A6 Tuesday, October 29, 2013 OBITUARIES
NATION/OBITUARIES baseball, lettering in both sports at Roswell High for 1 year. Then he moved to Spearman, TX, where he played football and graduated from Spearman High School. Pete worked at Lumber Jack in St. Clair, MI, for 16 years until he became too ill to work any longer. He was cremated per his wishes and a memorial will be held at a later date.
Calvin Lee Roberts Jr. (Pete)
Went home to be with Jesus from his home in St. Clair, Michigan, on Friday, October 11, 2013, after being ill for six months. He was 53 years old. He was born on November 3, 1959, in Hobbs, NM. Left to mourn his passing are: His parents, Calvin and Betty Roberts, of Roswell, his wife Tammi, of St. Clair, his daughters Candi Owens, of MI, Cherie Webb, of N. Carolina, sons Lee and Richard, of MI, stepdaughters Jessica Darval and Courtney Swinson, of MI, twelve grandchildren, whom he loved dearly. Brother Tim Roberts (Maritza), of Roswell, sisters Darrie Frances (Andy), of TX, DeeDee Davis (Steve), of CA, and several nieces and nephews. Pete played football and
Stoarmy J. (Miller) Vargas
Our beloved Stoarmy J. (Miller) Vargas was called to be with the Lord and taken from our hearts on Friday, October 25, 2013. Stoarmy was born to Aileen Miller and Joel Vargas on July 13, 1991, in Roswell NM. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 30, 2013, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, October 31, 2013, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church with Deacon Ernesto Martinez officiating. Burial will follow at South Park Cemetery. Stoarmy was preceded in death by his mater nal grandfather, Frank Miller and his paternal grandfather, Genaro Vargas Sr.
Our love is survived by his mother Aileen Miller; father Joel Vargas; sister Rainy Miller; guardianship parents, Joe and Angie Nevarez; grandmothers, Bertha Vargas and Dolores Miller; fiancée Destinee Salayandia; aunts and uncles, Rosa Rodriguez (children: Erika Najera, Joe, and Roger Rodriguez); Paz Vargas (children: Mayra Rodriguez, Roxanna, and Jose Vaquera); Ramona Her nandez (children: Marisol Vargas, Bertha and Ramiro Hernandez); Griselda Olivas (children: Joeanna Talamantes, Johnny, Luis Olivas, Samantha Carey, Brandon Janow); Vicente Vargas; Genaro Vargas (children: Aydelin Vargas); Frank Miller Jr. (Israel, Krystal and Jade Miller); Angie and Joe Nevarez (children: Deborah Gonzales and Angelo Hidalgo); Pete Miller (children: Dominic, Jeremy, and Jaylen Miller); Michael Miller (children: Brittany and Nicholas Miller). He is
After Sandy, only a lucky few getting buyouts
NEW YORK (AP) — The forces of nature had been threatening the Staten Island’s Oakwood Beach neighborhood for years, flooding the streets every time it rained, sending crabs skittering into bungalows and swamping basements so regularly that it was just accepted as part of life. But after Superstorm Sandy swept in with 20-foot waves that crashed over roofs and killed three people, those who have lived here for generations decided it was time to go. Soon, the state will buy some 400 homes, bulldoze them and never again allow anything to be built here. Oakwood Beach will finally surrender to the sea. “The heartache of losing my home, the heartache of losing my memories, the blood and sweat and tears that I put into this home, is going to be healed by seeing trees and nature come back to that spot right there,” said Joe Monte, a construction worker who had built his dream house overlooking the ocean. “And that’s going to make me feel better.” The neighborhood is the first — and so far only — New York City community to be totally bought out under a state program that promises to turn wrecked neighborhoods into perpetual green space. “The chances of us being able to sell this house at a later date and move on really were slim,” said Danielle Mancuso, who is being bought out of the attached duplex she lives in with her husband and three young children. “Who could afford to pay the flood insurance premium? Because we’re all attached, we could not elevate. We would really just be sitting ducks.” The state of New York plans to spend up to $400 million buying out and
knocking down homes in Sandy-affected communities in the city and on Long Island, offering residents the pre-storm value of their houses. In New Jersey, the state is planning to spend about $300 million to buy about 1,000 damaged homes. Getting a buyout is the equivalent of winning the lottery for homeowners who lost everything during the storm, although not all residents want to be bought out. On New York City’s Rockaway peninsula, for example, homeowners are determined to stay put and rebuild. Much of the clamor for buyouts is coming from Staten Island, where waves slammed against third-floor windows and 23 people drowned, most of them trapped inside their own homes. Although Oakwood Beach’s buyout push has been a success, the future is far less certain for hundreds of people who have signed petitions demanding the same deal in nearly every other devastated shorefront community on Staten Island: New Dorp Beach, Midland Beach, Ocean Breeze and Tottenville, among others. Right now, those areas are only eligible for a city program that buys individual properties for redevelopment — a program that so far has purchased only one home. But because many have yet to receive a dime from the city’s Sandy aid programs, they’re skeptical. In Ocean Breeze, a neighborhood that remains mostly deserted since the storm, about half of the 120 homeowners have signed a petition requesting a buyout from the governor’s office. “We’re below sea level,” said Frank Moszczynski, who lives on a creekfront block where one house floated
