Remembering Roye Pigg the Quitaque community leader
Residents recall Roye Pigg as a caring, first to help figure who fed the hungry and delivered meals after tragedies. He ran the Sportsman diner for 15 years, kept it open after a damaging fire, and was described as the community heart and soul by neighbors and staff. His death leaves a void in Quitaque.
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Remembering Jay Pietzsch a Panhandle boxing hero
A forthcoming Amarillo library display honors Jay Pietzsch, a Golden Gloves champion and West Texas State athlete killed in World War II. Cousins and friends recall his boxing prowess, navigational training letters, and the impact his story has on family and community memory.
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Pietzsch Award Honor Founded By Globe News
In 1949 the Globe News created the Pietzsch Award a Golden Gloves prize honoring Army Air Corps Lt Jay F Pietzsch The memorial inscription praises his Pearl Harbor death and dedicates the prize to brave youths defending liberty and freedom with duty and valor in the American spirit.
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