Monday, July 24, 2006 Visalia Times-Delta Immigrant college students seek aid States are stepping in to help when federal aid is unavailable The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO When he started high school, Matias Bernal's English was so limited he stumbled over the words for numbers and colors. Four years later, he was on the wait list at Princeton. But Bernal is an undocumented immigrant from Mexico City. Without access to financial aid, grants and most scholarships, he had to push aside the Ivy League brochures and prepare to attend California State University, Fresno, where he can live with family and pay tuition with money from jobs he's not supposed to have. "I was crushed," he said.
Some 65,000 undocumented immigrants graduate from American high schools each year. With partisan Washington hopelessly deadlocked over immigration, many states have been taking matters into their own hands. Legislatures from Arizona to Wyoming have passed 56 laws affecting immigrants this year, but access to higher education seems to be one area where immigrants have OBITUARIES Howard Benefield Howard Benefield was born Sept. 7, 1927 in Selma. He home to heaven to be with his ior, Jesus Christ, on July 18, in Visalia.
He is survived by wife of 60 years, Frieda, his son daughter-in-law, Robert and Benefield, Visalia; and son and daughter-in-law, and Bobbie Benefield Chico. He is survived by Howard grandchildren Benefield and twelve great- Howard Benefield grandchildren. Howard Benefield was raised in Selma. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean conflict. He spent most of his adult life as a machinist in the Selma area.
Shortly after his retirement, he and his wife moved to Visalia to be closer to their family and church. Howard was well known for his love for his Savior, his family, his church, and his country. He was respected for his character, his testimony, and his refusal to complain in any situation. He was loved for his compassionate heart, his positive spirit, his great sense of humor, and his ever-present smile. Services for Howard Benefield will be held at Sequoia Baptist Church on Tuesday, July 25, at 11 a.m.
with military graveside service at 1 p.m. at Visalia Cemetery. Visitation Monday, July 24th, 6- 8:30 p.m. at the church. Arrangements by Smith Family Chapel, Exeter.
Online condolences: www. smithfamilychapel.com. Garland Cherry Garland Cherry 92, passed away on July 16, 2006. He had been a resident of Visalia for 58 years. Garland was born in Springfield, on Aug.
30, 1913, to William and Floretta Cherry. As a young boy he grew up on a farm in Ellsworth, Kansas. He married Virginia Green in Colorado Springs on March 11, 1932. The next 10 years he worked at shipyards in Bremerton, and New York. In 1942, he moved his wife and children to Vallejo in the San Francisco Bay Area and worked at Mare Island Shipyard during the war.
He moved to Visalia in 1948, then worked for the Division of Forestry where he retired after 25 years. In 1975, after retirement, he and his wife enjoyed many years traveling. He loved hunting and fishing, but mostly his wife of 73 years and his family. He was preceded in death by his daughter Dolores Moore of Pioneer who passed away on Oct. 27, 2005 and his wife, Virginia, on Dec.
19, 2005. He is survived by a son, William Cherry, and wife Gail of Woodlake; daughters Catherine Melton and husband Keith of Visalia, and June Holley and husband Bill of Mariposa; 10 grandchildren; 13 greatgrandchildren; and 5 great-great grandchildren. Service will be held at a later date by the family. Arrangements are by Miller Memorial Chapel. California schools.
"Immigration is a federal issue, but there are consequences for states when the feds fail to act," said Sen. Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, who has sponsored the bill in California. "States have a right and a duty to act in their own interest." This state-by-state approach is better than nothing, supporters said, but it leaves a lot of gaps, helping some and shutting out other students in neighboring states who could do just as well if they could afford to go to school. Five years ago, federal legislators first introduced a measure that would have filled in the gaps. The DREAM act, as it's known, sought to allow undocumented immigrants who graduate from U.S.
high schools to become temporary residents, eligible for instate tuition and financial aid, as long as they pursued higher education. If they met these requirements, and stayed out of trouble, they could become legal residents. It never came up for debate. Although it's been reintroduced every year since, the DREAM act inevitably becomes tangled in the politicized immigration rhetoric of Capitol Hill, said Rep. Lincoln DiazBalart, one of the bill's sponsors.
Porterville. Laura "Jane" Phillips, 79, died July 18. Services 1 p.m. at Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel, Tulare. Antonio Rodriguez died July 18.
Services 6:30 p.m. at Abundant Life Center. Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel, Tulare. Lesley Smith, died July 16. Graveside services 10 a.m.
at Tulare District Cemetery. Miller's Tulare Fuenral Home. Tuesday Howard Benefield, 78, died July 18. Funeral service 11 a.m. at Sequoia Baptist Church, Visalia.
Smith Family Chapel, Exeter. Manuel "Joaquin" Holguin, 21, died July 15. Mass of Christian Burial 9 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church, Visalia. Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel, Visalia.
Mary Linhares, 98, died July 18. Rosary and mass 10:30 a.m. at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Tulare. Miller's Tulare Funeral Home.
Eva Jackson-Reedy, 97, died July 21. Services 10 a.m. at GobleMiller Funeral Chapel, Tulare. Angel Ventura, newborn, died July 17. Services 10 a.m.
at Woodlake Presbyterian Church. Miller Memorial Chapel, Visalia. Wednesday Andrew De La Garza, 18, died July 17. Chapel service 10 a.m. at Miller's Tulare Funeral Home.
James Ellington, 64, died July Palser illard The Associated Press Matias Bernal holds a folder from a visit to his favorite school, UCLA, on July 13 at his home in Fresno. been inching forward. Nebraska just joined nine other states, including California, Texas, New York and Illinois, that allow undocumented students to pay instate tuition at their public institutions. Although there are states with large immigrant populations, such as Florida, that have seen similar laws fail, the majority of undoc- James M. Ellington Maintenance James M.
