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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 2015
Page
1
College honors alumna Vanessa Lee with a bench dedication after her death last year spurred a large charitable response. The tribute reflects community support and recognizes the donor effort that followed the tragedy.
Goose Creek celebrates the Class of 2023 with the Bright Beginning program marking graduates and future readiness through ceremony activities and district recognition.
Obituary notices list Johnny Trevino Bargas Ray Jack Blackmon Richard Warren Bricker and Michael R. Proctor with Elizabeth White among the names appearing on page 7A. The notice reflects a memorial row of deceased individuals likely from local community records.
A Pentecost moment describes believers gathered together when a mighty sound like a violent wind descends from heaven and fills the house where they were seated. This dramatic event marks the Holy Spirit’s arrival in Acts 2:1-2.
An OCR fragment shows a call to connect via Facebook and follow on Twitter for Baytown Sun readers. No additional names, dates, or events are present.
Private Wesley Riggs of Beach City died May 17 near Tikrit, Iraq when a roadside bomb exploded close to his patrol. A Barbers Hill graduate, he joined after 9 11, served in Fort Stewart based 2nd Platoon, D Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division. He earned the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, and Army Service Ribbon. A Beach City memorial on FM 2354 honors him.
Baytown artist Ken Pridgeon paints memorial portraits of Texas soldiers who died in combat. At 80 he has created 160 portraits since starting at age 75, despite back pain and other ailments. He plans at least 400 more to fill the Portrait of a Memorial Art Gallery on West Texas Avenue, giving originals to families free of charge.
Al Richard, 58, retires from external roles to join Goose Creek CISD Board District 6. Unopposed in his first run, he pledges an educator’s perspective drawn from elementary to high school and central office roles. Other newcomers sworn in include Gigi Gorman Cockrell and Jessica Woods.
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