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returned to his beloved people of St.
Patrick Parish in 1978 where he was
involved with many other projects. His
love was gardening, and he kept the
Church property very beautifully adorned
with many flowers. He was instrumental
in beginning the annual Curtis Swain Golf
Tournament, which benefits his beloved
St. Patrick Catholic School.
In the recent past, together with his
good friend, Rick Pezdirtz, Fr. Julien was
able to publish a book of his very complete
life, entitled “Promises Kept.”
We want to thank each of you who have
filled Fr. Julien’s life with so much happiness.
The Memorial Mass was open to the
public. Afterward, all were welcomed to
share lunch with the children of St.
Patrick Catholic School.
Memorials may be made to St. Patrick
Catholic School or to St. Patrick Catholic
School Foundation, 2118 Lowry, Lufkin,
Texas 75901.
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WILLIAM A. NORFOLK
On Monday, November 6, William A.
Norfolk of Palmyra, Missouri, passed
away. He was 78 years old. He was in
Maple Lawn Nursing Home, Palmyra,
where he had been a resident for 3 years
and 5 months.
He was a veteran of the Bataan Death
March and was a POW for 31⁄2 years.
He is survived by wife Helen of 54
years, daughter Rebecca (Tuley) and son
Roger, 4 grandsons and 1 granddaughter.
Burial was in Gillenwood Cemetery at
Palmyra on November 8.
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JOSEPH O. QUINTERO
Joseph O. Quintero, age 82, a resident
of Albuquerque for 54 years, died Sunday
morning, November 12, 2000 after a
lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease.
He was a committed husband, a loving
father and loyal friend who was an
inspiration to all who knew him.
Born on September 19, 1918 in Fort
Worth, Texas the eldest of nine children to
Faustino Quintero and Lorenza Olivas, he
moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1946
and began a career with the federal government
as a research technician. Previous to
this time, he served as a Corporal in the
United States Army during World War II.
He was captured on the Island of
Corregidor in the Philippines and endured
four and a half years as a prisoner of war.
He was awarded numerous medals
including the New Mexico Medal of Honor,
Silver Star, Bronze Star, and the Purple
Heart. During his imprisonment he managed
to make an American flag that was
inspirational to his fellow POWs and to
others after the war ended. The story of
this flag is well documented in various
books and articles of World War II history.
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He was an active member of the Nativ -
ity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish for
many years. People have been touched by
his enthusiasm and humor whether it be
at home, work, church, or bicycling around
the North Valley. He will be missed by all
and remembered with great love.
He is survived by his wife of 47 years,
Gladys Ann Baltz-Quintero; and their four
children and families: Son, Joseph F.
Quintero and wife Josephine, children
Nicholas and Serafina; Daughter Margaret
Ann Weber and husband Joseph B. Weber,
children Allison, Diana and Sara; Son Leo
F. Quintero; Daughter Mary L. Tafoya,
and husband Jacob S. Tafoya, children
Justyna and Isabella. He is also survived
by sisters Lucy Oliveira, Ruth Scroggins;
and brother John Quintero; among other
close family members.
The Rosary was held Wednesday,
November 15, 2000 and Mass of Christian
Burial was Thursday, November 16, 2000.
Both took place at the Nativity of the
Blessed Virgin Mary Church.
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MICHAEL J. ROMANELLI
Visitation was held for Michael Joseph
Romanelli, 80, at Corpus Christi Catholic
Church, 5335 Snyder Avenue. The rosary
was also said. Mass was held at the
Corpus Christi Catholic Church with
Father Jim Setelik presiding.
Mr. Romanelli died October 5, 2000, at
the V.A. Hospital in Reno of pneumonia.
As a soldier in the U.S. Marine Corps
during World War II, Romanelli was
captured in Corregidor in May of 1942,
and survived the remainder of the war as
a prisoner in Japan. Following his military
service, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa
from the University of California, Berke -
ley, with a degree in American History.
He spent his working life as an investigator
and later Assistant Chief of the San
Francisco Region of the U.S. Civil Service.
He retired at age 53, and for the next
twenty years traveled the West with his
wife, Jean. He became an expert amateur
carpenter, built a sailboat, and filled the
homes of those close to him with handcrafted
furniture.
He was a devoted husband, father, and
grandfather. When asked what he was
most proud of in his life he said, “I’ve got
four good kids.” His grandchildren were a
great joy in his later years.
Among his survivors are his wife of 53
years, Jean; his four children, Elaine
Romanelli, Susan Romanelli, Patricia
McIntosh, and Paula Delgado; son-in-law
Anthony, and nine grandchildren:
Christina, Bubba, Christopher, Mitchell,
Ryan, Peter, Megan, Kristopher, and
Brianna.
KEMP TOLLEY
Kemp Tolley, 92, a retired Navy rear
admiral who wrote scores of articles and
three books concerning history and naval
affairs, died October 28 at his home in
Baltimore County, Md., after a stroke.
Adm. Tolley was born in Manila, while
his father was serving there in the U.S.
Army, and was a 1929 graduate of the
Naval Academy in Annapolis.
During the 1930s, he served aboard battleships,
cruisers and a submarine tender.
He also served on the exotic China station,
becoming executive officer of the river gunboat
Tutuila on the upper Yangtze.
He became fluent in Russian, German,
French and Spanish. During World War II,
he spent two years as an assistant naval
attache in the Soviet Union and saw combat
in the Pacific as a navigator of the battleship
North Carolina. He was wounded in
the fight for Okinawa.
After the war, his assignments included a
tour from 1949 to 1952 as intelligence division
director at the Armed Forces Staff
College. His last assignment before retiring
from active duty in 1959 was as commander
of a Western Pacific amphi bious group.
In retirement, he wrote for such authori -
tative publications as the Proceedings of the
U.S. Naval Institute. He also wrote four
books, including “Yangtze Patrol,” “Cruise of
the Lanikai” and “Caviar and Commissars.”
Adm. Tolley wrote and lectured about his
secret adventures during the early hours of
World War II. He maintained that
President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave
orders in late 1941, before the United
States entered the war, that a wooden
schooner be lightly armed and sent into
harm’s way. It was to sail south from the
Philippines, attempt to locate a Japanese
fleet that U.S. officials thought was at sea,
draw fire and thus bring the United States
and Japan into war.
Adm. Tolley was given command of a
76-foot wooden schooner, the Lanikai, which
was armed with one gun (last used in the
Spanish-American War) and had last seen
action as a prop in a John Ford-directed
movie, “The Hurricane.” But before the
then-lieutenant commander could put to
sea, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
They also attacked the Philippines from
which Adm. Tolley and his craft, with 25
men, managed to run the Japanese gantlet
to Java, then after the fall of the Dutch East
Indies, miraculously sailed the ship to safety
in Australia, completing a journey of
4,000 miles.
Survivors include his wife, the former
Vlada Gritzenko of Baltimore County; and
a son.
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DOROTHY SCHOLL ARNOLD
Mrs. Dorothy Scholl Arnold died
September 16, 2000. Mrs. Dorothy was an
Angel of Bataan & Corregidor and lived
with her daughter Carolyn Arnold
Torrence in Weatherford, OK 73096.