Remembering Jack Biddle III: A senator who served Alabama with distinction and wit
It is easy for citizens to dismiss public servants and declare that “they are all the same.'' That's simply not true. Alabama lost one of its most prominent members of Congress on Sunday. Gardendale Sen. Jack Biddle III has died at the age of 94. Jack was a mentor, a dear friend, and perhaps the […]
Remembering Jazz icon, Yale professor Willie Ruff
I usually write about politics and related topics, but let me digress for a moment. The University of Alabama lost a humble legend on Christmas Eve. Willie Ruff was his name and we were friends. I had the pleasure of meeting Willie more than 30 years ago when he was a host and producer at […]
remembering Teofilo ‘Tio’ Tachias, Coconino County’s first Latino Supervisor
A memorial service was held Friday morning at the Catholic Diocese of San Francisco de Assis to honor the life and work of Teofilo “Tio” Takias, who died in July. Mr. Takias served on the Coconino County Board of Supervisors from 1965 to 1989. He was the first Latino to win a major local election. […]
Today’s Photo from Ted Grussing Photography: Remembering Cool
… great weekend … mostly indoors, reviewing a lot of photos taken during the cooler months. The shot above was taken from above the village of Oak Creek looking north-northwest…Courthouse Rock on the bottom left, Cathedral Rock above, Airport Mesa above, Thunder Mountain above…Mount Wilson on the right Partially in the clouds and Oak Creek […]
Remembering former Superior Court Judge Dudley Welker
Photo by: Former Graham County Superior Court Judge Dudley Welker died May 22. Former Graham County Superior Court Judge Dudley Struan Welker died on May 22, 2023 at his home in Mesa at the age of 90. Mr. Welker served as a lay judge from 1988 to 1998 and has practiced as a lawyer in […]
Obituary: REMEMBERING — Cheryl Ann Clancy-Koehler | The Daily Courier
Sheryl Ann Clancy was born on November 1, 1944 in Marin County, Northern California to Jack and Evelyn Clancy. Cheri died peacefully on the night of January 12, 2023, on a comfortable sofa in her great room. Cheri and Kip Koehler got married two years after forming an inseparable bond. In 2022, I moved into […]
