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Tuesday, July 19,1994
THE BAYTOWN SUN
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Doucette files $125 million
lawsuit against airline, others
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Former Baytonian graduates
from West Point, ranks sixth
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>eer can,
lose. No
shears and microbursts posed a
grave danger to a safe landing at
that time,” and the plane lacked
up-to-date equipment for detect-
ing and avoiding such weather
problems, it said.
USAir spokesman Dave Ship-
ley declined comment on the
lawsuit, as did Don Hanson, a
spokesman for Douglas Aircraft,
the commercial aircraft division
Center in San Antonio.
The lawsuit seeks $25 million
in actual damages and $100 mil-
lion in punitive damages for
Doucette and his family.
Carl Shaw of Houston, another
of Doucette’s attorneys, said the
lawsuit is probably the first filed
on behalf of a passenger in the
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Baytonian |
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Academy Kevin Rhoads
at West
Point.
Rhoads, 25, son of John
and Dawn Rhoads, graduated
sixth in his class with
degrees in history and inter-
national affairs. He was also
honored as Distinguished
ATLANTA (AP) — A 20-
year-old Baytown area native
who lost a leg in the crash of a
USAir jet on July 2 has filed a
$125 million lawsuit against the
airline, the plane’s manufacturer
and its two pilots.
Dorian Amery Doucette, a res-
ident of McNair, suffered burns
over 60 percent of his body, lost
one leg and may lose the other,
said Richard Middleton Jr. of
Savannah, one of his lawyers.
“He’s only 20 and he’ll never
work again,” said Middleton.
Thirty-seven people died in
the crash in Charlotte, N.C.
Doucette remains in critical con-
dition at Brooke Army Medical
Cadet and named the Super-
iiitendent’s Award Recipient.
During his four years at
West Point, he attended
Hebrew University in Israel,
the Airforce Academy, visit-
ed the country of Paraguay
and just recently participated
in commemoration festivities
at Normandy during the 50th
anniversary of D-Day.
A 1987 graduate of Robert
E. Lee High School, he
joined the Army and under-
went airborne and ranger
training. He graduated from
airborne school ip 1988,
where he received training in
England and Panama, before
attending the U.S. Military
Academy
School.
His acceptance to West
Point in 1990 was based in
part on his previous military
record, the recommendation
of his unit commander and
his leadership qualities.
Rhoads hopes to achieve
the rank of second lieutenant
after undergoing officer
training at Fort Benning, Ga.
After that, he will be sta-
tioned at Fort Stewart, Ga. to
fulfill his five-year commit-
ment to the military.
Preparatory
■ckbook,
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d in the
ik Drive
i was a
ction ri-
single-
Loss is
jet.
The lawsuit, filed Monday in
Fulton County State Court, ofMcDonnell-Douglas.
alleges that the crash can be In addition to Doucette, the
blamed on negligence by USAir, plaintiffs in the lawsuit are his
manufacturer McDonnell-Dou- parents, Floyd and Grade
glas, pilot Michael R. Greenlee Doucette, and his child, Dante
and co-pilot James Hayes.
The pilots attempted to land ton area. Attorneys said the child
“despite being warned that wind is about 7 months old.
BMX-
ling the
it 1900
i morn-
s $842,
Deon Doucette, all of the Hous-
New federal judge Gilmore finds ‘best possible situation’
dween
rnings,
to 166
Hiding
Its, one
?, four
together in 1987 to nurture into
leadership roles.
A successful civil litigator for
12 years, Gilmore was officially
sworn in June 10 to the United
States District Court for the
Southern District of Texas. Her
mother enrobed her in a formal
investiture ceremony last week.
Her first court session was inad-
vertently delayed by the Houston
Rockets’ parade, and her first trial
begins this week.
In her chambers on the 10th
floor of the Federal Building at
515 Rusk, there is a not-quite-
moved-in look — empty shelves,
mostly bare walls.
There are photos of Gilmore
with President Bill Clinton, Vice
President A1 Gore, Gov. Ann
Richards and Attorney General
Janet Reno. She has a collection of
gavels, including one from the
19th century and a small one in a
box engraved with “Not Guilty.”
