RMCH cuts $2.4million from budget
Bill Donovan
Staff Writer
GALLUP — After losses of $800,000 in the last year Rehoboth
McKinley Christian Hospital is planning a series of cuts that
will save about $225,000, officials said.
Hospital spokesman Herb Mosher said Thursday that a series of
actions have been approved by the hospital's board in light of
preliminary financial statements that indicate that the hospital
lost money the last fiscal year.
This is the first time in the past several years that the hospital
has recorded a loss. The year before, the hospital recorded a
profit of just over $300,000.
But the loss has forced hospital to take a number of measures
to reduce expenditures. Mosher stressed that no one has been laid
off but some personnel will be offered a transfer to other programs.
No full-time salaries will be affected, although one part-time
person will be going from a paid position to a volunteer one.
RMCH plans take the following actions:
All departments have been directed to reduce their expenses by
5 percent for the year.
The pharmacy in the college clinic will be closed down.
The home health and hospice programs in Grants will be closed
down. Similar programs in Gallup will not be affected.
A part-time coordinator for the auxiliary program was eliminated.
Most departments will be reducing their expenses by cutting back
on travel and purchase of capital equipment, Mosher said.
Mosher said that his department is looking at reducing advertising
as a way to save money.
"We used to take out ads on the weather page in the Gallup
Independent twice a week. Now we will be doing it only once a
week. We will be canceling the contract we have for four billboards,"
he said.
The decision to close down the pharmacy at the College Drive clinic
was made because the pharmacy has been losing money for some time.
The three staff personnel who work at the pharmacy have been offered
positions in the in-house pharmacy that the hospital runs.
Hospital officials have known for some time that the pharmacy
has not been able to compete with outside pharmacies such as Walgreens
and Wal-Mart.
"Wal-Mart probably has four or five times the volume that
we have; Walgreen's volume is probably six to eight times greater
than ours," he said.
The closing of the pharmacy was probably inevitable, he said.
"No hospital outside of Albuquerque is able to justify having
a retail pharmacy. The volume is just not there," he said.
The pharmacy should be closed in the next two months or so, opening
up some space that will be used by the clinic to provide more
space for other services, including doctors.
He added that there is enough work in the in-house pharmacy to
justify the transfer of the three staff. The increase in staff
is expected to increase the revenues for the in-house pharmacy,
at least enough to justify the transfer.
Mosher said that the board has approved eliminating a part-time
coordinator position that oversaw the hospital's auxiliary program.
"The auxiliary will pick up that function at no cost to the
hospital," Mosher said.
He added that the person who was in that position has been transferred
to the hospital's "Reach Out and Read" program and will
be working there as a volunteer.
Hospital officials had been hoping for a slight profit last year
but a number of factors, including good weather and a depressed
economy made that impossible.
"This is affecting a lot of hospitals across the country,"Mosher
said. "Between 35 and 40 percent of all hospitals lost money
last year."
Part of the problem, he said, is that costs to treat patients
have been going up and the money the hospital receives from insurance
companies and federal programs like Medicare and Medicaid has
not.
The various programs provides a certain level of pay for each
treatment. For example, the programs may provide two days of in-patient
treatment for a certain medical ailment.
"If the patient is able to be treated in that time and is
released, then the hospital breaks even or makes a little money,"
Mosher said. "But if the patient has to be kept over, the
hospital will lose money."
This problem may be getting worse in the future as New Mexico
Governor Gary Johnson said that he would like to see the state's
Medicaid funds be reduced by $50 million. If this occurs, Mosher
said, hospitals in the state will be looking at a total loss of
about $200 million because the federal government contributes
three dollars for every one that the state does.
The weather hasn't helped any, either. Bad weather usually means
more respiratory problems and this usually means more patients
in the beds but November proved to be milder than usual and as
a result, the hospital's census was down.
Then there is the on-going dispute between the hospital and the
county commission which resulted in the commission reducing its
mil-levy funds this past year by half. That meant a decrease of
some $500,000.
Mosher said that the hospital was able to postpone some of the
upgrading that was being planned but some of it had to be done
with hospital funds, which also contributed to the deficit.
It should be noted as well that the deficit was not caused by
the hospital giving employees a bonus since no bonuses have been
given in the last two years. That only occurred in 1999 because
of a sharp increase in revenues and at the time, hospital officials
were saying that it would probably not be repeated.
