GENERAL/OBITUARY
Roswell Daily Record
OBITUARY
Elizabeth Martinez
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Below-zero temps visit Midwest again Nyjaii Williams, of St. Paul, Minn., is bundled up against the cold wind, Sunday.
CHICAGO (AP) — A second deep freeze in weeks locked the Midwest in its icy grip Monday, prompting schools to close, airlines to cancel flights and the mass mobilization of emergency crews to dig out major roadways. From Chicago, where parents were forced to bring their kids to work or call in sick to stay home and care for them, to South Dakota, where officials were warning about treacherous driving conditions, this latest round of subzero highs in many parts of the Midwest had many people wondering when it would end. “I’m moving to Alaska where it’s warmer,” Kathy Berg said in jest — though
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defining projects, estimating costs, implementing projects and controlling engineering budgets.
“I think I would do well on a financial committee,” Mastin said. “All of the challenges the state will deal with will involve money to some extent. When there are programs enacted, they almost always cost money and we
it’s in fact true of current weather conditions — as she arrived by train for her job in Chicago wearing a long-sleeved T-shirt, sweatshirt, polar fleece hoodie, winter coat, knit cap, two scarves and two pair of gloves. A persistent weather pattern that’s driving Arctic air south was forecast to force temperatures to plummet for about 2 1/2 days, starting overnight Sunday. Actual temperatures will range from the teens in norther n Kentucky to double-digits below zero in Minnesota, but even colder wind chills were expected — minus 43 in Minneapolis; minus 18 in Dayton, Ohio; minus 14 in Kansas
City, Mo.; and minus 3 in Louisville, Ky. By sunrise Monday, weather forecasters in Chicago were telling viewers that the high temperature for the day had already come and gone and that the low may reach minus 4 degrees with wind chills at 40 below. It was the same in Nebraska and Iowa, where the weather service issued warnings for both subzero temperatures and wind chills that could reach minus 40 degrees — a forecast that had Amy Henry, an employee at a 24-hour drug store in Omaha thinking enough was enough. “I just look at my
T raveling in many places remained treacherous Monday. Officials in many states urged people to stay of f the roads, including in Indiana where 50 mph gusts were recorded early in the day.
have to remain financially solvent. Therefore, every decision made in the House just about involves paying for it.” Mastin was a minister for three years and an aircraft engineer for 32. He from retired Beech/Raytheon Aircraft as a senior project engineer. He has also served as chairman of the Lincoln County Democrats, president of a 200-member, 13-airplane flying club, president of White Moun-
tain Search and Rescue, church board president, church treasurer and county Red Cross chairman. He holds a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering, a master of divinity from San Francisco Theological Seminary and a master of business administration from Wichita State University. Mastin grew up in Albuquerque, where he graduated from the University of New Mexico. He then left for further education
and his career. He lived in Nevada, Califor nia, Nebraska and Kansas. After retiring, he moved back to Alto, where he lives with his wife of 49 years, Milly. The couple has two children and three grandchildren. The district includes most of Lincoln County, except most of Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs, Glencoe and San Patricio. It also includes the western third of Chaves County, including the western section of Roswell.
(apartment) pool every day and say, ‘Oh, come on, summer,’” said Henry, 36.
Meanwhile, at Donutville U.S.A. in the Detroit suburb of Dearbor n, a couple of guys said they weren’t going to let a little cold keep them from their mor ning cruller.
“We’re here every day — we never miss,” said Angelo Barile, a 72-yearold retired owner of an Italian bakery.
