.... The Daily Sentinel • Tuesday, March 9, 2010 5B ANNIE’S MAILBOX ADVICE TO YOU Dear Annie: friends know of the donation, Dear Annie: take Hubby and the kids to the either verbally or in a sympathy I have a suggestion for “Life’s park, leaving the refrigerator I am 17, a senior in high school and have never had a girlfriend. It seems card? We have made such dona- a Beach,” who was tired of en- nearly bare for the uninvited like no matter what I do, I never can find a girl to go out with. Any girl I’ve tions in the past and aren’t sure tertaining her husband’s free- “guests.” If Hubby doesn’t want whether the family was notified loading relatives, and he refused to join her, let him figure out managed to date will only go out with me once, and after that, we are just by the organization. We aren’t to tell them not to come. what to feed his relatives. friends. looking for gratitude. We sim- We recently called friends The old saying is true: “Guests ply want the family to know we who live out of state and asked and fish go bad after three days.” I freeze up on dates and have Dear Never Kissed: be surprised to learn that some are thinking of them. What is whether it would be OK to visit “Life” might invest in a sign no clue why. I’ve known one Your shyness may be severe women think shy guys are ador- proper? them for the day. We offered to that says “Kitchen Closed Until girl since I was 3, but for some enough to qualify as a social able, and if you confess that you — Unsure take them out for lunch, but Further Notice,” although I’d reason couldn’t find a single anxiety disorder. Still, some- are nervous, they will do their they refused. After a simple and just tape a note to the bathroom thing to say to her when we were times all it takes is practice. best to put you at ease. Dear Unsure: delicious meal, the lady of the mirror. out. Mind you, I can talk to a girl Because you can carry on a ■ The organization will no- house simply announced, “We — A Grandmother all day at school, but alone with conversation at school, some of Dear Annie: tify the family of your donation will clear the table, and then the who Loves Company but not her, my mind goes blank and she these girls may mistake your Recently, some friends lost a (without stating the amount). kitchen is closed.” My husband Freeloaders in Nebraska loses interest. shyness for boredom or disdain. family member. In the obituary, The family should then send and I went sightseeing and then I am often told that I am good- Prepare a couple of things to it states that in lieu of flowers, some type of acknowledgement. treated our friends to dinner. Dear Grandmother: looking and kind, but I always say. Ask what she thinks about a donation can be made to a se- If you want to be sure your do- “Life’s a Beach” has to pull up It’s unfortunate that some manage to mess things up. How one of your classes. Tell her lected charity. We honored that nation was received, it is best to her socks and stop letting them people can be clueless or incon- can I overcome this? she looks nice. Smile. Consider wish and made a donation. call the organization. take advantage of her, even if siderate when it comes to good — Never Kissed a Girl going out in a group. Also, you’d Is it acceptable to let our ■ she has to pack a sack lunch and manners. THE ACES BOBBY WOLFF DEATH NOTICES ■ Mary L. Clotworthy, 64, Grand Junction, died March 71, Grand Junction, died March morial Gardens Mausoleum. Grand Junction, died March 4, 7, 2010, at Hospice Care Cen- 8, 2010, at his home. Survivors include two sons, 2010, at her home. ter. Services will be at 11 a.m. Services will be at 2 p.m. Chris Barbour and Dennis Services are scheduled for March 22 at Canyon View Vine- Wednesday at Orchard Mesa Barbour, both of Grand Junc- March 20 in Grand Junction. yard Church. Cemetery. tion; one stepson, Dale Welch of ■ Brent Eric Ingram, 39, Mrs. Pauley was office man- Survivors include one son, Grand Junction; one daughter, Grand Junction, died Feb. 28, ager at Keenan Supply. Tim of Alachua, Fla.; one broth- Linda Fine of Grand Junction; 2010. Survivors include her hus- er, Johnny of Watonga, Olka.; three stepdaughters, Dianne Services will be at 7 p.m. Fri- band, Larry D.; one son, Gary D. and one sister, Sandy Hale of Geiss of Peoria, Ill., Denise day at Mesa Funeral Service. of Fruita; one daughter, Lori M. Oklahoma City, Okla. Welch of Denver and Debra Survivors include his wife, Triplett of Grand Junction; one Memorial contributions to Nancy; two sons, Trent and sister, Robbie L. Christensen of Hospice & Palliative Care of Welch of Vadnais, Minn.; one Zane, both of Grand Junction; Fort Collins; four grandchildren; Western Colorado, 3090B North brother, Melvin Hoover of Grand and his parents, Don and Joyce and three great-grandchildren. 