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HJ II I yyy- OBITUARIESVALLEY STATE FRIDAY, H.BRUARY 18, 2(MM) B9 The Arizona Republic LIFE STORIES John L. Wilson, 71, of Tempe AZ, passed away on Feb 15, 2000. Visitation will be on Fri, Feb 18, pm, at Meldrum Mortuary. Services will be on Sat, Feb 19, at 11:00 am, Del Rio Tempe LDS Ward, 1881 Del Rio Drive, Tempe. A second visitation will be held 1 hour prior to service time at the church Don Philips, devoted dad and avid Jacob Edward Wilson, Infant, of Glendale Arizona, passed away February 15, 2000.

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angler kids how to fish. When his daughter was young, Philips' wife would get up early on Sundays to make doughnuts for church. Philips would carefully dress his daughter in her Sunday best, putting ribbons in her hair and tying big, beautiful sashes around her homemade dresses. After church, while waiting for his wife to get home, Philips taught his daughter how to play poker. And blackjack.

"Don't tell Mom," he told her. When she was a little older, he taught her how to shoot with a 7-cent rifle. "He was a coin collector," Judy explained. "He sold a nickel and two pennies from his collection for $65 and bought me a new .22 rifle." With it, Judy Philips became an expert marksman, winning several competitions. Philips was never wealthy, but his daughter never lacked.

She always had the best sports equipment, and knew how to use it. "He always told me I was OK for a girl," she said. "To this day I take it as a compliment." Life Stories celebrates the lives of everyday Arizonans. To suggest a person of interest, call John Stanley at (602) 444-4414 or e-mail Life Stories a ArizonaRepublic.com. Solitary, orderly guy came to love family 'commotion' By John Stanley The Arizona Republic Don Philips was a quiet, me-v thodical man who loved to fish.

He was the kind of man who kept records of his computer solitaire games, who believed everything had its place. He enjoyed people, but could sit in comfortable silence for hours as he fished. He was an easygoing but determined man who took life in stride. He could fix nearly anything. After his first wife died and his daughter moved away, he lived an orderly, solitary life.

Then he met a widow with six kids, three dogs and a live-in mother, and his life was never the same. "He may have rolled his eyes a time or two in the beginning, but he came to love all the commotion," said his wife, Mary Ann Philips. Donald D. Philips died Feb. 8 in Phoenix.

He was 73. Philips was born in Detroit, but moved to the Valley in 1948 to help his folks with a dairy farm bass at Lake Pleasant, San Carlos or Roosevelt lakes. Every once in awhile he'd go to California to fish for stripers. On one such trip in 1988, Philips landed the biggest, ugliest fish he'd ever seen. Ed Bacon, Philips' friend and fishing partner for 51 years, said it happened on the Sacramento River.

Philips, using cut bait on a 12-pound monofilament line, caught a 35-pound sturgeon, a long, narrow, toothless fish covered with bony plates. They are treasured for their tasty flesh and their eggs, used in the preparation of caviar. It took Philips 45 minutes to land the beast, and once he did he couldn't grinning, Bacon said. Philips and Bacon spent hours together, fishing and telling stories. They had their share of adventures and mishaps.

"One time, we were in a 16-foot Crestliner on Roosevelt Lake. It was in January and we were out pretty far when Don says, 'Where's all this water coming Well, we forgot to put the plug in and we had a boat full of cold, ankle-deep water." A mad dash to shore kept them from a dunking. Philips enjoyed sharing his skills, often spending Saturday mornings with an Arizona Game and Fish program to teach city 9 apply to assume DiCiccio's seat yet Slore Information Hy Pat Kossan The Arizona Republic Sal DiCiccio's chair was still warm when people began picking up applications to fill the vacancy left when the Phoenix city councilman resigned to run for Congress. By the 5 p.m. Thursday deadline, nine people had filed for selection as the temporary representative for DiCiccio's east PhoenixAhwatukee district.

The council will choose that temporary representative, who will serve until district residents elect a new council member, most likely in September. Six of the applicants for the interim job also declared themselves candidates for that election. The winner would serve more than a year of DiCiccio's The Arizona Republic Lets You Co Beyond Today's Headlines! QI-V-vl I I rst esuw of the news I Home of IHK ARIZONA HU-HHIJC Free Information on the Internet and America Online Home Buying Choices Travel Small Business Local and Natiorul News Employment Listings Coif Local Entertainment ALT. Alternative hews On the Internet: http:www.azcentral.com PRESSUNE (602)271-5656 POWEBCO 0, Tin RUIftA mji Free Recorded Information by Phone Choose Information by Code Number: He always told me I was OK for a girl. To this day I take it as a compliment.

Judy Philips Don Philips' daughter "That's what we did when I'd visit," she said. "He'd buy us Cokes and put his feet up on the desk and I thought that's what his job was." Philips was a pious man who helped found Holy Trinity and St. Jerome's Catholic churches. He called Bingo every Tuesday night for 14 years to help retire the debt at St. Jerome's.

