No state agency is tracking the number of Texas school employees who die from COVID-19. So WFAA is.
“She was great. And then she was gone,” said a colleague about Lancaster High School teacher Evonna Stewart, who died of COVID one day shy of her 27th birthday. Author: Teresa Woodard Updated: 7:42 PM CDT May 18, 2021
DALLAS Cary Richards fell in love at 13 years old.
The object of his affection wasn’t a girl. It was a sound.
“When he was 13, he was watching television and landed on a movie called ‘The Glenn Miller Story’ and he said, ‘That’s what I want to do!’” said Cary’s wife, Sharon Trimble.
Here’s which Grand Prairie races will have runoffs and where and when to vote
Early voting begins May 24.
Two City Council races will have runoff elections in Grand Prairie.(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer)
Two city council races are headed to runoff elections June 5.
For District 6, Kurt G. Johnson will face Jeff Wooldridge. Johnson received 49.4% of the votes, and Wooldridge got 38.6%, both short of the 50% threshold required to avoid a runoff.
And for District 8, an at-large seat, Greg Giessner will face Steve “Junior” Ezeonu. Giessner won 40.9% of the votes, to Ezeonu’s 35.7%.
Grand Prairie is in three counties, so where you should vote depends on your home county.
Mural Honors Grand Prairie Couple Who Died From COVID Holding Hands
February 23, 2021
Courtesy photo from Juan Velazquez
Fort Worth artist Juan Velazquez has honored the late husband and wife Paul and Rose Mary Blackwell with a mural in Grand Prairie. The duo taught for years in the Grand Prairie School District and died minutes apart from COVID-19.
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One of the more memorable moments from the COVID-19 pandemic was the passing of Grand Prairie teachers and husband/wife Paul and Rose Mary Blackwell in December from the deadly virus.
The couple, who had been married, made national news as they died just minutes apart, holding each other’s hands and the hands of their children.
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