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month? discover the tales
Your holiday lights say something Annapolis(Md.],"
' behind l Q n CJ O r n 5 about you,whether you hang up a single,ele- Sull.enbeiger says. ,
gant strand of white lights or enough flashing 'The moorings l a m i n g O S
color to rival the Las Vegas Strip.We searched there are not like
for some of the most impressive and enter they are here—you cycle-riding Sa n to s
twining holiday displays in the county,then have to take the
talked to the people inside the houses.Who dinghy back to the and other arty a n d
did we find?Some hobbyists,some comped- dock'
five neighbors,some compulsive collectors- In Texas,there's amusing Wonders.
and some people who just plain love the holi- not much need for a
days. dinghy,so Santa
Here are the stories behind the holiday - gets to use it this One inflatable isn't noteworthy.AM
lights: year.But next year, yardful,though,is quite comical.
' - the Sullenbergers' Matt Hughey says he started out
Santa gets dinghy in Euless yard might look with just a couple of inflatables,but
Euless's Morrisdale Estates is full completely differ- then he found out how hard it Was to
of terrific decorations;following a ent. keep them upright and even.So he
neighborhood tradition,residents line "Every year,we pushed them up against the house a
their property with red lights,and kind of add some and added to the row
there's a decorative Santa in every things,"Joe Sullen- "The neighbors across the street
other yard.But at the Sullenbemersberger says.Who were loving it,"he says."They were
knows what they'll saying,'Get more!Get more!'"
house,you might do a double-take: come up with next? The Hugheys and their children
Santa is propped up in a sailboat,with —7-year-old Kaylee,.6-year-old
a sail made of lights. Upping the ante Kendra and 4-year-old Chase—may
"I've been sailing for 25 years and with Inflatables soon have the most festive house on
have several sailboats,"says Joe Sul- We've all seen the block Matt Hughey owns amuse-
lenberger,who has lived in the neigh- ment rides,and he's thinkingof
borhood for more than two years with le
yard ornaments.Roof-hi&H adding a mini-Ferris wheel o the
his wife,Sandy,and three children— ng,inflatable snowmen , yard next year.
bears and Christmas "' <�
Carl,13,Catharine,10,and Gillian,8. The whole street does a pretty
The boat Santa is using is actually a e found on every other ` good job of decorating,"he says."It's
Dyer sailing dinghy,he says. block But Matt and Tanya sort of become a silent competition.'
"My sailboat was originally out--of Euless home takes inflata- No one's really said anything,but
extreme:Five are lined up* they add something every year..Now
e,almost obscuring the + it's an all-out war[to see]who can
house. throw the most stuff in the yard.I
think we'll just keep getting bigger
and brighter—at least,I plan to."
Alysm Ward.(817)390-7988
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The lineup of Christmas-themed inflatables at Matt and Tanya Hughey's Euless home includes the Nutcracker,Frosty and Santa.
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01tering a lasting tribute to
to al companions�
By ELLENA F.MORRISON All Paws Go to who want to memorialize the
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER Ga Heaven, a pet family pet, a growing trend
' EULESS — Max, an affec- crematory in Euless, among pet owners, experts
tionate miniature schnauzer, memorializes pets and said.
loyally shadowed Milton helps owners grieve. The dog's ashes now rest
McNeely,even on short jaunts inside a faux-granite rock that
' to the mailbox. put down, but it was one of has a brass plate with the
At night, the silver-and- the most difficult decisions I inscription, "Max: My Good
white dog cuddled next to have ever made," McNeely Friend, August 25, 1989, to
him in bed. Max camped in said. August 18,2003."
' McNeely's lap when the two He chose to have his "He always was an inside
ran errands. When Max died schnauzer cremated by All
in August, after a three-year Paws Go to Heaven of Euless,
' struggle with diabetes, the only pet crematory in Milton McNeely of Hurst had
McNeely wasn't ready to let Northeast Tarrant County.All Max, his miniature schnauzer,
his companion of 14 years go. Paws,which is expanding ear- cremated about four months
"I think he was ready to be ly next year, caters to people ago by All Paws Go to Heaven.
