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Sunday, December 29, 2013
Brownwood Bulletin
FUNERALS AND OBITUARIES
Anthony John Latino
Funerals today
ERATH COUNTY — Billy Ray Russell, at 1 p.m. in
Barbee Cemetery in Erath County. Visitation at noon
prior to services at Herrell Funeral Home in Dublin.
Tommy Simmers
SANTA ANNA — Tommy
Sumners, age 72, of Cole-
man, died Friday, Dec. 27,
2013, at an Abilene hospital.
Graveside funeral service
will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 31, 2013, at Santa Anna
Cemetery Pavilion. Inter-
ment will follow in the Santa
Anna Cemetery under the
direction of Stevens Funeral
Home in Coleman, Texas.
Tommy was bom on
March 31, 1941, in Coleman
County, Texas, and was
raised by his mother and step-father, Quida McDonald
Philmon and W.E. “Frenchie” Philmon. He attended school
in Coleman. From 1965 until 1985 he lived in Breck-
enridge before moving back to Coleman, where he has
resided for 28 years. He retired from Sun Oil Company as
a pumper.
Anyone that knew Tommy knew that “he did it his
way.”
Survivors include one son, J. R. Sumners of Coleman;
one daughter, Serena Sullivan of Rockwall, Texas; and
two granddaughters, Emily Madison Sullivan and Jordan
Elizabeth Sullivan.
Memorials may be made to Meals on Wheels, c/o Cole-
man Senior Center, 916 S. Concho Street, Coleman, Texas,
76834.
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James Wayne Dudley
Funeral services for James Wayne Dudley, 61, of Fort
Worth, formerly of Brownwood, will be held at 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 31, at Netherton Funeral Home. Burial will
follow in Greenleaf Cemetery. Visitation will be held from
6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral Home.
He died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Fort Worth.
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Elsa Garcia
BRADY — Funeral services for Elsa Garcia, 73, of Brady
are pending with Featherwood Memorial Chapels in
Brady.
She died Friday, Dec. 27, 2013, in Fort Worth.
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Monique Proulx
BRADY — Funeral services for Monique Proulx, 85, of
Fredonia, and formerly of Brownsburg, Quebec, Canada,
are pending with Featherwood Memorial Chapels.
She died Friday, Dec. 27, in Brady.
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On Saturday, Dec. 21, at about 3 p.m., Anthony John
Fatino passed away of natural causes at Kindred Hospital in
Fort Worth, Texas.
Anthony was born on Feb. 14, 1928, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to
Anthony and Armida Fatino and was the youngest of six
children. He lived all of his life in New York until marrying
Jo Dozier Fatino and moving to Brownwood in 1994 where
they opened “Mr. Anthony’s Holy Grounds” — Brown-
wood’s first coffee shop. Many locals still remember how
Mr. Anthony touched their lives with his fun Italian/New
York personality!
There will be no services, but multiple gatherings in
months to come across the country to celebrate Anthony’s
life. In lieu of flowers or any other condolences, you may
contribute to the Armida and Anthony Fatino scholarship
fund at Howard Payne University. The funds from this
scholarship are for a student from a single-parent home
who wants to study music.
Anthony’s father died when he was 6 years old and his
mother raised five older girls and little brother Anthony on
her own. Their home was filled with music, as Armida was
a former opera singer. She worked in the flower district in
New York and began a fashion/design business that later
influenced Anthony to create Fee Display where all of his
children and many of his grandchildren have worked by his
side from time to time.
Anthony and Jo have lived in Springfield, Missouri since
2000 and were visiting in the home of her sister, Nanda
Wilboum in Brownwood as they do every Thanksgiving.
Anthony was hospitalized in Abilene the Tuesday before
COMANCHE — Clifton Monroe “Cliff” Shoemaker, 89, of
Rising Star, passed away Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013.