That's how he met Mary Ann. "When we first started going out, I wouldn't let him come over. I told him my house was too hard to find," she said. "I didn't want him to see that houseful and get scared off. I waited until he got attached to me before I had him over for dinner.

And he just rolled with the flow. That was his nature." Philips' passion was fishing. Mostly he fished for largemouth are not interested in running for the seat. They are former council member Linda Nadolski, who represented the district from 1988 through 1991; architect and community activist Richard Bistany; and Phoenix Community Alliance President Donald Keuth. Council members will review the applications and submit additional candidates if they wish.

Interviews begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday, and council members will announce their decision at 9a.m. Wednesday. All the proceedings are open to the public and will be held in the City Council chambers, 200 W. Jefferson St.

Reach the reporter at Pat.KossanArizonaRepublic.com or (602) 444-8960. under fire to do," said Jim Conlogue, an attorney for Bisbee. US West spokesman Jim Roof defends the company's record, saying 96 percent of its 1999 orders were completed promptly. Most service problems are related to rapid growth and an inability to attract qualified new employees, he said. "Orders have been increasing dramatically," Roof said.

"It's hot just new subdivisions that want additional lines, it's everybody." He said US West spent more than $640 million in Arizona in 1999 to replace worn out cable, switches and terminals. Arizona is the largest of the 14 states US West serves. Since October, the Corporation Commission has attempted to investigate customers' complaints by holding public meetings about US West, mostly in rural areas. "I've gotten an earful to say the least," said Commissioner Bill Mundell. The commission slapped US West with $1.5 million fine earlier this month for violating a service plan initiated in 1995.

and threw it at his feet. "That's what set him off," Chavez said. Nichol told police that the gunman was a medium-built Hispanic, 23 to 26 years old with a mustache. He is 5 feet 6 to 5 feet 8 and was wearing a baseball cap, a blue jacket, dark pants and a dark shirt. Chavez said Nichol said she heard a second man yelling, "Vamanos, vamanos!" meaning let's go.

Chavez said Nichol may have survived by pretending to be dead and because the gunman didn't want to shoot a female in" the head. "Maybe it was a macho thing," he said. Reach the reporter at Daniel.GonzalezArizonaRepublic.com or (602) 444-43312. Mary Wrobleuski, 81, Gilbert AZ, passed away Feb 15, 2000. Visitation 3-7PM, Fri, Feb 18 Rosary 4PM Sunland Lakeside Chapel, 15826 Del Webb Blvd.

Sun City AZ. Services 10AM Sat, Feb 19 St. Elizabeth Seton 9728 Palmeras Lane, Sun City, AZ. Contrib. Hospice of the Valley, 2222 S.

Dobson Rd. Ste. 401, Mesa, AZ 85202-6491 Zelma V. Young, 90, Prescott Arizona, passed away February 15, 2000. Private cremation at Bradshaw Crematory, Prescott Valley.

Family assisted by: Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home. Marjorie Clara Zit-lau, 78, of Phoenix AZ, died Feb. 16, 2000. She was born on May 16, 1921 in East Peoria, IL. She is survived by her husband, Chaplain Robert F.

Zitlau, Sr. of Phx; son, Robert F. Zitlau, Jr of Glendale; sister, Mildred Reith of Peoria, IL and brother, Frederic Rosenbush of Metamora, IL. Visitation, 3-9pm, Fri, Feb. 18 at Hansen Mortuary, 8314 N.

7th St. Funeral Service 10am Sat, Feb, 19 at Lutheran Church of the Master, 2340 W. Cactus, Interment following at Hansen Desert Hills Memorial Park. Contributions: Sun Health Hospice 12740 Plaza Del Rio Blvd, Peoria, AZ 85381 Daniel M. Zogg, 56, of Tama Iowa, passed away Feb.

7, 2000. Memorial Services were held at Tama Assembly of God Church Feb. 1 1, 2000. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home, Tama IA. TENNIS I John Gardiner dies in California Irom Page HI tennis and football coach.

In 1949, Gardiner's football team, the "Big Green Shirt," was undefeated. McKnight said most of the kids on the team were sons of fisherman who were up early at the docks. Inspired by Gardiner, many went on to become teachers and coaches themselves. One, Dan Albert, became mayor of Monterey. Later, Gardiner traded the classroom for the tennis court and become a pro at Pebble Beach.

In 1957, Gardiner and his wife, Barbara, opened their first tennis resort in Carmel Valley. In 1970, Gardiner opened his second Tennis Ranch in Paradise Valley. The casitas, as the condos were called, were sold to owners who could vacation there, with full access to the courts and clubhouse, whenever they wished. When the owners were away, the ranch rented their condos to guests, sharing fees with the owners. The concept was a hit.

For years, Gardiner wintered at his Arizona ranch, spending the rest of the year in Carmel Valley. Cancer claimed Gardiner's wife, Barbara, in 1978. A local hospice helped the family through her last, tough weeks. Soon afterward, Gardiner initiated the U.S. Senator's Cup Tennis Classic, a benefit to raise funds for the Hospice of the Valley.

