Police seek suspect in armed robbery
Staff Report
GALLUP — An armed robber took off with an undisclosed amount
of cash from the Sleep Inn in Gallup Tuesday night.
Clerk Jamie Etsitty told police a man came into the motel around
10:40 p.m. and said, "Give me all your money."
Etsitty said she thought it was just a joke, so she just stood
there, according to a police report. Then the man jumped over
the counter and pointed a black revolver at her and repeated his
statement.
Etsitty opened the cash register and asked him if he wanted both
coins and bills.
"Give me just the bills. And hurry up and put it in the bag.
Hurry up! Hurry up," she quoted the robber as saying.
He handed her a Denny's carryout bag and Etsitty put the bills
into the bag while the suspect pointed the gun at her.
The suspect grabbed the bag of money from her and jumped back
over the counter, leaving through the west doors and running south.
Etsitty didn't see him get into a vehicle and doesn't know if
a vehicle was involved.
She described the suspect as about 5 feet, 4 inches tall, with
short, spiked hair with a mustache and a goatee. He wore a black
jersey with slanted baseball writing on the front and white stripes
on the sleeves, black pants and a black and white bandanna around
his neck. He had dark eyes and wore glasses. She believed him
to be Hispanic.
Gallup Police Officer David Evans stopped a group of people who
were standing on Highway 66 near the east interchange. They told
him they saw a man matching that description run past them looking
"suspicious," according to the report.
Evans later met with two men at the Gallup Indian Plaza. One of
them matched the description of the robber.
Police detained the two men and interviewed them. Etsitty went
to the department and looked at a photo lineup containing photos
of the two men. She could not pick out the suspect from the lineup.
The men were cleared and released.
Gallup Police detectives are investigating the incident. Anyone
with information should call the detectives at 863-9365.
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County OKs budget with $400,000 deficit
Bill Donovan
Staff Writer
GALLUP — The McKinley County Commission approved a final budget
Tuesday for the current fiscal year.
It's one where expenditures exceed revenues by some $400,000 at least
on paper. There are no layoffs of current personnel but several positions
now vacant including four in the Sheriff's Office have been eliminated.
The budget, which was approved by a vote of 2-1, didn't get the support
of Commissioner Harry Mendoza, who was upset that the Sheriff's Office
took the brunt of the personnel reduction. Sheriff Frank Gonzales
also gave a short speech during Tuesday's county commission meeting
saying he wasn't happy with the fact that he could not fill three
deputy positions.
This ends four months of budget meetings and sometimes heated arguments
between Mendoza and fellow commissioner Ben Shelly, who had refused
to go along with any of Mendoza's proposals to balance the budget.
By Tuesday, Mendoza had given up on a balanced budget and had agreed
to join Shelly in approving the budget proposal if Shelly would agree
to a compromise. Mendoza proposed that two of the deputy positions
be reinstated in the Sheriff's budget and that one position from the
Assessor's Office and the Treasurer's Office be eliminated. That proposal,
however, died when it could not get a second.
The question of a balanced budget may be a moot one anyway since County
Finance Director Judie Krauklis continues to say that the budget that
was adopted is conservative. As the year goes along, Krauklis said,
budget savings and a couple of program changes such as the one to
place county inmates in the city jail should save the county enough
money to allow it to come out in the black by the end of the year.
But the debate on Tuesday centered around Mendoza's efforts to get
some funding back for the Sheriff's Office.
Gonzales said after the meeting that while he had originally agreed
to the elimination of the vacant positions, he did so under the assumption
that other departments within the county government would be taking
a hit as well. When his office and the roads department were the only
ones to get a reduction, he began protesting.
He pointed out that his department will be having a retirement soon
and that it was important to get someone in training so that the department
would not be any further short of staff than it is now.
"It takes six months to get someone certified so we need to get
them on now," he said.
Mendoza had been hoping to convince the chairman of the commission,
Earnest Becenti Sr., to go along with his compromise proposal and
he thought on Monday that Becenti was agreeable. By Tuesday, however,
it was obvious that Becenti had changed his mind and was supporting
Shelly, as he has done almost every time since Shelly took office
in 1995.
Mendoza and Shelly did agree on one thing Tuesday and that was that
this year's budget is still a work in progress and may be revisited
later in the year as the revenues or expenditures change, which means
that the deputy positions may be reinstated later this year.
