6A The Monitor, www.themonitor.com MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2019 Sign the guestbook at WWW.THEMONITOR.COM/OBITUARIES OBITUARIES Robert F. Arnold MISSION Robert F. A rnold, 91, passed away on October 25, 2019, at Mission alley Nursing Home in Mission. He proudly served in the US Army and was stationed in Guam. The Army brought him to Texas, and after his discharge, he decided to stay, and started a 35-year career ith Southern Missouri Union Railroads.
Bob is preceded in death by his parents, Rufus and Linda Arnold; sisters Francis Branham, Inell Black, Melba McAnnally; daughter-in-law Jan Arnold. He is survived by his wife, of 64 years, Eileen Arnold; sons Jerry Wayne (Mary) Arnold, Larry (Cherri) Arnold, Tim (Tracy) Arnold; grandchildren Justin, Kyle (Hai-Lee), Brandi (Brady), Matt, Ryan (Brittney), Morgan; as well as by his great grandchildren Klayton, Brynn, Braylie, Ava Rose. Visitation will be held today, Monday, October 28, 2019, from 6-8 p.m. at Ric Brown Family Funeral Home in Mission. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at 12 noon, at Ric Brown Family Funeral Home in Mission.
Burial will follow at Valley Memorial Garden Cemetery in McAllen. Service are under the direction of Ric Brown Family Funeral Home in Mission. Sign the guestbook at www. themonitor.com/obituaries. Rogelio Salazar EDINBURG Rogelio Salazar, 61, entered eternal rest Saturday, October 26, 2019, at his residence.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Pascual and Manuela Salazar; and a brother, Pascual Salazar Jr. Rogelio is survived by his ife, Josefa Salazar; ve children, Carol Paz, Carmen Castaneda, Rogelio Salazar Ricardo Salazar, Jennifer Salazar; nine grandchildren; and a sister, Rosalinda Aguinaga. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., with a 7 p.m. rosary Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at Memorial Funeral Home, 208 East Canton in Edinburg.
Cremation will take place at Memorial Cremation Center in Edinburg. Funeral services are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home in Edinburg. Sign the guestbook at www. themonitor.com/obituaries. FUNERALS Mireya Yvonnie Acosta MERCEDES Chapel services will be held for Mireya Yvonnie Acosta at 10 a.m.
Oct. 28, 2019, at Funeraria Del Angel Highland Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Highland Memorial Park. Funeraria Del Angel-Highland Funeral Home of Weslaco is in charge of arrangements. Nori N.
Flores EDINBURG Funeral services will be held for Nori N. Flores at 10 a.m. Oct. 28, 2019, at Our Lady of Sorrow Catholic Church. Burial to follow at Valley Memorial Gardens.
Kreidler Funeral Home of McAllen is in charge of arrangements. Maria de Jesus Garza EDINBURG Funeral services will be held for Maria de Jesus Garza at 2 p.m. Oct. 28, 2019, at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Edinburg. Interment will follow at Palm Valley Memorial Gardens in Pharr.
Memorial Funeral Home of Edinburg is in charge of arrangements. Leon R. Marquez WESLACO Funeral Mass will be celebrated for Leon R. Marquez at 10 a.m. Oct.
28, 2019, at San Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Weslaco. Burial will follow at Highland Memorial Park. McCaleb Funeral Home of Weslaco is in charge of arrangements. Delfina Olivarez ALAMO Funeral services will be held for Delfina Olivarez at 10 a.m. Oct.
28, 2019, at Resurrection Catholic Church in Alamo. Interment will follow at Val Verde Memorial Gardens in Donna. Memorial Funeral Home of San Juan is in charge of arrangements. DEATH NOTICES Marcos Garcia ALTON Marcos Garcia, 82, died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019 at his residence in Alton.
I Funeral Home of is in charge of arrangements. ictoria M. Hoffman MISSION Victoria M. Hoffman, 53, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 at Pax Villa Hospice in McAllen.
Kreidler Funeral Home of McAllen is in charge of arrangements. Estela G. Martinez PALMVIEW Estela G. Martinez, 77, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 at her residence in Palmview.
Virgil Wilson Mortuary of Mission is in charge of arrangements. Rogelio Salazar EDINBURG Rogelio Salazar, 61, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 at his residence in Edinburg. Memorial Funeral Home of Edinburg is in charge of arrangements. A lfredo Zarate, Sr.