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size.Urns run from$80 to sev-
eral hundred dollars.
"It is giving the pet a properMike T-T
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Pizzelanti, burial," said Bruce Jackson,
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co-owner of hospital administrator at Col-
dog, so I put him on the fire-
All Paws, leyville Animal Clinic, who
place hearth," said McNeely, a -., prepares a uses All Paws. "It is paying
Hurst resident. "It is kind of M pet's ashes trib.,te to what the animal
like he is still here.When peo- '' for return helped you through. It is
le come in,I say,
p y 'Say hello y hllto to the remembering him." '
Max."' owner. Thirty percent to 40 per-
_ -
Some owners need help . When pets cent of U.S.pet owners choose
saying goodbye and moving o k, die,owners to cremate their animals, com-
through the grieving process, "need to pared with 5 percent to 7 per- ,
co-owner Mike Pizzelanti said. �� grieve,"he
cent about 10 years ago, said
That's the service All Paws IR says. Doyle Shugart,president of the
provides,he said. International Association of ,
Its hard to explain what Pet Cemeteries.
happens to you when a pet STAR-TELEGRAM/IAN MCVEA Wallace Sife, founder of the
dies if you are not a pet own- New York-based Association
er," said Pizzelanti, who, along after they are euthanized. The The ashes are returned to for Pet Loss and Bereavement, ,
with co-owner Bob Gross, animals are wrapped in a body the vet's office in cedar,marble which has about 500 members
opened All Paws about a year bag and have metal tags or other types of urns, along worldwide, also noted the
ego."When they die,you need around their paws to ensure with a certificate of cremation, trend.
to grieve." that the remains go to the cor- a candle and a poem about Owners may keep their
All Paws works with about rect owner. what happens to pets when pets' ashes "for years or forev-
70 veterinary clinics, and A pathological waste incin- they die. er,or they may go scatter them
sometimes with pet owners. erator, which resembles a fur- Cremations cost $75 to $175, in a special place," said Sife,
Pizzelanti picks up the animals nace,is used for the cremation. depending on the animal's author of The Loss of a Pet. ,
"We share our secret selves ly," said David Cole, who has ,
with our beloved pets. When had five dogs cremated,
they die,it is like a part of our- including one at All Paws Go
selves died." to Heaven. "They are not dis- ,
In the past and occasionally posable. That is the bottom
today, dead animals are line."
thrown into landfills or buried ONLINE:Association for Pet Loss
in owners' back yards. But as and Bereavement,www.aplb.org ,
families move more often and All Paws Go to Heaven,
communities ban unautho- www•alipawsgotoheaven.com
rized burials,cremation can be International Association of Pet —
a better alternative,pet owners Cemeteries,.www.iaopc.com
said. Ellena F.Morrison,(817)685-3888
"'They are part of the fami- emorrison@star-telegram.com
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By DAVE FERMAN Haecker started working
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER full time that May. Since then, Crime victims
others say,she has made a def- liaison Kathy
' HURST — When talking Y
with police officers about the inite difference for the better Haecker splits her time
—for victims and police. among three cities.
hundreds of crime victims she
helps each year, Kathy Haeck- "The victims she's worked
1 er likes to use a prop and play with say she's extremely help-
a little game. ful to them," said Connie Dye,
She takes out a bag of mar- victim assistance coordinator'
W
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f the omens Haven of Tar-
eBayand a scale she bought on o _
eBay and says, OK, for every rant County. "As far as getting ,
right criminals have, puta them in here, that's a huge r ,V
marble on one side of the benefit because a lot of people
scale. And then, for every don't know about us. And
' right victims have,put a mar- she's been very good about
ettin people
ble on the other side. g g P P to our counsel-
Inevitably,the criminal side ing and attorney services.
goes down, and the victim Most people don't even know
' side goes up. we have those."