Ellington, 64, of Pixley died Thursday, July 20, 2006. He worked in maintenance. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel, Tulare. Services will be 10 a.m.
Wednesday at Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel. Zenaida Morales Farm labor Zenaida Morales, 75, of Exeter died Thursday, July 20, 2006. She worked in farm labor. Visitation will be from 2-7 p.m. Tuesday at Evans-Miller Exeter Chapel, Exeter.
Funeral services will be 9 a.m. Wednesday at Iglesia de Jesus Christo, Farmersville. Burial will be at Exeter District Cemetery. Adriana Ortiz Homemaker Adriana Ortiz, 33, of Porterville died Tuesday, July 18,2006. She was a homemaker.
Visitation will be from 2-7 p.m. Tuesday at Myers Chapel, Porterville. Vigil Time will be 6 p.m. Tuesday at Myers Chapel. Service will be 9 a.m.
Wednesday at St. Anne's Church. Interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Porterville. Jack Wayne Thompson Butcher Jack Wayne Thompson, 52, of Fresno died Wednesday, July 19, 2006. He was a butcher.
Visitation will be from 1-8 p.m. Tuesday at Dopkins Funeral Chapel, Dinuba. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dopkins Funeral Chapel. Interment will be at Smith Mountain Cemetery.
Francisca Santa Cruz Vasquez Homemaker Long time Visalia resident Francisca Santa Cruz Vasquez passed away quietly in her home July 19. Sarah Patrick. His mother and his wife Pel, and their son Little include, Rick Jan Christoffersen, Little. Cousins include Richard Dustin Galipeau. He was preceded Grandparents Bonnie Bettencourt Mako, 72; Asian American actor broke racial barrier CLEOH California legislators are now seeking to take the next step and join Texas and other states that allow undocumented students to apply for financial aid from the state when they attend umented students in the U.S.
can already count on paying the same tuition as the citizens who sit next to them in class. Her son and other loved ones were by her side. Mrs. Vasquez, wife of late Visalia resident Ricardo Vasquez, moved to Visalia in the 1920s. Mrs.
Vasquez was born in Jerez, Zacatecas, Mexico, on Dec. 3, 1905. She was 100 years old and had lived in Visalia for more than 80 years. Francisca is survived by her son, Ricardo Vasquez of Visalia; her granddaughters, Sonora Vasquez of Aviano, Italy and Jennifer Cabinatan of Avondale, Arizona; a grandson, Joaquin Vasquez of San Juan Bautista; two great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m.
Tuesday at Miller Memorial Chapel. Praying of the Holy Rosary to follow at 6 p.m. Graveside services will begin at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Visalia Public Cemetery. Services Irma Buck, 76, died July 19.
Services 10 a.m. at Myers Chapel, Porterville. Edward Chan, 48, died July 15. Mass of Christian Burial 9 a.m. at St.
Mary's Catholic Church. Miller Memorial Chapel, Visalia. Dennis Huckabay, 47, died July 18. Services 1 p.m. at Myers Chapel, Porterville.
Epitacio Moreno, 59, died July 19. Services 10 a.m. at Centro de Adoracion. Myers Chapel, FUNERAL CHAPEL FD-1781 Local ownership offering the best personal service facility 127 E. Caldwell 635-1144 0000033897 IN MEMORY OF PATRICK JASON POTTER We wish to personally thank Michael Dennis of Chapel of the Light, Chaplain Gale Kuns, Paul Martin, Nick Hilbers, Lydia Molinar, Captain Dahl Cleek, Lt.
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He loved his job. Patrick Potter is survived by his wife, Monica and two children, father, Mike JoAnne Potter, twin brother Michael Potter and Michael. Grandparents Bill Lou Galipeau, Uncles Aunts Rick Tracy Bellum, Jeff Michelle Galipeau, and Ron Heather Christoffersen, Ashley Jared Bellum, Courtney in death by Aunt Linda Little, Uncle Patrick Potter, and and Robert Potter. We love you and miss you. Your Loving Family 0000033903 Oscar-nominated actor co-founded East West Players Los Angeles Times In the early days of his acting career, when most roles offered to Asian American actors were caricatures or stereotypes, Mako took just such a part and used it to open the doors of Hollywood and Broadway to others.
In the 1966 film "The Sand Pebbles," he played the Chinese character Po-han who spoke pidgin English, called the white sailors in, the movie "master," and treated them as such. But through the power of his acting, Mako transformed Po-han and compelled the audience to empathize and identify with the engine-room "coolie." The portrayal earned Mako an Academy Award nomination, which he used to continue his push for more and better roles for Asian American actors. Mako, who in 1965 co-founded the East West Players, the nation's first Asian American theater company, died Friday of esophageal cancer at his home in Somis. He was 72. "What many people say is, 'if it wasn't for Mako there wouldn't have been Asian American said Tim Dang, current artistic director of East West Players based in the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles.
"He is revered as sort of the godfather of Asian American theater." In an acting career that spanned more than four decades, Mako was a familiar face in film and television. He appeared on series including "McHale's Navy," "I Spy," "MASH," "Quincy," and "Walker, Texas Ranger." films, he was a Japanese admiral in the film "Pearl Harbor," and a Singaporean in "Seven Years in Tibet." As artistic director of the East West Players, Mako trained generations of actors and playwrights. on went Sav2006, his and Kathy of his Jerry of also six 20. Services 10 a.m. at Peers Church of Christ.
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