Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 8, 1994 Page: 2 of 12
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Page 2-Palactos Beacon-Wed., June 8,1994'/1
Dtadiine 12 Noon Monday
MISS ESTHER
ment, she did not retire from life or
community service.
Promoting Palacios is every Palacian’s
responsibility. However, Esther made that
: responsibility her own, becoming a
goodwill ambassador for the community
she loved. She was a fixture at every
community activity or event which was
important to Palacios—from BayFest to
the Parks and Recreation Committee to
the Palacios Chamber of Commerce.
She was honored as the Chamber’s
Woman of the Year in 1980 and named
Grand Duchess for the city’s Texas
Sesquicentennial celebration in 1986.
Two years later she was awarded the Gov-
ernors Humanitarian Volunteer Award
ceremony held in Austin. In 1979,
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when Mayor Leonard Lamar proclaimed
June 17 as “Esther Smith Day.”
Donning shorts and a blouse or T-
shirt, she headed up the Chamber of
Commerce’s float crew as they journey to
beergarden tent from morning till dusk.
One of biggest disappointments came
a year or so ago when, with faili
sight, she was advised to stop dri
parades throughout South Texas promot-
ing the city. So proud of the city’s float
car. It was something Esther hated gt
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Esther was recipient 6f the Rotary Club’s
prestigious Paul 1
55-years oi
____„________Harris Award and, after
55-years of service to the organization,
became one of the first female members
of the Palacios Rotary Club.
Since its inception in the early 1980s,
she had been a board member of the
Palacios BayFest Committee. She has also
served on the board of the Friends q( El-
der Citizens, the Chamber of Commerce,
the Palacios Recreation Association and a
member of the Palacios Area Historical
Association.
Esther had been featured on the "Eyes
j of Texas” television program as well as
in numerous newspaper articles. In 1980,
on her 80th birthday, she was honored
and the lovely girls which rode on it, Es-
ther would not hesitate to let parade
judges know they made a mistake in not
awarding Palacios first place. She was
equally uninhibited about setting politi-
cians straight—whether local, state or fed-
eral—when she felt they were not getting
the job done.
Manning long hours in the Palacios
booth at boat shows in Houston and Gulf
Coast Days in San Antonio, she touted the
virtues and the seafood products of the
City by the Sea while plying passers-by
with her renowned shrimp dip on a Ritz.
(Woe to those however, who made too
many return trips so scarf down the deli-
cious treats!)
An avid team bowler until a couple of
years ago, she still pulled out the push
mower to do her own lawn, kept track of
the Astros baseball team, treasured and
up simply because she didn’t want to be
on others in getting around.
dependent on „. „
In 1989 when she became
.....— -----------—- _ Rotary
Club member—55 years after she played
for the club’s first meeting on April 24,
1934—she was honored fbr her years of
service. In making an award presentation
to her, then-president Bill Reaves noted
that "Never in the course of human his-
tory, at any place in the world, has any
one person played the national anthem
for any one group for so iong.”
Esther was deservedly praised in the
nomination letter for the Governor’s
Humanitarian Volunteer Award in 1988,
The nomination noted that “Esther is the j
most unique volunteer we have every en-
countered. The problem is that she is so
eagerly looked forward to the monthly
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_______ gathering of her beloved |
‘sorority sisters’, played daily on her
cherished Baby Grand piano, and relaxed
with an occasional ice-cold Pearl Light.
i a favorite at the annual BayFest
She was____________
where she would play the piano in the
unique. God should have massed pro-
duced her so every community could
have one Hke her. Esther inspires the
young, maintains a youthful outlook on
life for the elderly and everyone in-be-
tween admires and envies her. Palacios
would not be whaUt is today if it were not
for lt»e Lovely Esther Smith.'”
Some say they ‘broke the mold’ when
God made Esther. However, its doubtful
that there every was a mold for her, sire
was a hand-crafted, one-of-kind gem who
sparkled throughout her life.
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Most frequently asked questions.
As your attorney general, 1 receive thousands of phone calls and
letters each month.
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legal advice ftom the Office of the Attorney General. Unfortu-
nately, the Texas Constitution and state law prohibit our office
ftvan giving legal advice or written opinions to anyone who is not
a state official or entity. The governor, heads of state agencies,
boards or commissions; district attorneys and other similar of-
ficials are the only ones to whom 1 can give legal advice.
That doesn't mean that you can't get help from our office. It just
means that we will act on behalf of all Texans when a problem
arises- Fomamplc, my Consumer Protection Division will inves-
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Marketplace at Henderson
DONNIE Horton displays one of the Yaga fashions she is
carrying at her D’s Marketplace located in Henderson
Square. The business also provides rental space to other
vendors who would like to open a business. (Beacon Photo
by Leita Hooper)
• Gary Will Nixon. 31, of
Palacios was arrested at 9:17
m. May 30 near the South
ay boat ramp and charged
with public intoxication.
■ • Robert Lee Slav^
23, of the 200 Week of Coro-
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* Raul G. Garcia. 70, of the
900 block of Welch was ar-
rested at 9:35 p.m. June 3 in
the 500 block of Main and
charged with public intoxica-
tion-
» Rodney Allen Casey. 32,
of the 500 block of Welch was
arrested at 3:25 a.m. June 4 in
the 300 block of 3th and
charged with driving while in-
toxicated. '
* Antonio Martinez, 36, of
__..w I Turning Basin #1, was arrested
Mfich was arrested at 2:2 jam- at 10:40 p.m. June 4 In the
lune 2 at Main and 5th Street 500 Wock of Main and
md charged with public lutox-
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collectible and craft area
Horton Is looking for a variety of businesses such as crafts;
retail clothing, home decor, and jev
ewelry.
merce was arrested all
a.m. June 1 in the 200 Wock
Horton's portion of the store wiU contain Yaga clothing tof
men and women, jjewelry, Depression Glass, old bookss
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of Commerce and charged
with family violence-assault by
contact-
• Prospero Martine* Santi-
ago, 22. of the 800 Wock of
Welch
hosiery, Gorham Stainless dinnerware, Aramatique scents for
the home, porcelain Items and afghans. Cards and invitations
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vendors will offet something for everyone, and wiU give man1
would-be merchants the opportunity to start their ow
business.
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