El Campo Leader-News • Wednesday, October 28, 2015
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Area Funeral Notices Mendiola, Madilynn Mendiola, Bruce Mendiola Jr. and Caitlyn Mendiola, as well as many other loving family members and friends. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wharton Funeral Home. Condolences may be left at whartonfune ralhome.com. Betty Urbanovsky Betty L. Urbanovsky, 81, of Schulenburg and formerly Amado Mata Jr. Arnold Johnson Amado Mata Jr., 57, of Cu- of El Campo, passed away on Arnold T. Johnson, 96, passed away peacefully at his ero and formerly of Wharton, Oct. 24, 2015. She was born home, Friday Oct. 23, 2015. passed away Saturday, Oct. on July 12, 1934 in Wharton He was born Jan. 14, 1919 in 24, 2015, in Jackson County County to Robert and Josie Wharton to Otto Adrian and following a sudden illness. Nitsche Hubenak. She was a homemaker and Ellen Ruth Swenson John- He was born Feb. 26, 1958 son at the family home place in Wharton, a son of Amado had been employed in clerical and bookkeeping by Gibson’s Mata Sr. and Susie Garcia. south of El Campo. Amado was raised in the and Lack’s in El Campo and Arnold attended Plainview Community School with his Wharton area and attended Kountry Bakery in Schulensiblings and graduated from school there. He graduated burg. She is survived by her husEl Campo High School with from Edna High School in 1976. band, Jerome Urbanovsky of the class of 1936. He worked as a truck Schulenburg; daughter, PaIn 1942, Arnold enlisted driver in the Cuero area for tricia Lynn Wofford and husin the Army Air Corps and served four years and ob- several years. Amado enjoyed band Larry of Bay City, five tained the rank of staff ser- working in the yard, being grandchildren, seven greatoutdoors and listening to mu- grandchildren; sisters, Linda geant. In 1948, Arnold married sic. His favorite times were Schilhab of El Campo and Norma Caroline Galow. They spent with his family at his Beatrice Olsovsky of Edna; brothers, Daniel Hubenak were married for 53 years, side. Following cremation, me- of El Campo, Leon Hubenak making their home north of Ganado. They built their lives morial services will be held of Jones Creek, Lawrence around the area where they at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 at Hubenak of Arkansas, LeonWharton Funeral Home with ard Hubenak of El Campo ranched and farmed. Arnold was a faithful Rev. James Jimenez officiat- and Bennie Hubenak of Arizona. member of St. James Lu- ing. Amado is survived by his She was preceded in death theran Church, serving as a teacher, councilman and avid wife, Diane Mendiola of Cu- by her parents; son, Jerome lawnmower until his 90s. He ero; son, Amado Mata III and Urbanovsky Jr.; daughter, served his community on the wife Irma of Palacios; daugh- Delores Bevers; brothers, Bob school board and as a Little ters, Ashley Mata and hus- Wayne Hubenak and Gene band Thomas Reyes of Cuero Hubenak and half-sister, DorLeague coach. A jokester, Arnold was and Karen Mata of Mexico; othy Cormier. Visitation was 2 p.m. Tuesknown about town as the man step-sons, Roy Mendiola Jr. and wife Tanya of Wharton, day, Oct. 27 with a Rosary who would make you smile, Bruce Mendiola and wife recited at 6:30 p.m. at Triska had a fantastic memory and Tracy of Eagle Lake, Scott Funeral Home. Funeral Mass someone who never met a Mendiola and wife Angela of will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesstranger. For many years, he enjoyed Columbus and Duran Men- day, Oct. 28 at St. Philip Cathgardening and sharing its diola and wife Mary Martinez olic Church with Rev. Michael of Austin; step-daughter, Tina Rother officiating. Entombproduce. Survivors include sons, Garza and husband Thomas ment will follow at Holy Cross Gary (Linda) and Warren Tovar of El Campo; brothers, Memorial Park. Pallbearers are Michael (Helen) of El Campo and Ernest Montalvo and wife Janie of Brownwood, Richard Wofford, Joseph Hrncir, Rodney of Ganado; daughGarcia and wife Donna of ArDwayne Schilhab, Royce ters, Karen (Tim) Benton of kansas and Rudy Sifuentes of Hubenak, Jeff Schilhab and Flatonia and Cheryl (Lee) Cuero; grandchildren, Amado Richard Olsovsky. Honorary Arrington of Cheyenne, WyoRay Mata, Cameron Mata, pallbearers are Amber Murming; sisters, Esther Tissing Aaron Mata, Adrian Mata, rell, Amy Wofford, Larry Wofof New Braunfels and MaryGabriel Rubio and Michael ford and Lori Thompson. lynPage (Russell) Chalberg of Aus4-A Mata; step-grandchildren, Memorials in her memory tin; grandchildren, Rachel Roy C. Mendiola, Madison may be made to St. Rose of and Jenny Johnson, Robert Mendiola, Ryan Mendiola, Lima Catholic Church, SchulSchneider, Karla Johnson, Skye Garza, Allison Garza, enburg, lettertoeditor@leader-news.com St. Philip Catholic www.leader-news.com Sarah (Clayton) Klesel, ReEduvi Garza, Cecelie Men- Church El Campo or Ameribekah (Lyndon) King, Ethan diola, Fabian Cantu, Meagan can Heart Association. Benton, Kallie (Devin) Mar- more room for employees, vehicles EMS, VFD need Mendiola, Mykayla Mendiola, Condolences may be shared tin and Megan and Macayla for an exercise room, storage and of- very little separation from office building brought things to the The El Campo EMS and vol- the Jazlynn terry Mendiola, Jiselle fice space. This is the samethe room space, unteer fire department face some fore front. central dispatch and the fire with family at www.tris previously used as a polling place. While making plans to address pressing issues with their current department garage area. There is Arrington and four great- Mendiola, Team members were forced to nowhere for firefighters or paramedrepairs, home and where they park emer- space needs and garage area StanPhill Julissa Mendiola kafuneralhome.com. tables with little or no privacy to ics to wind down, finish reports or it was discovered the building slab is gency vehicles. grandchildren, Avery, Carter and Duran Mendiola Jr.find do run reports, maintain in-service replenish stocks without being disEMS staffs two ambulances rat- rapidly sinking. The sinking slab is and are under eCPd training requirements, Arrangements etc. Anytime ruptive to those trying ed as Mobile Intensive Care Units causing damage to interior and exto sleep. and Landry Schneider and P C a city meeting or training was schedceiling and plumbing. around the clock – the highest level terior walls, The PSB has always been a place theto vacate Triska Home, uled, they were forced the theFuneral the whole of care available. Additional EMTs It took the only shower instep-great-grandchildren, public knows they can go for El work duringKlesel. the day and peak hours PSB out of service when drain pipes for records storage, receiving and room. Corbett help, but lacks a triage room. CitiThe room is also used as a public zens often walk in the front door in under the facility separated. staffing a third unit. Krislynn Jeremiah Campo. storingMendiola, new equipment. In 2012, my position restructured The full time EMS crews work 24He was preceded in death The 20-year-old garage simply training room for CPR classes, Ex- medical distress. To care for them, plorer Scout meetings, etc. hour shifts. The city currently has 12 slightly and my title changed from EMTs must seat them in the break wasn’t built for modern ambulances Over the years, team members room next to staff eating meals to be and approximately 30 part- chief of police to director of public and fire trucks. A garage stall deby full-time his loving wife, Norma; purchased exercise equipment and I became more involved with time team members who work a full safety. evaluated. signed for a single cab grass truck stored it in the room. To use the 24 hours or less depending on needs. EMS and ECVFD. Soon, I found These are just a few of the isis not large enough for the new crew equipment took rearranging the grandson, Luke his for space. The department currentlyJohnson; has they were competing sues with the current Public Safety Over the years, EMS staff has cab grass truck. Then, El Campo room. four fully-equipped ambulances and ambulances were smaller Basic Life Before the slab-settling issue was Building. grown along with demands on both a fifth in reserve. parents; brothers, Carl, ClarThe next article will focus on Support Units and are now Mobile discovered, plans called for the exThe ECVFD is 100 percent vol- services. ercise equipment to be removed to ECPD. Future articles will discuss New HIPPA regulations required Intensive Care Units. unteer. It offices in the Public Safety ence, twin A garage bathroom facility was make room for additional offices re- how City Council has researched the more secure document storage for buildingElmer, where they alsoAlvin house fire- and issue, new building site search and converted to a decontamination ducing the size of the training room. fighting gear, maintenance equip- both services as well as training reroom for non-disposable medical Arthur and sister, Another big space and privacy financial concerns. cords. Ethel ment, supplies and storea records. There is an open invitation to any The need for more administrative equipment and for the storage of de- problem has been the bunk room. Both departments serve residents and visitors in West Wharton Coun- staff created the need for more office contamination equipment. This left The EMS service was once an all- group that would like information on Stromquist. ty – not just the people who live in- space, so hallway closets were con- firefighters with no place to clean male service, but is now about half the Public Safety Building, a tour or up before returning home or back to female and half male. The facility both. To arrange presentations and verted to offices. side the El Campo city limits. Visitation was held from or tours contact me at 979-543-5311 has only one bunk room. The ECVFD chief, president and work. A new Public Safety Building had city’s only training room has The bunk room lacks size, privacy or email tstanphill@cityofelampo. a long-range plan, but condi- training officer were all sharing one 5-7been Tuesday, Oct. 27also using the office beenThetaken over by EMS and ECVFD and has poor climate control with org. They were tionsp.m. in the EMS and fire portion of office. at the St. James Lutheran Church. 