24720 or with the in for Ci TIMES SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2001 13 SUNCOAST DEATHS This list is extracted from detailed obituaries published in other regional editions of the Times. Hillsborough BILLS, RHODA WEIMERT, 84, of Plant City, died May 4. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City. FOERMAN, SANDRA LEE, 57, of Thonotosassa, died May 3. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Tampa.
HAYMAN, DIANNE HICKS, 43, of Tampa, died May 2. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Tampa. HOULE, GERALD ELI, 77, of Plant City, died May 2. Haynes Funeral Home, Plant City. PATTERSON, JOHN 70, of Tampa, died May 4.
Blount, Curry Roel Funeral Home, Carrollwood Chapel, Tampa. RYAN, RICHARD ALAN JR. "RICK," 21, of Tampa, died April 28. Swilley Funeral Home, Tampa. SHEFFIELD, WILLIAM, 70, of Tampa, died May 3.
Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Tampa. SMITH, JAMES 78, of Dover, died May 3. Escape from Page 1 the door leading to the exercise yard and bolted toward the first of two security fences. He was joined by fellow inmate Darious L. White, 18, and an unidentified juvenile inmate.
Valazquez was prepared. He had a blanket to lay over the coils of razor wire and strands of barbed wire on top of the fences and was able to climb over both. He headed north, toward State Road 44, through a patch of woods. Around 10:20 p.m., waiter Kevin McCurdy was getting off work. He went to the parking lot to fire up his Harley Davidson motorcycle so the engine could warm up.
"This guy comes out of the woods, with blue jail clothes on. He was bleeding from his arm and leg. He told me 'Hey man, you've got to get me out here, I just escaped from McCurdy said. McCurdy said he told the escapee that he wasn't going to help him. "We started talking, some of the other employees came out, and then finally we told him: 'You've got two options: run and possibly get killed or just give it Just as a sheriff's cruiser pulled into a corner of the restaurant, McCurdy said Valazquez agreed to surrender.
Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Tampa. Richey, died May 4. Funeral Home, Holiday. Pasco ROWE, EVELYN AMELIA, died May 3. Whitfield BRANDENBERG, FERNANDO 93, of New Port Richey, died May 2.
Stowers Funeral Zephyrhills. DIPRIMO, Home, Brandon. EDWARD of New Port North Pinellas PETER, 53, Richey, died May 4. Thomas B. Dobies BELL, PINKIE, 96, of Largo, Funeral Home, Port Richey.
Young's Funeral Home, DIVITALE, BENJAMIN, 87, of Zephyrhills, DUNNIGAN, JAMES died May 3. Whitfield Funeral Home, Harbor, died May 3. Zephyrhills. Home, Clearwater. FRASER, PAMELA 50.
of Holiday, died EDWARDS, HESTER May 1. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, died May 4. Sylvan Holiday. Clearwater.
GRAFF, OTTO J. 56, of Zephyrhills, died HOHMANN, MARIA May 2. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills. Seminole, died May 3. HENSEL, JACK, 81, of Hudson, died May 3.
Funeral Home, Cemetery Prevatt Funeral Home, Hudson. Services, Seminole. JENNISS, WILLIAM J. 52, of New Port JUCULANO, ANNY, 88, Richey, died May 4. Michels-Lundquist formerly of Palm Harbor, Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
National Cremation MARUCCI, ALLIE 87, of Port Richey, died Beach. May 4. Funeral Home KAVANAUGH, WILLIAM and Crematory, New Port Richey. died May 1. Curlew Hills MAXWELL, SYBIL 87, of New Port Richey, Palm Harbor.
died April 29. Funeral LARS, HELENE 91, of Home and Crematory, New Port Richey. 26. R. Lee Williams ROSINSKI, RITA JOYCE, 69, of New Port Crematory, 49th Street the cop car, put his hands on cluded that poor supervision alhood on surrendered.
There lowed the inmates to sneak into an no trouble." office undetected and then shimBoth McCurdy and White my through air vents. charged with escape. They They were captured quickly. booked into the adjacent Cit- After that escape, Cypress County Jail, and bail was set at Creek officials fired a shift superviThe juvenile inmate was sor and took several measures to removed from Cypress Creek and increase security. to another facility.
