
ating.
Services are under the direction
of Brown’s Memorial Funeral
Home, 707 N. MacArthur Blvd.,
Irving. (972) 254-4242.
Cora Jay Mayden
Cora Jay Mayden, 76, of
Baytown passed away Monday,
April 2, 2001, in a local hospi-
tal.
She was bom November 30,
1925, in Ponca City, Okla. She
lived in Baytown for two years.
She was of Baptist faith and a
manufacturing sales representa-
tive.
She was preceded in death by
her husband James Ellis
Mayden Jr.
She is survived by her sons
and daughters-in-law James
Ellis and Anna Mayden of Ft.
Worth, and Michael J. and Betty
Mayden of Columbia, S. C.;
daughter Judy J. Tobola of
Baytown; brothers and sister-in-
law Mike A. and Margaret Coy
of Trail, Ore.; and four grand-
children.
A memorial service will be at
7 p.m. today, April 5, 2001, at
Second Baptist Church with the
Rev. Tommy Clements officiat-
ing.
Services are under the direc-
tion of Navarre Funeral Home,
2444 Rollingbrook, Baytown.
(281)422-8111.
Mariann H. Rose
Thomson
Mariann H. Rose Thomson
passed away Tuesday, April 3,
2001, in San Antonio.
She was bom on June 12,
1915, in Fort Worth. Mrs.
Thomson was a member of St.
Francis’ Episcopal Church.
She was preceded in death by
her parents Agnes and Ralph
Henderson, and her first hus-
band Robert P. Rose.
Survivors include her hus-
band Arthur C. Thomson II of
San Antonio; son Robert A.
Rose and his wife Mary E. of
Baytown; brother John P.
Henderson and his wife
Charlotte of Baytown; grand-
daughters Emily R. Boullion
and her husband Aric of League
City, Caroline M. Rose of
Housti% and Lauren A.-Roseof
Baytown,3 grandson Marcus A.
Rose of Baytown; sisters-in-law
Crystal Rose of Baytown, Polly
Rose of Conroe, and numerous
close friends.
She is loved and will be great-
ly missed by her family and
many close friends.
A funeral service will be at 1
p.m. today, April 5, 2001, at St.
Francis’ Episcopal Church with
the Rev. J. Douglas Storment
officiating with the Rev. J. Paul
Worley assisting.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to
St. Francis’ Episcopal Church
or Patriot Heights Health Care
and Retirement Center.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Porter Lpring
Mortuary North, 2102 North
Loop 1604 East,-San Antonio,
(210)495-8221.
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By LISA FALKENBERG
Associated Press
AUSTIN — Once an aspiring
lawyer, Anthony Robinson told
a Senate committee Wednesday
that he’s just grateful these days
to get work as a laborer.
After spending 10 years of his
life in prison for a rape he didn’t
commit, Robinson, now 40,
scraped together money for a
DNA test that proved his inno-
cence. But with a prison record,
his hopes of getting a well-pay-
ing job are next to nil.
“The state of Texas owes you
an apology for what happened,”
Sen. Mike Moncrief, D-Fort
Worth, told Robinson.
The Senate Criminal Justice
Committee handed down that
apology when they approved a
bill to better compensate the
wrongly incarcerated for time
they spend languishing in Texas
prisons. The measure now heads
to the full Senate for considera-
tion.
The bill by Sen. Rodney Ellis,
D-Houston, updates the state’s
archaic compensation law by
“This is just one of a
number of laws that
makes Texas look like
we’re from the middle
ages. We have the largest
prison system in the
nation, we don’t need to
have the most backward
justice system in the
nation. ”
Bill Allison
Austin attorney
expanding the list of items for
which an individual can be com-
pensated, extending the deadline
for claiming compensation and
allowing the wrongly convicted
to seek compensation from
courts, rather than by pardon.
Pardons were designed to for-
give a guilty person, not to clear
the record of the innocent.
“This bill is a way for the state
ofTexas to salvage its reputation
in regard to people who have
been wrongfully incarcerated,”
Robinson said.
Texas compensation law,
which Robinson calls “woefully
inadequate” allows the wrong-
fully convicted to claim up to
$50,000, regardless of time
served in prison. That amount
includes $25,000 for medical
expenses and $25,000 for physi-
cal and mental pain and suffer-
ing.
“Human life is worth infinite-
ly more,” Robinson said.
Under Ellis’ bill, individuals
would receive up to $25,000 for
each full year of wrongful
imprisonment, plus legal
expenses, lost income, medical
and counseling expenses.
State expenses such as shelter,
counsel and medical bills paid
for the individual could not be
deducted from compensation.
Austin attorney Bill Allison,
who helped free Chris Ochoa in
January, said Texas’ compensa-
tion system discourages the
wrongfully convicted from
applying.
“This is just one of a number
of laws that makes Texas look
like we’re from the middle
ages,” said Allison. “We have
the largest prison system in the
nation, we don’t need to have the
most backward justice system in
the nation.”
The bill requires individuals
to file compensation claims
three years from the time they
have received a full pardon or
have'had the conviction vacated,
dismissed or reversed based on
innocence, y? n*-
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to attend training under legal settlement
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AUSTIN — Top StephenviUe
school administrators will
attend training sessions on the
Texas Public Information Act,
according to terms of a settle-
ment reached between Attorney
General John Comyn and the
school district.
Comyn sued the district in
April 2000, alleging it released
only edited copies of its legal
bills even though his office had
determined the public was enti-
tled to all information in the
bills.
Comyn said in the suit that
the district “intentionally dis-
obeyed the ruling by illegally
redacting various names and
other key words before releas-
ing the documents.”
The school district cited con-
cerns that releasing the infor-
mation could violate the confi-
dentiality between an attorney
and client.
The district later released all
the information but filed court
papers disputing the attorney
general’s decision and claiming
the Public Information Act was
unconstitutional. % <
In the agreed order ending the j
case, the school district
acknowledged thatut vioU,
the law and must pay attorney’s
fees to the state, Comyn said in
a statement issued Wednesday.
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