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CEDAR HILL TODAY
Kirk
Vesta customers face insurance cancellation
Helmer said.
“I’ve dealt with a lot of ath-
letes and coached him a little
bit,” Kokel said. “He was quiet
at times, but he was also a
leader.”
Kirk had spent the summer
working for a Mesquite plumb-
ing business owned by members
of his family, and he spent Aug.
7 helping to lay insulation on
pipes at the Dallas home,
Helmer said.
Kirk had just finished laying
the last bit of insqlation on the
last pipe and was ready to call it
a day when on his way out he
touched an exposed bit of wire.
Fellow workers called out to
him and wondered why he had-
n’t emerged, Helmer said, then
looked under the house and saw
he was in distress.
They tried to pull him out
and received mild shocks but
otherwise weren’t hurt, Helmer
said.
They tried CPR on him once
he was freed and was taken to
Baylor Medical Center, just
minutes away from the home he
was working on.
“They did everything they
could to save him,” Helmer said
of Baylor’s doctors.
Helmer has known the Kirks
for about six years and considers
Jim Kirk one of his best friends.
Travis Kirk was the second old-
est of eight children, with three
younger sisters, three younger
Submitted photo by JOHN HOVbY
Quarterback Travis Kirk (7) was instrumental in helping
the Tigers reach the TAPPS Class 3A state champi-
onship game last season.
brothers and one older brother.
The message board on the
Trinity Christian football web
site is full of testimonies to
Travis Kirk’s character.
“You are loved by all. You
have the heart of a champion.
Every Tiger looked up to you.
God bless you and all your fam-
ily. Rest in blessed peace,
friend,” one anonymous poster
says.
His father offered thanks to
everyone who expressed sympa-
thy and was there for the family,
and another poster said this:
“I cannot express my feelings
right now ... 1 am numb. The
days to come will be difficult
knowing that Travis has gone on
to be with our Lord. Life is so
fragile. My heart goes out to
coach Kirk and his family.
Travis was simply the best. He
loved life, his Lord, his family.
He loved putting on the black
and blue. He was an inspiration.
His quiet and gentle manner was
marked by a passion to be the
best and to honor God.
“I will see you on the other
side Travis.
“£S. God, can we have him
back please?”
By LINDA ANDERSON
Special to Today
Natural disasters don’t nec-
essarily end when the rain
stops and the sky turns blue. In
fact, said a Texas Cooperative
Extension specialist, the finan-
cial effects of a natural disaster
can reverberate for a long time.
Early in July the Texas
Department of Insurance pla-
ced Vesta Fire Insurance Corp.
into receivership, said Dr. Joy-
ce Cavanagh, Extension family
economics specialist.
That means Vesta compa-
nies operating in the state —
mainly Texas Select Lloyds
Insurance, but also Vesta Fire
Insurance Corp., Vesta
Insurance Corp., Shelby
Casualty Insurance Co., and
Shelby Insurance Co. — will
no longer operate in Texas, she
said.
The reason? Too much dam-
age and too many claims
caused by a series of hurri-
canes, Cavanagh said. The
company doesn’t have the
funds to meet its obligations.
“What that means is as of
Aug. 23, these insurance poli-
cies will be cancelled,” she
said.
And that will leave about
150,000 policyholders in Texas
without homeowners insurance
unless they start shopping for
new coverage now, Cavanagh
said.
For these policyholders, and
other homeowners or potential
homeowners, looking for the
right coverage means doing a
certain amount of homework,
she said.
Cavanagh suggested keep-
ing these steps in mind when
shopping for homeowners’
insurance:
First, she said, begin by
reviewing your existing policy.
The Texas Department of
Insurance lists the most com-
mon —- and standardized — as
HO-A, HO-B and HO-C. (The
HO stands for “homeowners.”
The A, B and C are just desig-
nations.)
HO-A coverage, which
Cavanagh said is the most
basic kind, provides cash value
for the dwelling and posses-
sions. Basic HO-A policies can
be amended to include extra
coverage, including the cost of
construction and replacement
of a dwelling for an additional
premium, she said.
HO-B includes the cost of
replacing the dwelling as part
of the basic coverage.
HO-C is the most expensive
and most extensive of the basic
standardized policies.
Many policies in Texas are
classified as “other approved”
policies, Cavanagh said.
Coverage in these policies is
not standardized and varies by
companies.
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Like Allied, Waste Management requires bulky
and brush items to be laid near the curb by the res-
idence’s closest main roadway.
Commercial rates under Waste Management
cost $ 15 per month, and the company also prom-
ised several free services to the city, including
more annual cleanups, Country Day on the Hill
cleanup and cleanup for three other downtown
events.
Several council members praised the work of
city staff, especially Assistant to the City Manager
Melissa Valadez, who headed the negotiations.
“The staff has come up with an ideal contract
for the city and for me as a customer,” Makia Epie
said, throwing in some praise for Waste
Management. “I’m happy to have them for the
next five years and beyond.”
The company begins collecting trash in the city
Oct. 1.
In other action, the council:
• unanimously appointed Mistie Underhill to
the Cedar Hill Economic Development
Corporation Board of Directors. She had previ-
ously served as a non-voting member of the board;
• unanimously approved the site plan for three
commercial buildings, part of a series of medical
condominiums, on 1.6 acres of land northeast of
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