Hospital officials feel that the savings of $225,000 will be enough
to keep the hospital out of the red for this year.
In the first place, the hospital census in the past few weeks
has been picking up to the point where the bed occupancy is between
90 and 95 percent.
"In the past four weeks, we have had a lot of new admissions
because of respiratory and cardiac problems and accidents,"
he said."It's been hitting all age groups. There have been
some nights that we have had no beds available on the pediatrics
ward."
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Woman confesses to breaking baby's leg,
smashing head
Andrea Egger
Staff Writer
GALLUP — A woman has confessed to twisting her 6-month-old son's
leg until it broke, then smashing his head twice against a plastic
toy, causing a concussion.
Lawanda Pooacha, 21, of 351 Cedar Hills No. G-46, gave up her right
to a hearing in Magistrate Court last week in exchange for working
out a tentative plea agreement in the case, Assistant District Attorney
Karen Kingen Etcitty said Thursday.
Police arrested Pooacha Jan. 9 and charged her with abuse of a child
resulting in great bodily harm, a first-degree felony, according to
Magistrate Court records.
Attorney Louis DePauli is representing Pooacha and could not be reached
for comment.
Dr. Ken Stewart, who works in the emergency room of Gallup Indian
Medical Center "advised that the child suffered a broken right
leg. The child also suffers from bleeding in the brain ... from two
sites, one at the front and one at the back of the skull," according
to court records.
Tholund didn't describe Pooacha's explanation for the baby's injuries.
The physician called in a social worker who called the police.
Social workers met with the mother who said her son, Lamar, wouldn't
stop crying, and when she couldn't comfort him, she took him to the
hospital. Pooacha had no explanation for how the baby had a head injury
and broken leg.
After talking with police and the social workers for a while, Pooacha
broke down crying. She said the child angered her when he wouldn't
stop crying, according to court papers.
First, she picked him up and pressed him hard to her chest, then grabbed
his right leg and twisted it backward until "she heard a bone
pop," the report said.
"She stated Lamar continued to cry," according to the report.
Then, she threw the baby onto the bed, where he hit the back of his
head on a hard plastic toy, she told police.
Later she said that she picked up the screaming baby once more and
threw him face-down onto the bed.
"She stated that his forehead hit the toy again," court
records show.
The ordeal began at 5 p.m., and she took Lamar to the hospital at
11 p.m., records show.
Pooacha told police that she resents the baby because he was conceived
through a rape."The young woman expressed abuse in her childhood
made it hard to parent," Etcitty said.
Because Pooacha "owed up" to what she did, Etcitty agreed
to let her plead guilty to third-degree child abuse and serve one
year in prison. The Women's Correctional Facility in Grants has counseling
programs and should be able to offer help to Pooacha, she said.
"There needs to be punishment. We do not have a mother here who's
yelling and screaming. She put the child's life in danger," Etcitty
said.
DePauli and Pooacha have to formally enter the plea into District
Court records and have Etcitty and a judge sign agreement before it
will be official. At any point before this happens, Pooacha has the
right to withdraw her proposed plea, Etcitty said.
Lamar stayed several days at the hospital, and physicians said he
probably won't have brain damage, but that won't be obvious for a
few years. The New Mexico Department of Children, Youth and Families
have custody of Lamar, but Tholund expects he will live with Pooacha's
parents.
Pooacha has another child, a 5-year-old son, who wasn't in the house
when Lamar was injured, and is in the custody of the Department of
Children, Youth and Families.
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Sen. Tsosie opposes DWI lock devices
Walter Howerton Jr.
Legislative Reporter
SANTA FE — A Gallup High School junior didn't mince words when
she spoke at a press conference meant to rally support for the fight
against drunken driving.
She was hard on her own people and hard on her hometown.
Sherelle Lynne Walker, 17, said, "My heart goes out to the grandmother
of convicted drunken driver Gordon House."
But she did not stop there in talking about House, who is serving
time in prison for killing a mother and her three daughters while
driving the wrong way on I-40 through Albuquerque in 1992.
"As a youth, I am ashamed of yet another Native American drunk
driver," she said.
