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Diahuebs 28 aPRiL 2022

Guardsman who drowned

on Texas border had no

float device

Den cas di Señor mi ta trankil y na paz. I will lift up mine eyes to the hills, from whence
Señor ta mi wardador, min tin falta di nada. cometh my help.
My help cometh from the Lord, which made
A fayece: Heaven and earth.
Psalm 121:1-2.

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing
of our beloved:

(AP) — A Texas National Guard member who
drowned on the U.S.-Mexico border while on
duty was not equipped with a flotation device
Robert Arturo Calmes when he jumped in the Rio Grande to help a
migrant who was struggling to swim across,
Mayornan: Tata: †Arturo P. Calmes state officials said Wednesday.
Mama: Irene Nassy Mrs. LUCIA IONA HAZEL- HODGE
Esposa: Marouska Calmes Loefstop better known as: Moms, Moeder, Miss Lucia, Sis. Hazel. Spc. Bishop Evans, who was missing three days
Yiu: Shaquille Calmes Sunrise: March 20th 1925
Yiu di criansa: Dion Croes Sunset: April 18th 2022 before search crews found his body Monday, was
Rumannan: Marlene Calmes wife of the late Wilfred Hazel. among the more than 6,100 guard members sta-
Rudy Calmes tioned on the border as part of Republican Gov.
Wela: Angela (Fin) Leito Left to cherish her memories are her: Greg Abbott's massive border security mission
Subrinonan/subrinanan: Jayseline Calmes y famia Children: Vincent and Doris Hazel & family (Holland) known as Operation Lone Star. The mission has
Nicole Marsdin David Richardson & family (England) 43 flotation devices for guard members who are
† Linda and Winston Halman (Aruba)
Nigel Calmes Herman and Leonie Hazel & family (Holland) assigned to boat missions, Maj. Gen. Thomas
Rudson Calmes Cisco and Jean Hazel & family (Holland) Suelzer said. Evans was not a boat crew member.
Su pechi: Enid Nassy Jeanette Hazel & family (Aruba / Holland)
Mama di su yiu: Alexandra Albornoz Irvin (Mighty Reds) and Judith Hazel & family Requests for more flotation devices were first
Omo grandi: Paul van Niel y famia (Aruba / Holland) made in February but have been delayed by supply
Suegra: Marjorie Dos Santos y Lorenzo Werleman Charles Hazel & family (Holland / Aruba)
Suegro: Nadi Loefstop James Hazel (Dick, Bubbles) & family (Aruba / chain issues, Suelzer told lawmakers in the Texas
Cuña: Holland) Capitol while facing questions about Evans' death,
Geraldine Loefstop y yiunan: Gerilaine Oduber Sisters: Elaine Edwards-Hodge & family (England) low morale and equipment shortages that have rat-
Goviana Oduber y Giovanni Danies Bernice Richardson & family (England) tled the yearlong mission. Guard leaders defended
Iha stima: Giviënni Danies y ruman Keyla Danies Linda Hazel & family (Aruba) not issuing all soldiers flotation devices because,
Audrey Clyne & family (Puerto Rico) they said, many are stationed on land.
Prima y primonan na Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten y
Hulanda cu nan demas famia. Grands: Dave, Allan, Ethan, Frank, Hester, Francisco, Suelzer said that since Evans' death, guard mem-
Wanethka, Debbrina, Irve, Husani, Raymicheal, bers have been instructed not to go in the water
Tanta y omonan Charisma, Shefton, Derrol, Clifford, Sharleen, Shante, unless they have special training.
Gobernador Alfonso Boekhoudt (Post) Charissa, Diana, Janine, Jamie, Rachel, Jameson, Arina, "(He) was a human being," Suelzer said. "He saw
Coleganan di C.E.A. Athina, Diana-Marie, Shevron.
a human being drowning and he jumped in the
