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PC TIMES SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2000 15 OBITUARIES Chapel, Spring Hill. Hillsborough BROMLEY, W.R. "BILL," 65, of Brandon, died Oct. 14. Serenity Meadows Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Riverview.

COBB, NANCY, 62, of Valrico, died Oct. 1 2. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon. PINTER, SOPHIA of Riverview, died Oct. 14.

Serenity Meadows Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Riverview. North Pinellas St. Petersburg. HUBBARD, HARMON "HOP," 77, of Pinellas Park, died Oct. 13.

Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo. LaLONE, IRENE CECILIA, 79, of Pinellas Park, formerly of Tarpon Springs, died Oct 13. Taylor Family Funeral Home, Pinellas Park. LINCKS, FRED 79, of St. Petersburg, died Oct.

9. Gee Sorensen Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St Petersburg. PESTO, DOUGLAS MARQUETTE, 52, of St. Petersburg, died Oct. 1 1.

National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg. SAYER, DANIEL 81, of St. Petersburg, died Oct. 13.

R. Lee Williams Son Funeral Home Crematory, 49th Street Chapel, St. Petersburg. WARREN, DALE 45, of Clinton, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Oct.

5. Daley-Murphy-Wisch Associates, Beloit, Wis. WILSON, RICHARD 89, of Indian Shores, died Oct. 13. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

WYMAN, CATHERINE 98, of St. Pete Beach, died Oct. 1 2. Joseph A. Carr Funeral Home, Everett, Mass.

Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo. HANKISON, LUCILLE 74, of Falmouth, formerly of Seminole, died Oct. 1 2. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home Cremation Services, Seminole.

PORT, ADELINE 84, of Anchorage, Alaska, formerly of Palm Harbor, died Oct 1 0. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor. THUT, LOUISE 91 of Largo, died Oct. 12. Lewis W.

Mohn Funeral Home Cremation Services, Seminole. WALTON, RUTH 80, of Largo, died Oct 12. Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs. South Pinellas BICKEL, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, 86, of Tampa, formerly of Madeira Beach, died Oct. 9.

Florida Mortuary Funeral Cremation Services, Tampa. FINCH, LESLIE 81, of Pinellas Park, died Oct. 1 3. Garden Sanctuary Funeral Home Cemetery, Seminole. GARCIA, JOHN MORGAN, 73, of St.

Petersburg, formerly of Tampa, died Friday, Oct. 13. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes Cremation Tribute Center-Bobbitt Chapel, SUNCOAST DEATHS This list is extracted from detailed obituaries published in other regional editions of the Times. Citrus ANDERSON, DELMA M. "ANDY," 83, of In verness died Oct.

1 3. Hooper Funeral Homes Crematory, Inverness. DAVIS, CECIL WAYNE 46, of Crystal River, died Oct. 12. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.

HALL, ROBERT 69, of Crystal River, died Oct 13. Hooper Funeral Homes Crematory, Inverness. Hernando DADE, JOHN 90, of Spring Hill, died Oct. 13. Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill Chapel.

FLYNN, DOLORES 70, of Spring Hill, died Oct. 12. Family Funeral Care, Hudson. KIDLE, VELMA 70, of Spring Hill, died Oct 1 1 Family Funeral Care, Hudson. RAPPOLD, EDWARD 82, of Spring Hill, died Oct.

1 3. Turner Cremation and Memorial COLE, RICHARD ROBERT 67, of Zephyrhills, died Wednesday (Oct. 11, 2000) at East Pasco Medical Center, Zephyrhills. Bom in Angelica, N.Y., he came here five years ago from Webster, N.Y. He was a machinist for Eastman Kodak.

He was and a Navy veteran. Survivors include three sons, Richard Hilton, N.Y., Roger, Batavia, N.Y., and Randy, Rochester, N.Y.; a daughter, Susan Decker, Rochester; two brothers, Francis, Hume, N.Y., Kenneth, Zephyrhills; and nine grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills. DeVITA, MARIE, 83, of New Port Richey, died Friday (Oct. 13, 2000) at Community Hospital of New Port Rich-ey.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she came here 11 years ago from Selden, Long Island, N.Y. She was a homemaker and she was Catholic. Survivors include a daughter, Roseann Carlino, New Port Richey; a brother, Anthony C. Mazza, Port Richey; and two grandchildren. Thomas B.

Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey. EDWARD, BURTON BREXA, JANE 70, of Clearwater, died Oct 13. Rhodes Funeral Directors, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater. BRIDGES, GARY 54, of Largo, died Oct. 13.

Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo. COXEN, ELLA 91 of Clearwater, formerly of Safety Harbor, died Oct. 1 3. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater. COX, CORINNE 83, of St Petersburg, formerly of Largo, died Oct.

13. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes Cremation Services, Walk Challenger from Page 1 from Page 1 lobbies for the Florida Police Benevolent Association), the two men could account for as much as I $7,000 of White's money, as of the latest reporting I period. That includes a fundraising committee tied to Fasano and House Speaker-designate Tom Feeney. Called the Committee for Principled Leadership, it 1 has cut two $500 checks to White's campaign. Collins What does White think about all the fundraising? "Any candidate would welcome, would gush with appreciation, for that kind of support," White said.

But it has not been his main source of support, he quickly adds. "I think if youll take a look at the number of contributions, I think youll find I have more support in Pasco," White said. White's finances' also have caught the eye of local Democrats and Cannon, who say Fasano and Collins have gone too far. Said Cannon: "It just bothers me that people who probably have never been in Pasco County are donating (to White)." "The citizens need to ask the questions. What's going on here? All the money comes from out-of- Parents' reactions mixed Jackie Foster sees both sides of the issue.

As a teacher's aide at Fox Hollow last year, it was her job to walk kindergarteners to class in the morning after their parents dropped them off at the front gate. As a parent of a Fox Hollow student, Foster says she also would like the freedom to walk her daughter to class, but she knows the kids are in good hands once they arrive on campus. "I agree with it for safety purposes, but if I walk her to class, then I know she got there safe," Foster said. "But then again, if you've got 27 parents roaming around a classroom, it's hard for the teacher to get her day started." Richey parent Lorena Cothran likes the new rules, even if it means she doesn't see her daughter's teacher every day. "I don't need some pervert coming up and grabbing my kid," Cothran said.

"I think it's a good idea. The principal says it's for safety." Safety is the top concern, principals say, although they concede there are other factors driving the changes, too. Parents at some schools arrive for dismissal hours before the school day ends. It was common at Fox Hollow last year for parents to begin showing up at the school shortly after 1 p.m., even though the school day didn't end until 2:30. It got to be a bit of a problem because some parents would peek in class windows, disrupt lessons and, sometimes, have adult conversations within earshot of students.

Similar incidents have happened at Calusa and Woodland ele when Collins passed a lie detector test to prove his accusation about Cannon's bug threat But Collins and Fasano insist their support for White goes well beyond their opposition to Cannon. White started his law enforcement career with the Sumter County Sheriffs Office and later worked at the Brooksville Police Department and the Florida Highway Patrol. He was hired as an agent with the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco but left law enforcement in 1981, when he was hired at a savings and loan in Brooksville. He returned to the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco in 1987. He took a leave of absence from the agency in July to run for sheriff.

"I was thoroughly impressed by him," Collins said. White said he has Collins' and Fasano's cell phone numbers, as well as that of political consultant Richard Corcoran. Corcoran and Collins have received thousands of dollars to help run Fasano's re-election campaign. And White calls them whenever he has a campaign question. "I think that would probably be the envy of any candidate, not just a novice," White said.

But unlike Cannon, who has spent thousands on campaign consultants, White hasn't paid anyone for advice. He has, however, received contributions from the same consultants Fasano has paid to run his re-election campaign. As a fellow candidate, Fasano cannot give any of his donations to White. He could give up to $10,000 to the Republican party, which then could pass it on to other Republican candidates. But is Fasano paying his consultants to be available to White? "Absolutely not, totally not," Fasano said.

He offered to show the Times all his receipts and those of his consultants to prove they were not paid to help White. "No one that I have paid from my campaign has benefited through me to help Bob White," he added. Those consultants are helping White because they like White and support his candidacy, Fasano said. Collins agreed. "I talk to him and give him advice and counsel, as a friend and not as a consultant That just guy-to-guy stuff," Collins said.

But even if Corcoran and Collins weren't indirectly paid by Fasano, Cannon said their assistance should be noted in White's financial reports. "That kind of information should at least be detailed as an in-kind (contribution)," Cannon said. "I had to pay for mine." White stresses that he and his core committee of campaign workers have been running their own campaign, and they've managed to raise and spend what they needed to get past the first and second primary. "When (the primaries) were over, we were broke and we had to start over again. But we raised what we needed to get the job done," he said.

"I'm new to politics," White added with a chuckle. "Is raising money bad?" Cannon "BURT," 66, of Zephyrhills, died Fri- day (Oct 13, 2000). Born in Ohio, he came here five years ago from Kissimmee. He was a glassworker for i Libby-Owen, Rossford, Ohio, and member of the Glass Workers Union, UAW, Local 9, Perrysburg, Ohio, and he was Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Edward; two sons, Dan-; iel C.

and Michael both of Valrico; two daughters, Cynthia Baker, Zephyr- hills, and Tammy S. Staight, Seffner, his father, Burt, Perrysburg; a sister, Patricia Cassin, Perrysburg; 12 children; and three great-grandchil-; dren. Coleman-Ferguson Funeral Home, Zephyrhills. JOHNSON, ERMA 90, of Port Richey, died Thursday (Oct 12, 2000) (. at St.