Funeral services, under the direction of Heartland Funeral
Home of Comanche, will be held 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30,
2013, at the Heartland Chapel, with the Rev. Glenda West
officiating. Interment will follow at the White Point Cem-
etery in Comanche County. The family will receive friends
from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Condolences to
the family can be left online at www.heartlandfuneralhome.
net.
“Cliff” was bom Dec. 6, 1924, in Comanche, Texas, to
Marion Thomas and Maude (Cobb) Shoemaker. He joined
the U. S. Army and served in the Air Corp during World
War II. He earned the rank of Sergeant and was awarded the
Purple Heart. After the war, “Cliff” returned to Comanche
where he met Sammie Fouise West and they were married
in 1946. He was a “jack of all trades” but his primary job
was as a carpenter. An artist with wood, he first saw his
project totally in his mind, then set about to bring it to life.
He lived many places after leaving Comanche, returned to
Brownwood, and lived the last twenty plus years in Rising
Star. “Cliff” did many things around the house but cook-
ing was probably where he shined, ribs and steaks was his
signature chef masterpiece. He enjoyed keeping his yard
mowed and pmned. “Cliff’s” favorite past times were relax-
ing in his backyard and taking Zippy to “check the cows.”
Thanksgiving and passed away
in Fort Worth.
Anthony is survived by his
wife, Ann-Johnette (Jo) Dozier
Fatino; and their children, Mark
Fatino and wife Sissy of San
Francisco, Shawn Fatino and
wife Sharon of St. Fouis, Carol
Fatino Boyd and husband Jay
of San Diego, Bobby Fatino of
Riverhead, N.Y., Drex Holt of
_ Springfield, Mo.; grandchildren,
Brian Fatino, Jacqueline Boyd
j Combs, Dana Boyd, James
Fatino, Julianne Fatino, Patrick
Boyd, Fogan Fatino and Devin John Holt; and one great-
grandchild, Preston Combs.
How appropriate for Anthony to leave us during the
Christmas season. He spent his life designing beautiful
Christmas decorations to be displayed in department
stores, businesses and homes all over the world. His
creativity, passion and Italian work ethic brought joy and
beauty to so many. His son Mark carries on his Dad’s vision
and business in the San Francisco Bay area.
Heartland Funeral Home of Early is in charge of arrange-
ments. Condolences can be offered to the family at www.
heartlandfmieralhome.net.
After the loss of his first wife,
“Cliff” was married to Eva
Estaline Rogers who passed
away in 2009.
Clifton is survived by son,
David Shoemaker and wife
Stacy of Brownwood; daugh-
ters, Jan Hardy and husband
Charlie, and Sherri Murphree
and husband Ted, all of Rising
Star; 12 grandchildren; 18
great-grandchildren; two great-
great-grandchildren; brother-
in-law, Herbert Duane West
and wife Glenda; numerous
nieces and nephews; and his best friend, Zippy.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 23 years, Sammie
West Shoemaker; his wife of 40 years, Eva Rogers Shoe-
maker; parents, Marion and Maude Shoemaker; one sister;
and two brothers.
In lieu of flowers, the family ask memorials be given to
Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati,
OH 45250-0301.
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Fyric opening in summer 2014
considered a reachable goal
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Clifton Monroe Cliff’ Shoemaker
First responders in
West named
exans of the Year
DAT FAS (AP) — The resi-
dents of West, Texas, who
tried to save their families
and neighbors from an
earth-rattling, life-changing
fertilizer plant explosion
have been named The Dallas
Morning News’ Texans of
the Year.
The newspaper recognized
all “those who answered the
call” in West on the night
of April 17. Twelve people
who responded to the fire
at West Fertilizer Co., died
when it exploded. The news-
paper also credited respond-
ers who were injured in the
blast as well as those who
treated the wounded and
who worked to evacuate
nearby residents.
Fifteen people died in
total, but with an apartment
building, nursing home and
schools all next to the plant,
many have said it was a
miracle that so many people
survived.
“A separation of inches
and feet, seconds and min-
utes, determined who would
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live or die,” said a Morning
News editorial to be pub-
lished Sunday. “A survivor
is no less a hero. No less a
Texan of the Year.”
