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Obituaries Death notices are published of charge. There is a charge for full obituaries and memorials. Call 242-3587 for information. For an archive of obituaries, go to www.flatoday.net/obits/ search.htm DEATH NOTICES COSKEY Richard 71, of Cocoa, died Thursday, July 18. Arrangements by WylieBaxley Rockledge Funeral Home.

HILL, Jr. William 87, of Huntington, W. died Thursday, July 18. Arrangements by Chapman Mortuary in Huntington, W. Va.

HOPSON Saundra 62, of Cocoa, died Thursday, July 18. Arrangements by Beckman-Williamson Funeral Home in Cocoa Beach. MAZZARACO Theresa, 88, of Melbourne, died Tuesday, July 16. Arrangements by Atlantic Mortuary in Rockledge. THOMPSON John of Scottsmoor, died Thursday, July 11.

Arrangements by East Coast Cremation in Rockledge. WISNEWSKI Cole Allen, 2 years old, died Thursday, July 18. Arrangements by Florida Memorial Funeral Home in Rockledge. SAUNDRA HOPSON COCOA Saundra Faye Hopson, 62, died Thursday, July 18, 2002, at Wuesthoff Hospital in Rockledge. Ms.

Hopson was born in High Point, N.C., and moved to Brevard County in 1956. She was a member of Church of Our Saviour Catholic Church and the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post She is survived by her daughters, Cathy Hendren of Cocoa and Tiffany Sanchez of Orlando; sons, Gordon Hopson, Jr. and Wayne Hopson, both of Cocoa; sister Shannon Petty of Ft. Pierce; brothers, Jerry Hill of Pennsylvania, Steve Hill of Texas, John Hill of Colorado and Eddie Hill of Miami; and five grandchildren. Calling hours will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.

Sunday, July 21st, at Beckman-Williamson Funeral Home in Cocoa Beach. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 22nd, at Church of Savior Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Church of Our Saviour Catholic Church, 5301 No. Atlantic Cocoa Beach, FL 32931 or to the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post 8169 Canaveral Cape Canaveral, FL 32920.

Beckman- Williamson Funeral Home in Cocoa Beach is in charge of arrangements. You may sign Ms. Hopson's guest book at: www.beckmanwilliamson.com. WILLIAM HILL, Jr. HUNTINGTON, W.

VA. Mr. William M. Hill, of Huntington, W. went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 18, 2002, in St.

Mary's Hospital. He was born December 15, 1914 in Salem W. a son of the late W. Morris and Anna Philippi Hill, Sr. He was an Elder of Sixth Avenue Church of Christ and a member of the Sanctuary Choir, Bible Teacher and a Trustee.

Mr. Hill was a past Master of the Western Star A.F.&A.M., whose members will be pallbearers and conduct Masonic Graveside rites, Guyandotte Chapter R.A.M and was a past Patron of the Guyandotte Chapter of O.E.S. A graduate of Marshall University with both a Bachelor and Master Degrees, and a past member of the Musician Union He was an employee of Owens- for 42 years serving as Plant Engineer of Owens-Illinois Plant in Huntington, W. and Project Manager for plant construction of Owens-Illinois Subsidiary Cisper Glass Company in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Mr.

Hill was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Lucille Bandush Hill. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, William M. Hill, Ill, a minister of Lakewood Church of Christ in Howell, and wife, Yvonne of Linden, Col. James B. Hill serving with the West Virginia Army National Guard and wife, Kay of Mineral Wells, W.

one grandson, Geoffrey Hill of Chicago, four granddaughters, Deborah Chapman of Fairbanks, Alaska, Denise Schreiber of Hamilton, Ohio, Sonja Phillips of Clendenin, W. and Kyna Hill of Mineral Wells, W. nine greatgrandchildren; and a dear friend, Marylou Hart of Melbourne, Fla. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. SunJuly 21st, at Chapman's Mortuary in Huntington, W.

by Dr. George Pickens and Andrew May. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Barboursville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Sixth Avenue Church of Christ, 530 20th Street, Huntington, WV 25701. Friends may call at Chapman's Mortuary from 6 to 9 p.m.