Krauklis told the commission that the budget it approved included
some $535,000 in reductions from the preliminary budget that had been
submitted to the state some three months ago. This included $340,000
in payroll expenses (by eliminating vacant positions), $10,561 in
travel expenses, $100,918 in operating expenses, $14,787 in supplies
and $77,033 in capital outlay expenses.
The budget approved Tuesday estimates that the county's general reserves
or savings will go from just over $2.7 million at the beginning of
the fiscal year (July 1) to $2.3 million by the end of the year on
June 30, 2002, assuming that no extra revenues or savings are found.
The county has to have $1,569,076 in reserves under state law.
In other county news, County Manager Irvin Harrison said Tuesday that
Brian Pice, the county's personnel director, has been "let go"
just prior to completing his probation period. No reason was given.
Harrison said that no decision has been made as to whether to fill
the position or allow it to remain vacant to save money.
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Dog alerts police to drug paraphernalia
Tara Drolma
Staff Writer
GRANTS — Grants police arrested a 22-year-old Grants man for
possession of drug paraphernalia after they obtained a warrant to
search his vehicle.
Grants Police Lt. Steve Bell said Joseph Martinez, 22, was stopped
at 5:42 p.m. Aug. 19 by officers on Zuni Road near South State Road
53 for going 62 mph in a 45 mph zone.
Officers said they became suspicious of Martinez during the traffic
stop after they noticed his hands shaking.
Martinez would not allow officers to search the car, police said,
so they employed a drug dog to search the outside of the car. Bell
said the dog "alerted on the side of the car," indicating
the presence of drugs.
Officers held the car, but released Martinez while they obtained a
warrant to search the vehicle. Once they had the search warrant, police
searched the car and found a bong, a glass pipe, and some rolling
papers. Police impounded the car and obtained an arrest warrant for
Martinez.
Three days later on Aug. 22, when Martinez went to the police station
to pick up his truck, officers arrested
him.
Other incidents
Dolores Jaramillo, 37, of Grants, was arrested for violating a restraining
order on Aug. 26.
Jimmy Perez Avelino, 29, of Grants, was arrested for battery on a
household member Aug. 25.
On Aug. 24, two juveniles were arrested and released to family members.
The driver was charged with DWI and the passenger was charged with
a minor procuring liquor.
In three separate incidents over two days, four teens were arrested
on school grounds in relation to marijuana possession. On Aug. 23,
Rick Horacek, principal at Grants High School, brought two juveniles
to the police station after he caught them behind the old caboose.
The students were cited for possession of marijuana.
On Aug. 22, a juvenile was arrested at Grants High School in relation
to possession of marijuana. At 9 a.m. on the same day, a student at
the Progressive Learning Center was cited for possession of marijuana
and drug paraphernalia.
Garrett Thompson, 22, of Grants, was arrested Aug. 21 in relation
to shoplifting.
Abel Mescal, 19, of Crownpoint, was arrested Aug. 20 in relation to
possession of less than one ounce of marijuana.
On Aug. 18, Rebecah McCurtain, 39, of Pinehill, was arrested in relation
to aggravated DWI.
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Hopi boys ready for 3A
Santiago Ramos
Staff Sports Writer
POLACCA, Ariz. — Hopi showed the rest of the field at the Hopi
Invitational that it's ready to take on all challengers.
Even without two of its top runners, the Hopi Bruins, the defending
Class 2A state champions who were ranked No. 1 in the entire state
last year for all classes but now have to compete in the larger Class
3A, grabbed top team honors on an overcast Tuesday afternoon.
Led by the first place performance of Kristen St. Germaine, the Chinle
girls held off Hopi and Flagstaff for top team honors in the girls
division.
Boys
Running without its top returnee senior Delwyn Takala who will be
running next weekend and senior Chris Lowe, who opted to play football
instead, the Hopi Bruins packed their first two runners in the top
10, and the first six in the top 30, to finish on top of the competition
with 87 points. Class 4A Page finished second with 99 points thanks
to taking the first two spots. 4A Chinle placed third with 103 points,
followed by 5A Amphitheater out of Tucson with 149 and Winslow rounding
out the top five with 157 points.
