St. Petersburg Times Thursday, March 1, 2007 7B Tampa State )) tampabay.com for more local and state news FAST FACTS Pit bull attacks There have been several pit bullterrier attacks in the Tampa Bay area in the past two months: Jan. 24, Tampa: A pack of four pit bullterriers chased down a 9-year-old boy on Euclid Avenue, knocked him to the pavement and mauled his abdomen, legs and back. A 25-year-old woman jumped from a passing car and fought them off, suffering several bites. Jan.
12, Tampa: A police officer shot a pit bullterrier that charged him after twice biting another man outside a home on Ruth Place. The officer drove up and saw the man fighting off the dog with a stick. Jan. 3, Pasco County: In the Shady Hills area, two pit bullterriers attacked a 42-year-old woman who rushed to defend her chow chow from them. One dog tore her right middle finger off.
Her hands had more than 60 puncture wounds. Hillsborough obituaries Biesel, Lance Christopher, 36, of Lutz, died Sunday (Feb. 18, 2007) at Gulfside Regional Hospice in New Port Richey, Born in Weirton, W.Va., he moved from Brandon to Lutz in 2004. He was a chef. Survivors include his wife, Denise; three stepchildren, Bianca, Alexandra and Austin O'Toole; a brother, Ethan; and a sister, Willow.
Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, New Port Richey. Crews, Kimiki, 75, of Tampa, died Friday (Feb. 23, 2007) at Woodbridge Rehabilitation Health Center. Born in Tokyo, she moved to Tampa in 1964 and was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Connie Van Pelt, Corvallis, a sister, Shirley Patterson, Michigan; and two grandchildren. Affinity Direct Cremation Service, Brandon. Suncoast deaths This list is extracted from detailed For complete obituaries, please see PASCO COUNTY Alexander, Evelyn 95, of Holiday, Feb. 27. Thomas B.
Dobies Funeral Homes, New Port Richey. Anderson, Margaret 79, of Dade City, Feb. 26. Hodges Family Funeral Home, Fifth Street Chapel, Dade City. Burns, Alberta 92, of Lakeland, formerly of Hudson and Holiday, Feb.
26. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater. Burroughs, Kenneth Norris "PopyKen," 73, of Zephyrhills, Feb. 24. Whitfield Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Zephyrhills.
Cannata, Ruth Ann, 64, of New Port Richey, Feb. 27. Michels and Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey. Coates, Douglas Earl, 68, of Zephyrhills, Feb. 27.
Whitfield Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Zephyrhills. Dixon, Lois 80, of Zephyrhills, Feb. 25. Hodges Family Funeral Home, Highway 301 Chapel, Dade City. Gemmola, Lucio 86, of Hudson, Feb.
26. Prevatt Funeral Home, Hudson. Hauter, Gregory Lee, 42, of New Port Richey, Feb. 23. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
Kraljev, Julie Marie, 49, of New Port Richey, Feb. 25. North Meadowlawn Funeral Home, New Port Richey. Maxwell, Wilma Ella, 82, of New Port Richey, Feb. 27.
Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, New Port Richey. Reynolds, Alice 75, of Zephyrhills, Feb. 24. Hodges Family Funeral Home, State Road 54 Chapel, Zephyrhills.
Schneebeli, John 70, of New Port Richey, Feb. 26. Michels and Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey. CLEARWATER Benjamin, Robert of Clearwater, Feb. 27.
Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Har- MELISSA LYTTLE Times One of state Sen. Victor Crist's legislative aides took a personal day to clean and work Wednesday around Crist's new Tampa Palms home. The assistant was paid for his time, Crist said. CLEANING from 1B Aide helped once before on a Saturday, Crist says and Crist said he needed to finish work on it before he leaves Monday. At the home Wednesday morning, air conditioning repairmen worked while landscapers laid down new sod.
About 11:30 a.m., a second of Crist's three staffers, Brad Rawls, arrived in jeans and sandals. He initially said he was there to "help him out" then clarified that he was shuttling paperwork for Crist, who was working from home. From his front lawn, Crist said Johnson was inside the house working. When asked if he had used Johnson in this capacity before, Crist said Johnson had helped once about five weeks ago, but he could not recall what day it was. In that instance, Johnson also took a personal day, Crist said.