The Martinez family, with great sadness, announces the unexpected passing of Elizabeth Martinez, aka Grammo Sis, Liz, Sis, on Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. She was bor n in Roswell, on Oct. 8, 1925, and remained a lifelong resident, except when her husband Fermin’s military assignment took the family to England, France and Italy. During World War II and Korea era, Fermin was a U.S. Ar my Ranger; he later served in the U.S. Air Force. The family, that included four daughters, returned home in the mid ’60s, when Fer min was reassigned to Walker Air Force Base. When Fermin volunteered to serve his country in Vietnam, Sis cared for and educated their daughters as so many military wives do. A rosary is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at Ballard Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 10 a.m. with Deacon Ernesto Martinez of St. John’s Catholic Church officiating. Preceding interment at South Park Cemetery. In 1598, Grammo Sis’ ancestors were a part of the group that established the first colony in what today is New Mexico. Some two and one-half centuries later, her family, the Luceros, settled in the Hondo Valley, and along with other families from the northern part of the state, established the settlements of Lincoln and others along the rivers of the fertile Hondo Valley. The marriage of Inez Lucero McTeigue, of Arabella, and Amos Harden Rue, of Denton, Texas, gave birth to Sis’ mother, Elizabeth Rue. Elizabeth Rue married George Kihias, from Athens, Greece, but she died after giving birth to their only child, who we lovingly knew as Grammo Sis. Her aunt, Martha McTeigue Carrillo, raised Sis as her own daughter. Martha McTeigue Carrillo was known as Mama Mart to her family and to those who loved her. Mama Mart owned two restaurants; one restaurant, the Alto Café, was on Main Street in Roswell, the other restaurant was in Hagerman. Sis married the love of her life, T. Fer min Martinez, on Nov. 15, 1946. The couple was married for
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51 years and they had four daughters: Nancy, Bertina, Gratia and Rossana. Sis was preceded in death by her grandparents, parents and husband. Those left behind to cherish memories of a kind, generous and caring lady are her daughters: Nancy Burrola, and her husband, Ray; Bertina Telles, Gratia Martinez and Rossana Martinez. Grandchildren: Marcos Burrola, Andrés Burrola and wife, Cara, of Denver, Reina Rascón and husband, Juan, of San Antonio, Texas, Matías Telles, of Carlsbad, Maritza Gomez, and husband, Joshua, of San Antonio, Texas, Estrella Telles, of Las Cruces, Lorena Northup and husband, Cody, of Roswell, Elizabeth Mysza, of Dallas, Texas, and Vincent and Adam Mysza, of Roswell. Great-grandchildren: Luke Burrola, Rocco and Ryder Rascón, Luis and Celeste Calderón, Anais and Adiana Telles, Jonah Gomez and expected sister, Mia Elizabeth Gomez, and Kaylie Rae Van Orden. Special family members include: nephew, Gilbert, and his wife, Juanita Salas, of Lincoln; sister -in-law, Martha Martinez Cadena, of Roswell, and niece Donna Cadena Wilson, of Roswell. Also surviving are numerous nieces, nephews and extended family members. Serving as pallbearers are her grandsons: Marcos, Matías, Andrés, Vincent, Adam and great-grandson, Luis.
The Martinez family would like to thank her caregivers, especially her beloved youngest daughter Rossana, the staf f of Roswell Home Medical and Pecos Valley Rehabilitation Center.
Roswell and New Mexico has lost a grand lady whose pioneering stock led to the development of the state. Her sense of humor and good nature always had the family laughing and she will remain in our hearts and memories all our lives.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Ballard Funeral Home and Crematory. An online registry can be accessed at ballardfuneralhome.com. See OBITUARIES, Page A6
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“It was a real eye-opener to serve as president,” Gonzales-Adams said. “I really appreciate everybody for everything you do out there, whether you’re volunteering, or pitching in or (giving) monetary donations. It’s really important to our community. It really makes our community stronger.”
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The United Way of Chaves County announced that it had exceeded its campaign goal of $525,000 at a luncheon Monday.
Renee Swickard Agent/Owner
Nicole McWilliams Agent/Owner
During the luncheon, Robert Armstrong, president of the United Way of Chaves County Foundation, was awarded the Margie Boles Lifetime Achievement Award.
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