With Hopi moving from the 2A North to the 3A North, the teams from
the 3A North showed up Tuesday especially with Hopi hosting the 3A
North Regionals this year. A total of 19 teams, including 5A Amphitheater
competed, the most ever for a Hopi meet.
"I told the boys to run as a group from the beginning of the
race," said Hopi boys coach Rick Baker whose team has strung
together 11 consecutive Class 2A state titles. "We didn't run
as a group for the first half of the race. At the halfway point I
knew the group needed to move up."
Hopi placed its first two runners in the top 10 and all five in the
top 28 to grab first in the team standings. Hopi senior Logan Loopee
was the first Bruin finisher in sixth place with a time of 17:50.
Koopee was followed by senior Roger Kisto 10th (18:12), sophomore
Matt Honanie 21st (18:38), freshman Stet Lomayestewa 22nd (18:38)
and senior Chris Hawk 28th (18:53).
"I just told the team that we've run against them (the 3A North
teams) in the past,"Baker said. "It will more competitive
at regionals and state. It felt awkward at first when you realize
you're in the 3A now. Before we used to worry about Valley Sanders
and St. Michael. I'm sure that the majority of the teams in the 2A
are happy we're out."
Page senior John Scott covered the 3.2 mile course with a winning
time of 17:08, beating teammate Leif Lomeland who took second with
a 17:23.
"I felt good the first half of the race," said Scott who
finished third at state last year. "The course was dry and sandy.
On the second hill my legs were burning."
The Hopi Bruins were without their top returning runner, senior Delwyn
Takala, who finished third in the Class 2A at state last year. Baker
said that Takala will miss this weekend's Peaks Invitational but will
run at next weekend's Great Bay Race in San Francisco, Calif. Hopi
also lost senior Chris Lowe who decided to play football instead of
run cross country.
"Without two of our runners I was pretty pleased we took the
first meet," Baker said. "I'm pleased with the kids. It
was a good race. We can be right there (for the state title). This
year it's a different mixture with young runners along with our seniors.
We go meet by meeet. It's still hard to tell since this is early."
Holbrook's Johnathan Harmon finished third with a time of 17:29 followed
by Amphitheater's Loe Nantilla fourth (17:36) and Chinle's Eric Bahe
rounding out the top five (17:37).
Girls
Led by St. Germaine's third win in a row at the Hopi Invitational,
the Chinle Lady Wildcats finished first with 74 points. Host Hopi
and Flagstaff tied for second with 86 points but the Lady Bruins broke
the tie on the sixth runner by one place, 40 to 41.
Tuba City, the defending Class 3A state champions, had a great start
with its first three runners finishing fourth, fifth and sixth places
but dropped out of contention with its No. 4 and No. 5 runners to
finish fourth overall with 107 points. Ganado rounded out the top
five with 153 points.
Chinle girls coach Steve Keiser said he was"surprised"about
his team's win.
"I was surprised," said Keiser whose team finished third
at state last year behind Flagstaff and Page in the Class 4A. "It's
only the first race and it' still early. (Kristen) St. Germaine is
working hard. She doesn't worry about anybody else. The girls are
working together and they're getting along."
St. Germaine dominated the competition, leading the 3.2 mile race
nearly from start to finish, winning with a time of 20:15 and easily
beating a pair of Flagstaff runners, sophomore Annie Falor who had
a time of 20:36 and junior Triaa Milton (20:41), who trailed in second
and third place respectively behind St. Germaine the entire race.
"I felt strong during the race," said St. Germaine who admitted
that she is in better shape this year than last year. "I kept
myself focused. I was scared about the Flagstaff girls who were behind
me. Annie (Falor) beat me at state. Last year I wasn't really prepared
for any competition and then Flagstaff popped up. I didn't expect
it."
"it was a tough race," said Flagstaff's Falor who placed
second at state last year. "We consider St. Germaine our top
competitor."
Flagstaff, which was returning five of seven runners from last year'
state championship team, did not have Amber Gordon, its No. 2 runner.
St. Germaine, who finished a disappointing 10th at state last year
due to taking a wrong turn after finished second as a freshman, said
she's hoping for a better showing this year.
"My goal is to be state champion," St. Germaine said.