Crist called later to say that Johnson had reminded him the earlier occasion was a Saturday and didn't require a personal day. Johnson earns $33,672 per year. When asked for documentation for State Sen. Victor D. Crist said he didn't break any rules.
Wednesday's personal leave day, Crist said Johnson had not filed his time card for February. Legislative assistants file time cards on a monthly basis and have within a week after the end of the month to submit their documentation, Johnson said. Johnson said Crist had a problem with workers not showing up, so he decided to help his boss. "I can always use the money," he said. "I'm not doing anything too big." As for Rawls, he was on the clock.
He was dressed casually because he did not have meetings that day, Crist said. Crist said he signed five bills and three pieces of correspondence that Rawls transported Wednesday. Senate rules do not prohibit legislative assistants from performing outside work on an "isolated" basis, but require advance written permission for any regular outside job. Last year, Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Gallagher was questioned for employing one of his subordinates at the Department of Financial Services to manage his six rental properties in Tallahassee. The employee used his state vehicle for personal business, which raised a perception issue.
In 2003, former Hillsborough County Attorney Emmy Acton came under fire when several of her employees filed anonymous complaints accusing her of being an abusive boss and of pressuring them to buy her castoff clothes at an office sale. One complaint said an employee cleaned toilets at Acton's home. Acton said an employee helped set up for an office party there, but she had no knowledge of cleaning any toilets. And in 2002, the state Ethics Commission investigated allegations that Hillsborough Public Defender Julianne Holt had employees work for her re-election campaign on office time, using office employees to do personal errands for her and using staff to prepare materials for college courses she was paid to teach. The charges were later dismissed.
Crist, 49, has been in the Legislature since 1992 and is the senator in charge of overseeing state funds for state courts, prosecutors and public defenders. The senior member of the Hillsborough delegation in his final term in the Senate, Crist said Johnson worked late Tuesday to prepare for the move to Tallahassee and cleared his schedule to help on Wednesday, sweeping and rolling up carpet. "I'm aware of the law," Crist said. "I didn't break any rules." Fellow state Sen. Charlie Justice chuckled when told of the arrangement between Crist and Johnson.
"Wow. That's interesting," he said. "I hope he's paying him well." Justice, D-St. Petersburg, said he and his wife clean their own house, and he doesn't pay his staff to perform personal work for him. "I've asked them to run an errand here and there," Justice said.
"If they were stopping at Starbucks, could you pick me up a cup?" Times researcher John Martin contributed to this report. Dong-Phuong Nguyen can be reached at or (813) 269- 5312. Mobster, 96, admits guilt to judge Associated Press chiano, who will be 97 on March FORT LAUDERDALE A 96- 10, wore a special headset to hear year-old mobster pleaded guilty U.S. District Judge James Cohn. Wednesday to overseeing rob- According to prosecutors, beries and other crimes for the from at least 2000 to 2003, FacGenovese crime family, but the chiano supervised associates man, who needed a cane and had who committed crimes includtrouble hearing in court, likely ing extortion, robberies, money will avoid prison.
laundering and bank fraud. Albert "the Old Man" Facchi- Facchiano, also called "Chinky" ano sat before the judge and and "the Chinese Guy," was indictsaid, "Guilty, your honor," when ed in the two states last year. asked about the Florida charge Facchiano was a low-level figof racketeering conspiracy and a ure, according to the FBI. He New York charge of conspiracy to has an arrest record dating back tamper with a witness. to 1932 and served eight years When Facchiano is sentenced of a 25-year sentence on federal May 25, he will likely face house racketeering charges after being arrest because of his health.
Fac- arrested in 1979. Culbreath, Lorena Johnson, 90, of Tampa, died Tuesday (Feb. 27, 2007). Born in Birmingham, she moved to Tampa when she was a toddler. She attended Gorrie Elementary School, Woodrow Wilson Junior High School and Henry B.
Plant High School. She was active in the Beach Park Garden and Civic Club, Hillsborough County Heart Association and many community endeavors. She also helped to charter the Dale Mabry Elementary PTA. She was a charter member of Bayshore Baptist Church and a member of Davis Islands Baptist Church. Survivors include three children, Bob, Eleanor McInnis and Stephen; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Blount Curry, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa. obituaries published in other regional www.sptimes.com. bor. Dukes, Noah infant son of Erica and Melvin Dukes Jr. of Clearwater, Feb.