Friday's incident had neighCypress Creek is a maximum bors on the alert. facility that Correctional William Bryant lives on a private company, meg Terrace, just off State Road on behalf of the Department 44 and east of County Road 491. Juvenile Justice. Cypress Creek He returned home about 10 p.m. Level 10 offenders, those Friday to find a Sheriff's Office convicted of serious crimes.
Valaz- patrol car zooming through his told McCurdy he had already neighborhood. about four years of a seven- He called 911. The operator sentence. Information on the told him about the escape. prison sentences was un- "They were very forthcoming available.
with information, and I appreciate An official with Cypress Creek that," Bryant said. an investigation into the es- "I gathered my family into the is under way. living room. We got our ball bat Carolyn Floyd, regional direc- from the closet and we basically for the residential programs in sat in the living room in fear," he northeast Florida, said she said. "We called our neighbors explain why Valazquez and told them what was going on given the key and still had it and we waited.
I felt like a prisoner hours later. in my own home." "That's totally against regula- A 911 operator called the BryThe staffer who, gave him ant home later to report deputies keys has been removed from had caught who they thought was job," Floyd said. the last escapee. She called a secShe said criminal charges ond time to confirm authorities the staffer might be initiat- had gotten their man. after all the facts are presented "The sheriff's department did a state attorney's office.
wonderful job," Bryant said. "I just The escape Friday night was wonder if the people who made it in the long series of prob- possible for this place to be here, if at Cypress Creek. they slept good last night. How Three other inmates escaped would they feel if they were in my "He just walked over with me in October. Juvenile Justice con- shoes?" approval to fill the jobs of his two set for the session, including recBoard from Page 1 executive director positions with ognition Engineering of the Fair State winners, Science and the Mary Curry and James Hughes, who would be director of manage- Math Field Day winners, winners mend ways to handle the high ment services and director of sup- of the Vocational and Industrial school overcrowding.
The are ex- services respectively. Clubs of America statewide comport pected to present a detailed study BANNING DOOR-TO-DOOR FUND- petition and winners and competiof the high schools, the Renais- RAISING: At 6 the board will tors from the Future Business sance Center and the Withlacoo- conduct a public hearing and con- Leaders of American state contest. p.m., chee Technical Institute. sider final approval of a policy to Another item on the agenda is The recommendations will be ban door-to-door fundraising sales the adoption of a proclamation part of the board's discussion as by elementary school students. stating that May is "Civility the district prepares its construc- The policy will continue to dis- Month," a request made to govtion budget priorities over the courage such sales for older stu- ernments across the state by the next several months.
dents. Florida Bar Association. ADMINISTRATIVE SHUFFLE AND The policy, was proposed to Civility likely will be discussed FINDING REPLACEMENTS: When the make fundraising activities safer from another vein as well at Tuesregular meeting starts at 4 p.m., and board members have sug- day's session. Superintendent David Hickey's gested that they would like to see The School Board recently apsweeping changes in his adminis- more fundraisers which would proved new guidelines for public trative staff will be formally accept- promote family-type activities input which outlaw profanity and ed by the board. such as spaghetti dinners rather insults.
Board Chairwoman PaPreviously, Assistant Superin- than strict sales of products. tience Nave has said the the new tendent Linda Kelley urged the The new policy also would give guidelines are aimed at people like board to eliminate the so-called the principal responsibility for ap- Dunnellon community activist five-year-experience cap for ad- proving most fundraising activi- Charles Schrader, the pagan who ministrators. The cap has made it ties, taking the responsibility off has often criticized Nave and the difficult to find administrators to the superintendent's office. board for continuing Christian fill open positions because it limits CODE OF CONDUCT: After that prayers at board meetings. to just five years the amount of discussion, the board will hold a Using the newly approved poliexperience they can bring with final public hearing on the Code of cy, Schrader followed procedure them for pay purposes.
Conduct for the 2001-02 school to ask for. more than the usual For long-term assistant princi- year. The document, which out- three minutes of time allocated at pals and others, the cap could lines the school system's disciplin- the meetings for public comment. mean that a promotion into a new ary rules, includes few changes Such permissions have, in the category of job would mean a cut from the previous year's code. past, been routinely approved by in pay.
