Austin American-Statesman Metro State Monday, November 8, 1999 B3 Travis sheriffs officers honored for heroic acts I -v V. Si. if v. Ralph BarreraAA-S Travis County Sheriff Margo Frasier, left, congratulates Deputy Mike Mancias as he makes his way to the podium Sunday night to accept an award for demonstrating his skills in the pursuit and apprehension of two aggravated armed robbery suspects. By Mike Kelley American-Statesman Staff The guy would not stay down.
Travis County Sheriffs Lt. Mark Sawa had stopped the man, who was driving the wrong way across the Loop 360 bridge, and the guy wanted to fight. Sawa, who is 6-feet-4-inches tall, put him down again and again. Every time, the suspect came back up, punching and kicking. He seemed, Sawa recalls now, "impervious to pain." Deputy Amber Wentz-Moore drove up.
The three of them fought, rolling around in the traffic lanes of the bridge. Wentz-Moore broke her leg in the melee until finally, after nearly being run over by traffic on the bridge, the two were able to subdue the man. It was, Sawa admits now, "very scary." For saving Wentz-Moore from further injury, Sawa on Sunday received a Life Saving Award from his fellow officers the Travis County Sheriffs Office Association. For her efforts, Wentz-Moore won a Purple Heart. They were two of the deputies recognized for performance during the past year for everything from battling with criminals to saving a life by giving CPR.
About 250 officers, their families and friends attended the awards ceremony at the Holiday Inn on Town Lake. "We don't often have a chance to tell people, 'Thank This is one of those times," said Sheriff Margo Frasier. Detective Rick Wines, a 16-year veteran of the sheriffs office, was named Officer of the Year. Jane Bidwell was honored as Ralph BarreraAA-S Robert Draper, left, listens to fellow author Sarah True lies' panel Sunday at the Texas Book Festival. Bird discuss her research for a novel during the The event raises money for public libraries.
Even novels of suspense can expose their author's past Corrections Officer of the Year. Clyde Hoffman, who handles the department's mail, was recognized as Employee of the Year. Also receiving Life Saving Awards were Deputies Ray Hil-burn and Ruben Garcia. Hilburn, while patrolling in a rural area of Northwest Travis County, came to the aid of an elderly woman suffering a heart attack, administering CPR until medical technicians arrived. Garcia came upon a man in the Volente area who was trying to commit suicide using his car's exhaust.
Garcia dragged the man from the car, saving his life. Honored posthumously were Deputies Benny Berry and Walter Eckert, who were shot in 1967 while serving a warrant. Not only partners, the two men were cousins. Berry died at the scene of the incident, while Eckert succumbed college classrooms. "Writing saved me from whatever could have befallen me," Salinas has said before.
He's gone on to become one of the nation's most respected writers in Chicano literature, and Stanford University obtained his archives in 1993. He says he's humbled by it all when he goes to neighborhoods and recreation centers to speak to youths interested in writing. Staff writers Michele Santos, Ricardo Gandara and free-lancer Carol Lake contributed to this report. reactions. They are confounded by the humanity they share with killers.
David Lindsey has met several hired killers and talked to them in prison, researching his mystery novels. He was surprised to find how personable they were. "They may love their dogs or even their daughters," he said. Literature can help resolve inner conflicts, Austin poet Raul Salinas suggested. Some 25 years ago, he served time in prison but read a lot and developed his writing.
It led to his "East of the Freeway," which is now used in some investigate deadly chase Continued from Bl the idealism of 1968, the year they graduated. The lawyer protagonist of his book shares that motivation. "The novels that we write are all parts of ourselves," said Chuck Meyer, author of "Deathangel." Meyer is a mystery writer, an Episcopal priest and vice president of operations at St. David's Medical Center. "Each person in the novel is also a part of you," he said.
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Duncan was killed in 1911 while trying to arrest a man who had just murdered a bartender in South Austin. Moore was killed in 1887 while attempting to arrest two men in what is now the West Lake Hills area after they had confessed to burning down the Eanes School. Besides the presentation of awards, the evening featured a performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by the Sheriffs Choir, which also closed the ceremonies with "Amazing Grace." You may contact Mike Kelley at mkelleystatesman.com or 445-3627. work, she had to help her mother," Vasquez-Jones said. Travis County Sheriff Margo Frasier has declined to comment specifically on Saturday's incident but said, in general, the decision to pursue a suspect is left to a deputy.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Community Development Block Gram (CDBG) program. Portions of NHCD's CDBG funds are reserved for activities that would prove the quality of life in priority neighborhoods through the Youth Services Program. GranLs are currently available to non-profit organizations for eligible Youth Sen ices Program activ ities within the City of Austin. This program enables non-profit organizations to provide youth services to youth in economically depressed neighborhoods. Non-profit organizations interested in applying must submit a proposal to NHCD.
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