The Tennis Ranch sponsored the tournament for 20 years, raising $4 million used to build the Gardiner Home hospice in Scottsdale. Over the years, a veritable Who's Who in Hollywood passed through the gates of the Tennis Ranch, including Elton John, who brought his own cook so he wouldn't have to mingle at meals; Katharine Hepburn, who was never known to lift a racquet. Plus, Eva Gabor, Merv Griffin, Andy Williams, Clint Eastwood and Arthur Murray. In 1979, Gardiner married Mo-nique Ledoux. For a time in the late 1980s, Gardiner was part owner of John Gardiner's Enchantment, a tennis resort near Sedona.

Gardiner sold his Paradise Valley resort to Tennis Ranch Inc. of Cincinnati in 1992 for about $2.5 million. In addition to his wife, Mo-nique, Gardiner is survived by his sons, John Gardiner Jr. of Carmel Valley and Thomas Gardiner of Santa Cruz; and daughters, Tricia McKnight of Scottsdale and Tenise Kyger of Bend, and eight grandchildren. Services will be held Monday at the Carmel Mission.

The family has asked that any memorial contributions be made to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower Phoenix, AZ 85014. Reach the reporter at John.3tanleyArizonaRepublic.com or (302) 444-4414. US West rural service Family photo Don Philips was an experienced fisherman and apparently a pretty smart one, too. Here's the proof of his monster catch.

they bought at 24th and Southern avenues. They sold milk to Carnation and had a few acres of citrus. It wasn't unusual- for the Philips family to have 20 or 25 people to Sunday dinner. Philips spent most of his career with DiEugenio Tools in Phoenix, where his daughter, Judy Philips, thought his job was drinking Cokes all day. four-year term.

They include architectural engineer Daniel Demland, who was trounced by DiCiccio in 1997. On election night, Demland predicted that DiCiccio would not complete his term. DiCiccio denied it, but now is running for the District 6 spot being vacated by Matt Salmon. Also among interim applicants running in the election are Glenna Twing, owner of a management consulting firm; Alison Rapping, founder of the nonprofit Make-A-Difference organization; retired teacher Bob McKnight; attorney and city planning volunteer Greg Stanton; and marketing consultant Peter Eason. Three applicants want to serve as temporary representative but tion of the 2.8 million lines installed by US West, but the Corporation Commission sees it as a reflection of a bigger problem.

"The people who call the commission are actually a very small number of people encountering problems overall," said Corporation Commission spokeswoman Heather Murphy. "It's clearly a significant issue for residents and business owners in Arizona." Arizona isn't alone. Colorado, Washington state, New Mexico and Oregon equivalents of Arizona's commission also have taken US West to task for complaints, delays and other quality of service problems. The company also has customers in Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. In Bisbee, officials say they are fed up with waiting for improvements in service.

The city filed a formal complaint against the company in November. "We're going after them, and we're going to do what we have He was shot five times. "Many, many citizens from your country were going back to the U.S., and none of them stopped," said Jose Jesus Ruval-caba Gonzalez, chief of the state police in Sonoita. Chavez said he is convinced a robbery led to the shootings. "I'm 100 percent without a doubt certain," Chavez said as he emerged from the shrine.

He said the surviving victim told him she was inside the shrine taking pictures when a man pulled up in a gray two-door car and blocked the railed entrance way that leads into the shrine. She told investigators that she didn't know the car was there, however, until a man entered the shrine and demanded money. The robber didn't pull out a gun until Nichol took out a wad of money Arizona not alone in complaining about telephones Associated Press When heavy rains hit Bisbee in southeastern Arizona, water seeps into the town's decades-old telephone cables. Lines can go dead for days. Tom Wheeler, a US West technician-, jokes that those are the days he's afraid to go home.

"Sometimes neighbors would be in my yard, they'd flag me down in the middle of the street or call me up at home," the 33-year-old Bisbee resident said. "That's part of small-town life. It's kind of neat." But the service rural areas receive from US West is no laughing matter to Bisbee officials and others in Arizona. The Arizona Corporation Commission logged 4,014 complaints against the Denver-based telephone company from residents and businesses statewide in 1999. The complaints are a tiny frac For entertainment, reviews and the events calendar 1112 For the movie times review line 1113 For stock quotes, stock reports, financial reports money rates lines and commodities 1114 For horoscopes 1115 For day and evening soap opera updates 1116 For TV listings 1117 For news, time weather 1118 For sports reports and the Fishing Line 1119 For ski conditions 1106 For Arizona lottery results and general information 1107 Galactic forecast 5800 2IjTSS2 Al Collins Graphic Design School The adult learner specialized hands-on training What is Information Technology and sample jobs 5260 5262 Web Design and interactive CD-ROM careers for the new Millennium 5265 The need for graphic designers 5269 Specialized contract training from computer networking to graphics 5279 John C.

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