The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 328, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 5, 2011 Page: 8 of 10
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8th, Baytown Sun_ OBITUARIES_ Tuesday, April 5, 2011
OBITUARIES
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Jose Pons Irizarry, 71. of
Baytown, TX was born
November 30. 1030 in
Ouayanilla. Puerto Rico and
passed away Friday. April
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Jose Puns
Irizarry
2011 in Liberty County. He
graduated from The University
of Puerto Rico with an
Accounting Degree. He was a
U. S. Army veteran and a polit-
ical activist and editorial writer
for the Puerto Rican newspaper
Claridad.
He was preceded in death by
his parents. Pabriciano Pons and
Carmen Irizarry. He is survived
bv his wife, Hilaria Macias of
Baytown; sons. Angel Eduardo
Pons Torres and Jose Luis Pons
Torres, both of Puerto Rico,
Jesus Manuel Pons Torres of
New York City. NY, Chavclo
Rodriguez of Dallas, and Felipe
Rodriguez of Houston; daugh-
ters. Luz Agnes Pons Torres of
Puerto Rico, Carmen Hilaria
Pons Macias, Patricia Clark.
Marisol Yamashita. and Laura
Rodriguez, all of Baytown; sib-
lings. Arcionette Pons Irizarry.
Fabriciano Pons Irizarry,
Carmen Ursula Pons Irizarry.
Luis Pons Irizarry', and Heidi
Pons Irizarry, all of Puerto Rico;
and many grandchildren and
great grandchildren and other
family members,
• His family will receive
friends at Navarre Funeral
Home Wednesday from 6:00
p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral
services will be Thursday, Apri l
7. 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at Navarre
Funeral Home. Burial will fol-
low at Memory Gardens
Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers will be
his brothers, sons, and sons- in-
law.
To view the online obituary or
to post a tribute for the family,
go to www.navarrefuneral-
home.com
Arrangements are under the
direction and personal care of
Navarre1 Funeral Home &
Cremation Services. 2444
Rollingbrook Dr, Baytown,
TX. 77521 (281)422-8111
? NAVARRE
Funeral Home
& Cremation Services
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Darrell Wayne Foster. 60. of
Baytown, passed away at his
home on April I. 2011
, He w as bom on December 29,
1950. in Baytown to Alvin Earl
and Mildred t Smith I Foster He
married the former Kristi
Dianne Soileau on March 22,
1975. In his early life. Darrell
worked in construction opKaat-
mg heavy machinery In nis
thirties, lie decided to change
directions. He w as a 1986 grad-
uate of Lee College. Soon after,
he decided to follow his father-
in-law into a career in law
enforcement, graduating from
the officer training program al
Alvin Community College and
started his career as a deputy
sheriff in.Chambers County. In
1994. he was a candidate for
' Chambers County Sheriff
Darrell spent the final years of
his active duty in Harris County
as a deputy constable with
Precinct 3. retiring in 2003, In
his retirement, he enjoyed trav-
elling the back roads of Texas
on his motorcycle and spending
tune with his w ife and their dog.
Maggie He was a member of
the Fraternal Order of Police.
Phi Theta Kappa International
Honor Society, and was a mem-
ber of the East Houston Lodge
of the Freemasons
Darrell is survived by his
wife, Kristi Foster, son
Christopher Foster of Houston,
mother-in-law Rosa Soileau of
Baytown, brother and sister-in-
law Danny and Sylvia Foster of
Baytown, sisters Janie Foster of
( enterton. Arkansas, & Patricia
Aston of Baytown, brother-in-
law Keith Soileau and wife
Maty Alin of Mont Betvieu. sis-
ter- i tv-1 a vv Ka t li i LaFour and
husband Arthur Lee of Old
River, and nieces and nephews
Trent Ferrill & wife Jeannine of
Highlands, Tami McCreary and
husband David of Garfield.
Arkansas, A’Dina Elliot and
husband Charles of Big Pine
Key. Florida. James Lee LaFour
of Old River, Joshua Soileau
and wife Angela of Houston.
Annie Branch and husband
Jonathan of Deer Park and
Danyell Aston of Baytown. He
Was preceded in death by par-
ents Alvin and Mildred Foster,
and father-in-law Alvin H.
Soileau.
