Coming from a family of pharmacists, longtime Fort Stockton resident Mario Juarez knew the career path he wanted to go down since he was a teenager.
The El Paso native began his career in pharmacy as a clerk at the age of 16. Juarez received his degree in pharmacy from the University of Texas in 1984 and eight years later he began to live out his dream.
Adan Mata Ruiz, Sr., of Odessa, Texas, passed away peacefully, on June 18, 2022, at the age of 73. Adan was born in Fort Stockton, Texas, to Reymundo S. Ruiz and Nicolasa S. Mata on April 16, 1949.
Adan is survived by his loving wife Baola Hernandez Ruiz and eight children, Sylvia, Monica, Javier, Adna, Annabelle, Annaleigh, and Melina. Adan is also survived by three sisters, Maria R. Porras, Patsy R. Lujan, and Aurora R. Torres.
June 15
Joey Alfonso Dominguez, of Fort Stockton at 9:15 a.m., officers from the Department of Public Safety apprehended Dominguez on a warrant for sex offenders duty to register. Dominguez received a $2,000 bond and was released on June 16.
In the top of the third inning, Pumpkin Center, La., native Mark Traylor bounced a two-RBI single into center field against Austin Weirdos pitcher Jacob Hubbard to record the 168th hit in his four-season Cowboys career, setting the record for most hits in a Cowboys uniform. He eclipsed former Cowboys star Lance Myers for the milestone, an old teammate of Traylor’s who won the 2019 Pecos League Championship with him.