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A6TOOELE TRANSCRIPT-BULLETINTUESDAY May 3, 2011OBITUARIESJohn JosephMcNamaraJohn Joseph McNamara, 40years of age, passed away onApril 30, 2011 in Tooele, Utahsurrounded by his loving family.He lost a four-week battlewith an extremely rare andaggressive cancer, EpitheliodAngiosarcoma.John was born on Sept. 17,1970 in Vallejo, Calif. He livedin California most of his life,moving to Utah in 2009. Hewas an exceptional tile setterand was currently employedas a rock truck driver atSuperior Excavating andHauling. John loved NASCAR,motorcycles and hard rockmusic. He had a kind heartand was always willing tohelp anyone in need.John is survived by: hismother Colleen Sherman(Gregory); father TimothyMcNamara Sr. (Jeanette);three brothers Ryan (Julie),Timothy Jr., and Kyle(Georgiana); three step-brothersGregory, David and Lance;two step-sisters Theresa andDeborah (Matt); and numerousnephews, nieces, cousins,aunts and uncles.His family would liketo thank all of our friends,neighbors and co-workers fortheir love and support overthis past month. We wouldlike to thank the ChristianFaith Church of Tooele.A short memorial servicewas held on the evening ofApril 30 and a full funeral isplanned in California nearJohn’s birthday.Sinus Infection? Allergies?Voice Disorders?David K. Palmer M.D.Nancy J. Stevenson P.A.-C(over 10 years of ears, nose and throat experience)Ear, Nose & ThroatHead & Neck SurgeryAllergy & SinusVoice DisordersClara Frances Hawkins“Franny”“Angel on Earth”Clara Frances Hawkins “Franny”loving mother, sister, grandmother,great-grandmother and friendpeacefully passed away on April30, 2011 in Tooele. She was bornMarch 27, 1935 in Lexington,Ky., to Frank and Clara Mize. Shespent her childhood growing up inKentucky and Ohio. She marriedLaVar Mikesell in 1955 and fivechildren were born of this marriage:Kathy, Nisha, Clark, Hollyand John. In 1977 Fran marriedKay Hawkins and became motherof his four children: Sandra,August, Jamie and Lori. Frankand Kay gave us all a wonderfulchildhood with racing stockcars, camping, water skiing andall night jam sessions around thefire, to name a few. She had aBetty L. Williams1932-2011Betty Lou Johnson Williams,age 78, passed away April 28,2011 under the watchful eye ofa merciful Father in Heaven andher family while being welcomedinto the arms of those who havepassed before her. She was lovinglycared for and aided duringher 30-day bout with cancer byher children.Betty was born to McCoy andAlice Johnson at the family homein Grantsville, Utah on Nov. 27,1932. She was the middle of fivechildren, raised in Grantsville,and loved every moment of herchildhood.While attending GrantsvilleHigh School, she met and fellin love with Robert (“Bobby”)very warm and caring heart andwas a friend to all. She enjoyedsinging, gardening, picnickingwith the kids, painting, the oceanand sandy beaches. She was alsoa member of the Fraternal Orderof the Eagles. Her beautiful smile,Williams. They were marriedOct. 4, 1951 in the Salt Lake LDSTemple. They were elated tobring into the world four healthychildren whom they dedicatedfun spirit and loving and caringpersonality will be missed by allwho knew her. She was precededin death by her mother and father,four brothers, daughter Kathy,son Clark, grandson Jacob, greatgrandsonDamian, companiontheir lives to.Betty was ambitious; she wasa business owner and secretarythroughout her career. She wasinvolved in her church and communitythroughout her life andloved serving other people. Shewas a devout member of theLDS church and enriched thelives of everyone she came intocontact with. God blessed herwith the gift of music with whichshe played the accordion, piano,and organ. She was the wardorganist for over 30 years andnever missed an opportunityto serve others with her manytalents. She was very socialand loved making and keepingfriends and also going dancing.God and family were always No.1 to her.She is survived by brotherCharles (Sue) Johnson of SaltKay and sons-in-law Wil Martinezand Daniel Herrera. She is