News from June 2021
Houston's BakerRipley Dementia Care Center 'cannot continue to offer services beyond Oct. 29'
By Christina Heath | Jun 10, 2021
BakerRipley Dementia Day Center in Houston will be closing its doors as of Friday, Oct. 29 due to lack of funding.
'Houston is one of the most diverse cities': OCA Greater Houston hosts second annual Asian Restaurant Weeks event
By Timothy Stuckey | Jun 10, 2021
OCA Greater Houston is hosting its second annual Asian Restaurant Weeks during Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and may assist businesses to earn much-needed revenue during the pandemic, according to a press report.
Fermin Trevino
By Houston Daily | Jun 10, 2021
Fermin Trevino Sr., 78, of Pasadena died Sunday June 6 2021.
Maria Gonzales
By Houston Daily | Jun 10, 2021
Maria M. Gonzales, age 69, went home to be with our Lord peacefully on June 7, 2021 surrounded by her family.
Ruth Wallace Henshall
By Houston Daily | Jun 10, 2021
Ruth Wallace Henshall, age 65, accomplished her earthly journey in Houston, Texas on June 6, 2021, after several years of battling breast cancer.
COVID-19 hospitalizations at Texas Medical Center down 9% over past week
By Houston Daily reports | Jun 9, 2021
A total of 359 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized at Texas Medical Center (TMC) facilities over the past week, a 9% decrease from the previous week, according to TMC affiliates in the nine-county Houston area.
Stafford’s Ariane Karera, Yvette Karera take girls doubles 4A state championship
By Glenn Minnis | Jun 9, 2021
Sophomore twin sisters Ariane and Yvette Karera have achieved legendary status at Stafford High.
A&M’s Michael Nelson: Distributors ‘caught in the middle’ of Amazon’s B2B expansion
By Tamara Browning | Jun 9, 2021
A managing director with a company that helps “distressed and healthy” companies meet operational challenges has given his take on the vulnerability of distributors in light of Amazon’s expansion into Business-to-Business commerce.
Executive coaching at Houston charter school about 'personal growth, not achievement,' coach says
By Karen Kidd | Jun 9, 2021
Coaching – rather than teaching – requires a solid relationship between students and their instructors, an expert in just that at a Houston-area charter school said during a recent interview.
Turner, Collins Aerospace break ground on new space incubator building to help Houston 'remain the brightest star in space'
By David Beasley | Jun 9, 2021
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Collins Aerospace executives broke ground June 7 on a new building at Houston Spaceport that will be part of an incubator to support spaceflight.
Jack E. Popham Jr.
By Houston Daily | Jun 9, 2021
Jack Edward Popham Jr., age 78, of Montgomery, Texas passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021.
Mark Allan Daigle Sr.
By Houston Daily | Jun 9, 2021
Mark Allan Daigle, Sr. joined his Lord on June 4th, 2021 while at home in Willis, Texas.
Buck Wayne Newbaker
By Houston Daily | Jun 9, 2021
Buck Wayne Newbaker, age 52 passed away on Friday, June 4, 2021.
Ricardo Hernandez
By Houston Daily | Jun 9, 2021
Ricardo Hernandez passed away on June 2, 2021, at the age of 65, following a short battle with lung cancer.
Jane Ellen Newsom
By Houston Daily | Jun 9, 2021
We are sad to announce that on June 1, 2021, at the age of 97, Jane Ellen Newsom of League City, Texas, born in Hollywood, California passed away.
Richard Dow Harper
By Houston Daily | Jun 9, 2021
Richard Dow Harper was born in Houston, Texas on December 8th, 1954 to John Allon and Eva Nell Lary Harper. He passed from his earthly body on June 3rd, 2021 in Pasadena, Texas.
Jack Raymond Albonetti Jr.
By Houston Daily | Jun 9, 2021
Jack Raymond Albonetti, Jr. 52, of LaPorte, Texas passed away on June 5 of 2021 peacefully surrounded by his loved ones.
Thomas, Carol
By Houston Daily | Jun 9, 2021
Following a lengthy illness, Carol Beatrice (Vatland) Thomas, 84, of Kingwood and Houston, Texas, completed her journey home to God on the 5th of June. Growing up on a farm near the town of Mabel, in southeast Minnesota, Carol married Eugene (Tom) Thomas, July 7th, 1962.
Marjorie Claire Kelley
By Houston Daily | Jun 9, 2021
Marjorie Claire McKee Kelley passed away at the age of 96 on Thursday, June 3, 2021 in Houston, Texas.