Richland High School - Rebel Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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Death tolls for man famous people in 1982 In 1983, death once again proved, many times over, in fact, that none of us, however mighty or small, was immune from its sting. Henry Fonda, 77 -- heart disease took this long-standing film great whose last work in On Golden Pond won him an Oscar. Princess Grace, 52 - Oscar- winning rags-to-riches heroine who went from Philadelphia's high society to royal status as the bride of Monaco's Prince Ranier. Her unexpected death came as the result of a car acci- dent in whch she suffered two strokes. Leonoid I. Brezhnev - Soviet Communist Party chief for eighteen years who was con- sidered to be one of, if not the, most powerful men in the world. john Belushi, 33 - of Saturday Night Live, Blue: Brotberr, and Animal Home fame. A comic genius, a man with uncontrollable creativity and wit, and unfortunately, an uncontrollable lifestyle. Found dead of a heroin and cocaine overdose. Marty Feldman - another undisputed bright spot in the comedy scene, Feldman died of a heart attack at age 49, after such Mel Brooks' classics as Young Frankenstein, and Silent Movie. Karen Carpenter - a part of Carpenters duo, died aft organ failure due to anorex nervosa. Murray Kaufman, 60 - se proclaimed fifth Beatle wl brought the Falo Bur's music U.S. shores. Murray the I died of cancer. A Thomas Thompson, 49 i Fort Worth born and raisi author of Blood -and Mon Serpentine, and Celebrity hepatitis. DEPARTMENTAL A WARD WINNERS Business i . , English .... French. , , German, . . Spanish .... Social Studies, . . Math. . . Science .... Industrial ArtS . . . , Drama. . . Band. . i Ari ..... R.O.T .C .... Dixie BelleS ..,....., . , Dewey Sutton . . .Katie Eklund . . ,Misty Michell . . ,Stacy Rahn . . i Debora Gomez . , , Laurine Ellison . . ,Buhby Moore . , . . Mike Kubinskie . , . Dan Harris , . ,Lauren Halyard . . David Barnett . , .Kerri Richmond , . . Richell Steelman . , Felicia Hawkins Distributive Education , . , ,,,. Kay Solito W Industrial Cooperative Training .,..... Brandy New Vocational Office Education . . . . , . Linda Giles Vocational Health Occupation ....,,. Leigh Wood Cooperative Vocational Education ,,... Diane Van Buran Auto Mechanics . . , . , . Steve Schneider Cosmetology ..... ,i., , . . Nicole Fran Home Economics Cooperative Education , . Melanie Head Vocational Drafting . . . Vocational Agriculture . . . Home Economics. . , Whiz Kids , . , journalism . . Boys Athletics . . . Girls Athletics , . . . . .john Poole . . .Brel Bryson . . . .Lisa Orr . . . ,Chris Brown . . . Kelly Graves , . . Mark Burleson . . . Debbie Freeze 42 Inside Richland

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Improves girls facilities Fund established in memor of . Barbara Rainey 'ara Rainey led a life in h she strived to make gs better for the next 'ration of women. She en- d the hardships of inferior :tic equipment, and she ted to change things for rs. She took a giant step for len when she became the female pilot of the Navy 'ebruary 22, 1974. Lieutenant Commander john C. Rainey and his wife lived in North Richland Hills for three years during which time she worked as a substitute teacher here in 1980-1982. Tragically on july 13 at 10:20 a.m., Lt. Rainey and a student pilot, Ensign Donald Knowlton, died when the train- ing plane they were using to practice landings crashed near i Pensacola, Florida. Today her portrait is displayed in the Pentagon. Lt. Rainey started a fund to im- prove the girls athletics facilities in honor of his wife's memory. The fund money, which totals 32,031 will be used for carpeting, air-conditioning, and furnishing of the team dressing room. Throughout her life Lt. Rainey explored new fields for women and even after her death she continued to provide other women facilities and oppor- tunities that were not open to her. -julie Richards A plaque now hangs in the refurbished girls dressing room in memory of Lt. Barbara Rainey.

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VITH OVER THIRTY SENIORS GRADUATING SUMA CUM LAUDE, the top ten greaduates became the top even graduates, with a tie for seventh place. The group's exclusiveness was emphasized by this fact. The top graduates ere: Kyle Ballard, Laurine Ellison, Rhonda Callaway, Sumathi Venkateapan, Brian Milne, julie Jorge, Chris Brown, obin Harrison, Bubby Moore, Sharon McCloud,john Key. tbtzl injection used legally for first time in Texas Charlie Brooks executed for Fort Worth murder 1 1982, Texas once again id itself as the proud owner , first. Yet the particular t was of a rather dubious ire. hortly after midnight on ember 7, Charlie Brooks ime the first person in U.S. Dry to be executed by ins of lethal injection. hough both inmates :duled to die immediately are and immediately after oks were granted staysf oks was given no reprieve. 'he scene was reminiscent of surgical operation, with medical devices, doctors and a patient, The room held the patented coldness and sterility of a hospital operating room. Yet, help was not at the way for convicted killer Charlie Brooks as it would have been for a hospital patientg the state of Texas was just about to ad- minister a lethal overdose to Brooks, a former drug user. A catheter inserted into his left arm next to the tatoo I was born to die proved the deathblow. Reactions among the group of demonstrators ranged from sympathetic protesters from staunch supporters sporting kill 'em in vein posters com- plete with illustrated syringes. Among students polled, most favored the death penalty in general. Lori McEndree Cjuniorl commented that she doesn't think criminals should be put in prison for a few years and be let out to kill again. Traci Holland Cjuniorl said that if they are going to have a death penalty, it should be strictly enforced, while Stephanie Hunter fjuniorj said that rape should deserve capital punishment, since there seems to be no other way to stop it. The victims suffer more than the criminals themselves. Randy Wright fjuniorj stated that he supported the death penalty since too many people commit serious crimes knowing they'll get off the hook. On the other side of the fence, Stacy Cowling Cjuniorj said that on cases where the facts aren't completely clear, it is definitely unfair.