Tuba City looked strong with its first three runners, coming in one
after another. Senior Jayme Lomakema finished a strong fourth with
a time of 21:27, followed by teammates sophomore Brandi Atene fifth
(21:31) and junior Khrysten Seweingyama sixth (21:41). The Lady Warriors,
who have captured three straight Class 3A state titles, were hurt
by their No. 4 and No. 5 runners who placed 44th and 48th respectively.
After St. Germaine, the Chinle Lady Wildcats had junior Colleen Yazzie
12th, junior Doreen Anderson 14th, senior Andrea Yazzie 23rd, and
junior Michelle Roan 24th.
Keiser said he will be running his girls in three meets in New Mexico
instead of Arizona. Keiser said that Chinle will be competing in the
Farmington, Gallup and Grants meets this year and skipping Page, Winslow
and Mingus.
"The courses in New Mexico are tougher," Keiser said about
the switch. "The Arizona courses are fast with lots of hills."
Hopi girls coach Harvey Honyouti, whose teams have won five straight
Class 2A state titles and 13th overall, said he was surprised with
his team's performance, taking second place.
"Realistically I thought we'd be in the top five, maybe third
or fourth," he said. "I was surprised we got second. It's
hard to judge how you will finish, watching the runners come in."
Hopi had junior Alyssa Fredericks finished ninth with a time of 21:50,
followed by sophomore Iva Sahneyah 11th, sophomore Kelsey Hardt 13th,
junior Mallory Shuttuck 20th and junior Tara Secakuku 33rd.
Honyouti said that it's still too early to make any predictions.
"We still have a long ways to go," Honyouti said. "It's
early. It will be really tough competing in the 3A this year. There's
no turning back. We just have to work a little harder. The competition
will be tougher. I want the girls to work hard but I want them to
have fun."
Hopi easily won the JV boys race with 37 points, sweeping the first
three spots led by Harry Kisto with a winning time of 18:35. Chinle
took second with 83 points, followed by Winslow 96, Flagstaff 125
and Amphitheater 136.
Ganado ran away with the JV girls race with an impressive 18 points
by placing its five runners in the top six. Hopi finished second with
83 points, followed by Chinle 92, Window Rock 110 and Flagstaff 116.
Ganado's Leandra Thomas took individual honors with a winning time
of 22:43.
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HUD action could slash NHA funds
Larry Di Giovanni
Staff Writer
WINDOW ROCK — The Navajo Nation Housing Authority chairman, Johnny
Naize, joined by NHA Chief Executive Chester Carl, oppose HUD plans
that could dramatically drop Navajo housing funds at the request of
smaller tribes.
For the previous four years, NHA has received an average of $90 million
annually from the Native American Housing and Self Determination Act
block grant fund (NAHASDA). NAHASDA, established in 1996, currently
provides $643 million yearly for the nation's approximately 560 federally
recognized tribes.
Carl said tribes' needs amount to $1.2 billion yearly, forcing smaller
tribes to compete with the Navajo Nation for housing dollars.
During recent meetings of the Southwest Indian Housing Council, comprised
primarily of small tribes, a recommendation was passed and forwarded
to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. It proposes
to cap funding for any tribe at $40 million. That would cut Navajo
housing funds by more than half, leading Naize and Carl to question
HUD's ability to negotiate in good faith on the issue...
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Navajo panel retools N.M. redistricting
Jim Maniaci
Diné Bureau
WINDOW ROCK — The Navajo Nation Council has revised its New Mexico
redistricting choices for the Senate and House while continuing to
support its original selections for Congress and the state Education
Board.
Meeting Tuesday, the council's Inter-Government Relations Committee
voted unanimously to continue to favor what is known as "Concept
C" for Congress and "Concept A" for the state Education
Board, a seat now held by Delegate Wallace Davis.
Panel members also all agreed to the revised choices for the state
House and Senate, aimed at picking up additional First American representation.
Speaker Edward T. Begay explained the decision would be presented
today in Santa Fe as the New Mexico Legislature Redistricting Committee
decides what to recommend to the full Legislature on how to carve
up the state for the next 10 years.
Although Gov. Gary Johnson has not signed the call for the special
session, legislators are talking about Sept. 4.
Begay also said the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission will
meet with the state's 21 tribes on Thursday in Phoenix...
