Passing of a Classmate

I was saddened this past week to receive word from Sheila Arthur Taylor that one of our classmates passed away. Jesse "Sandia" Rodriguez recently of Milwaukee, passed away while visiting family in San Antonio on March 25 2009.

As we have shared thoughts about Jesse in the Crystal City Bulletin group, we all remember his mischieviousness and his warm smile. He was a good person and will certainly be missed.

Services were held at 9:30am at the M.E. Rodriguez Funeral Home on March 28,2009

Jesse is 4th from the left in this picture which was taken at the Crystal Community School in Crystal City, Tx

This link will take you to Jesse's page at the funeral home website:

http://www.merodriguez.com/schedules.php?id=122

Betty Harper

Susan Harper (Clarence Harper/Harper Motors) emailed to say that her sister Betty Harper passed away 10/31/07. Betty had been very ill for the past five years.

Assi Alli

I couldn't believe that I had not posted a picture here of Assi Alli or "El Arabe". Actually I think I did post it once but it got deleted when I was overhauling the website. I think that everyone who ever lived in Crystal City would remember this man.

The photo is provided thanks to Frances Tovar Guerrero.

Below is the write up on Assi Alli that was published in the Zavala County History Book - "Zavala County Then and Now" some years ago.

ASSIN ALLI JESSINI
None of us really know the story of Assin Alli, but so the story goes... He had a very lucrative business; but alas his wife left him for a traveling salesman. He became a hermit-type person.

This we know – he was a Moslem, born in Lebanon. He wore a little U.S. Flag in his hat and went about the town cleaning up “trashy places” and blessing the rest of us. He died December 26, 1967

Max Sings Dime Box

One of Crystal City's Own.....Max Stalling

Got my Max Stalling email newsletter and this video clip was in it so thought I would share.

Max Stalling singing "Dime Box Texas"



Short interview of Max