Once a dot along In-
terstate 35 known for its
annual Czech heritage fes-
tival and kolache-serving
bakeries, West was forever
transformed by the blast.
As many as 34 tons of am-
monium nitrate detonated
in a blast that registered
as a small earthquake,
displaced hundreds of
residents, and prompted
state and federal reviews
of chemical storage.
The newspaper lauded
West residents whose
quick thinking that night
saved lives. Dr. George
Smith was medical direc-
tor of West Rest Haven,
the nursing home adjacent
to the plant, and ordered
residents into a com-
mon area and away from
windows.
Smith was also the
town’s EMS director. When
the blast blew out local
antennas and radio repeat-
ers, Smith used a satellite
radio to find a dispatcher
in St. Fouis to get word
out that his town needed
help.
BY STEVE NASH
BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
steve.nash@brownwoodbulletin.com
Excitement is “running
high,” but fund-raising
remains critical as the
restoration of the historic
Fyric Theatre continues, with
a reachable goal of opening
the theatre in the summer
of 2014.
That’s the assessment
of Dub Wilson, co-chair of
the Board of Directors of
the Fyric Performing Arts
Company.
“Fund-raising is critical at
this stage,” Wilson said. “Ev-
erybody is comfortable we’re
going to get this done.”
Fund-raising is under way
for Phase III of the restora-
tion. It is anticipated that
work will begin on Phase III
in the latter part of the first
quarter of 2014, Wilson said,
and the work will include
stage-rigging, lights, seating
and projection.
It’s not yet known how
much money will be needed
for Phase III. That will de-
pend on whether it’s decided
to use FED lighting, which
will cost more initially but
will lower the electricity
that’s needed and generate
less heat, which will mean
lower air-conditioning, Wil-
son said.
If standard lighting is
used, the Phase III budget
will be $730,000, Wilson
said.
Work on Phase II of the
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The interior of the Lyric Theatre is shown in the midst of Phase II of the restoration.
renovation, meanwhile,
continues. Phase II is related
to the theatre’s interior. The
Phase II budget is $1.46 mil-
lion, and $1.2 million of that
has been raised.
Several major contribu-
tions, including a grant from
the 3M Foundation that
could be worth as much as
$75,000, have been received
recently for the restoration
of the historic Fyric Theatre.
The 3M grant, which
was presented to Fyric
board members recently by
Brownwood 3M Plant Man-
ager Mike Tittle, is the most
recent in a series of gifts
from local sources that total
more than $600,000. That
amount includes $5,000
from the Woodruff Founda-
tion of Brownwood.
The reopening of the
Fyric next year will provide
a “home” for FPAC pro-
ductions, and will give the
community a new location
for a variety of other shows,
productions and meet-
ings not sponsored by the
company.
It is also expected to be a
major draw for tourists to
the downtown area, where
they will also find shopping
and dining opportunities.
Including the balcony, the
restored Fyric Theatre will
seat 364 people.
The Fyric Theatre, located
at 318 Center Ave. in the
heart of the downtown
business district, officially
opened its doors Sept. 18,
1914. For a city the size of
Brownwood, its was a large
facility, and it became popu-
lar with theatrical troupes
and performers from all
over the nation and the
world. Its offerings included
traveling stock companies,
dramatizations of famous
novels, hypnotists, ballroom
dancing, novelty musical
numbers, vaudeville comedy
acts, dramas, performances
by the Fyric Orchestra, and
major motion pictures.
Early in the 20th century,
the Fyric evolved into a
movie house. The Fyric con-
tinued to serve the area as
a movie theater until 1959,
when it was closed. From
1963 until 2003, the build-
ing was home to an upscale
clothing shop.
Additional information
about the Fyric Theatre and
the Fyric Performing Arts
Company, including ways
to donate to the restoration
project, is available online
at www.brownwoodlyric-
theatre.com. Information
is also available from Fyric
Managing Director Eric Ev-
ans at (325) 998-2801.
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