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His play "Tings Dey Happen" was the winner of the 2007 Will Glickman Playwrights Award for best new play in the Bay Area.

Amy Lois Hensarling Nicholas, a loving wife, mother and "Nanny", 86, of Longview and formerly of Avery, died Tuesday, May 6, 2008, in a Longview Hospital. via Paris Texas

“You never met a person who would do anything for anyone, who'd bend over backwards for complete strangers”

The recovery of Jonathon Cote's body in Iraq answered one question for Francis Cote: whether his Army veteran-turned-contractor son was dead or alive. via KRISTV.COM Corpus Christi

“It is closure in that you don't lie awake anymore wondering if he is cold, if he is hungry or if he is hurting”

John Roy Young understood the dangers of working in Iraq, family members say, but he went anyway to serve his country.But on Nov. via KansasCity.com

The body of West Texas contractor, Ronald J. Withrow, was found. Withrow, was from Roaring Springs, and he worked for JPI Worldwide. via KVII

“I am hopeful that he and the others will be released unharmed and return home soon. I would also like to thank all those who have come to know Jonathon for their continued prayers, love and support at this difficult time.”

University of Florida student Jonathon Cote may be among five U.S. contractors found dead in Iraq. via WJXX

“We feel very sad that this is how it turned out. We wish it turned out a better way”

The remains of two U.S. contractors kidnapped in Iraq more than a year ago have been recovered, the FBI said Monday, weeks after families of several long-missing men gained hope that they might be found alive.

Ronald Withrow of Roaring Springs, Texas, and John Roy Young of Kansas City, Mo., were among six Western contractors kidnapped separately. The disappearances received new attention this month when the severed fingers of several men were sent to the U.S. military in Iraq.

Several relatives had taken the discovery of the fingers as a hopeful sign, including the father of Jonathon Cote, who remains missing. Read more

“I have no idea. He said he would be back in touch with me in two or three weeks and not to expect anything more than that.”

A son working as a civilian in Iraq is taken hostage. It's sounds more like a Hollywood movie plot, but sadly for one Roaring Springs mother, this is all too real. via KCBD-TV Lubbock