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Grants man helps transfer sheep
Tom Purdom
Staff Writer
LATIR PEAK — Thanks in part to a New Mexico Game and Fish Department
officer from Cibola County, the elusive Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep
have a new lease on life here and a new home some 12,000 feet above
sea level.
Craig Sanchez of Grants, whose job is to make sure people abide
by the state's game and fish regulations, was part of the crew that
transplanted 56 Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep from the lofty rugged
mountains of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the Pecos Wilderness
northeast of Santa Fe to craggy peaks of the Latir Peak Wilderness.
No easy task, the sheep first had to be spotted in the wilds of
the Sangre de Cristo Mountains about 62 miles south of their new
home. They then were captured, processed, bagged in protective sacks
for a helicopter ride to a spot near Red River and placed in large
live boxes for transport into the Latir Peak Wilderness.
The goal is to re-establish a wild sheep herd in what once was their
historic range and to fill an existing gap in the range from the
Sangre de Cristo Mountains on up into the highlands in Colorado...
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Waylon back at Navajo Fair
Diné Bureau
WINDOW ROCK — Country-western singer Waylon Jennings will make
his long-awaited return to the reservation during the 55th annual
Navajo Nation Fair.
The legendary entertainer, who made frequent appearances at large
and small events across Navajoland for two decades, will be on the
stage in the Dean C. Jackson Memorial Rodeo Arena at 9:30 p.m. Friday,
Sept. 7.
Stories about Jennings' impact on Navajo life are local legends.
Fair Manager Deana Jackson said, "In a sense, Waylon Jennings
is like family to a lot of people. Song plays an important part
in Navajo culture and everyone has a favorite Waylon song or story.
Waylon is part of everyone's life, young and old. There is no generation
gap as far as Waylon's music goes..."
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Vandals attack daycare
Larry Di Giovanni
Staff Writer
KAYENTA, Ariz. — Vandals broke into the new, yet-to-open Tohdenasshai
Shelter Home's daycare center the weekend of Aug. 17, leaving some
"very expensive" windows damaged, walls dented by a blunt
object, and buckets of paint set aside for
construction splashed on floors and windows.
Tohdenasshai Director Geraldine Laughter said the damage, estimated
at $1,600 by a construction company, may delay the shelter/daycare
center's opening, which was set for October.
"It's a new building, and no one is there during the weekend,"
Laughter said.
She suspects unruly teens caused the vandalism, since there have
been similar reports of breakins at the nearby, also new Teeh-In-Deeh
subdivision. Beer bottles were also found on the premises...
Gallup girls optimistic
Carrie Loretto
Sports Editor
GALLUP — For having only five returning starters back from
last year's team, Gallup Lady Bengal soccer coach Shannon Gill is
pretty optimistic.
Although the Lady Bengals lost their home opener 2-0 to Moriarty
Tuesday afternoon, coach Gill was happy with what she saw.
"Overall I was very pleased, this is a different team than
what I saw play Thursday and Saturday we showed great improvement
and I'm really excited at what I saw,"Gill said referring to
the Lady Bengals first two season losses last week."They hustled.
We played as a team. We possessed it. We never let down. We attacked
in numbers and played defense in numbers. The girls were more relaxed
and we played better as a team. I think we're getting more comfortable
playing together."
The Bengals passed the ball well, but much of the game couldn't
get the ball past Moriarty's midfield defense consistently.
When they did, Moriarty was quick to get back on defense limiting
Gallup's shots on goal.The defense adjusted well to the Lady Pintos'
early offensive attack, particularly in the second half, cutting
Moriarty's shots on goals to just five...
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Deaths
Samuel Silversmith Sr.
NASCHITTI — Services for Samuel Silversmith Sr., 95, will be
held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at Sheepsprings Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints Chapel. President Harry Benally will officiate.
Burial will follow at Naschitti Community
Cemetery.
Silversmith died Aug. 26 in Shiprock. He was born Nov. 5, 1905, in
Coyote Canyon.