This, said the 50-year-old And having her work for .
mother of five and grand- three cities helps police track
mother of two, illustrates an criminals, said Marie West,
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im rant point: Police and coordinator of the family vio-
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victims often don't know what lence unit of the Tarrant Coun- Kathy Haecker, crime victims .
victims are entitled to. tY district attorney's office. liaison in Hurst, Euless and Bed-
Which is where she comes "She's a real asset in all ford, uses scales to demonstrate
in. The former prison chap- three jurisdictions,"West said. how the legal system works.
lain spends her days moving We often do have people we prevent crime. For exam-
among Hurst,Euless and Bed- who offend in different cities, ple, if a woman is raped, she
ford and dozens of local and and ,when we know that, might turn to drugs to med-
state agencies, getting help Police officers can handle it icatemight
the pain and commit
that can range from funeral with more urgency." robberies pay for the
expenses for a murder vic- Haecker realized the need drugs."
for a victim liaison five ears g
tim's family to counseling for y Before Haecker cker came
a rape victim to directing a go. By that time, she had aboard, victim liaison was a
battered woman to a shelter. raised five kids — including job parceled out to a police
' two sons that are area o
"I don't try to make social police officer or a secretary who
workers out of [police]. The officers — been a school already had a full-time job,
cops catch the bad guys,and I teacher, an administrative Euless police Lt. Steve Kockos
clean up the mess," she said, assistant at American Airlines said.
in her small office at the Hurst and most recently a prison Haecker finds victims b
Police Department. chaplain. reading police reports. From
Haecker began working She told some female pris- there, she sends them a letter
part time as a volunteer vic- onrs what she was' do, one took her leaving to or calls to see whether they tim liaison for Hurst, Euless « `o acid hneed help. This year, she said,
She said,
and Bedford in 1999. But in somebody Ya d she's averaged 104 letters per
2002, the cities received a helped me, I wouldn't be in month.
grant from the state attorney here: " Haecker said. "And I
general's office to fund a full- realized by helping victims,
time position. Her salary is
paid by the grant and contri-
butions from all three cities.
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If she receives a response,
she meets with the victims ,
and assesses their needs.
Since 1998, she has helped
crime victims in Hurst, Euless
and Bedford receive more
than $550,000 from the state's
Crime Victims Compensation
Fund, drawn from court costs
paid by criminals. ,
"That makes people feel
vindicated, that there's a little+
justice in the world," she said.
' Sometimes, you do get a ,
measure of justice. That's
what it's all about:'
But what victims often ,
need as much as anything is a
friendly ear,she said.
"People need someone to
listen to them and believe ,
them, especially with a sexual
assault," she said. "A real big
part of this isn't compensa-
tion. People are most sur- '
prised by their right to infor-
mation, to having their ques-
tions answered. One of the
fust rights is protecting them ,
from harm — letting them
know they can get a protec-
tive order, and can know ,
where the criminal is at all
times."
Having her working full
time is "the best thing since ,
sliced, buttered bread," Kock-
os said.
"People are afraid to ask or
don't know what to do," he ,
said."This really helps them
recover. It's bad enough being.
a crime victim,but to get back-
some normalcy in your life_ ,
you need someone to go to bat.
for you. Kathy does a super'
job. She gets everything she-
can for these people. ,
"And we see a difference.
To have witnesses and family,
members who are stronger. ,
helps us present our cases:'
Dave Ferman,(817)685-3957
dlerman/Nstar-telegram.com
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' Family concert
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EULESS—For anyone
who thinks midnight is just too
late for a celebration,Euless
will bring back Trout Fishing
' in America to usher in the new
year,family style.The concert
is planned for 1 p.m.Wednes-
day at Midway Recreation
Center,300 W.Midway Drive.
The musical d-', ,, featuring
6-foot-9 guit�sia Ezra Idlet
and 5-foot-5 Lassist Keith
' Grimwood,will lead the audi-
ence in comical songs with
tongue twisters and silliness.
' The pair,have won numerous
awards from family groups for
their recordings and were
nominated for a Grammy in
2002 for InFlNity.Their
Euless concert Will include
a
New Year's Eve countdown,
but instead of midnight,this
' countdown will end at 2 p.m.
Tickets are$12 in advance
and$15 the day of the show.