12th St., Grand Junction 81506. Junction; 12 grandchildren; and of Grand Junction. Memorial contributions to ■ Evelyn O. “Cookie” Welch, 15 great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions to the Hospice & Palliative Care of 88, Grand Junction, died Feb. 24, Memorial contributions to Brent Ingram Family Trust at Western Colorado, 3090B North 2010, in Las Vegas. Hospice & Palliative Care of any American National Bank. 12th St., Grand Junction 81506. Services will be at 2 p.m. Western Colorado, 3090B North ■ Carol Jean Pauley, 71, ■ Albert Allen “Al” Reddick, March 19 at Grand Junction Me- 12th St., Grand Junction 81506. Kelly Wayne Atkinson September 15, 1963 – March 5, 2010 Kelly Wayne Atkinson, age 46, husband of Lynette Herrera Atkinson passed away Friday, March 5, 2010. Kelly was born September 15, 1963 in Wheat Lives Lived Ridge, Colorado to Robert Dee Atkinson and Janice McPherson Atkinson. He married the love of his life Lynette Herrera on March 28, 1992. Kelly loved camping, boating, water skiing, snow skiing, yard work and the Broncos. He loved watching old western movies. Obituaries Kelly was a wonderful loving husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend. He loved all animals, especially his 2 dogs Dutch and Dakota. Kelly is survived by his loving wife, Lynette, and son, Andrew Kelly Atkinson. Also parents, Bob and Janice Matticks, brother, Edward Stanley Keddy Brett (Deborah) Atkinson, sisters Anna and Bonnie Matticks, his special grandma, Wilma McPherson. Also mother and father in law, Born July 17, 1934 – March 4, 2010 Arthur and Dennie Herrera, brothers in law: Aaron (Aja), Robert Born July 17, 1934 in Denver, (Jenny), Daniel (Alicia), and Juven, sister in law Teena Herrera Co, parents deceased. Grew up (Mark) Robbins and many nieces and nephews. with his brother Dave Keddy Kelly is preceded in death by his father Robert and his sister Lori (Vernal, UT), and sisters Mary Matticks. Bradbury (Rifle, CO) and Do- Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March lores Cox (Paradise, CA). After 11, 2010 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (232 E 1500 TODAY IN HISTORY High School, Ed pursued a de- gree in Mechanical Engineering at New Mexico State University. There he fell in love with Nancy N) Vernal, Utah. Raymore “Bud” Mawson. They married and for next 52 years embarked on a splen- Douglas Walcher did journey. They started in Chicago, where Ed served as a Lieuten- Tuesday, March 9 ant in the Army, then moved to Los Alamos, NM where they raised five kids. In Los Alamos, he worked as a Mechanical Engineer for November 15, 1928 - March 6, 2010 Bud was born in Burlington, the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. After retirement, they moved Kansas to Gladys Barge Walcher Today is the 68th day of 2010. There are 297 days left in the year. to Las Cruces, NM and then finally Grand Junction, where they and Raymore Bland Walcher. On March 9, 1862, during the Civil War, the ironclads USS Monitor and CSS spent the last 15 years. Bud grew up in Boulder, Colo- Virginia (formerly USS Merrimac) clashed for five hours to a draw at Hampton Ed enjoyed the great outdoors. He loved the Four Corners States, rado and at a ranch his parents Roads, Va. The Canyonlands, the high mountain passes, the deserts of Arizona owned in Yampa, Colorado. He and New Mexico. He was forever a student, read all the time. He graduated from Yampa Union In 1910, American composer Samuel Barber, best remembered for his and Nancy traveled as much as they could and never quite enough. High School in 1946. After Adagio for Strings, was born in West Chester, Pa. He was looking forward to his next adventure even till the last. His graduation, he enlisted in the In 1916, Mexican raiders led by Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, N.M., was a life well spent. United States Army, which in- killing 18 Americans. He leaves behind his wife, Nancy (Grand Junction), Children, cluded a tour in Japan, and was discharged in 1948 as a Staff Ser- In 1932, Eamon de Valera was appointed head of government of the Irish Valerie Keddy-Litchfield (Wendover, UT), Jeffrey and Wife Gina geant in the Military Police, 24th Infantry Division. After discharge, Keddy (Los Alamos, NM), Michele and Richard Stoneking (Pueblo, he came back to Colorado to help his parents operate a motel, oper- Free State. CO), Michael and Susan Keddy (Los Alamos, NM), Christopher ate numerous apiaries which processed honey and enrolled at the In 1945, during World War II, U.S. B-29 bombers launched incendiary bomb Keddy (Las Cruces, NM); six grandchildren and five great-grand- University of Colorado Boulder. attacks against Japan, resulting in an estimated 100,000 deaths. children. In June of 1949, he married Virginia Mae Stamp in Longmont, In 1954, CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow critically reviewed Wisconsin Family and friends are invited to celebrate Ed's life this Tuesday, Colorado, and to this union were born four children. While at the Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy’s anti-Communism campaign on “See It Now.” March 9, 2010 at the Fairmont Hall, 2511 N. 12th ST., the corner of University of Colorado, he achieved the rank of Colonel in the 12Th and Patterson, Grand Junction, CO, starting at 11 A.M. ROTC. After graduating from the University of Colorado in 1953, In 1959, Mattel’s Barbie doll, created by Ruth Handler, made its public The family asks that in lieu of flowers that contributions be