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Obituaries
Paula
De Los Santos
Paula De Los Santos of Sanger died June 10. She was 75.
Mrs. De Los Santos was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Thomas De Los Santos Sr. of Sanger, two sons, one daughter and 10 grand- children.
Private services were held. Wallin's Sanger Fu- neral Home handled the arrangements.
Jade Qualls
Fitzgerald
Jade Qualls Fitzger- ald of Dinuba died May 28 in Dinuba. She was 19.
Ms. Fitzgerald worked as a maid.
She is survived by her mother and father, one sister, three broth- ers and her grandpar- ents.
A memorial service will be held at noon Fri- day, June 25, at Dinuba Christian Church.
Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Martin
Gutierrez Jr.
Martin Gutierrez Jr.
of Parlier died June 13 in Parlier. He was 35.
Mr.Gutierrezworked as a forklift driver.
He is survived by his wife Anna Rosa Ramirez, two sons, his mother and father, three sisters and one brother.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, at Dopkins Dinuba Funer- al Chapel. A mass will be at 9 a.m. Thursday, July 1, at The Worship Church in Fowler.
William Mitsuru
Kawano
William Mitsuru Kawano of Dinuba died June 15 in Dinuba. He was 75.
Mr. Kawano worked as a truck driver.
He is survived by his two sons, William Er- ick Kawano and Byron Kawano, two brothers, two sisters and grand- son Micha Kawano.
Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Mon- day, June 28, at Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Guadalupe Lopez
Guadalupe Lopez of
Reedley died June 18 in Fresno. She was 78.
Mrs. Lopez was a homemaker.
She is survived by one son, two daugh- ters, two sisters, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from4to7p.m.with rosary at 6 p.m. Mon- day, June 28, at Dop- kins Reedley Funeral Chapel. A mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 29, at the old St. Anthony of Padua Cath- olic Church on F Street in Reedley. Burial will follow at Reedley Cem- etery.
Prudy Benny Rivera Jr.
Prudy Benny Rivera
Jr. of Fresno died May 19. He was 72.
Mr. Rivera was a car sales manager for Down Town Economy Cars.
He is survived by his wife Sylvia Rivera of Fresno, one son, one daughter, one sister, seven grandchildren and three great-grand- children.
No services were held. Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
At the June 8 Reedley City Council meet- ing, the city along with Community youth Ministries and Reedley Police Department honored the retiring Mary Ann Carousso for her many years of service to the com- munity through the Kings Canyon Unified School District and Reedley's restorative justice program.
LEFT: Carousso smiled and held up her plaque of appreciation as City Manager Nicole Zieba, right, and all in attendance at the council meeting gave her a standing ovation.
Photos by Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
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Saluting Mary Ann Carousso
BUDGET Continued from page A1
Roundabout, Alta/Kamm Roundabout and rehabil- itation work to Well #21
and the Wastewater Re- placement Clarifier.
During council dis- cussions on the bud- get, Armando Longoria from District 3 asked when East El Monte Way alongside Rose Ann Vuich Park would be widened. City Man- ager Luis Patlan said that the work is the next scheduled phase of the project, but the cost of the project has deleted the work.
Patlan said that con- siderable right-of-way needs to be acquire and a design must be com- pleted before the project can begin.
Kuldip Thusu, coun- cil member for District 4, praised the proposed budget and noted that reserves are in great
shape and does not in- clude Cares Act funds. Patlan later thanked the council for its support and letting city staff do their jobs. He praised Solis for her work on the budget package.
Mayor Linda Launer followed by opening the public hearing session, but no public comment about the budget was brought forward. The budget package then was approved, and af- ter another brief public hearing the second reso- lution was approved.
The council also ap- proved the following ac- tion items:
• Resolutions order- ing the levy and col- lection of assessments within the city's Land- scaping and Lighting Assessment Districts for the 2021-22 fiscal year, and approval of Compliance Certifica- tion and Hold Harmless Statement forms regard- ing levy and collection. Kristin Harvey, NBA Government Financials Services consultant for Landscaping and Light- ing, made a brief presen- tation via video call to provide information and answer questions.
• Adopted Landscape Design Guidelines for council consideration, with the goal of improv- ing landscaping citywide and develop a consistent theme for developments.
Also, the council passed a brief consent calendar that included a $2,000 request from the Leadership Northern Tulare County Class in putting on the inaugural Freedom Fest on Friday, July 2, in downtown Dinu- ba. Activites that evening include food trucks and a beer garden in the Orbit Lanes Parking lot from 6 to 10 p.m., and a dance floor with silent auction and beer/wine bar at the Alta District Historical Society from 7 to 11 p.m.
The Dinuba City Council also met on June 22. Presentation items in the meeting included the introduction of new re- serve police officers Ru- ben Hernandez and Mari- ano Sanchez Ramirez.
May 8, 1936 ~ April 6, 2021
It is with deep sadness that the family of Gary G. Jones an-
nounces his recent passing in El Dorado Hills, CA.
Gary and his family lived in Reedley, CA for many years. He graduated from
Reedley High School in 1954, where he served as Student Body President,
excelled in both the Pirates football team and the tract
team, and also appeared in several school plays. He
was awarded 1st place by the Fresno Junior Chamber of Commerce in the statewide Voice
of Democracy competition for his writing of “I Speak for Democracy”.
He served in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict and was assigned to the Armed Forces Special Weapons Proj- ect in Albuquerque, NM.
Gary earned his B.A. in Public Administration at the Uni- versity of California at Fresno. His interest in government led to a long career which focused on urban renewal, com- munity development and public financing, both in the public and private sectors. He worked for the Cities of Fresno, Santa Monica, San Jose and also for the Alaska State Hous- ing Authority. Later he joined municipal finance firms as a consultant to cities, redevelopment agencies and counties.
After spending most of his growing up years there, Reedley continued to hold a special place in Gary’s heart.
He is survived by his wife Jenny, son Steven, grandson George and sister Sharon Dewhirst.
Gary G. Jones
Betty Lou Scroggins
Feb. 12, 1927 ~ May 9, 2021
Betty Lou Scroggins, née Prinz, passed away peacefully on May, 9, 2021 at the age of 94. Born in Navalencia to Peter and Helen Prinz, Betty is survived by her son Dewight, daughter-in-law Beckie, grandson Michael, granddaughter-in-law Yookyung, and great-grandaughter Vivian, as well as her sisters Carol Krebbs and Katherine Buller and brother Richard Prinz.
She was preceded in death by her husband Walter Scroggins, parents Peter and Helen Prinz, brothers Bill and Keith Prinz, and sister Nadine
Silva. Service will be held at 10am on June 29 at Reedley Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,
the family requests donations be made to Sierra View Homes in Reedley.
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