And then she went even further. "Gallup, New Mexico, Drunk Town
U.S.A.," Walker said. "I, as a teen-ager have to live with
the negative publicity every single day. I hate it because I know
that there are Native American men and women mentors (for youth) who
carry themselves with dignity and respect."
Her tough talk came one day after the New Mexico Senate passed a law
aimed at keeping more drunken drivers off the road.
On Wednesday, the Senate voted to approve mandatory installation of
ignition-interlock devices on the vehicles of some people convicted
of DWI.
The ignition-interlock tests a driver's breath and will not allow
a vehicled to be started if the breath alcohol level is above the
legal limit.
The law would require installation of the devices for one year for:
First offenders with an alcohol level of 0.16 or higher. That is twice
the legal limit of .08.
Judges would not have the option of allowing repeat offenders of leaving
their courtroom without being sentenced to use the device. Judges
also would have the option of sentencing first offenders with an alcohol
level lower than .16 to have the device installed in their vehicles.
Under the current law judges can order the use of the ignition-interlock
device, but it is not mandatory. Still, 500 or more of the devices
have been installed statewide.
Offenders would cover the cost of leasing and installing the device.
The installation fee is $60 and the lease fee is approximately $2
per day. Approximately 10 percent of that fee would be placed in a
fund to help indigent DWI offenders pay the cost of using the device.
The Senate bill was sponsored by Sen. Kent Cravens, R-Bernalillo.
He is the brother-in-law of Paul Cravens whose wife and young daughters
were killed in the drunken Christmas Eve crash involving House. Cravens
survived the crash.
In another I-40 collision, two couples from Nebraska died last month
when hit head-on by a truck drived by an alleged drunken driver. Lloyd
Larson, 39, of Crownpoint, is charged with four counts of involuntary
manslaughter in the Jan. 25 deaths. Larson had been convicted of DWI
four times, and he had DWI citations and arrests stretching back to
1986.
Navajo Sen. Leonard Tsosie, D-McKinley, Sandoval, Los Alamos, Rio
Arriba and Bernalillo, was not particularly happy with the idea of
mandatory installation of the devices.
Tsosie said on the Senate floor, "I don't care if people call
me pro-DWI." He then went on to complain that such a device might
punish students or other family members needing a ride to school or
a grocery store. Only the driver should be punished," Tsosie
said.
While the device could prevent anyone from driving the vehicle if
they did not pass the breath test, presumably anyone who could pass
the breath test could drive it. The bill now goes to the House.
Fearless words
Walker didn't limit herself to DWI issues. The plain-speaking high
school student, who is part of the National Native American Youth
Coalition, showed up with a heady agenda.
At the top of her list of things she described as "very important
issues regarding our youth of today" was dissatisfaction with
the current Navajo Nation government.
Among other problems she sees a lack of youth representation and recently
self-approved raises for members of the Navajo Nation Council.
"It's got to stop because that money belongs to the Navajo people,"
she said.
Next came an effort to improve state and Navajo Nation laws in several
areas including DWI, violent crimes against children and more action
agains deadbeat dads to force them to pay child support.
Finally, she took on the problems with the Gallup-McKinley County
schools, declaring the district too large and unresponsive to the
needs of Indian students. "The Navajo Nation schools never receive
their fair share," Walker said. She cited the Zuni schools as
doing what needs to be done by separating themselves from the Gallup-McKinley
District.
Walker said the Youth Coalition will work with an Albuquerque lawmaker
who is attempting to break up the Albuquerque school district and
seek a similar solution. She quoted and agreed with House Democrat
James Taylor who has called the Albuquerque district "a monster
to tame." Walker said the same goes for Gallup-McKinley.
Walker said she will spend six months walking from California to Washington,
D.C., to honor veterans and commemorate the 20th anniversary of the
Vietnam Memorial. But she said she also will be walking for police,
firefighters and other public employees as well as those on active
military duty.
"My birthday was Sept. 11, 1984." She said last Sept. 11
after the terrorist attacks, "I celebrated my birthday with a
small cake, my loving family and with a black cloud ofsadness but
not defeat."
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Area sports
Carrie Loretto
Sports Editor
REHOBOTH — The Gallup Catholic Panthers avenged their only District
6A loss, beating the Rehoboth Lynx 62-49 in boys prep basketball action
Tuesday night.
"We just came out with more intensity," Gallup Catholic
coach Vince Lonetree said. "It's a good rivalry."