Mark Village, Palm Harbor. Born in Morrison County, she came here 27 years ago from Lake Ruth, Emily, Minn. She was a member and former president of the PEO Chapter -DZ, New Port Richey, and Questers, Pasco Pandoras, Port Richey. She, served in many capacities at Mitzpah Congregational Church, Hopkins, and Community Congregational Church, New Port Richey. Survivors include a son, Lewis Arlington, 1 two daughters, Helen Gladwin, Tarpon Springs, and Joyce Clement, Allen-1 town, a brother, Leslie Kjelder-gaard, Woodland Hills, a sister, Lois Olsen, Minneapolis; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

National Cremation Society, New Port Richey. LINDEN, BRIAN 55, of New Port Richey, died Friday (Oct. 13, 2000) at North Bay Medical Center, New Port Richey. He came here 25 years ago from his native Joliet, and was a collections representative for the U.S. government (HUD).

He was Catholic. Survivors include a son, Scott, Pinellas Park; a daughter, Heather Linden, Kansas City, his mother, Leona Linden, New Port Richey; a brother, Frank, Grapevine, Texas; and a sister, Geri Lopez, New Port Richey. Michels Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey. WILLIAMS, CAROLYN 62, of Zephyrhills, died Friday (Oct. 13, 2000) at Hospice House, Dade City.

Born in Arcadia, she came here three years ago from Kirkland, Ind. She was a domestic for Pioneer Seed and a member of the Zephyrhills Wesleyan Church. Survivors include a son, Russell, Talkeetna, Alaska; three brothers, Harold Bess, Atlanta, Adrian Bess, Murray, and Jack Bess, Tipton, two sisters. Donna J. Pierce, Zephyrhills, and Marilyn Dol-lens, Westfield, and two grandchildren.

Kelly Memorial Funeral Home, Zephyrhills. 4 heightened security, but others, such as Mullett, say the rules go too far and are squeezing them out of a convenient opportunity to get to know their children's teachers. "I'd go to class, talk to his teacher and ask about homework, but now we can't even do that," said Mullett, who has a first-grader and a fourth-grader at Richey Elementary. "The teachers all know me and I've been cleared to volunteer and everything." Principals say they're trying to walk a fine line between maintaining a welcoming school atmosphere while still controlling who's on campus. It's not an easy task at many of the district's older schools like Richey, which have open-air design and are surrounded by neighborhoods and yards.

And the sheer size of schools today Woodland has more than 1,000 students and 24 portable classrooms has principals saying they need the new rules to help them keep the numbers of people on campus manageable. "I don't like it at all," said Richey parent Michelle Sanborn. "But I guess that's the way the world is today. It's a sign of the times." Local police officers began advising principals to tighten up campus security last year after the district asked schools to put together disaster plans in the wake of several campus shootings throughout the country. Many police officers told principals that school access was far too lax.

Police officers toured Woodland Elementary last school year and gave administrators there some advice on how to make the school safer. Assistant Principal Karen Marler said the officers' biggest recommendation was to get better control of the dozens of parents roaming the campus. The school's solution was to begin issuing passes to parents identifying them and their children. To gain access to the school in the mornings, parents must first present the passes to teachers and administrators posted at strategic locations around campus. "Can we stop and check every card? No, that's not realistic," Marler said.

"But we do check them randomly, and we do require a card to be on campus." Like at Richey and Fox Hollow, Marler said Woodland administrators took some flak from parents who didn't like the new rules last year. Susan Rine, the district administrator in charge of elementary schools, said she expects the rules to get tougher before they get looser. "I hope that we don't get to the point where we make it so difficult for parents that we can't get them into our schools, but I wouldn't be surprised if see security continue to tighten up," she said. county PACs, he added. Pasco Democrat chief Michael Cox agreed.

"I think what we are seeing here is a clear example of Ed Collins and Mike Fasano getting even for Ed Collins' loss two years ago," Cox said. "And they are stooping to use soft money to do it," he added, in reference to the Committee for Principled Leadership. Soft money is money spent indirectly by political parties or special interest groups to benefit a certain candidate, and is not subject to the same reporting rigors as money raised and spent by the candidates themselves. Collins acknowledges this is payback for the sheriff he once accused of threatening to squash him "like the bug that you are" and who publicly supported Democrat County Commissioner Steve Simon, who defeated Collins two years ago. "Sheriff Cannon was very active in my campaign, and I plan on being very active to work against him," Collins said.