across the street and several others were demolished. “We’re in a bowl that was created at the end of the ice age.” State officials say they chose to buy out Oakwood Beach after analyzing historical flooding data and the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s scientific flood maps. The other crucial factor was quick mobilization: residents began marshaling resources for a buyout the day after Sandy hit. Among them was Patti Snyder, who grew up on the block and never left. Her brother, Leonard Montalto, lived down the street. Two days after the storm, when his body was found amid the ruins of his home, Snyder knew it was over. “That’s when we knew we weren’t going to rebuild at that point,” she said. “It just took everything out of us.” Monte was standing in the middle of his flooded home the day after Sandy, ankledeep in toxic sludge, when he realized his house was beyond saving. He walked out and hasn’t gone back in since. He still can’t bring himself to approach the side of the house where his good friend, John Filipowicz, used to show up with a six-pack of beers and burgers to grill after work. Filipowicz died, along with his son, in the basement of their home. “I am not the person that I was because of what happened,” Monte said. “I have trouble with everything. ... I have trouble with just being a person.” The residents of Oakwood Beach are still working out the details of their buyouts but rest easier knowing they’ll receive the pre-Sandy value of their homes — enough to set up somewhere far from shore.
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also survived by his nephews David Espinoza and Romeo Hidalgo and numerous cousins whom he loved very much. Stoar my was a recent employee of City of Roswell at South Park Cemetery, he was so full of life, was a very kind and generous person and there is no one he wouldn’t try to help out or do something nice for. He grew up helping out at the Boys & Girls Club hoping to steer other kids in the right direction. Stoarmy was a very talented person and had a passion for music. His favorite hobbies included playing basketball, hanging out with the boys, and writing music. Stoar my was an active member of St. John’s Catholic Church. Pallbearers will be Ramiro Hernandez, Angelo Hidalgo, David Vega, Juan Rivera, Tony Prudencio (Prudy), Michael Peyton, Martin Villalobos, and Chris Lopez. These are the boys that Stoarmy grew up with since childhood. Honorary pallbearers will be Vicente Vargas, Luis Olivas, Johnny Olivas, Jose Vaquera, Eric Martinez, Eric Vega, Rosendo Dimas, Dominic Miller, Pete Miller, Jeremy Miller, Michael Miller, Jeremy Luna, Sonny Luna, Adrian Mendoza and Chris Cleas. Special thanks to Oshanna and Andreas Garcia. We
would also like to thank all his friends and family who have contributed and helped us through this hardship. Stoarmy, you will always be remembered in our hearts. We love you and will always miss you. Please take a moment to shar e your thoughts and memories with the family in the online registry at andersonbethany.com. Services are under the direction of AndersonBethany Funeral Home and Crematory.
Be not burdened with time of sorrow, I wish for you the sunshine of tomorrow. My Life’s been full, I savored much. Good friends, good times, a loved one touched.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief. Lift up your heart and share with me. God wanted me now; He set me free.
I’m Free Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free I am following the path God laid for me. I took His hand when I heard Him call, I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day to laugh, to love, to work or play. Tasks left undone must stay that way. I found that peace at the close of the day.
If my parting has left a void, Then fill it with remembered joy. A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss Ah, these things I, too, will miss.
George Salcido
George Salcido, 11-221963 to 10-10-2013. Family of: Ralph dad and Connie mom, Adam, Ralph III, Gloria, Isabel, Dolores, Barbara, Mabel: sibs. He loved family, friends, cold beer, old cars, music, and his dogs. From all your friends we miss you more than you can know.
BIDEN TO DINE WITH FRESHMEN HOUSE DEMOCRATS WA S H I N G T O N ( A P ) — T h e W h i t e House says Vice President Joe Biden is heading to the Capitol to have dinner with first-term House Democrats.
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland organized the event and plans to join the Monday night dinner.
Hoyer’s office and the White House wouldn’t say which freshman Democrats are attending or the purpose of the dinner. But it comes as the Obama administration is seeking to calm concerns among congressional Democrats
about problems with the rollout of President Barack Obama’s health care law.
A growing number of Democrats want to extend the enrollment deadline, increasing the pressure on the White House. Biden has also been active in recruiting Democratic candidates to run for House. Earlier this month Biden canceled a fundraiser for House Democrats due to the government shutdown.
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