24. Young's Funeral Home, Clearwater. Hansen, Julie Anna, 41, of Clearwater, Feb. 27. MossFeaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
May, Ruth Anna, 87, of Clearwater, Feb. 25. MossFeaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Fort Harrison Chapel, Clearwater. Micallef, Dominic Paul, 85, of Clearwater, Feb. 28.
Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater. Mercer, Maria Rosa, 83, of Clearwater, formerly of Tarpon Springs, Feb. 26. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater. LARGO Beavers, Maxine 89, of Largo, Feb.
26. National Cremation Society, Clearwater. Doyle Esther 82, of Largo, Feb. 17. Lewis L.
Mohn Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Seminole. Jones, Marie 104, of Largo, Feb. 27. National Cremation Society, Clearwater. Knox, Leonard H.
"Lenny," 91, of Largo, Feb. 25. American Heritage Cremation Society, Holiday. Leech, Margaret Jane, of Largo, Feb. 25.
Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater. Mathes, Mary 91, of Largo, Feb. 26. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Seminole.
Stephens, Reola 69, of Largo, Feb. 22. Young's Funeral Home, Clearwater. York, Dorothy 77, of Largo, Feb. 28.
E. James Reese Funeral Home and Crematory, Seminole. OLDSMAR Wuertz, Michael 64, of Oldsmar, Feb. 25. Sylvan Abbey MAYOR from 1B lorio not first Tampa mayor to have intruder at residence police did not give lorio any spe- This is not the first time a a glass door.
Police finally sur- While she acknowledged being unexpected visitors. cial treatment, McElroy said. mayoral residence has been rounded the half-naked and proud of her record on crime, It was tempting to say "It was treated like any other invaded. In 1997, a fleeing man badly bleeding man on the may- she said it's hard not to feel vul- place had been ransacked, burglary," McElroy said. suspected of car burglary broke or's porch.
nerable when you're a victim. that was just the dirty The crime lab van sent to through a screen at Mayor Dick The next year, Ford was sen- "You do feel absolutely terri- "I wish I had left the house Iorio's house to help gather evi- Greco's townhouse and leapt tenced to 10 years in prison. ble walking through your house tle cleaner," she said. dence has been dispatched to into the pool, where he lost his Iorio said it felt "lousy" to and knowing someone's been in three other burglaries in South pants. know someone had invaded her there," lorio said.
Carrie Weimar can be Tampa in the past week, she The man, Vincent Ford, home and gone through her per- She said she also felt a little reached at (813) 226-3416 or said. climbed out, then smashed into sonal items. embarrassed to have so many PIT BULL from 1B Attack was unprovoked, neighbor says Paulk spoke to Pick just before she fed the dogs. He then drove off to buy some food for his own pets. That's when the attack happened.
"She said she was feeding the dog and all of a sudden he wrapped the chain around her and attacked her and then he attacked the baby," Paulk said. By the time Paulk returned, Ian had been airlifted. Pick told him what happened, saying she had screamed out during the attack, hoping that he would hear her. "They feed the dog with the kid all the time," he said. "It's just DeMaio, Gerard Livio, 62, of Tampa, died Tuesday (Feb.
He was a Vietnam War Army veteran and a member of Incarnation Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Ethel two daughters, Dawn De Maio Bower and Cynthia Appleton; three sons, Curtis D. Ashmore, Walter Ashmore and Brian Stephens. Garden of Memories Funeral Home, Tampa. Dwyer, Maxwell Chisolm, 23, of Tampa, died Friday (Feb.
23, 2007). Born in Bedford, N.Y., he moved to Tampa from Glen Allen, Va. He was a student. Survivors include a brother, Williams Richmond, Va. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
Skelton, James "Mack," 82, of Tampa, died Monday (Feb. 26, 2007). Survivors include his wife Yvonne and family. Brewer Sons Funeral Home, Tampa. editions of the Times.
Funeral Home, Clearwater. PALM HARBOR Malone, Mary Ann (Lisi), 52, of Palm Harbor, Feb. 16. Mclnerny Funeral Home, Elmira, N.Y, NORTH REDINGTON BEACH Chester, Phyllis Yvonne, 85, of North Redington Beach, Feb. 27.
Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo. ST. PETERSBURG Bell, Ann 87, of St. Petersburg, Feb. 26.