Serving as Pallbearers will he
Trent Ferrill, Christopher
Foster. Danny; Foster. Fred
Miller, Jr, Joshua Soileau and
Keith Soileau.
A visitation will be held bn
Tuesday, April 5, from 6:00 to
8:00 p tn. at Farthman Funeral
Home, 3919 (iarth Rd,
Baytown. TX 77521.
Funeral services will be held
at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. April
6. at Farthman Funeral Home.
Officiating will be Reverend
Charles Kyle of Victory Temple
Church in Baytown, a longtime
family friend.
Graveside services will fol-
low at Holly Grove Cemetery in
Polk County near Livingston,
To view the online obituary
and post a tribute for the fami-
: ly. visit
wwwi.earthmahbaytown.com
1919 Garth Road; Raytown, TX 77521
(281) 422-8181; earthmanbaytownicom
BASEBALL
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effective pitching and we've
gotten huge home runs-jroni
Price: Jacobs. I \ ery guy
through the line up has come
through, at one time or
another"
The Ganders have
received top-notch pitching
from their No. 1 guy Seeley
and No, 2 hurler Emannuel
Torres, but Hackney likes
w hat he has seen from two
defensive players.
"Christian Valverde, our
senior second baseman, is
playing very solid baseball
right now and has moved
into the clean-up hitter posi-
tion. He's doesn't hit for
much power, but he puts the
ball in play almost every
time." said Hackney.
If a team has good pitch-/
ing. they must have a good
catcher.
“Eddie Garza has really
developed into our starting
pitcher, lie was splitting
time, but has settled in to the
starting role, and that's a
plus for us." said the Lee
coach.
Regardless of the but-
come, today's game is sure
to please and should provide
a playoff atmosphere as both
teams' fans like to come out
and cheer on their squads.
SOFTBALL
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sen cruising through
istrict 19-4A. hut must
remain focused to continue
their run. according to
Harnett
"We have to stay Incused
and ha\ e a good practice I
think w e w ill hit the ball
well if we take out time
arid wait for balls in the
zone. We also have to min-
imize our errors in the field
and I know our girls will
put forth their best effort."
said Barnett.
Deleon, who is 5-1 m
district, and Hernandez
pitched well in the first
game against Barbers
Hill as each hurler went
three innings giving up
two hits and an earned
run apiece. ■
"I'm not decided who
will get the start. Both
Hernandez and DeLeon
have seen the Lady Eagles,
but we’ll sec how practice
goes." said Chambliss
The Lady Eagles arc also
undecided on who will
take the circle for them.
CHILI)
Award-winning cast
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2
' The conference will begin
at 7 10 a in and conclude at
4:30 p.m A keynote presen-
tation by Sharon MacDonald
and a spotlight presentation
by the 'Physician of Phun.'
Dr. (ireg Catalano are among
the event's highlights.
"We are thrilled to bring
both Sharon MacDonald and
Dr. Greg Catalano to
Baytown," Landers contin-
ued “ t'heir wealth of experi-
ence and engaging presenta-
tion,styles will certainly be
the highlight of the confer-
ence." ,
; As the date of the confer-
ence nears. Landers encour-
ages all interested partici-
pants to take advantage of
early registration- opportuni-
ties, "Early registration Ices
for the conference are $10
and‘will be accepted, until
Tuesday. April 5." Landers
said. "Registration after Apri I
5 and on conference day will
cost $20."
Create a Learning
Garden ...Let Children
Bloom will be held on
Saturday. April 9. in the Lee
College Performing Arts
Center. All participants will
receive six-hours t ontinuing
Education credit.
For additional information
contact the Lee College
Education Department at
832-556-4094.
RSS
one-act
play wins
district
Ross S Sterling High
School \ production of
"Talking Pictures" by
Horton Foote is the District
2I-5A Champion.
Sterling’s one-act play
east and
crew will
adv ance to
petition on
Friday at
Contributed photo
Jacinto
Coll e g e
C e n t r a I
Campus.
The dis-
trict UI1.
competi-
tion on
March 26"
was held
in La
P o r t c
Hi g h
School’s Sonja Angelo
The east of Boss S, Sterling High School’s production of "Talking Pictures” by Horton Foote which was recently named
the District 21-5A Champion.
