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Denton Record-Chronicle
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
an intensive two-week training,
she met Makiko for the first
time.
mal community as well as in cer-
tain state legislatures.
One potential solution has
been to have handlers certify
their animals with a national
database. Naert isn’t a fan of that
idea because she said it would
make it harder to get a service
dog and also take away some of
personal rights.
“Why do I have to walk in a
business and show a certifica-
tion just because I have a guide
dog and a disability?” she said.
“Anybody else who wants to
walk in a business doesn’t have
to show identification.”
Naert hopes advocacy and
education will help alleviate
some of these issues. She wants
to make sure business owners
know their rights so they can
protect themselves and also pro-
vide an enjoyable experience for
handlers.
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stared up at Naert, ready to take
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Finding the one
When Naert was a teenager,
she noticed that she had prob-
lems with her vision. When she
would go from the sunny out-
doors to a darker room, her
brain couldn’t process the
change.
At age 14, she was diagnosed
with retinitis pigmentosa, a de-
generative disease that de-
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Because of their close work-
ing relationship, Naert said Ma-
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‘We’re co-dependent on each
other,” she said. “I depend on her
for my safety and independence.
She depends on me for food, wa-
ter and all those things. When
most pets are family dogs, any-
one can give them food, water or
treats. With [Makiko], I’m the
only one who fills her basic
needs.”
According to the Americans
with Disabilities Act, a service
animal is defined as a dog (or oc-
casionally a mini horse) that has
been trained to do work or per-
form tasks related to an indivi-
dual’s disability. This can include
people who have hearing diffi-
culties, diabetes, seizures, mo-
bility problems or post traumat-
ic stress disorder.
Sometimes, a certain type of
service animal can fall into a
gray area. For example, if a dog
senses an anxiety attack coming
on and alerts its owner, it’s a ser-
vice dog.
If it only calms the owner
during an anxiety attack without
any alert, it is considered an
emotional support dog and is
not covered under ADA.
In Naert’s case, Makiko acts
as her eyes and is allowed to go
everywhere she does. This
means walking the halls of
Naert’s office, lying under the ta-
ble at restaurants, shopping in
stores, flying on airplanes and
staying in hotel rooms.
Under ADA and other disa-
bility laws, handlers don’t have
to pay a pet deposit at their resi-
dences. They also don’t have to
pay extra to bring their animals
on planes or to hotels.
Because of these perks, or
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eye.
“It takes out your night vision
first, then it takes away your pe-
ripheral vision,” Naert said. “The
way I explain it is that it closes in
and in and in until all of your vi-
Jeff Woo/DRC
Jessica Naert and her service dog, Makiko, wait in line Friday at one of their favorite places,
Beth Marie’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream in Denton.
sion is gone.
But Naert didn’t let her dis-
ease control her life. She gradu-
ated from the University of
North Texas with a bachelor’s
degree in rehabilitative studies
and a master’s degree in rehabil-
itative counseling. She now
works as a transition vocational
rehabilitation counselor at the
Department of Assistive and
Rehabilitative Services in Den-
ton.
perhaps because of an undying
love for man’s best friend, some
people have tried to take advan-
tage of the system and pass off
their own pets as service dogs.
“They’re going to eventually
ruin it for people who truly need
it,” Warren said.
tification. The act doesn’t even
require dogs to have a vest,
though many owners buy one to
keep medical information.
The only requirement is the
animal is leashed, well-behaved
and housebroken. Sometimes,
that makes it easy to spot the
fakers, like when a dog pees in a
restaurant or barks incessantly.
Other times, it’s not so sim-
problems, a manager can ask the
dog to leave but must allow the
handler back into the business
without the dog.
The penalty for owners who
use illegitimate service dogs or
for businesses who don’t allow
service animals is $300 and 30
hours of community service.
The problem has continued to
gain attention in the service ani-
“Guide dogs are people’s in-
dependence and their freedom,”
Naert said. “Having a service
dog helps them navigate more
freely and let’s them live the life
they want to live.
“Makiko is my way of living
my life.”
CAITLYN JONES can be
Spotting the shams
At a restaurant recently,
Naert had to have a lengthy dis-
cussion with the owner when
she tried to bring Makiko along.