Her voice is hoarse from talking
so much in the flurry of socializ-
ing and celebration of her new
position.
“Imagine being in a situation
where the only thing you have to
be concerned about is doing your
job, and doing your job well,” she
said. “You don’t have to worry
about politics, you don’t have to
worry about offending some-
body...
“The only thing you have to
think about is doing your job right.
All of that extraneous stuff is
removed. It’s just the best possible
situation you could ever have. All
you have to do is what you think is
right.”
Gilmore grew up in Silver
Spring, Md., the daughter of a
labor arbitrator for the government
and a mother who worked in gov-
ernment personnel. She was a kid
with a clean room, a photography
buff and a woman who knew a
thing or two about clothes.
Today, she is renowned among
HOUSTON — At her confir-
mation hearing, newly appointed
federal judge Vanessa Gilmore
was asked if she had considered
what it meant to take a lifetime
appointment at age 37.
Prepared as always, the Houston
attorney anticipated the question:
“Yes,” she answered. “I thought
a lot about what it would be like to
have the same parking space for
the next 30 years.”
Laughing at the memory,
Gilmore adds, “I don’t even think
they heard anything else I said
after that.”
Friendliness, a sense of humor
and a sense of ease with herself
characterize the country’s
youngest federal judge and the
only black woman on the federal
bench in Texas.
A fashion buyer for Foley’s for
two years before she went to law
school, Gilmore is one in a circle
of young black professionals that
the late Mickey Leland gathered
her colleagues for being organized into law school and helped her
— a quality that impressed judges stay there,
and juries.
looked it up and figured it out,”
she said. “I wasn’t going to take it
laying down. So I sued them, got
my money, and then I thought,
‘This is pretty great — I think I
want to do this some more.’”
She entered law school at the
University of Houston — ironical-
ly, selling off her photography
equipment to help pay for it. ;
As a lawyer with the Houston
firm Vickery, Kilbride, Gilmore &
Vickery, Gilmore became active in,
civic affairs. She served as presi-
dent of the YWCA and was.
appointed by Richards to the.
Texas Department of Commerce
Policy Board. She learned to
speak Spanish (a tutor visits her
office every Friday) and served &s'
chairwoman of Texans for'
NAFTA.
Gilmore, who lives in the Galle-
ria area, is private about her per-
sona! life, but will disclose a few'
details: She’s single but dating'al
banker.
ilism.
Gilmore moved to Texas at age
“Vanessa is an organizational 20, after graduating from Hamp-
maniac,” said Andy Vickery, a ton University in Virginia, to take
former law professor of Gilmore’s the job with Foley’s. Her parents
who asked her to join the firm of called frequently to check on her.
Vickery, Kilbride, Gilmore & One weekend, Gilmore went
Vickery, right out of school. “She
can lay her hands on every docu-
ment. A delight to practice with
her for that very reason.”
She was a snappy dresser in the
courtroom: After every trial, she
approached jurors and asked them
for comments or suggestions.
Invariably, they told her, “You
have great clothes.”
Gilmore wasn’t offended.
pic for
y, one
)lic in-
violr,-
away without telling them where
she would be. They called and
called and got no answer. They
envisioned their daughter conked
on the head, lying on the floor of
her apartment. So they gave apart-
ment management permission to
enter Gilmore’s home.
- pen-
ue re-
nown
es re-
1'rom
both
“They went in there and looked
around and sort of helped them-
selves,” Gilmore said. She was
serious about photography as a
hobby and had won awards for her
work. She returned to find her
equipment missing. She com-
plained, the management denied
taking anything, so she sued them
— representing herself in court.
“I just went to the library... and
d.
“They’re looking for something to
keep their attention during the
day,” she said. “Trials are not that
interesting all day long for jurors.
You have to use a lot of visual
stimulation to keep people’s inter-
est.”
As for photography — it got her
ng to
any-
n on
lould
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS
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NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING
CHAMBERS COUNTY
APPRAISAL DISTRICT
in Nacogdoches.
