By 27th SOW Public Affairs A mayoral proclamation designating Cannon Air Force Base as Lubbock, Texas’ “hometown military installation” was presented to Col. Wesley Norris, 27th Special Operations Maintenance Group commander, at the monthly meeting of the Lubbock Lions Club on April 5. The proclamation further declared all U.S. Air Force personnel stationed at Cannon […]
CHS grad battling cancer receives honorary doctorate
December 23, 2010
Courtesy photo Virginia Lee, 24, was awarded an honorary Ph.D. in molecular plant science by Washington State University Dec. 13. Lee, a Clovis native, is battling terminal cancer. Sharna Johnson Virginia Lee’s outlook is simple — people were put on earth to help. “If we’re not here to help others what are we here for?” […]
Clovis resident honored as honorary firefighter
October 2, 2010
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Brooke Hankins of Clovis embraces Clovis Fire Chief Ray Westerman after she was named an honorary fire fighter Saturday at the Department’s Station 1. By Liliana Castillo: CNJ staff writer The Clovis Fire Department made their biggest fan an honorary firefighter Saturday. Clovis resident Brooke Hankins, 20, suffers from an […]
Honorary chairs say fear of the unknown toughest part of cancer
April 30, 2005
By Marlena Hartz: CNJ staff writer Minutes after regaining consciousness, one thought ran through Russell Muffley’s head — had his surgery been successful? The answer he had been hoping for wasn’t what he heard. “It was the lowest point. I waited and waited and waited for the doctor to come in and then he did. […]
Green, Hildrige
March 3, 2004
Hildrige Green Jr. Services: Have been held. Hildrige Green Jr., 77, of Roswell died Friday, Feb. 27, 2004, at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell. He was born on Sept. 16, 1927, in Marlin, Texas, to Hildrige and Evelyn Kato Green. He moved to Clovis in 1955 and then to Roswell in 1988. He […]
Hahn, Wayne
August 27, 2003
Wayne Hahn Services:Have been held. Mr. Wayne Hahn, 79, of Portales, died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2003, at his home. He was born on July 7, 1924, in Portales, to Elver and Alvin Hahn. He was a lifelong resident of Portales. He married Louise Barber on June 24, 1944, in Lubbock. They operated their dairy farm […]