ALifeTribute FuneralCare, Gulfport Chapel. Collins, Judith Hester "Judy," 65, of St. Petersburg, Feb. 26. Anderson-McQueen Funeral and Cremation St.
Petersburg. Dawes, Myron Michael "Mickey," 50, of Graham, Texas, formerly of St. Petersburg, Feb. 24. Morrison Funeral Home, Graham, Texas.
Hurley, Zoe (formerly Joyce Irene), 69, of St. Petersburg, Feb. 10. ALife Tribute FuneralCare, Gulfport Chapel. Ludwig, Olive R.
"Becky," 67, of St. Petersburg, Feb. 26. E. James Reese Funeral Home and Crematory, Seminole.
Nicholas, Georgette 89, of Penn Yan, N.Y., formerly of St. Petersburg, Feb. 16. TownsendWood Funeral Chapel, Penn Yan, N.Y. Ostrander, Lawrence A.
"Larry," 85, of St. Petersburg, Feb. 27. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo. Sims, Joseph M.
43, of St. Petersburg, Feb. 26. ALife Tribute FuneralCare, Largo Chapel. Spears, Helen 87, of St.
Petersburg, Feb. 27. Memorial Park Funeral Home, St. Petersburg. Squire, Florence 60, of St.
Petersburg, Feb. 19. ALife Tribute FuneralCare, Largo Chapel. a freak accident." As Hillsborough sheriff's detectives and Hillsborough County Animal Services officers investigated Wednesday night, a woman who identified herself as Ian's aunt came home to grab some clothes for her brother, who was at the hospital. She declined to comment as did family members at Tampa General Hospital.
Times staff writer Morris Kennedy, contributed to this report. Justin George can be reached at (813) 226- 3368 or Fiveash, Merle Taylor, 84, of Tampa, died Monday (Feb. 26, 2007) at Bay Shore Point Nursing Center. She was a native of Valdosta, and a Tampa resident since 1951. She was a homemaker and a member of New Beginnings Christian Church.
She was a member of Elks Lodge 708. Survivors include a son, Charles Tampa; and two grandchildren. Veterans Funeral Care, Tampa. Webb, James 80, of Tampa, died Sunday (Feb. 25, 2007).
He was a Korean and Vietnam war Air Force veteran. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Ruby; and other family members. Brewer Sons Funeral Home, Tampa. FUNERAL NOTICES BLANCO ANITA BEDELL VINCENT age, 79, passed away in Tampa, FI. Born in Newton, Massachusetts on A memorial Mass will be held on Thursday, 3:30 PM at Christ the King Catholic Church, 821 S.
Dale Mabry Hwy. Tampa, Florida 33609. In lieu of Flowers, donation may be made to St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation's Heart Program, 2700 West MLK Suite 310, Tampa, and FI. 33607.
Please use our online guest book at: wwwblountcurry.com MacDill Avenue Chapel. 605 S. MacDill Ave. Tampa, FI. 33609 KLINE- Robert S.
"Bob" 84, of Seminole, passed away Monday, February 26, 2007. Bob was born in Brooklyn, NY on May 7, 1922. After serving in the Army and working different jobs to support his family, he found his true passion as a Commercial Real Estate Developer and Consultant. He spent the next 50 years relocating throughout the country to begin and complete projects in major metro areas. His beloved wife of 42 years, Jeanne; his daughter Judy and his son Jack preceded him in death.
Survivors include his daughter Barbara Kline and son-in-law Michael Crawford of Lutz; his grandchildren Kalisha Crawford of New York City and Jacob Crawford of Orlando; his sisters Helen Altman of NY and Thelma Reiter of NJ; his cousins Richard and Jay Grossman of CT, several nieces; his best friend Ted Walkowiak, and many other special people who knew him as Never without his constant companions, his dogs and current pet, "Honey" held a special place in his heart. Services will be held on Sunday March 4, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park 2860 Sunset Point Road Clearwater (727) 796-1992. In lieu of flowers, those wishing may choose one of the following: St. Jude Hospital for Children in Nashville, TN or Guiding Eyes for the Blind in Yorktown Heights, NY.
MEMORIALS the but laundry. a lit- Precious Kristi Celebrating the gift your life was to so many. Celebrating the gift your spirit is to so many more. Kristi you are everywhere. Peace be with you on your birthday.
Love Always, SK.
