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on Saturday. Dayton: Tracey Thornton of Family as Our Own” Since Preceded in death by her dren, Aaron Prince, Monica
In lieu of flowers, donations LaPorte; Lisa Godfrey of 1939. beloved husband, her brother, Prince, Graham Kervin, Brittany
may be made to the American Baytown; brother, O.C. Dawson Keith Caldwell and sister Bertha Kervin and Crystal Holloway
Cancer Society, P.O. Box of Houston; four grandchildren Cnra MarCPflPOn PriflCP Strang. and great-grandson, Cameron
102454, Atlanta, Ga. 30368- and a host of relatives, cousins . Her surviving family mem- Thomas -
2454 or the charity of your andfriends. CoraMarcedean nnce, ll.ot bers include sons, Mike Prince, A service of remembrance
choice. Visitation will be from 7 - 9 Baytown, passed away Monday, Randy Prince and his wife Laura will be held at 10:30 a.m.
. Services are under the direc- p.m. Thursday, February 6, 2003 February 3, ZUU3 in a local hos- a]] of Baytown; daughter, Thursday, February 6, 2003 at
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Mr Tommv Lee Street, LaPorte with Rev. Author ^pnl . e ma''ne° and her husband, Harold of St. Baytown, 281-839-0700.
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Mr. Tommy Lee Thornton, 68, Cemetery, LaPorte. resicients of Baytown and
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February 3, 2003 at a local hos- fully at his home on Sunday, Anderson, Richard Warren, years she had been
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Ruth was born November 20, Tommy was born January 8, Sr., Idell Warren, Jr. and Earl
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She worked in the cafeteria for Jived in the LaPorte area for 48 Honorary pallbearers will be
, Goose Creek ISD. She was a years He was a member of The O.C. Dawson, Ronald Brown,
| member of Wooster Baptist New Hope LaPorte, Tx. James Warren, Luther Jordan,
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j She was preceded in death by for 28 years. Thomas.
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Ruth Odell Jones, 92, of Mr. Tommy Lee Thornton, 68, Cemetery, LaPorte. time residents of Baytown and
Baytown, passed away, Monday, of LaPorte, passed away, peace- Pallbearers will be LeRoy Channelview, for the past three
Fehrnarv 3 2003 at a local hos- fi.ity r.-----Anders()n Richard Warren years she had been an active
. Ptol. February 2, 2003. Johnny Lewis, Edward Curlie, "?ember of Eastside Church of
Ruth was born November 20, Tommy was born January 8, Sr., Idell Warren, Jr. and Earl Christ tn Baytown.
1910 in Nashville, Arkansas. 1935 jn Homer, Louisiana. He Thomas
She worked in the cafeteria for iived in the LaPorte area for 48 Honorary pallbearers will be
Goose Creek ISD. She was a years He was a member of The O.C. Dawson, Ronald Brown,
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He was employed with H.L.&P. Tommy Thomas and Edward
She was preceded in death by for 28 years. Thomas.
her husband, Dillard Jones and He was preceded in death by Arrangements are under the
granddaughter, Carolyn Carter, mother, Beatrice Vance, direction of Frazier Funeral
She is survived by her sons father, Tom Thornton, brother, Home, 7623 Harrison, Baytown,
and daughters-in-law, Charles V ideli Warren, brother, Walter 281-426-5579. “Serving Every
and Arada Jones of Odessa, Tx.; Warren and Clara Thornton.
Stanley W. and Wanda Jones of He is survived by his wife, r-— .....................................................—-
Baytown; Harold D. Jones of Ella Mae Thornton of LaPorte;
Baytown; daughter, Jima Jones son, Tommy L. Thornton, Jr. of zVzzzz?
Denny and husband Ed of LaPorte; daughters and son-in-
Humble, Tx.; numerous grand- law. Diane Brown and Ronald of WF
and great-great-grandchildren.
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Navarre Funeral Home.
