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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2004
Halliburton
workers killed
3 of 4 bodies in Iraq attack identified
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOUSTON - Three of four
bodies found near an attack on a
fuel convoy in Iraq earlier this
month were contract workers for
Halliburton Cos., the company said
Tuesday.
Stephen Hulett, 48, of Manistee,
Mich.; Jack Montague, 52, of
Pittsburg, 111.; and Jeffery Parker,
45, of Lake Charles, La., “were
brave hearts without medals,
humanitarians without parades
and heroes without statues,”
Houston-based Halliburton said in
a statement confirming the identi
ties of the workers.
Thomas Hamill of Macon,
Miss., the Halliburton worker seen
on video after the convoy attack,
remained unaccounted for.
The fourth body has not been
identified, Halliburton spokes
woman Wendy Hall said. In
Baghdad, Brig. Gen. Mark
Kimmitt said one of the four bod
ies had been identified as a non-
American. He would not give the
nationality or further details.
Hulett, Montague, Parker and
Hamill were among seven employ
ees of Halliburton subsidiary KBR,
formerly known as Kellogg, Brown
& Root, missing since an April 9
attack on their convoy west of
Baghdad.
The bodies of Hulett,
Montague, Parker and the uniden
tified victim were found near the
site of the attack.
Two military men, Pfc. Keith M.
Maupin and Sgt. Elmer C. Krause,
also were unaccounted for, and
Maupin, like Hamill, has been seen
on video footage.
“We grieve today for the tragic
and sudden loss of our co-workers,”
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the Halliburton statement said.
Hulett was a truck driver haul
ing dry goods in the Midwest
until he quit after Christmas to
work for Halliburton, said Bonnie
Bigalke, president of Manistee,
Mich.-based Kowalski
Distributing Cos.
She said Hulett seemed to real
ize the danger of working in Iraq
but didn’t think it was a huge risk
because the dust “was kind of set
tled” after the capture of Saddam
Hussein.
Hulett is survived by his wife,
Hollie, and three adult children.
Parker was due home at the end
of May and was planning to get
married in early June, his sister,
Sheryl Reeves of Moss Bluff, La.,
told KPLC-TV in Lake Charles,
Texas. He had one son from a pre
vious marriage. Parker was the
sixth of nine children; he had two
brothers and six sisters.
A woman answering a tele
phone listing for a Jack Montague
in Pittsburg, 111., declined to iden
tify herself or comment. No one
answered the door at a ranch home
listed as belonging to Montague. A
neighbor said the family wanted
privacy.
Counting the deaths announced
Tuesday, the company says 33
Halliburton contractors have died
while working in Iraq and Kuwait,
performing jobs for the govern
ment that range from extinguish
ing oil fires to delivering fuel and
food.
Thousands of people have
signed on as contract workers
because of the good pay. Workers
can earn up to $120,000 tax-free
for a year’s work, including over
time.
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WELCH
FROM PAGE 3
about being so close to one anoth
er.
“We always knew we were going
to the same school,” she says. “It
was never an issue. And it hasn’t
been an issue.”
Year three called for an acclima
tion into the business school and
an inevitable distancing from the
life on main campus, which Welch
had not only become accustomed
to but came to call her own.
But if her best academic deci
sion was enrolling at UNC, a close
first runner-up, she says, was her
settling down with business as a
major.
“It’s one of those things that
people either love or hate,” she
says. “Fortunately, I’ve loved it. I’ve
SHELTER
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county contract with a local veteri
narian to offer the services.
“(The Humane Society of the
United States) severely criticized
the animal care at (APS) based on
quality of care, not quantity,” he
said.
Linda Schmoldt, a member of
the task force, said it is good news
that APS will not provide shelter
services.
“It gives us a fresh start,” she
said. “And that’s what everyone
wants.”
Commissioners were not asked
to make a decision on whether or
not a county bureau or a depart
ment would be created, since many
CENTER
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importance of women taking on
more leadership roles to combat
violence.
Jaki Shelton Green, a poet and
the winner of the 2003 N.C. Award
for Literature, captivated the audi
ence as she shared her poetry and
stories about her life in a small
town.
She joked about how quiet and
austere the guests were during her
speech.
“In our healing, we must
remember to laugh,” Shelton
Green said. She commended the
center for its dedication and its
“respect for everyone’s humanity.”
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enjoyed the material so much.”
But Welch says no matter how
engaging the educational experi
ence, she was hesitant about leav
ing the buzz of central campus
life. So Welch infused each semes
ter with a class or two that drew
her near the Pit and Polk Place. “I
really do enjoy campus life and I
didn’t want to sacrifice that,” she
says.