"We played pretty well, they just outplayed us," Rehoboth
coach Steve Weeda said.
Gallup Catholic improves to 15-4, 4-1 in district. The Panthers will
host district-leading Ramah in a key battle tonight.
"We'll see where we're at tomorrow," Lonetree said of tonight's
showdown. "We're coming around as a team. It took us almost a
whole year to do it, but I'm happy about that."
The Lynx, whose only district win was over the Panthers last month,
drops to 7-11, 1-4.
The Panthers established an inside game early, getting the ball to
Brian Morris who responded with 10 points in the opening period. He
was fouled three times while shooting and converted two of his three
three-point play opportunities. For the game Morris finished with
17 points despite making only 3-of-9 free throws.
A pair of three-pointers from Mike Nichols kept the Lynx from soley
concentrating on Morris. Nichols' first trey tied the game at 10-10
with 2:39 left and his second, just before the quarter buzzer, gave
the Panthers a 16-14 edge. Nichols finished with three of the Panthers'
four three-point baskets for all his nine points.
Clarence Groten made the other three-pointer for Gallup Catholic at
the beginning of the second period, which was a response to Rehoboth's
first one.
Phil Frederiksen's three-point basket gave the Lynx their final lead
of the game, 17-16, before Groten set off a seven-point run with his
shot. Jon Gutierrez sank a pair of free throws and D.J. Biava added
a basket as Gallup Catholic opened up a 23-17 lead.
John Harvey's basket ended the run and the two teams traded points
with Groten driving in for a score and Harvey adding a pair of free
throws. But then Biava took over, scoring two more times and assisting
Rafael Jones on another basket as Gallup Catholic went up by ten,
31-21.
"We hope this is his breakout game," Lonetree said of his
point guard Biava. "We've been telling him time and again to
take that jump shot and he really helped us out tonight. The guards
did a good job tonight."
"We couldn't contain the penetration of Rafael and Biava,"
Weeda concurred.
Biava finished with 16 points after the official book had him down
for only four points in the second period. Jones was a third Panthers
player to break double-digits adding 10 points. He also finished with
four assists.
An 11-3 run in the third quarter, put the game out of reach, 42-26.
Biava hit a jumper from the perimeter, penetrated the lane pretty
much uncontested and took a steal in for a basket to key the run.
Also during the run, Nichols was credited with a three-pointer that
bounced on top of the goal before coming straight back down and dropping
in and Morris got another bucket.
Rehoboth got no closer than nine points after that. Frederiksen's
three-pointer with 5:14 left in the game brought the Lynx within 48-39
before six straight points by the Panthers ended any thoughts of a
Lynx rally.
Kenny Begaye led Rehoboth with 16 points, including near-perfect free
throw shooting (11-of-12). Frederiksen finished with 13 points, nine
of three-point shots, and Harvey had 12.
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Gallup hospital cuts Grants programs
Bill Donovan
Staff Writer
GALLUP — Officials for the Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital
are closing down two programs that the hospital has operated in the
Grants area for years.
Hospital spokesman Herb Mosher said that the Grants Home Health Agency
and the Grants Hospice Program will be closed in about two months.
The staff at the program have been offered an opportunity to transfer
to Gallup to work at other RMCH programs. There is no word yet on
how many of the staff at the two programs are looking at transferring.
Similar programs in Gallup have not been affected, Mosher said.
The elimination of the Grants programs is part of several actions
that the hospital plans to make in the next two months to reduce costs
in light of a $800,000 deficit last year...
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Yeis considering a Gallup comeback
Bill Donovan
Staff Writer
GALLUP — The Yeis may be making a comeback.
The Yeis, the goodwill ambassadors for the city of Gallup, were
around for more than two decades before the group was disbanded
in the mid-1990s.
But Mary Ann Armijo, the new president of the Chamber of Commerce,
was talking about the possibility Monday of reviving the idea and
bringing the Yeis back to life.
"It's something worth considering,"she said...
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BIA helped Crownpoint man drive
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — A Bureau of Indian Affairs employee accused
of driving drunk and killing two Nebraska couples had help from
the federal agency in getting a limited driver's license in 1994.
