Honoring Luv-Jabaar Bell prompts call to aid Texas firefighters
Guest view recalls Baytown firefighter Luv-Jabaar Bell honored at the IAFF Wall of Honor in Colorado Springs. The piece urges Texas cities to reverse or stop suing sick firefighters, highlight state law on cancer treatment rights, and push officials to fund medical care for line‑of‑duty cancer cases. Dallas Webb chairs the Baytown Professional Firefighters Association.
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Luv-Jabaar Bell
IAFF
Colorado Springs
Colo
International Association of Fire Fighters
Bell
J-Bell
West Side
Pittsburgh Steelers
Baytown Fire Honor Guard
AFF
New York City
Patrick Mahoney
Texas Department of Insurance
Texas
Austin
Mission
Houston
Sylvester Turner
Southwest Inn
Mean tween years at Baytown Junior High linger in memory
Wanda Orton recalls her Baytown Junior High years from 1947 to 1949, detailing missteps with a drum section, a library confrontation with librarian Louise Barton, a near escape through a window, and the enduring mentorship of teachers like director Elmer Hargis and Vera Hartt, concluding with gratitude for the educators who shaped her path.
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Baytown Junior High
Elmer Hargis
Mr. Stuart
John M. Stuart
Louise Barton
Miss Barton
BJH
Vera Hartt
Little George
Mrs. Hartt
Dorothy Willis
Doughnut Shop Call From Doctor Stuns Baytown Editor
Jim Finley, longtime Baytown Sun editor, recalls a bizarre sequence after leaving GOOTs luncheon and visiting Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital. A doctor’s urgent blood test call arrived in a bakery, prompting a humorous account of medical visits, staff, and a day of planned celebrations.
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Greg Terry
Dr. Terry
Gary Herrington
Ganders
Gary
Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital
Rosie O’donnell
Daniel Solis
Solis
Terry
Ben Casey
Vince Edwards
Marcus Welby
Robert Young
Doogie Howser
Neil Patrick Harris
Hawkeye Pierce
Alan Alda
Quest
Baytown
Houston Methodist San Jacinto
The
Sun
Playboy Magazine
Margie
Robin Richards
Steve
Rooster’s
Stallworth
Finley
Jimbo
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Misty Warner
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M. A. Bengtson
David Bloom
Mike Wilson
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