FONDON
Theater.The April 8 area
event will begin at 4 p.m,
and Sterling will perform
at 8 p.m. Six schools will
compete in the area con-
test. Admission is $10.
Sterling performed the
slice of life play, “Talking
Pictures" by Horton Foote,
with several-members of
the Company earning indi-
vidual honors at district.
Junior Lea Manns was
selected as best actress.
Senior Britney Fondon
was named to the All-Star
Cast, and seniors Sean
Carter and Clarita
Hernandez earned
Honorable Mention All-
Star Cast. '
Other east members
include Denise Chavez,
Stephen Davis, Austin -
Odom. John Elliott,
Pricilla Lara. Alex Zavalia
and Warren Milligan. The
crew also includes Kelsie
Keopke, Michael Smith,
Carley Cates and Sonia
Valdi vinos.
Sterling drama teachers
Mrs. Parker and Mr.
Barrow with their east of
“The Little Foxes” by
Lillian .Heilman won dis-
trict in 2009. The school
, has also advanced from
zone competition many
times and been alternate at
district a number of times.
Mrs, Parker said, “This is
the most wonderful cast of
actors, that a director could
want. They arc committed
to their art and this amaz-
ing piece of literature; I
feel lucky to work with
them and on a play that we
all love."
Horton Foote is Texas’
most celebrated play-
wright. He won the Oscar
for the screenplay. “To Kill
a Mockingbird.” and the
Pulitzer Prize for “The
Young Man From Atlanta.”
House Democrats look to Senate to ease budget pain
APRIL CASTRO
Associated Press
AUSTIN. Texas (AP) - After
opting a bleak state budget that
tered to the conservative super-
iority with staggering cuts to
boots, highways, prisons and
ner programs. Texas House lead-
v and Democrats looked to the
mate on Monday to create some-
ing more palatable.
Lawmakers in the upper cham-
r — which isn't wracked by the
Jitical pressures that command-
the austere House budget —
ve vowed to find billions more
r public schools, nursing homes
d other social services.
But even if they do. House and
Senate negotiators must then ham-
mer out their differences to reach a
compromise that can be approved
by both chambers and sent to the
governor.
Lawmakers are already digging
in. The lead. House budget writer.
Rep. Jim Pitts, has warned that the
Senate will have to bring spending
down from its early proposals to
win approval from the 150-mem-
ber House, where leaders said the
drastic cuts were unavoidable.
Lt, Gov. David Dewhurst has
said House cuts that could force
half of the state’s nursing homes to
close would be unacceptable to the
upper chamber.
And Gov. Rick Perry has cau-
tioned that he won’t sign any legis-
lation that raises taxes or taps the
state's reserve funds for the 2012-
2013 budget.
The budget showdown will cer-
tainly stretch into the final days of
the legislative session at the end of
May, but most observers expect the
tussle will drag into a special ses-
sion this summer.
For Dewhurst. history is not on
his side.
During his eight years and four
legislative sessions as presiding
officer of the Senate, his most con-
tentious negotiations with the
House have gone the House’s way.
In high-pressure showdowns.
House negotiators have taken vic-
tories on congressional redistrict-
ing. school finance, business tax
loopholes and numerous budget
battles.
Much of the House dominance
in the past could be attributed to
the bruising negotiating style of
former House Speaker Tom
Craddick, who was ousted in 2009.
With Craddick gone and Dewhurst
positioning himself for a run for
the U.S, Senate in 2012. the
changed landscape has left some
observers scratching their heads.
“I really can’t tell.” said Jim
Henson, director of the Texas
Politics project at the University of
Texas at Austin. “1 can’t think of
very many examples where I’ve
seen a chairman as unhappy with
his own bill as Pitts is.''
Pitts has acknowledged that the
plan "is not perfect.” but has prom-
ised to keep Working to make it
better.
The unanswered question.
Henson said, is how many of the
Republican freshman who voted
for the $164.5 billion House bill
“voted for it with the hope that
they’ll get a chance to vote on a bill
that has more money?”
With public outrage from teach-
ers. parents and advocates for eld-
erly and disabled Texans, lawmak-
ers are getting plenty of feedback
on the budget. U—
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Gray, Janie. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 328, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 5, 2011, newspaper, April 5, 2011; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1027968/m1/8/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.