Martin Luther Palmer, Jr.

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Martin Luther Palmer, Jr., 81, of Longview, Texas, passed away Nov. 21, 2021, after a brief illness. He was born Nov. 17, 1940. The family held a private memorial service Saturday, Dec.11, 2021, to celebrate his life. It was a party.

Martin was preceded in death by his loving wife, Madonna, and grandson Samuel Kinsel.

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Ricardo V. Tavarez

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Ricardo V. Tavarez, of Fort Stockton, Texas, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Nov. 29, 2021, in San Angelo, Texas, at the age of 63. He was born on Nov. 21, 1958, in Marfa, Texas, to Jesus and Amanda (Villanueva) Tavarez.

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Marcelane Brown Sheelar

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Marcey, was born in Fort Stockton, Texas, on Aug. 10, 1959, to Bobby Gene and Elsie Carol Brown, went to be with the Lord on Dec. 3, 2021.
Marcey graduated from Fort Stockton High School in 1977 and completed her LPN certification at Fort Stockton Memorial Hospital on Dec. 8, 1988. She spent the rest of her career sharing her passion for the benefit of her patients. She finished her nursing career with Dr. Bhattis pulmonary department in Granbury, Texas. Prior to her nursing career, Marcey studied and worked as a hairdresser.

Marcelane Brown Sheelar

Fort Stockton ISD, Texas Tech K-12 form historic partnership

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An unprecedented partnership between the Fort Stockton Independent School District and the Texas Tech University K-12 online academic program became official on Dec. 1 at the district’s special school board meeting.

The Fort Stockton ISD school board unanimously approved the partnership, which is scheduled to begin next semester.

The partnership is the first of its kind in the state of Texas according to TTU K-12 Interim Superintendent Dr. Justin Louder.

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