Saturday, July 20, 2002. FLORIDA TODAY www.floridatoday.com Find out what's happening in your neighborhood LOCAL For home delivery, log-on to floridatoday.com or call 631-2780 in N. Brevard, 259-5000 in Cen. S. Brevard and 772-562-1771 in Indian River Co.

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In the short amount of time Cole was on this earth, he touched many lives. He was a very handsome, loving, caring and happy little boy. His beautiful hair and gorgeous eyelashes, handsome face and smile are what drew people to him. I hope many will have found their way to Christ through him. healthy baby boy who can run around and play like a big boy.

While our hearts break for you Cole, we can rest assured in knowing where you are and that the battle is over. You were victorious and you now can rest peacefully. You will always be our precious "Cole Always In Our Hearts and Often On Our Minds. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in Cole's memory be sent to: National Niemann Pick Disease Foundation, P.O Box 310, Ft. Atkinson, WI 53538.

www.nnpdr@idenet.com. Graveside services will be held at 930 a.m. Saturday, at Florida Memorial Gardens. Florida Memorial Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements. IN MEMORIAM His parents, Michael and Serina Wisnewski and his big brother, Lane Wisnewski, survive Cole.

His maternal grandparents are Robert and Aileen Pitts of Clewiston; paternal grandparents, Joseph and Barbara Danielle of Lakeland and Mike and Patsy Wisnewski of Palatka; paternal great-grandfather, John Vineyard of Melbourne; Maternal great-grandmother, Elsie Baker of Panama City. He is also survived by large extended families that loved him very much. While we can not understand why we know that Cole is in the arms of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, where there's no more pain or suffering and he will be a happy In Loving Memory of Mike Carney Take a moment out of your day and think about Mike. I thought of you today, Happy Memories circled through my mind and a Smile edged onto my mouth, and things just seemed a little better, all because I thought of you today. Comfort comes in knowing that your love lives on in the lives of your family and friends.

Love, Your Family In Loving Memory of Mike Carney A year ago today, I lost my best friend. The one my heart and soul confided in. The one who knew just what to say Whose smile could brighten up my day. He was always the wind beneath my wings. I miss him even for the smallest things.

I miss our morning walks Daily lunches and evening walks His spirit will always be with me. Even though we are miles apart The wonderful memories I carry with me will always be within my heart. Love, Mary IN MEMORIAM In Loving Memory of Anita Stodden Wooten January 6, 1956 July 20, 2001 In 2001, day twenty of month seven God claimed an angel, to brighten his heaven And though we miss you, Anita dear, The fact that you're with us is amazingly clear We see you in the stars, or a cloud in the sky We see you in a smile, or a twinkling eye We feel you in the sun; on a warm Florida day We feel you the most when we take time to pray We hear you quite plainly, when the mockingbird sings We hear you in the beat of a dragonfly's wings It's been just a year, since we bid you goodbye But everyday since, we've received your reply Your Loving Family TODAY www.floridatoday.com Unleash your creative side with ARTS LEISURE For home delivery, log-on to floridatoday.com or call 631-2780 in N. Brevard, 259-5000 in Cen. S.

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The reading was made at the Miami Municipal Airport, now the site of Amelia Earhart Park, southwest of Opa Locka. "It was hot back then," said James Lushine, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service. "Global warming is not just today's headlines. We've had hotter times in the The state's heat record was set at 110 degrees in Monticello, near Tallahassee, back in 1931. Lushine does not dispute growing concerns over global warming, but says that phenomenon is part of a longtime pattern of progressively hot years that can be traced back over centuries.

The June 1942 scorcher in Miami, said Lushine, is evidence of shorter heat cycles. "But global conditions are definitely getting warmer," Lushine said. "In Miami, you also have the heat-island effect," he said, referring to a frenzy of development during the past decades that has made the city a virtual heat trap. The new record coincides with an announcement by State Health Secretary John Agwunobi advising Floridians to keep cool in the midst of the current heatwave. Weather officials predicted heat indexes temperatures felt by the body when humidity is factored in of 105 to 130 degrees through the weekend.

Such high temperatures pose a health hazard. "With prolonged exposure to the heat, people can become ill if they don't take precautions," Agwunobi said. Captain Vince Adreano of the Miami Beach Patrol knows well the telltale signs of heat exhaustion. "We get a handful of cases a week," Adreano said. "People who don't drink enough fluids get weak, dizzy, and they sometimes pass out." Adreano said most people rebound quickly, but extreme cases of heat exposure can be fatal.