Collins and Cannon are not friends. Their personal and professional enmity stretches back years, to when Collins supported Cannon's Republican predecessor Jim Gillum at budget time yet begrudged Cannon the money he said he needed to run his agency. Collins also was dedicated to electing Republicans, and Cannon was one of the most powerful Democrats in the county. Their squabbles reached the surreal level in 1993, mentary schools, administrators have said. Calusa principal Chris Dunning said his school created a waiting area for parents by installing benches near the front of the school.

Some parents even brought their own seating. Woodland now requires parents to wait in a breezeway by the office. "It was very difficult, because we want to welcome parents to our school, but it became a distraction," Marler said. Dunning said Calusa's parent waiting area now gives him an easy place to chat up parents and solicit school volunteers. "I want to keep the parents on campus, because we need all the Greta from Page 1 one of them, including mine, had to do with how Greta had changed their lives.

When I apologized to her daughter for the fact that an out-of-town commitment would make it impossible for me to attend her funeral, she responded, 'That's okay. Mama will know where you are." I think she always, in a way, knew where all of us were. And when she found us, she didn't let go. struggled with and overcame obstacles on a playing field level enough to be fair but tough enough to prepare them for a place in the real world. The one thing they all had in common was that they all needed a champion, and, in Greta Adams, the almost stereotypical steel fist in a velvet glove, they found one.

On the day of her death, I didn't meet anyone in Dade City who didn't have a Greta Adams story to tell, and almost every version of Pomp and Circumstance. Some of the students Greta and her colleagues invited me to speak to were Adult Education students older than I. Some were "at-risk" kids for whom the future had been a tossup between hard time and a high school diploma. Some were special needs students who parent support we can get, Dunning said. "It's a big debate for us.

We do allow parents to walk their children to class, but I've had to talk with some parents individually because they've overstepped their bounds." Kent Fischer covers education in Pasco County. He can be reached in west Pasco at 869-6241 or (800) 333-7505, ext. 6241. His e-mail address is kfischersptimes.com. How to place an obituary, funeral notice or birth announcement FUNERAL NOTICES BRUSQUINI Mrs.

Thalia Age 88, died October 12, 2000. Born in Greenfield, Mass. She came to Manatee County from Holiday, Fla. and Manchester, N.H. in 1997 and 1967, was an Elementary School Teacher in Manchester, N.H., Catholic, a member of American Association University Women and a graduate of Notra Dame College in Manchester, N.H.

Survivors include one daughter: Sandra True of Bra-denton, one son: Jon Brusqui-ni of Bradenton, sister-in-law: Kaino Bergstrom, Nashua, New Hampshire. Grandchildren: Jon-Peter F. Smith of Cambridge, Gordon T. Smith of Exeter, New Hampshire, Susan Ledrum (her husband Peter) both of Exeter, N.H. Private services were held.

Palms Funeral Home, 170 Honore Avenue, Sarasota. Memorial contributions maybe made to St Ritas Catholic Chapel, 4483 17th Street West Bradenton, Fla. 34207, Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Boulevard, Sarasota, Fla. 34238 Warrad described his phone calls to the county. "It's a long, drawn-out process at times," Speidel said.

Bouris is hoping things will speed up. His two employees are alternating days because Bouris can't afford to pay them both as long as his businesses is running at just 20 percent of normal. Bill Shewbrooks was working Wednesday. "We had one flat repair today. That's all we had today," Shewbrooks said.

Although Louis Avenue curves out to U.S. 19, Bouris and Shewbrooks say none of their customers know that. They have no visibility there and that's hurt them. "Right now I'm sitting here," Shewbrooks said. "I should be working." Alisa Ulferts covers Pasco County government She can be reached in west Pasco at 8694244 or (800) 333-7505, ext.

6244. Her e-mail address isulfertssptimes.com. Sinkhole from Page 1 Speidel said. Even so, Speidel said it likely will be several more weeks before the sinkhole is repaired. That is expected to cost $10,000 to $20,000, he said.

That's little comfort to Danny Warrad, the manager at the corner BP gas station. Warrad has dropped his price on gasoline by 6 cents a gallon just to bring customers in. "It's killing us. He (the owner) will be lucky to make the rent," Warrad said. Customers headed northeast on Alt U.S.

19 still can shop at the station, but Warrad said he's lost his customers coming from U.S. 19 headed into Tarpon Springs. If that weren't bad enough, Warrad said he hasn't been able to find out when it's supposed to be fixed. "They say one day, two days or a month. That's all they say," I a.m.

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