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Day at the capitol building in Austin. Fifty-one local residents climbed onto a charter bus and another 25 to 30 drove their own vehicles as we headed to Austin to share countywide concerns and strengthen existing relationships with regional and state officials. Included among the traveling contingency were high school students, county officials, mayors, city managers, school superintendents, economic development directors, bankers, lawyers, chamber executives and numerous local business owners. We arrived in Austin around 10 a.m. and quickly proceeded to the capitol. Some toured the building, others made brief office visits to local representatives, and a few sat in on an important Finance Committee Meeting. At 11 a.m., Senator Lois Kolkhorst greeted us from the floor of the House with a hearty introduction and a well-written resolution
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Wharton County continues to have on state and world agricultural markets. Senator Kolkhorst further boasted of Wharton County’s incredible schools, rich heritage and hardworking residents. Our group of 80 headed down 12th street to Serrano’s restaurant at 11:45 a.m. where locally operated Exelon Power Corp. hosted an amazing beef and chicken fajita dinner for all guests. (We cannot begin to thank Exelon for their continued generosity and dedicated service to the residents and businesses operating throughout Wharton County.) At 1 p.m., we returned to the Old Supreme Court Chambers of the capitol building where new Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller addressed the group with a number of interesting topics including the history of the Texas capitol building, public school finance, shoring-up border security and funding projects that will increase state-wide water supplies. (Commissioner Miller’s Ag
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Dept. has repeatedly assisted Wharton County businesses in obtaining needed start-up financing through the Texas Capitol Fund grant.) At 1:30 p.m., we were joined by Tracye McDaniel, the Governor’s appointed president and CEO of the Texas Economic Development Corporation. Ms. McDaniel shared insight into current statewide economic trends and specifically noted that the Wharton County region is ripe for immediate growth and development. Longtime Wharton County friend and ally State Comptroller Glenn Hegar explained the duties of his new office at 2 p.m. sharing insight into state financing, types of obscure taxes, and the diversity of the state’s economy.
tive John Zerwas dropped in to talk about higher education (colleges). Dr. Zerwas shared information about recently filed bills that could help community colleges fund building improvements and another that will allow college students to openly carry guns on college campuses. A panel of Texas Department of Transportation officials gave an update on statewide transportation plans and funding sources at 3 p.m. The panel then specifically focused on I-69 projects located along the corridor in El Campo and Wharton. Local Representative Phil Stephenson and Senator Kolkhorst addressed the group at 3:30 p.m. with updates on current legislation proposals and the potential impact they could have on the county, region and state. Among the more pressing issues discussed were county-wide economic development, transportation, education and water. The day was capped off at 4 p.m. when the group took a picture with
tive Stephenson on the stairway just outside the capitol rotunda. Although much of our day had been carefully scripted, several county leaders did part from the group to attend legislative committee hearings and visit state officials presiding over water rights, school finance and economic development. My fellow citizens, it is imperative that Wharton County leaders and residents continue to reach out to all our elected officials at every level of government. Only by sharing our concerns and seeking legislative support can we continue attracting new development and generate the diverse job opportunities. Our children and grandchildren need these to return home after college and raise their families in this same special haven that was afforded many of us. In looking ahead, please join us on March 7th, 2017 for our next Wharton County Day at the Capitol.
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