Burial will be at Denison
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By CONNIE MABIN solution put in place by lawmakers more than a decade
The Associated Press after courts ruled Texas was not fairly funding poor
schools. It relies heavily on local property taxes and
AUSTIN — The House Public Education ta|(es away from property-rich districts and
Committee voted 6-2 Tuesday night to get rid of the gjves t0 schools in low-income areas.
states much-criticized Robin Hood school funding Schools in low-income areas have benefited since
system, taking the first step in overhauling the com- Rohjn Hood, but many poor schools say they continue
plex and controversial way Texas pays for its schools. t0 ]ag behind and need more money to provide a basic
The committee, in its first meeting of the legislative education
session, approved the bill by Education Chairman The states 118 wealthier districts that have given up
Kent Grusendoif. It moves to the House floor, where $15 billion are also pleading poverty. Many have
all 150 members will have a chance to vote on it. raised local property-tax rates to the legal limit, mak-
The bill would end Robin Hood in 2005 but does not jng j( hard to get more money. They say they ’re being
propose an alternative. forced to cut programs and jobs.
“This is just the first step in a long process. We’ve Oliveira and Hochberg said they agree the system
got a long way to go to fix this problem, said needs to be improved but had worries about axing
Grusendorf, R-Arlingtoh. Our attempt today is to Robin Hood without another solution in place.
send a message that we’re serious about this problem Some testified at the hearing that they feared losing
and the Legislature s going to address this problem.” the system that has allowed poor schools to make gains
Grusendorf said the bill will force lawmakers to over the past decade. Some worried about die effect
come up with a better way to fund the state’s 1,040 the bill would have on ratings of bonds and other
school districts. It mirrors legislation filed first by financing used for school buildings and other facili-
Rep. Craig Eiland, D-Galveston, in December that ties.
would repeal Robin Hopd Sept. 1. Wayne Pierce, executive director of the Equity
“This announces a death sentence for Robin Hood,” Center, said the poor schools he represents agree the
said Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas. “Ultimately, there current system relies too heavily on local property
will be a funeral." taxes.
The only two Democrats on the committee — Rep. "We hate that,” Piece said. “But Robin Hood also
Scott Hochberg of Houston and Vice Chairman Rene carries with it the principle that all districts do well
Oliveira of Brownsville — voted against the bill. because of equity, and that is the part we want to con-
The current system is a self-admitted temporary tinue.”
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Canadian engineering company SNG-
Layalin Inc. has acquired GDS
Engineers, a Houston-based engineer-
ing firm with offices in Baytown.
The acquisition was finalized Friday
for an undisclosed sum, said Gillian . - .
MacCormack, vice president of public ^ttswjth major oil and gas companies
relations for SNC-Lavalin. . hp,'PVP n"r r"mh,"pri [nrrPS w'"
SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading “LT?™ '"JXnTL
groups of engineering and construction ranaP n ':prv,rp' nr ni,r r ,pnf<i "
companies in the world and a key play- ™mtammg our reputation for excellent
er in facilities and operations manage- service cost control and innovation,
ment. The SNC-Lavalin companies former GDS Engineers Board Chairman
employ approximately 15,000 people in Jan,es Waltz said in a statement.
offices across Canada and in the U.S., GDS Engineers currently has more
and in 30 other countries around the than 500 employees and generates more
world. than $50 million in annual revenue.
MacCormack said that the acquisition Together with our existing opera-
will have little impact on GDS employ- tions in Houston, this acquisition gives
ees or company business. us a vital and significant presence at the
“As part of the acquisition, SNC- heart of the U.S. oil and gas industry,”
Lavalin is very pleased to welcome all Krish Krlshnamoorthy, executive vice
520 GDS Engineers employees into its president responsible for SNC-Lavalin s
Chemicals and Petroleum Division,” she Chemicals and Petroleum Division, said
said. “Also as part Of the acquisition, in a statement. “The acquisition is in
GDS Engineers’ current contracts will line with our strategy to recognize the
simply continue on as before." importance of Houston as a key client
GDS Engineers provides services to base, and as a focal point for our global
the refining, chemical and petrochemi- oil and gas operations.”
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