Great-grands: water to save them."
Bon amiga/amigonan: Nelson (Speed) Andrade – 44 great-grandchildren in: Aruba, Curacao, Holland
Patrick Paskel, Arthur Dowers, Ronny Boyé – Boy
Boezem – Marlon y Diana Pieters – Ricky Donker – Nieces, nephews, cousins, too numerous to mention, in: Migrant rescues by Border Patrol are common
Bully Booi y famia – Giovani Martes – Edward Ellis Aruba, Curaçao, Anguilla, U.S.A., St.Maarten, Holland, along Texas' 1,200-mile (1,930-kilometer) border
y famia – Michelangelo Lacle – Juraima Edwards – England, St.Thomas, Puerto Rico, Germany. with Mexico. Attempted crossings are sometimes
Alex Kock – David Roza – Izaira Mansur – Aldrick deadly.
Koolman – De Camps Gilbert Maduro y Brandon Lucia Iona Hazel – Hodge was related to the following Brig. Gen. Monie Ulis said that guard members
Correa. y tur sobra amigo/amiganan mucho pa families: mostly stay on the banks to help migrants, and that
menciona. Hazel, Hodge, Rabsatt, Edwards, Clyne, Richardson,
Fleming, Gumbs, Pretty, Connor, Halman, Heeward, he could recall only four or five instances where a
Celaire, James, Rumnit, Dellimore, Craigg, Stennett, guard member went into the water.
Su bon bisiñanan Cornett, McBene-Courtar, Levestone, Goerdajal, Gei,
Su mascotanan stima: Beyonce y Bowie Koolman, Geerman, Jansen, Schmidt.
Evans is at least the fifth guard member who has
Demas famia: Calmes – Nassy – Loefstop – Sister Hazel was a faithful member of the Methodist died during the mission, a number that included
Marsdin – Leito – Koeyers – Francisca – Croes Christ Church Women’s League. suicides, said state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a Dem-
– Lambertus – Koeiman – Idigoras Cotarella – De ocrat has called for an inquest into the deaths. The
Cuba – Eisden – Matos – Albornoz di Venezuela – White Road neighbours: Miss Emily, Miss Paul, Cecilia, mission includes thousands of state troopers, pa-
Vos – Stuart – Cristina – Vrolijk – Arrindell – Bislik Dina, Pedrito, Kling, Pieternella, Murray. trol boats on the Rio Grande and surveillance air-
– Geerman – Dos Santos – Danies – Oduber.
Viewing:Thursday, the 28th of April, 2022: craft, and costs the state more than $2 million a
at: Pray funeral home day, said Steve McCraw, the director of the Texas
Envez di flor of krans por hasi un donacion na Luna time: 7 to 9 pm
Foundation. Lo tin un box disponibel. Department of Public Safety.
The family invites you to attend the laying to rest of the
Ta invita pa compaña famia-y amistadnan na e acto late Lucia Hazel – Hodge on: Abbott gave guard members unusual authority last
di entiero cu lo tuma luga diahuebs 28 di april 2022 Friday, the 29th of April, 2022: year to detain and arrest migrants, but most on the
na Aurora Funeral Home, 1:00-4:00pm despues ta thanksgiving service at the: mission are assigned to observation posts. Guard
sali pa Santana Catolico na Santa Cruz. Christ Church Methodist Church, Amalia van leaders acknowledged morale problems, including
Solmsstraat 1, San Nicolas
viewing: from 1.00 pm until 2.45 pm. equipment shortages and sparse living conditions,
service: from 3.00 pm until 4.00 pm and from thence to but said improvements have been made in recent
Si den nos tristesa nos por a lubida cualkier fam, the cemetery at Sabana Basora. months.
nos disculpa.
If in our sorrow we have forgotten to mention anyone, "Average morale would be about a seven," Ulis
Famia ta pidi pa please no saca potret di e defunto. please accept our sincere apologies.
said. "Far above when we first started."