Reservations are recommend-
ed.Call(817)685-1666.
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By TERRY LEE GOODRICH Auditions will be at 7:30 p.m.;the show begins at 8 p.m.
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER "We're also looking for those with talents from doing
Traditional New Years Eve celebrations feature a cham- Daffy Duck to being able to make the sound of a train or a
pagne toast,an Auld Lang Syne singaLong and perhaps a door opening and closing,"she said."If they have a desire 1
kiss from one's date on the stroke of midnight. and the skill,we'll give them a small part."
But a few Northeast Tarrant County galas offer more The show will be broadcast live 8-9:30 p.m.Wednesday
than the chance to get rowdy or sentimental. Fun-seekers via online audio at www.yesterdayusa.com. Dancing and
at these alternatives can work their brains—or flaunt their refreshments will follow.The theater is in ,
ability to do Live sound effects. North Hills Mall, 7624 Grapevine Highway
At Grapevine Convention Center, revelers will try to fig- in North Richland Hills.Tickets are$12-
ure out whodunit in the play Some Enchanted Evening: $15;call(817)284-1200 or visit
b Grapevineplaywright www.artisanct.com. '
Murder in Mafinique The tale,.y p
Patsy Daussat,is about a former Lawyer/janitor/dairy deliv- And Euless'annual Trout Fishing in
eryman who won the lottery. He's honeymooning at a run- America concert for kids will take place 1
down bed-and-breakfast in Martinique—and he's also on a p.m.Wednesday as many youngsters may not r ,
married couple's grudge list. be awake to usher in the new year. H
Audience members can interrogate the play's characters Guitarist/singer Ezra Idlet and
after the first act. bassist/singer Keith Grimwood will perform "gw
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"It's not easy to figure out,"says Daussat,who directs. such songs as Alien in My Nose and give kids
"I don't leave a Lot of red herrings—or real clues." a chance to play musical Simon Says and
The table whose amateur sleuths do best at figuring out tongue-twisting tunes.The concert is at '`` '�
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who, how and why will win tickets to a Runway show.A the Midway Recreation Center,300 k `
yet-to-be-determined booby prize will be awarded to the W. Midway Drive.Tickets are ..r
table that is most off-base. $12-$15;call(817) 685-
The event also will include dinner and dancing,a silent 1666 or visit n A
auction,cash bar and breakfast following a midnight toast. www.ci.euless.tx.us.
Doors open at 6 p.m.,with dinner 6:30-8 p.m.,show- Terry Lee Goodrich,
time at 8 p.m.and breakfast midnight-1:15 a.m. (817)685-3812
terry@star-telegram.com
Reservations are required. Dress is semiformal attire.The .
convention center is at 1209 S. Main St.Tickets are$85; Trout Fishing in America,
call(817)488-4842 or visit www.runwaytheatre.com. right,and the Grapevine
At North Richland Hills'Artisan Center Theater,folks can dinner theater '
audition pre-celebration for a shot at being in a Third Coast mystery Some
.,
Live's Radio Theater retro radio show. Enchanted Evening:
The show will combine old-time radio bits with modern Murder in Martinique,
commercials.It will be followed by a dessert reception and a above,are two options E` 1
disc jockey playing dance tunes from the'30s,'40s and'50s. for New Year's revelers. Northeast organizations'
Amateurs are also invited to try out for the show.
offer celebrations that
go. beyond the same
'Auld Lang Syne'
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mma Swenson,3,of u .
Fort Worth gets in the
spirit of New Year's Eve
j during a Wednesday after-
noon performance by Trout
Fishing in America at Mid-
way Recreation Center in a
Euless.At right,bass player
Keith Grimwood leads the
audience in`the wave.'Grim-
S'
wood and guitarist Ezra Idlet
make up the acoustic duo. r�
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TALK OF
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Wood work NORTHEAST ,
The 16th annual Tree TARRANT
Recycling Event will be from 9 TAX RATES
a.m.to 1 p.m.Jan.10 at Here's a look at northeast ,
Midway Park,615 N.Main St., Tarrant County 2003 city tax
Euless.Free.Call rates per$100 valuation:
817-685-1666.