survivedby daughters Nisha Herrera, Holly(Dev) Gibson, Sandra Martinez,Jamie (Greg) Lawless and LoriWeirich and sons John (Karen)Mikesell and August (Adriana)Hawkins, 30 grandchildren and15 great-grandchildren. The familyexpresses deepest gratitude tothe staff at Rocky Mountain CareCenter for the compassionate carethey provided for many years.Funeral services will be held atTate Mortuary on May 6 at 11 a.m.with visitation prior from 9-11a.m. Interment will take place atTooele City Cemetery. In memoryof Franny, the “Hawksell” familyrequests you help a stranger, feedsomeone who is hungry, blanketsomeone who is cold or give aword of encouragement to someonewho seems lost. If Fran everhelped you in any way, please payit forward.Lake City; brother Larry (Karen)Johnson of Grantsville; sisterin-lawMaxine Clark of Murray,Utah; son Scott (Cathy) Williams,son Bryan (Jennifer) Williams,daughter Jennifer (Steve)Symonds all of Grantsville, Utah;daughter Allison (Jim) Parker ofKnoxville, Tenn.; nine grandchildrenand five great grandchildren.She was preceded in deathby her devoted husband of 56years, Robert (“Bobby”), sistersBernadine and Lorraine, andparents McCoy and Alice.Funeral services will beheld at the Durfee Street WardChapel on Wednesday, May 4in Grantsville. A viewing willbe offered from 11:30 a.m. to12:45 p.m. the same day and thefuneral will commence at 1 p.m.Call 882-6448 to make an appointment1929 N. Aaron Dr. • Ste. #I • TooeleHiker’s Little Book of WisdomSuggestions, Observations and Remindersfor Hikers to Read, Remember and ShareThis book is a must for any hiker or prospective hiker. It coverseverything from bags to bugs and is certain to help anyone on theirnext adventure. These pages are filled with the bare-bones ideas,tips, and tricks without all the infl ated stories and often uselessanecdotes of larger guides.TOOELETRANSCRIPTBULLETINGet Your Copy Today!$5 566 x 4.5 inches 150 pages30%OFF!Stop by the Transcript-Bulletin58 N. Main, Tooele • 8 am to 6 pm • M-FEileen BarnettEileen Barnett, born Sept.21, 1953 in Tooele, passed awaypeacefully May 1, 2011 in Tooeleat the home of her sister, Le AnnaFretwell, after a battle with cancer.Eileen had a passion for law andmade a 32-year career as a prosecutingattorney, including a termas District Attorney of LincolnCounty, Nev. She is preceded indeath by her parents Heber andDora Barnett. She is survived bysisters Le Anna Fretwell (Charlie)of Tooele, and Gayle Boone(Hyrum) of Idaho Falls, Idaho,brothers David Barnett and GaryBarnett of Caliente, Nev., andRonald Barnett (Stacy) of Visalia,Calif., as well as many nieces andnephews. Graveside services willbe held Thursday, May 5 at noonat the Tooele City Cemetery, witha prior viewing at 11 a.m. at TateMortuary.BLMcontinued from page A1After talking to the groupand finding they were shootingappropriately, she moves on toa man and his children downthe road shooting at trash othersleft behind.“He didn’t bring his own targets,”Johnson said. “He’s justshooting at a bunch of trash. Itold him to take a bunch of thegarbage back with him.”Education and talking to peopleis a large part of Johnson’sjob.“I get out and talk to everybodyI see, whether they’redoing something wrong or not,”Johnson, 31, said. “I’ll go overwhat’s expected of them outhere, commend them if they’reshooting the right things, andif they’re shooting stuff that’s alittle questionable I’ll let themknow. A huge part of our jobis letting people know what’sexpected of them because with3 1/2 million acres you can’t putsigns up everywhere.”Johnson has a lot of groundto cover. As one of two armedlaw enforcement rangers for theBLM’s Salt Lake Field Office, sheand her partner, Randy Griffin,cover 14 counties and 3.2 millionpublic land acres.