There was discussion of the chairman. District officials are worried changing the language in the Schrader, however, got notice about filling nine open positions, dress code for the length of shorts last week that his request had including director of planning, di- and skirts from must be mid-thigh been denied by Nave. rector of personnel, coordinator of or longer to should be mid or Citizens can address the board student services, two assistant longer. Board members were con- about any item on the agenda for principal jobs at Crystal River Mid- cerned that some students might three minutes at a point after all dle School, the assistant principal take that change to mean that the the recognitions and presentaat hom*osassa Elementary School, length was merely a suggestion tions are done. Other times are set principal at Citrus Springs Middle and not a requirement.
for public input at 5:30 p.m. and at School, principal at Citrus High RECOGNITIONS AND PUBLIC IN- the very end of the meeting and at School and principal at Crystal PUT: Since Tuesday's meeting is those times, the topic can be items River High School. the last of the school year, numer- on the agenda or not on the agenHickey is also seeking board ous special recognitions also are da. CITRUS WATERING RESTRICTIONS The following water use Residents in the city limits gardens- not lawns any time restrictions are in place for Citrus of Inverness may water on during the week. residents: Tuesday if their address is an even Washing vehicles using Irrigation is limited to one number, or Sunday if their hoses with shut-off nozzles is day week.
address is an odd number. allowed any time. Washing per Watering is prohibited between 10 Residents in all walkways and driveways is unincorporated parts of the county a.m. and 4 p.m. prohibited.
five-day watering In Crystal River, residents may The Southwest Florida are on a schedule: addresses ending in 0 or water on Tuesday if their address Water Management District urges Monday; 2 or 3, Tuesday; 4 or 5, is an even or Friday number. if people to limit their water use. number, 1, Wednesday; 6 or 7, Thursday and their address is an odd Possibilities include taking 8 or 9, Friday. Watering in these Watering is prohibited between 9 three-minute showers, installing areas is prohibited between 9 a.m. a.m.
and 5 p.m. low-flow fixtures and repairing and 5 p.m. People can hand-water their plumbing leaks. Thomas B. Dobies Petersburg.
MARCHANT, 74, of Zephyrhills, Largo, died Funeral Home, Society, Largo. McLAUGHLIN, Clearwater, Cremation died May 2. NOVAK, ALVIN Clearwater. formerly of Cremation THOMAS, 73, of Palm Sylvan Abbey Funeral PHILLIPS, PEARL, 3. Young's 91, of Clearwater, SPIEGEL, ARLEEN Abbey Funeral Home, VORE, May 3.
Holloway MARY MAGDALENA, 97, of May Harbor. 3. Curlew Garden Sanctuary Cremation WARD, FREDERICK died May 3. of Orange City, Largo. died May 3.
ZARKA, JOSEPH Society, Daytona Harbor, died Home, Palm 79, of Dunedin, Funeral Home, South Pinellas BRECKENRIDGE, Seminole, died April Petersburg, Son Funeral Home Cremation North Chapel, St. DOUGLAS, OBITUARIES BUTLER, JACK, 71, of Inverness, died Wednesday (May 2, 2001) at Citrus Memorial Hospital. Born in Diamondale, he came here 10 years ago from Lansing, Mich. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Floral City and Inverness Veterans of Foreign War, the Floral City Shuffleboard Club, and a grateful member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Helen his son, Ron, Ionia, three stepsons, Pat, David and George Downey, all of four stepdaughters, Nora Easter. Wynn DiGennaro and Ava Downey, all of New York and Elizabeth Downey, Tennessee; three brothers, Don, Floyd, and Lloyd, all of Michigan; one sister, Mickey Bannister, Michigan; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory, Inverness.
LONGWORTH, SAMUEL JEROME, 75, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Tampa and Inverness, died Thursday (May 3, 2001) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. A native of Inverness, he came here from Tampa at an early age. He was a retired truck driver and a member of the Nation of Islam. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Maggie Coney Longworth; six daughters, Deloris Davis and Sherma Rich, both of Tampa, Seydell Coney and Rashida Strober, both of St. Petersburg, Lucy Oglesby, Hartwell, and Fatima Faulk, Andrews Air Force Base, Camp Springs, two sons, Muhammad Strober, St. Petersburg, and Ronell Coney, Lexington, two sisters, Elizabeth Gaskin, Thonotosassa and Marie Lovett, Tampa; 24 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren. Smith Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
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Hwy. 44. MA Inverness, FL 34453 SANDRA J. "SANDY," 61, of April 28. National Cremation SHERWIN 78, of died May 2.