Bookbonding
"Let's TalkAbout Books"will Grapevine $0.37
be at 1:30 p.m.Tuesday at the
Euless Public Library,201 N. Keller $0.44 ,
Ector Drive.Free.Call a� 1
817-685-1480.
Euless $0.50
.North Richland Hills $0.57
SOURCE:City of Colleyville
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Members of The Free Church of Tonga in Euless
are helping to construct their new building
By ADRIENNE NETTLES
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER
EULESS—When Pastor Timote Finau says the
' foundation of The Free Church of Tonga is its b 'members,he means it literally.
Finau and people of the congregation are helping
TKS Construction build their new worship center at
South Main Street and Landover Drive.
' "There is no loan or financing being used to build .fesf�
this church,"TKS owner Toutai Kautai said."It's all �_ r
donations by church members,so it means something
special."
' A local engineering firm estimated that it would
Sami Puloka scratches a positioning mark.
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New Church Church of Tonga's lot is 7,000
square feet.
"They wouldn't be able to
ie build the church there now,"
1p';
Wilhite said.
cost more than$350,000 to is Islanders in Tarrant Coun- EJ�QSS Even before the changes,
build the 2,485-square-foot ty. meeting city requirements was
church.Members assisting To begin building the N frustrating,Kautai said.
' with the work will cut the cost church,which abuts a neigh- Euless
"But somehow in the end
to about$140,000,Kautai said. borhood,The Free Church of we came up winning,"he said.
"Most of the foundation Tonga demolished its old 600- N Finau,who spoke Tongan
and all the outside work,park- square-foot worship center at U using Kautai as an interpreter,
ing and landscaping will be 703 S.Main St.and petitioned Fort Mavaa,e ; said the church won't officially
done b the church members," the city for a specific-use per-
open c>� Landover Dc Y
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he said."I am mostly supervis- mit. a dent of The Free Church of
' ing the work." The City Council issued the Tonga will travel from Tonga
Construction is scheduledermit in November.It was the : .
p Pipeline Rd. to open the church to its 82
to be finished in mid-February. last permit given by the coup- members.
' The church will be one of cil before it adopted more Trinity Blvd. "The members are very
three Tongan worship centers stringent guidelines for build- happy...that the city allowed
in Euless,home to more than ing churches near neighbor- STAR-TELEGRAM/DEWUAN X.DAVIS the zoning to build a small
600 Tongans,who originate hoods. church for worship and fellow-
from a South Pacific island. The new requirements building,said Eric Wilhite, ship,"Finau said.
They are among more include a minimum 50,000- Euless planning and develop- Adrienne Nettles,(817)685-3820
than 54,000 Asians and Pacif- square-foot lot for an assembly ment manager.The Free anettles@star-telegram.com
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Keyboardist Fred Bogert and Keith Grimwod(center)and Ezra Idlet of Trout Fishing in America entertain at the
children's New Year's Eve at Midway Recreational Center in Euless.
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Hall and Elena
her ` Christianins son,
daughter crowd in
1 Taylor,6, Ireaching for
enjoy i the balloons
Trout {. at
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-D/FW area seoured after skull found
By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER
Searchers combed an isolatedz'
area of Dallas/Fort Worth Airport
on Monday for clues to the death of
a man whose skeletal remains were
found Sunday.
Officials from the Tarrant Coun- x
ty Medical Examiner's Office and ice :
the airport Department of Public
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Safety spent most of the day scour- 5,
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ing the area near Airfield Drive and
South 20th Street, close to the air-
port's water pretreatment plant.
Authorities had not identified "r z
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the victim by Monday afternoon, STAR-TELEGRAM/IAN MCVEA
medical examiner's spokeswoman Officials search an area in the southwest part of D/FW Airport on Monday.