“We cover everything fromthe Juab-Tooele county line upto Idaho, out to Nevada, andover to Wyoming. We cover thewhole northern chunk,” shesaid. “There are a lot of areasIt’s Time to CLEAN HOUSEClean out yourHouseholdHazardousWasteWhat to Bring:• Used oils • Paints • Poisons• Auto Batteries • Chemicals• Antifreeze • Pesticides• Unwanted products labeled“Poison,” “Warning,” or “Caution”• Prescription Drug drop off• E-waste (electronics, computers, tvs, etc.)Sponsored by:HEALTH DEPARTMENTSaturdayMay 7, 2011Sept. 10, 20119 AM - 12 PMWhat NOT to Bring:• Waste from Businesses• Containers larger than 5 gallons• Explosives• Ammunition• Radioactive Waste• Compressed Gas CylindersFor more information check out our website tooelehealth.orgMaegan BurrTamsen Johnson marks off piles of leaded glass from broken computer monitorsin Skull Valley Saturday morning.that we don’t hit, unfortunately.But we try to focus on the areasthat have big populations ofpeople.”Ninety percent of Johnson’stime is spent in Tooele County.“We get such a huge influxfrom Salt Lake and Utah countiesout here,” she said. “Wedon’t deal with very manyTooele County residents. It’smostly Davis, Salt Lake andWeber County residents outhere.”On a patrol day last Saturday,Johnson went to StansburyIsland and Skull Valley, whereshe patrolled Timpie Point,Lone Rock, White Rocks andother areas. On most patrols,she encounters target shootersat Stansbury Island and in SkullValley, and off-highway vehicleriders at Knolls.Much of her work is doneon weekends, when people arerecreating. She spends abouttwo days out of the week in theoffice in West Valley City doingpaperwork.“The majority of our time isspent on OHV enforcement,target shooting and dumping,”she said, adding BLM rangersdon’t catch nearly as many peopleas they’d like to. “We’d probablycatch a lot more peopleif we could sit in one area allday but our job isn’t like thatbecause we have such a big areato cover.”TV screens — especially sincethe switch from analog to digital— and computer monitorsare favorite targets of shooters.They pose a health hazardbecause of the lead in the glass.“The majority of targetshooters don’t do this [shootthese types of items],” she said.“It’s the minority that’s comingout here. The people who areresponsible who want to keepareas open know they can’t dothis stuff. It’s the minority thatwe’re trying to combat out here.It’s catching the people that aredoing it, enforcing hard, andwriting tickets.”Fines are $175, though if thesite has to be cleaned up thecosts associated with restitutioncan be higher.Johnson is a certified fireinvestigator. It’s not her primaryrole but she can assistwhen needed. In contact withdispatch while on patrol, she issometimes first on the scene ofan accident as the closest onearound.“A major part of my job iseducating the public,” she said.“I know a lot of people thinkrangers go out to ruin peoples’weekends and write tickets andruin peoples’ family vacations,but the biggest part of our job iseducating people.”Johnson’s truck is equippedwith radios, a laptop and printer,toolboxes, a bag with extrafiles and ticket books, a breathalyzer,extra batteries, coats andemergency equipment.“I have everything that I needto survive if something happensand I can’t get somewhere,” shesaid. “We go out in really remoteareas so we have to be preparedfor all sorts of situations.”The vehicle also has lightsand sirens, in addition to a cagein the backseat should she makeany arrests.Johnson, who grew up inCorinne in Box Elder County,began working for the BLM in2004 in a student position. Herfather is in law enforcement.She received a bachelor’s degreein 2004 in criminal justice withan emphasis in law enforcementand a minor in sociologyfrom Weber State University. In2006, she received her master’sdegree in criminal justice in2006, also from Weber, and wentto the Federal Law EnforcementTraining Center in Georgia foran 18-week training program.“The way I describe it is likeboot camp meets police academy,”she said.The BLM has 200 law enforcementrangers nationwide — virtuallyall in the Western states.“It was a great fit becauseI grew up in the outdoors,”said Johnson, who now lives inTooele. “My parents kind of putin me to tread lightly — I knowit’s a cliché now — but to takecare of the resources and theoutdoors. It just kind of goesalong with what I’ve alwaysbeen taught.”swest@tooeletranscript.com