Apparently, employees had
problems with an unruly dog
posing as a service animal earli-
reached at 940-566-6862 and
via Twitter at @CjonesDRC.
She used a cane to get around
for most of her adult life, but af-
ter talking to a friend with a ser-
vice dog, Naert decided to get
one of her own.
Dog trainers say any dog can
be a service dog. Owners can
train their own pets or adopt a
dog from a specific group. Be-
side being obedient and know-
ing basic commands, all service
animals must be confident.
“You need a service dog to be
able to go anywhere at any time,”
said Susan Warren, owner and
head trainer at CMC Dog Train-
ing in Flower Mound. “They
can’t be fearful.”
Naert got in contact with
Guide Dogs for the Blind in Jan-
uary 2013 and was matched up
with a service animal. When she
went to Oregon that March for
pie.
“It’s hard to tell, like when
people bring in little dogs,” said
Aaron Jakaboski, a server at
Lone Star Attitude Burger Co.
“Do you really need that teacup
chihuahua for a disability, or are
you just trying to be Elle
Woods?”
Because there is no universal
certification needed, businesses
are at a bit of a loss when trying
to identify legitimate animals.
The only questions an employee
can ask a handler are “Is the dog
a service animal required be-
cause of a disability?” and “What
work or task has the dog been
trained to perform?”
Employees can’t ask any spe-
cifics about the disability or for
any identification. If the dog is
unruly and causes continual
OBITUARIES
Evelyn Marinette Leake Harrison
Evelyn Marinette Leake Harrison, 99, of
Denton, passed away on June 11, 2016, in
Denton, Texas. She was born on October 29.
1916, in Mobeetie, TX, to Howard B. Leake
and Ruby Faye Johnston Leake. She married
Marvin P. Harrison, Jr., in May ot 1939 in
Denton, Texas.
She graduated from Graham High School, earned her BA
in English from North Texas State College. She received her
Masters in English in 1944 from North Texas. Evelyn taught
7th grade English in Carrolton-Fanners Branch ISD for 16
years. She enjoyed gardening, reading, friends, traveling the
world and most importantly family.
Evelyn was a member at First United Methodist Church of
Denton since 1939. Bungalow Sunday School Class and The
Joy Singers,
Evelyn is survived by her daughter, Kathy and husband
Jerry Jones ol Amarillo, one son, Dan Harrison of Denton and
two great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband Marvin, parents,
Howard and Faye Leake and brother, Edwin Leake.
Visitation will be Wednesday June 15, 2016 from 6:00-3:00
P.M. at DeBerry Funeral Directors in Denton. Funeral service
will be held on Thursday June 16, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. in the
Chapel of DeBerry Funeral Directors with Reverend Jim
Porter officiating. A graveside service will follow on Friday
June 17, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. in Mobeetie, TX with Reverend
Tom Stribling of Happy United Methodist Church officiating.
In lieu of flowers family has requested that Memorials be
made in her name to Firsl United Methodist Church or
Bungalow Sunday School Class, 201 S. Locust Denton,
Texas 76201.
We, the family, would like to thank Solaris Hospice and
Good Samaritan Society for the wonderful loving care they
gave our mother the last months ot her life.
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“They said they had a dog in
there that shed everywhere and
stunk and was barking a lot,”
Naert said. ‘We just had to work
through it. Eventually, we were
allowed in, but it took a lot of ed-
ucation and patience.”
A simple Google search re-
veals the problem. The phrase
“service dog certification” yields
more than 2 million results,
websites peddling everything
from vests to ID cards.
The only problem is the ADA
does not require service animals
to have any certification or iden-
Last summer, the Collin
County Historical Society and
Museum made changes in its
leadership.
One of the priorities after
those changes were made was to
return artifacts to Denton
County. Deborah Kilgore, acting
curator for the society and mu-
seum, said the artifacts were
originally part of a vision for a
North Texas History Center, the
regional museum that never
came to fruition.
‘We’re very pleased to bring
or to send these items back to
Denton where they can be ap-
preciated by the people in Den-
ton County,” Kilgore said.
The Denton County artifacts
have been housed in the Collin
County museum, a historic 1911
post office that was cramped for
damaged by water in 2009 in
storage rented by the North Tex-
as History Center.