Veterans Burial Society, Clearwater. JAMES, 76, of Dunedin, Clearwater, died April 26. The Society of the South, Austell, Ga. 89, of Clearwater, died May Funeral Home, Clearwater. 91, of Seminole, died Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
82, of Safety Harbor, died Hills Funeral Home, Palm 73, of Palm Harbor, National Cremation Society, MICHAEL 88, of Palm May 3. Curlew Hills Funeral Harbor. ANITA 74, of St. died May 3. Brett Funeral Home Services, St.
Petersburg. VIRGINIA, 70, of St. Petersburg, ADAMS, THELMA 90, of Webster, died Friday (May 4, 2001) in Leesburg. Born in Brooks County, she moved to Dunnellon 19 years ago, then moved to Webster 14 years ago. She was a retired newspaper reporter and a member of Croom Road Baptist Church.
Survivors include her son, Aaron three daughters, Billie Jean Truan, Lake Panasoffkee, Barbara Carter, Webster, and Donna Ervine, Tupelo, one sister, Doris Koon, Dunnellon; 15 grandchildren; 27 greatgrandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren. Hooper Funeral Home PERRY, RONALD RUDOLPH, 72, of Inverness, died Friday (May 4, 2001) at Citrus Memorial Hospital. Born in Huntington, W.Va., he came here 27 years ago from Orange Park. He was a retired produce dealer. He was Baptist, Survivors include his three sons, Ronald R.
and Steven both of Inverness, and Johnny Middleburg; four daughters, Ronna Jean Jones, Middleburg, Angela Jo Lewis, Inverness, Ruth Ann Miller, and Cheryl Lynn Yates, both of Fruitland Park; four brothers, Grayson, Billy Joe, Robert and Michell, all of Green Cove Springs; nine sisters, Kathleen Sampson, Bernice Johnson, Glida McClanahan, Anna Steffy, Mary Welch, Dottie Sue, Jeannie McClendon, Linda Sturdevant, and Sandra Padgett, all of Huntington; 26 grandchildren; and several great and grandchildren. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory, Inverness. died May 4.
E. James Reese Funeral Home Crematory, Seminole. GREENE, NANCY 75, of St. Petersburg, died May 4. John S.
Rhodes, East Chapel, St. Petersburg. HANEY, NOAH REED, infant son of Lynda Haney, of St. Petersburg, died April, 25. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
HAYWARD, EDNA KILEY, 86, of St. Petersburg, died May 4. Gulfport Memorial Funeral Home. HENAULT, ERNEST WALTER, 85, of St. Petersburg, died April 28.
Ambassador Mortuary Service, Oldsmar. HUGHES, LLOYD 86, of Pinellas Park, died May 3. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Avenue Chapel, Tarpon Springs. MILLER, MARY 83, of St.
Pete Beach, died May 4. Blount, Curry Roel Funeral Homes Cemeteries, Beach Chapel, St. Pete Beach. RUMMEL, MARTHA 99, of St. Petersburg, died May 4.
John S. Rhodes, East Chapel, St. Petersburg, TOMLIN, ANDY, 49, of St. Petersburg, died May 2. Creal Funeral Home, St.
Petersburg. to the was were rus $15,000. taken security Services runs of takes quez served year trio's said cape tor couldn't was four tions. the his against ed to the another lems RICKERT, WARREN LOUIS, 75, of Brooksville, died Thursday (May 3, 2001) at Brooksville Regional Hospital. Born in Detroit, he came here 18 years ago from Deerborn, Mich.
He was a retired sales representative for Allied Van Lines and a Navy veteran. He was a life member and on the board of trustees of the Hernando Sportsmans Club, a member of the Veteran of Foreign War, Post 552, a life member of Veteran of Foreign War National Home, and the States LST Association. Survivors include his wife, Vera; one son Randie Warren, Brooksville; one sister, Ruth Woodcox, Lincoln Park. and one grandson. Pinecrest Funeral Home, Brooksville.
ROHRBACHER, PETER MICHAEL, 56, of Brooksville, died Tuesday (May 1, 2001) at Community Hospital, New Port Richey. Born in Budapest, Hungary, he came here 12 years ago from Hudson. He was a 30 year teacher at Hudson Middle School. He was a member of Gulfcoast Corvette Club and Avanti Owner International. He was Catholic.
Survivors include one son, Robert, Tallahassee; one daughter, Paula Ward, Spring Hill; his parents. Josef and Mada Rohrbacher Hudson; and three grandchildren. Robert and Son Cremation Service. Brooksville. Click here.
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