Silversmith served with the U.S. Army During World War II, where he
received the American Defense Services Medal and the
European-African Middle Eastern Service Medal. He was employed with
the railroad. He was a blacksmith, silversmith,
rancher and farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Edith Silversmith of Naschitti; son, Samuel
Silversmith Jr. of Naschitti; daughters, Betty Johnson,
Sarah Silversmith, Ethel Denetclaw, Elaine Silversmith and Bertha
Silversmith, all of Naschitti; brother, Leonard Peshlakai of Green
Bay, Wis.; sisters, Rena Plummer and Rose Plummer, both of Coyote
Canyon; and eight grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Mel Denetclaw, Amosiah Denetclaw, Le Grand Denetclaw,
Samuel Silversmith Jr., Myron Silversmith and
Raymond Denetclaw.
The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services
at the family residence, Sheepsprings.
Lola Marie Yazzie
GALLUP — Services for Lola Yazzie, 49, will be held at 10 a.m.
Thursday, Aug. 30, at Rollie Mortuary-Palm Chapel. Burial will follow
at Sunset Memorial Park.
Yazzie died Aug. 23 in Gallup. She was born May, 15, 1952, in Tuba
City, Ariz., into the Mexican People for the Bitter Water People.
Yazzie was employed with the Navajo Nation Department of Social Services
as a house parent for the Fort Defiance Shandiie' Youth Home. She
was employed with Tohatchi Special Education for eight years.
Survivors include her sons, Justin Attakai of Magnolia, Ohio, Patrick
Skacy of Tempe, Ariz., and Dustin Yazzie of Page, Ariz.; daughters,
Jovonna Frank of Gamerco and Saebra Skacy of Tuba City; brothers,
Robert Augustine of Farmington, Franklin D.
Yazzie of Page, Tsosie Yazzie of Cedar City, Utah, and Gene Yazzie,
Glenn Yazzie and John Yazzie, all of Tuba City; sisters,
Frances Boone, May Jean, and Sarah Tochoney, all of Tuba City; and
two grandchildren.
Yazzie was preceded in death by her husband, Myron Mitchell, and parents,
Hosteen Billy and Laura Marie Yazzie.
Pallbearers will be Dustin Attakai, Justin Attakai, Jaymi John, Francis
Nez Jr., Patrick Skacy and Glendon Yazzie.
Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Lawrence Alvin Eskeets
CHURCH ROCK — Graveside services for Lawrence Eskeets, 35, will
be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at Gallup City
Cemetery.
Eskeets died July 27 in Albuquerque. He was born May 27, 1966, in
Rehoboth into the Salt People Clan for the Bitter Water
People Clan.
Survivors include his daughters, Kimberly Eskeets and Roselyn Eskeets
of Canyoncito; mother, Grace S. Eskeets of Church Rock; sisters, Laura
Eskeets of Ganado, Ariz., Geneva Johnson of Salt Lake City, Utah,
Lorraine Eskeets-June and Gracie M.
Lee, both of Church Rock; and brothers, Lindy Morgan of Church Rock,
Raymond Eskeets Jr. of Oregon, and Leonard
Eskeets and Lewis Eskeets, both of Gallup.
Eskeets was preceded in death by his father, Raymond Eskeets Sr.,
and sister, Linda Eskeets.
Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Margaret Faye Hardy
FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. — Services for Margaret Hardy, 69, will
be announced at a later date.
Hardy died Aug. 27 in Fort Defiance. She was born Oct. 28, 1931, in
Fort Defiance into the Red Running into the Water
People for the Big Water People Clan.
Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Manion Jones
ALBUQUERQUE — Graveside services for Manion Jones, 81, will be
at the National Cemetery in Santa Fe with time to be
announced later.
Jones died Aug. 24 in Albuquerque.
Jones served as a tour guide with Amtrak on the route from Gallup
to Albuquerque for five years. He worked in newspaper
circulation for many years, serving the Albuqerque Journal and Tribune
and the Gallup Independent. He served in the Seabees, the construction
unit of the Navy, during World War II.
He was a past president of the Gallup Kiwanis Club and the Gallup
Archaelogical Society.
He lived in Gallup for many years before moving to Albuquerque in
1993.
Jones was preceded in death by his parents, Manson and Eunice Jones;
sisters, Margaret Coble and Mildred Jones; and
brother, Boyd Jones.
Survivors include his sister, Kathryn Jones of Albuquerque.
The Sunrise Society of New Mexico is in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the charity of one's
choice.
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