Lloyd Larson, 39, is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter
in the Jan. 25 deaths of the car's driver, Larry Beller, 63; his
wife, Rita Beller, 59, both of Lindsay, Neb.; and Edward Ramaekers,
61, and his wife, Alice Ramaekers, 60, both of Norfolk, Neb.
Larson had been convicted of DWI four times, and he had DWI citations
and arrests stretching back to 1986, U.S. Magistrate Lorenzo Garcia
said last week...
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Car crushes two girls in rollover to avoid horse
Jim Maniaci
Dine' Bureau
PINON — Two sisters, ages 7 and 3, died Saturday night (Feb.
2) when their car rolled over them when their father swerved to
avoid a horse that had come up onto BIA Route 41.
The Ben family of the Tonalea Chapter was headed north in a two-door
1999 Chevrolet car approaching Mile Post 10 around 7:45 p.m. when
driver Benson Ben, 32, lost control when he swerved to avoid hitting
the animal, according to the Chinle Law Enforcement District report.
The car tumbled one and a half times, throwing the girls out and
rolling over them. The other victims were listed as Else M. Ben,
32, plus a one-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy.
Route 41 connects the Pinon area to U.S. 160, the highway through
the Tonalea Chapter, by going over Black Mesa...
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New Mexico teacher raises OKd by state senate
Zsombor Peter
Staff Writer
GALLUP — Despite a proposed 1.1 percent teacher pay raise recently
passed by the state Senate and announced at Monday's Gallup-McKinley
School Board meeting, teachers are unlikely to take home more money.
The raise would come out of a 1.2 percent increase in overall education
spending offered by the Senate. The budget's House counterpart offers
no raise for teachers, although it would provide for money to help
offset dramatically increased health insurance costs.
Because the Senate's version offers no compensation for rising insurance
costs, its slight raise would still not prevent a likely decrease
in teachers' gross earnings. The Senate's $6 million cut in funds
targeted to offset those insurance costs would in effect reduce
those wages further, according to District Superintendent Robert
Gomez...
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Deaths
Johie M. Woody
GAMERCO — Services for Johie Woody, 86, will be held at 10
a.m., Saturday, Feb. 9 at Bethlehem Christian Reformed Church. Rev.
Gordon Stuit and Boyd Garnanez. Burial will follow on private family
land, Coyote Canyon.
Woody died Feb. 5 in Gallup. She was born Nov. 30, 1915 in Coyote
Canyon into the Green Meadow People Clan for the Red Running into
the Water People.
Survivors include her husband, Elton Woody of Gamerco; son, Leonard
Sylvan of Church Rock; daughters, Anna Mae Garnanez of Gamerco,
Roberta Morscher of Melbourne, Ky., Doris Woody of Gallup, Dorothy
Pardo and Irma Woody both of Albuquerque, brothers, Charley Mitchell
Jr. of Tohatchi, Jonah Mitchell of San Bernadino, Calif. and Charley
Yazzie of Coyote Canyon; sisters, Emma Gibson and Vida Miller both
of Coyote Canyon; 10 grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren.
Woody was preceded in death by her parents, Ke Di Bah and Charley
Mitchell Sr.; son, Paul W. Johnson and Kenneth Woody; daughter,
Betty Ann Woody and Ella Mae Woody; brothers, Harry Mitchell and
Charley Sam ; and sister, Julia Becenti, Hannabah Begay; Bernice
Bowman; Angela Chee, Katie Dawes, Emma Etsitty and Bessie Willis.
Pallbearers will be Carlin Begay, Corwin Iyua, Maynard Iyua, Jameson
Mitchell, Servando Pardo Sr., Servando Pardo II, Virgil Sandoval
and Benny Yazzie Jr..
Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Walter Alfred Kren
GALLUP — Services for Walter Kren, 73, will be held at 10 a.m.,
Saturday, Feb. 9 at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Father Jim Walker will
officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcreast Cemetery.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m., tonight at Sacred Heart Cathedral.
Kren died Feb. 4 in Albuquerque. He was born April 13, 1928 in Gallup.
Kren was a veteran of the US Army with the sixth Armored Divison,
Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., where he was a corporal. He was a member
of the Local BPOE Lodge in Gallup, Knights of Columbus, Wildlife
Foundation, Ducks Unlimited and the National Rifle Association.
