The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 254, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 2005 Page: 3 of 20
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“Karen enjoys the academic atmos-
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shy and scared to outgoing, thriving cif
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As far as plans for retirement, Beck
wants to clean her house, go to Big
Bend and a NASCAR race in
November.
After the speeches, the retirees and
staff enjoyed finger foods and cake and
their last moments with each other. ;
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said, referring to the decision to
not remove Saddam Hussein
from power during the Persian
Gulf War.
Others in attendance said eco-
nomic interests motivated the war.
“It’s too much to sacrifice for
Testing Coordinator, Debra Hardin. constant support brought tears to her Laughter filled the room when Alice
“I’ve known Ramon for 15 years and eyes. Henry, recruitment and job placement
Tears were also brought to Vela’s eyes specialist, told humorous stories about
Mexican at Lee College,” Hardin when he spoke about his wife, Mercy.
laughed. “I first want to apologize for any tears
motivated “purely by money.”
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“Usually during the fall, die
chorus chooses heavier music
and in the spring its lighter-’’
Brockington said.
During the Christmas season,
the chorus, accompanied by the
Baytown Symphony, will pel-
form “Salvation is Created,” la
Russian piece that will be pet-
formed in English at First
Baptist Church in Baytown. Z
During the spring, the chorus
will perform a crowd-favorite,
“Rutter Requiem.”
For more information or to
schedule an audition, call t^e
Lee College music department
at 281-425-6804.
The vigils were urged by
Cindy Sheehan, who has
become the icon of the anti-war
movement since she started a
protest Aug. 6 in memory of her
son Casey, who died in Iraq last
year.
Sheehan says she will camp
outside Bush’s ranch until his
monthlong vacation ends or he
meets with her and other griev-
ing families.
Bush has said he sympathizes
with Shbehan but has made no
indication he will meet with her.
Two top Bush administration
officials talked to Sheehan the
day she started her camp, and
she and other families met with
Bush shortly after her son;s
death.
More than 1,600 vigils were
planned from coast to coast
Wednesday, according to the
organizers, liberal advocacy
groups MoveOn.org Political
Action, TrueMajority and
Democracy for America. A large
vigil was also set at Paris’ Peace
Wall, a glass monument near the
Eiffel Tower that says “peace” in
32 languages.
■ As the sun set in Crawford,
protesters lit candles and placed
them in plastic cups to shield
them from the breeze. They
gathered around a wooden, flag-
draped coffin.
“For the more than 1,800 who
have come home this way in
flag-draped coffins, each one
was a son or a daughter, not canL
non fodder to be used so reck-
lessly,” Sheehan told the crowd
of about 200 gathered for tht
vigil in Crawford.
After the names of some of
the dead were read, people
stepped forward to place flowers
on the coffin. After Sheehan
spoke, they sang “Amazing
Grace.”
Before the Crawford vigil
began, Gary Qualls, of Temple,
walked to the protesters’
makeshift memorial to the sol-
diers to remove a wooden cross
bearing his son’s name.
Qualls said he supports the
war efforts and disagrees with
Sheehan’s comments that Bush
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her fiascos with Beck.
Dragging recruitment bags across
It was 17 years ago Vela began work- that may come, I’m sure they will,” Vela football fields, gravel parking lots and
ing with Lee College as a GED chief
examiner and has since moved into
said. in and out elevators; losing her power
Vela continued, with his wife by his steering and backing into another car
counseling. Vela has not only counseled side, telling staff members how he loves were just some of the personal stories
inside the college walls, but also on the to write poetry for his wife and hopes to Henry shared about Beck.
do more during his retirement. For 19 years Beck has worked at Lee
time at the college. Vela also counseled Hardin as a stu-
A heartfelt and teary-eyed speech was dent and a co-worker. Recalling her she 14, and after courting, the couple
given for Vela by a former student and admirations and graciousness for Vela’s has been happily married for 41 years,
constant support brought tears to her
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Many in attendance expressed
frustration with the war and said
the United States should immedi-
ately withdraw from Iraq.
“There are lots of only sons and oil companies to make billions of
daughters in Iraq right now and
their parents are worried sick
about them,” said Melody Nixon,
a Baytown resident. “I didn’t ask
for this. It’s time for us to pull
out”
But Sharon Newberry of
Baytown said she was unsure if
exiting the country immediately is
the best strategy.
“How can we walk out and let
another million people get slaugh- there hate us as much as the gov- ranch,
tered like they did in ’91 when we eminent says they do,” Arambu
backed out on them,” Newberry said.
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