EDINBURG Alfredo Zarate, 58, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 at his residence in Edinburg. Memorial Funeral Home of Edinburg is in charge of arrangements. MA-30117555 GOT AN OLDER CAR, VAN OR SUV? Do the humane thing. Donate it to the Humane Society.
be supporting the largest and most effective animal protection organization, seeking a humane world for people and animals alike. Call 1-866-595-0149 John Conyers, longest servin black congressman, dies at 90 BY COREY WILLIAMS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of Congress whose resolutely liberal stance on civil rights made him a political institution in Washington and back home in Detroit despite several scandals, has died. He was 90.
Conyers, among the le politicians toppled by sex harassment allegations in 2017, died at his home on Sunday, said Detroit police spokesman Cpl. Dan Donakowski. The death like natural Donakowski added. Known as the dean of the Congressional Black Caucus, which he helped found, Conyers became one of only six black House members when he won his rst election by just 108 votes in 1964. The race was the beginning of more than 50 years of election dominance: Conyers regularly won elections with more than of the vote, even after his wife went to prison for taking a bribe.
That voter loyalty helped Conyers freely speak his mind. He took aim at both Republicans and fellow Democrats: He said then-President George W. Bush been an absolute disaster for the African-American in 2004, and in 1979 called then- President Jimmy Carter hopeless, demented, honest, well-intentioned nerd who will never get past his rst Throughout his career, Conyers used his u- ence to push civil rights. After a 15-year ght, he won passage of legislation declaring the Rev. Martin Luther King birthday a national holiday, rst celebrated in 1986.
He regularly introduced a bill starting in 1989 to study the harm caused by slavery and the possibility of reparations for descendants. That bill never got past a House subcommittee. The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Sunday that without Conyers there would be no King holiday doubt about was one of the most consequential Jackson said. His district ce in Detroit employed civil rights legend Rosa Parks from 1965 until her retirement in 1988.
In 2005, Conyers was among 11 people inducted to the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame. But after a nearly 53-year career, he became the rst Capitol Hill politician to lose his job in the torrent of sexual misconduct allegations sweeping through the workplaces. A former staffer alleged she was red because she rejected his sexual advances, and others said witnessed Conyers inappropriately touching female staffers or requesting sexual favors. He denied the allegations but eventually stepped down, citing health reasons. legacy be compromised or diminished in any way by what going through Conyers told a Detroit radio station from a hospital where been taken after complaining of lightheadedness in December 2017.
too, shall pass. My legacy will continue through my Conyers was born and grew up in Detroit, where his father, John Conyers was a union organizer in the automotive industr and an international representative with the United Auto Workers union. He insisted that his son, a jazz cionado from an early age, not become a musician. The younger Conyers heeded the advice, but jazz remained, he said, one his He sponsored legislation to forgive the $1.6 million ta debt of band leader Wood estate and once kept a standup bass in his Washington ce. Before heading to Washington, Conyers served in the National Guard and with the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers during the Korean War supervisin repairs of military aircraft. He earned his and law degrees from Wayne State University in the late 1950s. Carlos Osorio The Associated Press Congressman John Conyers is seen April 11, 2016, during a ceremony for former U.S. Sen. Carl Levin in Detroit.
Paul Barrere, guitarist-singer for Little Feat, dies at age 71 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK Paul Barrere, guitarist and singer for the rock group Little Feat, has died. He was 71. passing was announced Saturday by surviving members of the band, who honored his contributions to the music world. He died Saturday morning at a hospital in Los Angeles due to side effects from an ongoing treatment for liver disease. sail on to the next place in your journey with our abiding love for a life always dedicated to the muse and the Little Bill Payne, Sam Clayton, Fred Tackett, Kenny Gradney and Gabe Ford said in a statement.
Little lead guitarist, singer and main songwriter, Lowell George, died in 1979. But Barrere was a foundational part of Little funky, blues- ected Southern rock. He wrote or co-wrote some of the most beloved songs including It Loves a and Folks After initially auditioning as a bassist, Barrere joined the band three years after its founding in 1969. The band would carve out a distinct, danceable American sound of their own that melded blues, rockabilly, country, gospel and funk. Little Feat is currently on a 50th anniversary tour that Barrere sat out due to his health.
It was set to wrap up Sunday in Wilks- Barre, Pennsylvania. Bonnie Raitt, with whom Barrere also played, remembered the guitarist Sunday, calling him a cornerstone of one of the greatest bands of all will hold him in our hearts and celebrate his life and music Raitt said. Jason DeCrow The Associated Press Paul Barrere and Little Feat perform during the sixth annual Jammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on April 20, 2006, in New York..