As Collin County finds more
artifacts belonging to Denton,
they will be returned, Kilgore
said. Denton County officials al-
so are loaning 17 items to Collin
County to display in an exhibit.
Riddle said the collection is
being “cataloged and properly
preserved.”
Riddle’s office will maintain
the collection for Denton Coun-
ty. While some items will be dis-
played at the Courthouse-on-
the-Square Museum, others will
be exhibited on a rotating basis
in history and culture facilities
throughout the county, Riddle
said. Residents also are encour-
aged to contact the Office of His-
tory and Culture if they want to
see collection items that aren’t
on display.
BRITNEY TABOR can be
reached at 940-566-6876 and
via Twitter at @BritneyTabor.
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Artifacts
Half of the artifacts were ex-
hibited in a museum on the
Square while the other half were
exhibited by Denton County
Historical Museum Inc. in a sec-
ond museum once housed at the
factory outlet mall at Interstate
35 and Loop 288.
Among some of the items in
the museum in the outlet mall
were quilts, genealogy informa-
tion, kerosene lamps used in
schools in the early 1900s, class
photographs from the 1920s and
photographs from the early
1900s to 1950s.
In 2009, Denton County
Historical Museum Inc. merged
with the North Texas History
Center and Farm Museum in
McKinney. Officials at the time
said the move to McKinney
would create a better regional
museum.
But that regional museum
never got the necessary funding
to stand on its own. Since, the
Denton County artifacts have
been in possession of the Collin
County Historical Society and
Museum.
County Judge Mary Horn
said she’s delighted to see the
artifacts return to Denton
OBITUARIES
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: Deborah Gay Gentry
Deborah "Debbie" Gay Gentry, 65, of
£ Denton, Texas passed away on June 9, 2016
| in Denton. Debbie was born on November 15,
| 1950 in Ft. Worth, Texas to Burnice and Mary
| Elizabeth "Mary Beth" (Bobo) Gentry.
She graduated from the University of
North Texas with a Master’s Degree in Library
Science and was a member of the Texas Librarians
Association. She worked at the Lewisville Public Library in
Lewisville, Texas for 25 years.
She is survived by her Father, Burnice Henry Gentry and
his wife, Jenibeth; brothers, Richard Wayne Gentry, Bruce
Glen Gentry and Brian Paul Gentry; one niece, three
nephews, three great nieces and one great nephew and
devoted friend, Carol Crumpton. She is preceded in death by
her mother, Mary Beth Gentry.
A memorial service will be held at DeBerry on June 14,
2016 at 2 pm.
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1 Melva Sue Spencer
Melva Sue Spencer of Lake Dallas, Texas,
t 1 passed away June 10, 2016 due to
1 complications from lung cancer. She was
I mostly known as Sue, but to those who loved
her, she was "Hon", Mama, Mom, Granny,
Miss Candy, friend and counselor to many. A
memorial service will be held Monday, June
13, 2016 at 2:00pm at DeBerry Funeral Home, Denton,
Texas, to honor her memory and celebrate her life.
Sue was born March 19, 1944, to Leslie and Dorcas
Dunn, the 5th child of a family of 8 children, in Stilwell, OK.
She graduated from High School in Wayside, Kansas in
1962. She met M.E. Spencer shortly thereafter, and after a
brief courtship, they married in November of 1963. She
followed him to Texas, and over the course of their married
life, she followed him across the country. They were always
together and together they built a beautiful family and life.
They lived in countless places and garnered friends all along
the way. Many counseled that it would be better, for her and
the kids to stay in one place and M.E. to travel, but they felt
that an intact family was the cornerstone of their lives,
they were right.
A daughter, Keri Lynn, joined their family in 1966 and a
son, Jerry Allan, in 1969. Sue took pride in creating a loving
home for her family and friends, and was a supreme
homemaker, even before that became a fashionable thing.
Her delicious after school snacks are what brought Wiley
Payne Rudasill to the family. He and Keri married in 1986
and he became a second son to her. Rachel Lynne Lanphere
joined the family, as a second daughter, when she married
Jerry in 2006. The family continued to expand and grow with
love with the arrival of grandchildren: Rebecca Rose
Rudasill, Savanna Sue Rudasill, Jacob Taylor Spencer, David
Allan Spencer, and Cooper Jay Spencer.