Walter served as a McKinley County Commissioner, District 2 and
was a Delegate to the
Democratic National Convention in 1964.
Survivors include his sister, Rose Marie Spolar of Gallup.
Kren was preceded in death by his parents, Kathryn and Joseph Kren
and brother, Joey Kren.
Pallbearers will be John Menapace, Caesar Morales, Jarrett Spolar,
Keith Spolar, Kurt Spolar and Kyle Spolar.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Alzheimer's Disease and
Related Disorders, 1330 San Pedro NE #205, Albuquerque, NM 87110.
Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.<cm+bd>Leonard
Juliano Eriacho<cm-bd>NIDISHCHII YAAServices for
Leonard Eriacho, 58, will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 9 at
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Ramah.
Burial will follow at Sandsprings family plot.
Eriacho died Feb. 5 in Grants. He was born Nov. 4, 1943 in El Morro
into the Bitter Water for the Salt Water/Mexican Clan.
Eriacho was a member of the Ramah Navajo Chapter Committee and Ramah
Navajo School Board. He helped establish the
radio stations KTOB and KTNN.
Survivors include his sons, Christopher Joe and Jesus Julian Eriacho;
daughters, Gidget Lynn Begay, Sophia D. Eriacho Campbell, Proudy
Eriacho and Leah Lynn Eriacho; parents, Frank Causus Eriacho and
Rosie Antonio; brothers, Franklin Eriacho, Chimeco Eriacho, Mac
Daniel, Frank E. Paul, Cecil Eriacho and Sulliuan Antonio; sisters,
Ester Martinez, Alison Pokagan, Ethel Lee, Angie Lee, Virginia Grant
and Isabel Ortiz; grandparents, Bah Antonio and Antonio Navajo;
and eight grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Emerson Begay, Lewis C. Campbell, Christopher
Joe, Jesus J. Eriacho, Charles S. French and Gilbert M. Chavez.
The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services
at Ramah Navajo Chapter House.
Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Bessie L. Colburn
GRANTS — Services for Bessie Colburn, 73, were held at 10 a.m.,
today at Mt. Taylor Mortuary. Rev. Garland Moore will officiate.
Burial will follow at Grants Memorial Cemetery.
Colburn died Feb. 4 in Grants. She was born July 4, 1928 in Pushmatah
County, Okla.
Survivors include her sons, Daniel J. Colburn, Rocky K. Colburn
and Wayne l. Colburn; daughter, Pattie Lowther; brothers,
Levi Freeman of Redmund, Calif. and Mark Griffin of Arlington, Va.;
sisters, Maxine Swift and Sandra Griffin of Casper, Wyo. and Geneva
Griffin of Florence, Colo.; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Colburn was preceded in death by her husband, Van W. Colburn and
parents, William, Holly Griffin and Carnie Hairrell.
Pallbearers will be Brian Colburn, Kevin Colburn, Richard Finley,
Micheal Trisler, Fil Swift and Brent Stoneking.
Kert Charlie John
CORNFIELDS, Ariz. — Services for Kert John, 83, will be held
at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 9 at Lighthouse Assemble of God, Cornfields.
Rev. Joyce Muench will officiate. Burial will follow at Cornfields
Community Cemetery.
John died Feb. 5 in Phoenix. He was born Dec. 25, 1918 in Cornfields
into the Edge of the Water Clan for the Honey Combed Rock People
Clan.
Survivors include his daughters, Lillie Mae Dinetso and Elsie Chester
of Cornfields; brother, Henry John of Cross Canyon, Ariz.; sisters,
Lois Warren and Elizabeth Keedah of Fort Defiance, Ariz.; 21 grandchildren;
51 great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.
John was preceded in death by his wife, Mary A. John and sons, Albert
John Sr. and Sam John.
Pallbearers will be Ethan R. Hanson, Anthony Faz, Albert John Jr.,
Art Chester, Christopher Yoe and Stanley Chester.
Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Jimson Lawrence Shorty
CHINLE, Ariz. — Services for Jimson Shorty, 34, will be announced
at a later date.
Shorty died Feb. 6 in Flagstaff, Ariz. He was born Aug. 14, 1961.
Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Raymond Mariano
ALBUQUERQUE — Services for Raymond Mariano, 77, will be announced
at a later date.
Mariano died Feb. 6. He was born Aug. 5, 1925.
Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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