made Bud went to work as a geologist in the oil fields. This work took debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York. in Ed's name to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Bud and his family to many western and southern states. He later In 1964, the Supreme Court, in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, ruled that worked in advertising for the Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction, public officials who charged they’d been libeled by news reports could not recover damages unless they proved actual malice on the part of the news organization. In 1977, about a dozen armed Hanafi Muslims invaded three buildings in In Memoriam Colorado and the Gazette Telegraph in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In 1969, the family moved to Arvada, Colorado where Bud pursued additional education and received his professional engineer license. He then went to work as an engineer for the State of Colorado Divi- sion of Water Resources, becoming Chief Hydrographer. He re- Washington, D.C., killing one person and taking more than 130 hostages. (The tired in 1991 and moved back to the Grand Junction area in 1997 to siege ended two days later.) Laura Schumacher become a gentleman farmer and spending time traveling with Vir- In 1990, Dr. Antonia Novello was sworn in as surgeon general, becoming the August 10, 1957 – March 9, 2009 ginia. Bud was a member of the Golden Gun Club and the Ameri- first woman and the first Hispanic to hold the job. can Legion for many years. He also loved to sing and was a mem- They say there is a reason, ber of the Love Divine Quartet in the Arvada/Broomfield area. As a Ten years ago: John McCain suspended his presidential campaign, conced- They say that time will heal, member of several different churches over the years, he was active ing the Republican nomination to George W. Bush. Bill Bradley ended his presi- in both choir and volunteer work for each of them. He also spent dential bid, conceding the Democratic nomination to Vice President Al Gore. But neither time nor reason, many hours volunteering in the Grand Junction community. Five years ago: Michael Jackson’s young accuser took the witness stand, Will change the way I feel, He is survived by his wife, Virginia, and three children: Bradley saying he once considered the pop star being tried for allegedly molesting James (Petra) Walcher of Centennial, Colorado; Jaleen Ruth (Glenn) For no-one knows the heartache, Edwards of Golden, Colorado; and, David Carl (Linda) Walcher of him “the coolest guy in the world.” (Jackson was later acquitted.) Dan Rather That lies behind our smiles, Aurora, Colorado. He is also survived by eight grandchildren: signed off for the last time as principal anchorman of “The CBS Evening News.” David D. (Jenifer) Walcher of Barnsville, Georgia; Lanessa Lee No-one knows how many (Joe) Bannister of Frisco, Texas; Lauren K. Walcher and Brandon times,We have broken down and cried, K. Walcher of Highlands Ranch, Colorado; Bradley J. Walcher, Jr. Having a birthday today We want to tell you something, of Centennial, Colorado; Amanda Sinclair of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Caitlin P. Edwards and Kirstin R. Edwards of Golden, So there won't be any doubt, Colorado; and, numerous great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Former Sen. James L. Charles Gibson is 67. Rock Additionally, he is survived by two brothers: Wendell B. (Addie) Buckley (Conservative-N.Y.) musician Robin Trower is You're so wonderful to think of, Walcher and Warren “Woody” P. (Vicki) Walcher of the Grand is 87. Singer-actress Keely 65. Singer Jeffrey Osborne is But so hard to be without. Junction area. His parents, sister Gladys Rose Vaughn and son R. Smith is 78. Singer Lloyd 62. Country musician Jimmie - Author unknown Douglas Walcher preceded him in death. Price is 77. Actress Joyce Van Fadden (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Laura, I miss you and everything about you, your laugh, your A memorial service will be held at the Clifton Christian Church at Patten is 76. Actor-comedian Band) is 62. Actress Jaime smile, your advice, I never realized how much I depended on you 1:00 PM Saturday, March 13, 2010. Mr. Walcher will be laid to rest Marty Ingels is 74. Country Lyn Bauer is 61. Magazine edi- until you were gone. You would be so proud of your son Aaron and next to his son, in a private ceremony, at the Mountain View Memo- singer Mickey Gilley is 74. tor Michael Kinsley is 59. TV all he has accomplished this year; I can’t believe he is going to be 20 rial Park in Boulder, Colorado. In lieu of flowers, donations may be Actress Trish Van Devere newscaster Faith Daniels is in four days. We miss you terribly; you will forever live on in our made to Hospice of Grand Junction, 3090 B North 12th Street, is 69. Singer Mark Lindsay 53. Actor-director Lonny Price hearts. Grand Junction, Colorado 81506 or the Clifton Christian Church (Paul Revere and the Raiders) is 51. Actress Linda Fioren- Love Always, Building Program, 615 I-70 Business Loop, Clifton, Colorado is 68. Former ABC anchorman tino is 50. Tammy 81520.