Sue and M.E. have spent the last 30 years traveling to
Bucerias, Mexico every chance they could get away. This
was their paradise and they cultivated and built an extensive
network of dear friends there, too numerous to list.
Sue touched countless lives and brought much joy and
sunshine to this world. We like to think that she has just gone
ahead of us and will be saving a palapa for us on the beach
in heaven, and when we arrive to meet her she will have a
round of drinks ready.
She is survived by her beloved husband of more than 52
years, M.E.; her children Wiley & Keri Rudasill, Jerry &
Rachel Spencer; grandchildren Rebecca Rudasill & fiance
Tommy Neal, Savanna Rudasill, Jacob Spencer, David
Spencer, Cooper Spencer; and many additional extended
family members and dear friends.
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“The size of the Denton
County collection was such that
it was almost like having a muse-
um inside of a museum,” Kilgore
said. “We had too much. It made
it difficult to put on displays. It
made it difficult to find things.”
The Collin County Historical
Society and Museum reached
out to Denton County officials to
discuss transferring the artifacts
back to their possession around
August or September 2015.
Denton County officials have
been visiting the Collin County
Historical Society and Museum
since September to pick up
items and bring them back to
Denton. The last big collection
came back to Denton in April,
Kilgore said.
Not all original artifacts are
returning back to Denton
though. Some are lost. Others
were damaged. About 20,000
pieces including letters, jour-
nals, records and photos were
VMM
County.
“This has been a long time
coming, and I’m delighted that it
worked out this way and every-
thing is back home where it
belongs,” Horn said. “I’m not
sure people realize how much is
here. There’s not just five or six
items, but thousands.”
Efforts to get the artifacts
back to Denton got underway
last year.
and
Herman Benny McDuffie
Herman Benny McDuffie, 73, a resident of
Sanger, TX, formerly of Daleville, AL, died
Friday, June 10, 2016, in Denton, TX, Herman
liked to be called Sonny. Sonny was born
.May 24, 1943. in Daleville, AL, to Herman
McDuffie and Edna Brown, and then moved to
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Sanger. He spent most of his time in Daleville,
AL, Denton, and Sanger, TX.
In his earlier years he was a mechanic and then was an
environmental specialist
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Judy McDuffie, son.
Bryan McDuffie and wife, Tracy, grand kids, Scott and
(Amanda), Jessica and (Brandon), Trinity, five
great-grand kids, and one great-great grandchild, sister, Emile
Fayard and husband, Hubert, brother, James McDuffie and
wife, Ellen, sister, Annetle Childers and husband, Mitchell,
sister, Elizabeth Andrews and husband, Gene, brother,
Edward Earl Brown and wife. Holly, and extended family of
thirty plus years, Sue Green, Sabnna, Michael, Stacey,
Stormy Ferrell
He was preceded in death by his parents and his son,
Richard Lee McDuffie.
There will be a memorial service on Thursday, June 16,
2016, at 3:00 P.M. at Willowwood Church of the Nazarene in
Denton, TX. A burial service will be held at Providence Baptist
Church Cemetery in Clayhatchee. AL, Saturday, June 18,
2016, at 10:00 A.M.
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Garza
His football coach at Sanger
High School, Chuck Galbreath,
said he never heard a bad word
from Garza.
“I never heard him say a
mean or negative comment to or
toward anybody. Just an upbeat
kid who worked hard to become
a better athlete,” Galbreath said.
“He worked hard his junior year
and we expected greater things
from him next year. He was fun
to be around and made a posi-
tive impact on our whole foot-
ball team and coaches.”
This is the second crash in
two months to claim the life of a
Sanger High School student.
Tragedy struck in April when 18-
year-old senior Mark Moore
died following a crash on Inter-
state 35.
As of May 27, there had been
1,193 traffic fatalities statewide,
according to the Texas Depart-
ment of Transportation. Sixteen
of those fatal wrecks occurred in
Denton County, with 13 in the
city of Denton.
Staff writer Steve Gamel
contributed to this report.
BJLEWIS can be reached at
940-566-6875 and via Twitter
at @BjLewisDRC.
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