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■ »• SIRosemary Gonzales, one of the Dominican High with glee as the Rev. Salvador Culotta, her religion the arm.”STAFF PHOTOS *Y DAVID DOWNTAINgraduating seniors, shouts teacher, tries for ‘‘a shot inI** ^ -I.GETTING A good laugh over the size of Rosemary’s foot in the cast are class mates Sharon Piperi, Mary Anne Dybowski and Frances Everage, with Asiliehere, the mascot.0FRIDAY, MAY 22 1964GALVESTON TRIBUNE— 18ForBy TERRY MacLEOD : News-Tribune Women’s Staff12 in the auto accident which heart were the youngsterssent Rosemary to the hospital, twisted legs which didn’t letRosemary Gonzales was sit- Also a fatality was her friend them run and play and littleting on the floor on a pillow and classmate, Diane McCut* burned bodies whose witheredwearing a pair of aqua 'shorts cheon.* Imuscles need to be made sup-This Thursday afternoon she R*e a8ain-“That’s why I’m going to bea physical therapist — so I canbecause I have seenand an aqua and yellow figuredtop. Her dark curly hair was was getting ready for her fifthweSltparkHngheL r”JkS lnP °Per,ngabout her graduat.cn from *71” ^ T T, men.^ * d°n'' ^ C°m'shattered leg Tn a cast that will men ted.Dominican High School nextThursday.She puts it this way:TheThereon (thecorsages pinned up helter -skelter. A saucy stuffed dachs-be waist-length.“That’s why I’m sitting here doctors are Putt,n« together on the floor and enjoying it,” physically, but my faith, Father she said, showmv off the hm- Culotta, the sisters, my familyj and my friends have restoredmy confidence and courage, and put me together emotionally and spiritually.” Her parentslength plasters “because 1j.i ; __. won’t be able to do this for ahund was dripping with auto- . . „graphs on the windowsill and amonkey that she calls Asiliehere , Sin‘;e ,nat fateful January are jyjr an(j j^rs Benny Gon-which she calls her mascot, was da^ Rosemary has learned by zajes 51 j 17th St.placed precariously on a bar bving the importance of friends, And h , f y, jmmed,ateover her bed. understand,ng - and tomorrows, Rosemarv hasInteresting - looking gift °f 3 3 re3' purpOSe m' - « «•- k~u..packages were scattered here tand there and from the port-1 ^ir , Ebtmnicao ana hospital soon, even though theable record player at her side j*ters -l?a^ wonder- new cast pUt on her ThursdaySh# Sara , as she told of the , possibly will remain on ^untilDie from Puccini's Madame dail/.vis«5 *** kept her November.posted on what s \vhat and who swho at schooK \doctors will dismiss her from theAcame the strains of “U1 Bel Die” fromButterfly.”liftI’m going tp. he.,.a physical— f _ a. ii _a. . lt;ith hertherapist,” she said, very em-; ,u^ W,lL1! ,,tl again t*phatically. /studies through the teacher at she’ll beThen she’ll be busy teaching tha| leg to take her around again because come Januaryoff to the UniversityROSEMARY GONZALES, CLASS OF ’64In,A year ago her hopes hadbeen pinned on the role of an c-amc lo.pass the tfme with her.airline hostess, but within the wadjng throush 0,apter afterchanter of school books.the hospital who made assign- of Texas at Austin ^c w j, j ments and the students who stlldy there for the next threeyears and then come back here so others whose limbs haveto spend a year at the University been broken and twisted likeof Texas Medical Branch learn- hers will learn to start again,ing the art of physical therapy unafraid.\space of a few months', 17-vear-old Rosemary has grown to great stature in wisdom and maturity. »The Rev. Salvador Culotta, religion teacher at Dominican, has , . . ... , made his daily visit to hear herShe admitsi this graduation is ,esson and ass more worknot as she had p ,unitedI ,t but and Sjs(er Carme, , ayou have to battle with your Dominican has ded the mind and accept wha happens and „am *s which hMave as God s will and start from scratch.”earned for her a graduation di-j. ^ ^ploma, .“It hasn’t been easy,” Rose-been hon/^slnc/Tamjary. On sa,d’ “l had 10 ba,,leRosemary’s room is No. 228 at John Sealy Hospital. It hasher third finger, left hand, is a matchmate ring which was to have been traded for an engagement ring on next Thursday, graduation day.hard with mv'self but I don’t feel sorrv for me anv more.”«r •• Ht «.Her secret of acceptance?“I’ve been 'going for therapy and seeing other people who areThe other was worn bv her so much worse off than L” shesaid.fiance, 22-vear-old John Greathouse, who was killed-o» Jan.What especially touched herX%v .. I.A 'S . ^ . '-’v’ X^'L. ~ ' '- .* *. . . * News Of WomenMARY ELLEN HARVTCK, EditorbMabel McClure,iv.lt; w• \* * * * * »* * * ■'* * * W **» * • *Terrv MacLeod. - ■ i him i . - » » ■ * ■ • « l m - ■».' * a . ■ — .1 '. y • a Xw v.va »— Showing off the basketball trophy the senior class won and the ball that was used for the game are from left Margo Faigout, Elizabeth Leimer, Barbara Baehrand Bonnie Stockton as Rosemary looks on approvingly.
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Galveston Tribune
Galveston, Texas, US
Fri, May 22, 1964
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