Linda Anderson said. But officials there periodically. who had Alzheimer's disease, dis-
said the remains are those of a man. The search was called off Sun- appeared during a layover from an '
The human skull and clothing day evening because of darkness American Airlines flight.
were found shortly before 630 p.m. and resumed Monday morning. DPS authorities said they had no
Sunday by an area rescue team Authorities said the remains are other reports of missing people at
training on airport property, not those of Margie Louise Dabney, the airport.
authorities said. DPS Police Chief 70, who disappeared from the air- Domingo Ramirez Jr.,(817)685-3822
Tom Shehan said the group trains port in December 2001. Dabney, ramirez@star-telegram.com
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Buxton announces executive promotions
nityID division. In announcing
;�` a � S these promotions,Rambie said:"In
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x "I ` the past 12 months, we went from
servicing several cities in one state,
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to more than 40 cities in 14 states.
r� We needed to put into place a man-
agement structure that will be able
to continue to support this pace.Joe
\ ' y � and Amy have proven they can do
this and I expect them to make a
major contribution to the successful
expansion of our division."
Tom Buxton, president and CEO
of the company,recently addressed
more than 250 mayors,councilper-
' sons and city staffs on the growing
need for communities to add retail
development to their economic de-
velopment programs. The presen-
tation was given at the 2003
JOSEPH FACBEL AMI'WETZEL National League of Cities Annual
Fort Worth,Texas—Buxton,the received his B.A. degree from the Congress of Cities this month in
leading customer research firm,an- University of Missouri. Nashville,Tenn. The Annual Con-
nounced two executive promo- Amy Wetzel has been named vice gress of Cities draws leaders from
tions. president, Western Region for the around the country each year to
Joseph Fackel was named vice CommunitylD division.Wetzel was discuss issues and trends in Amer-
president, Central Region for the previously executive director`and icats cities. Buxton's Commu-
CommunityID division. Fackel responsible for working with com- nityID product is endorsed by the
joined the company in 2002 and munities in northern California. National League of Cities.
was essential in the rollout of Com- Prior to joining Buxton, Wetzel Since 1994,Buxton has been iden-
munityID,a research product used worked in account management tifying customers and site locations
by communities to expand the re- and marketing ,positions at An- for hundreds of retailers based on
tail sector of their economy.Prior to dersen Consulting, American Air- extensive psychographics research
joining Buxton,Fackel held execu- lines and at the Colleyville Area that accurately analyzes individual
tive positions in communications Chamber of Commerce. She re- lifestyle, behavior patterns and
and account management at TBA ceived her B.A.degree from Baylor buying patterns. Buxton now pro-
Corporate Communications & En- University. vides studies that enable communi-
s tertainment,and Source Line, Inc. Fackel and Wetzel will report to ties to recruit retailers more
Fackel,a native of Rock Island,Ill., David Rambie,president,Commu- effectively.
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Remains �
those
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ru"sident
Terry Fuller Jr.'s
family reported him
missing about a year ago. There is 1
no evidence of foul play, police
say.
By DOMINGO RAMII E9.JR. ,
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER brother oI anything like
Remains found Sunday in an iso- that. He just got upset and
lated area of Dallas/Fort Worth Air- left." 1
port were identified Tuesday as A friend told police that
those of Terry Fuller Jr.of Euless. .ie saw Fuller in junction in
Fuller, 26, was identified through iSeptember,but investigators
dental records, according to the Tar- believe the man he saw was
rant County Medical Examiner's not Fuller. Junction is about
Office. 286 miles southwest of
The cause of death has not been Euless.
determined, said Linda Anderson, a The skeletal remains and
spokeswoman with the medical clothing were found near
examiner's office. Airfield Drive and South
Euless police Lt. Steve Eskew said 20th Street by a rescue team
there was no evidence of foul play. training on airport property.
Fuller's family reported him miss-
ing about a year ago after he walked ro o Ramirez
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away from the Euless apartment
complex where he lived,Eskew said.
The complex is in the II00 block
of Bear Creek Parkway, about a mile
from where his remains were found, '
authorities said.
"His brother had come down from
Kansas and had been here three days
helping him to pack," Eskew said.
"One day, he [Fuller] just got upset
and walked away from his apartment.
He didn't get into a fight with his '