He was a retired welder from
Humble Oil Company where he
had work for 19 years and had
attended the Lilbert schools.
He was a former resident of
Baytown and had moved back to
Nacogdoches about 35 years
ago.
Survivors include his wife,
Estelene Wallace of Nacog-
doches; sons, Bobby N. Wallace
of Houston, James A. Wallace of
Nacogdoches, Mack A. Wallace
of Sugar Land, Gary R. Wallace
of Nacogdoches; sisters, Lois
Rogers of Vidor, Paula Wallace
of Vidor; eight grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Michael
Wallace, Timmy Wallace, Justin
Wallace, Jimmy Wallace, Ray
Wallace, Todd Humphries,
Michael Tarpley and David
Shoemaker, all Wallace’s grand-
sons.
Burial will be at Sunset
Memorial Park Cemetery in
Nacogdoches.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Laird Funeral Home.
McRae, Ben Fuller, LeAnn
McDaniels and husband Troy,
Melanie Christensen, Michael
Joe Christensen, Dustin Cox,
Camaron Cox and Tristen Cox;
great-grandchildren, Jordyn Tay-
lor Wasinger and T.J.
McDaniels; and numerous
nieces, nephews and a host of
dear friends.
Burial will be at Memory Gar-
dens Cemetery in Baytown.
Pallbearers will be J.L. Ward,
Roger Conners, Fritz Byer Jr.,
Carroll Williams, Howard Shu-
mate, Phil Klaesel, Wolfgang
Fischer and Ricky Cox.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Earthman Funeral
Directors in Baytown.
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There will be a public hearing on the proposed budget of the
Chambers County Appraisal District for the 1995 year in the
Chambers County Courthouse Annex Building, Board Room,
corner of FM 563 and Main, Anahuac, Texas, August 15, 1994 at
7:00 p.m.
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JESSIE McRAE
Services for Jessie Watson
McRae, 72, of Dayton will be
held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 19,
1994, at Earthman Funerai
Directors, 3919 Garth, in Bay-
town with the Rev. Freddie Weir,
Harris County Sheriff’s Depart-
ment, officiating.
McRae died Friday, July 15, in
a Baytown hospital.
Bom on Oct. 30,1921, in Cen-
terville, he was a resident pf
Dayton. He had served his coun-
try during World War II with the
U.S. Army in Italy.
He was known affectionately
by those who worked with him
as “Mr. Me.” An independent
tracker for 38 years, he drove for
T.E. Mercer, LESCO and ACE
Tracking Companies.
Survivors include his wife,
Marjorie McRae of Dayton;
sons, Baker McRae and wife
Vicki of Huntsville and Joe
McRae of Pasadena; stepchil-
dren, Marianne Johnston and
husband Cliff of Dayton, Edward
Christensen III and wife Patsy of
Baytown, William Christensen
and wife Marquetia of Baytown
and Deborah Cox and husband
Ricky of Northshore; brother,
J.B. McRae and wife Opal of
Dayton; sister, Josie Lambright
of Waxahachie; grandchildren,
Clint Randal McRae and wife .
Diana Lynne, Mario Wasinger
and husband Wendel, Dustin
Ryan McRae, Chase Matthew .
1995 Proposed Operating Budget $500,500.00
$5,243.00
WALLACE
Services for George A.
“Boots” Wallace, 78, of Nacog-
doches will be at 1 p.m. on Tues-
day, July 19, 1994, at Laird
Funeral Home in Nacogdoches.
The Rev. Dan Rhodes with
McKnight Methodist Church
will be officiating.
Wallace died Sunday, July 17,
Increase From 1994
Number of Employees - 1994
Number of Employees - 1995
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anyone desiring assistance to attend or participate in this hearing
should contact the appraisal office.
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local taxing units served by the Appraisal District.
If approved by the Appraisal District Board of Directors at the
public hearing, this proposed budget will take effect automatical-
ly unless disapproved by the governing bodies of the county,
school districts, cities and towns served by the Appraisal District.
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Dobbs, Gary. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 224, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 19, 1994, newspaper, July 19, 1994; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1158093/m1/3/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.