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Graveside services for retired Sgt. 1st Class Gilberto Lopez, 80, of Killeen will be at 1 p.m. today at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.
Mr. Lopez died on Feb. 15, 2021. He was born on Sept. 28, 1940, in Harlingen to Lisandro and Felicitas Lopez.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Emma; his daughters, Beatrice Lopez Cox Norma, and husband Garry, of Killeen, and Alvera Taylor, of North Carolina; and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Benito Lopez, Eduardo Lopez and Manuel Lopez.
Mr. Lopez enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 18 and served for 20 years. He received several honors and medals to include the National Defense Service Medal and Army Commendation Medal. He retired in December 1977 and settled in Killeen with his family.
Killeen ISD board approves COVID-19 paid leave extension
The Killeen ISD board of trustees voted Tuesday to extend COVID-19 paid leave protections for staff through June 30.
The motion unanimously passed 5-0 with board members Corbett Lawler and Susan Jones absent and not voting. COVID-19 afflicted employees will be able to receive up to 10 days of paid leave, starting retroactively with Jan. 1.
In the midst of the raging pandemic, the KISD board also voted to begin looking for a cheaper employee medical health insurance plan.
Five board members, with Susan Jones and Corbett Lawler absent and not voting, voted unanimously to hire consultant BKCW LP to scout for savings in the form of a partially self-funded medical and ancillary health insurance plan for the approximate 3,500 employees who rely on the districtâs current fully funded health insurance.
Roughly 80 family, friends and community members came together Tuesday at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen to pay their final respects to Jim and Judy Kilpatrick.
Jim Kilpatrick, a retired Army major and sitting member of the Killeen City Council, died Jan. 5 at age 74 due to complications from COVID-19. His wife, Judy, died Dec. 15, 2020, of heart failure.
âWe are so grateful and honored that we can tell other people about Jim and Judy, and the mighty impact they had on us and countless others,â said Pastor Marc George, a longtime friend of the Kilpatricks. âOf their selfless service and the sacrifices they made for many years, through 37 years of marriage. As Genesis 1 says, âA man alone is not good.â But now they are together in Paradise, and for that, we are grateful.â
KILLEEN â More than 11,000 veterans and their family members have found their final earthly resting place at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery.
Since 2007, wreaths have been placed in front of every head stone and on every columbarium as a way to honor the sacrifices they made.
Each year, hundreds of area residents have gathered to prepare, place and retrieve the wreaths.
The tradition was started by Jean Shine, founder of the Friends of the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, or Wreaths for Vets.
Saturday marked the final time the traditional holiday decorations would be in place until they are needed once again in November.