Agent's lawsuit claims retaliation from INS Associated Press MIAMI Retaliation against an INS agent who complained of anti-Cuban bias in the agency's Miami office has spread to others, the agent's attorney claimed Friday. Rick Ramirez is suing the Immigration and Naturalization Service over its response after the armed federal raid to seize Elian Gonzalez from the home of his Miami relatives in April 2000. "The INS and Justice Department are digging themselves a deeper ditch," said Larry Klayman, Ramirez's attorney from the Washington watchdog group Judicial Watch. INS spokesman Rodney Germain said he had no comment because of the pending lawsuit. "We're going to have to allow it to run its course through the system," he said.

Ramirez, a 17-year veteran of the agency, said he has been the target of about 20 internal complaints since he spoke out after the raid. His witnesses also are being retaliated against as the case approaches trial in September or October, Klayman said. One of the targets is Ana Cruz, an INS personnel employee, who wrote a letter of complaint in the midst of the Elian custody dispute about a posting at another employee's work station titled "Cuban Cowards," Klayman said. The flier denounced Cubans in Miami as rude, ignorant, hypocritical, greedy, corrupt and criminal. U.S.

District Judge Paul Huck offered delay Ramirez's trial if Klayman wanted to file new lawsuits for other employees, but Klayman said he wanted to move ahead. Klayman said he still is waiting for Attorney General John Ashcroft to respond to his complaint of endemic racism at the Miami INS office. INS agents involved in the raid have testified they saw cup holders bearing a crossed-out image of a Cuban flag, "banana republic" banners and a box with a cartoon of a boy that said "Elian: kick me" in the Miami office. Klayman said swastikas also were displayed. Escambia commissioners deny 'Sunshine' crimes Associated Press PENSACOLA Escambia County Commissioner Terry Smith told a jury Friday he never violated Florida's "sunshine" law by privately discussing public business with another commissioner, former Florida Senate President W.D.

Childers. Smith is being tried for talking about redistricting during a phone call he and Childers allegedly had with an election official and about landfill issues while the nowsuspended commissioners ate lunch at a Whataburger restaurant. Defense lawyer Bob Kimmel asked Smith whether he broke the sunshine law by discussing redistricting with Childers. "No, I did not," Smith slowly replied in a strong, firm voice. He gave the same response when Kimmel asked about the landfill allegation, adding "I'm absolutely, 100 percent positive." Jurors are scheduled to begin deliberating after closing arguments Saturday.

A separate jury last month convicted Childers of violating the law last year by talking with Smith during a call over a speaker phone to Escambia Supervisor of Elections Bonnie Jones. Childers was acquitted on the Whataburger charge. Childers' jury also found him innocent of a third count and hung on a fourth, for which he is to be retried. The maximum penalty for each violation is 60 days in jail and a $500 fine. Childers and two other suspended commissioners, Mike Bass and Willie Junior, also have been indicted on more serious public corruption charges including bribery.

Junior has agreed to a plea deal that would limit his prison time to 18 months in exchange for testimony against Childers, Bass and two real- brokers also indicted. Smith, 46, a folksy paint-and body-shop owner, said he considered Jones a friend but sharply contradicted her nervous testimony. Jones said Thursday that she received the commissioners' call at home one evening. Smith said he and Childers were together only once in the evening when the latter was using a speaker phone. He said he came by Childers' office to drop off an estimate for replacing a dented bumper on Childers' truck.

Smith said a woman was on the line, but he did not know who it was and did not speak to her. Jones, who was redrawing district lines for the commissioners, had testified Smith told her he did not want a certain area in his district and that "We're not violating the sunshine law; we're just sitting around talking." Smith, a newcomer to public office, said he recalled hearing similar comments from Childers and Jones once when he asked if a conversation on family matters they were having in Jones office might violate the law. Smith also testified he had discussed redistricting with Jones, also not against the law, about 10 times on other occasions WEIGHT LOSS SEMINAR July 20th 1pm D52411 R. Chandra, MD, PhD, FACC Board Certified Cardiologist For More Information Auditorium Entrance Reservations Call 20 E. Melbourne Ave.

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