Such was life for Welch: turning
academic wishes into willed actu
alities. Now, she can collect herself
in the comfortable fact that come
October she will be headed to
Columbus, Ohio, to work for the
accounting firm KPMG in the
international services division.
Welch calls this job “the shot in the
dark I was crossing my fingers for.”
And— oh, yeah this high
strung senior didn’t ball up with
members had questions about the
operations.
A county bureau would be over
seen by an animal advisory board
and the county manager. A depart
ment still would allow the creation
of an advisory board, but the
Orange County Health
Department would help oversee
animal control.
Commissioner Alice Gordon
said the two models are similar
and their differences need to be
explained before a decision is
made.
“I think it’s still a little murky as
to how these two models will
work.”
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“Our spirits have soared,” Cason
said after the poet’s final reading.
She then thanked sponsors and the
community for their continual
support.
Cason said the event was filled
with powerful moments from
speakers and guests.
Artist Meredith Mayer honored
the courage of die survivors in her
painting, which was presented to
the Downtown Commission. The
collage of magazine clippings
with the phrase “You are not
alone” will hang in the Southern
Human Services Center for the
next year.
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“I’ve learned that staying balanced is
definitely, as it was and still is,
a challenge for me.”
KATIE WELCH, UNC SENIOR
stress and spontaneously combust
under the pressures of the day-to
day. She steadied herself.
“I’ve learned that staying bal
anced is definitely, as it was and
still is, a challenge for me,” she
says. But after four years, she’s
remained on top of the competi
tion against chaos. What’s her
secret? “My planner,” she admits. “I
don’t leave home with out it.”
What was truly enriching for
Welch and also centered her equi
librium was the constant, candid
contact she kept with those she
was close with, whether it fit her
schedule or not.
“I will take an hour and talk to a
friend about our weeks before I sit
down and write a paper,” Welch
says. “It’s more important for me to
be a good friend, a good sister, a
HARPSTER
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tell you what needs to be done,” he
said at the forum.
Harpster cited his close ties with
students at Shippensburg, which
include hosting weekly meetings
with student government and
monthly meetings with leaders of
student groups.
He also said that one of his major
efforts has been to encourage mul
ticulturalism on campus, changing
Shippenburg’s multicultural and
women’s centers from part-time to
full-time offices. “I believe I live my
commitment to diversity” he said. “I
have a multicultural family, and I’m
very proud of that”
He said he considers UNC’s
Summer Reading Program an
important part of increased multi
cultural awareness.
“You should find another book
that gets people upset,” Harpster
SENIOR CLASS
FROM PAGE 3
ior class officers in the process of
selecting a Commencement speak
er, Irvin said.
“People don’t know what hap
pened,” she said. “We need to break
the misconception of the process.”
Senior class Vice President
Becca Frucht said the role of offi
cers is to present senior class opin
ions to the Commencement
Speaker Advisory Committee.
“We’d like to get as much input
as we can before the meeting,”
Friicht said.
The senior class president and
vice president are members of the
committee, a group of students
and administrators who make rec
ommendations to the chancellor.
The first committee meeting
was earlier this month. Another
meeting will be held Monday.
Irvin encouraged students to
recommend individuals who are of
respectable standing. She said sen
iors should remember that the
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good daughter.”
The next frame in the game of
life is being set up for Welch. She
will miss North Carolina, UNC
academics, campus life, sorority
life and being near her family,
especially Kent. “I can’t say I’m
ready to leave him,” she says. “I’ll
miss him a lot. I really will.”
Then there’s the Ohio weather.
“I hate cold weather,” she
admits. “I just have to have a good
attitude and prepare myself, men
tally. But I’m definitely excited. It’s
a great opportunity.”
It was all classic Katie Welch:
setting ’em up to knock ’em down.
She says, “This is going to make me
abetter person.”
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said. “That is what higher educa
tion is about. If it’s worth doing, it’s
worth taking the heat.”
Harpster received an under
graduate degree in psychology
from Juniata College, a master’s
degree in counseling-college stu
dent personnel administration
from Shippensburg and a doctor
al degree in philosophy from
UNC.
He spent six years at UNC from
1977 to 1983, first as the area direc
tor of Hinton James Residence
Hall, then as the associate director
of the Office for Housing for
Residential Life.
“Asa graduate and alumnus, I
have a great deal of affection for
UNC,” he said. “Frankly, I believe
it’s one of the most outstanding
institutions in the country if not in
the world.”
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“Communication is
key.... Our class is
going to do a good
job of getting
people hyped.”
JOVIAN IRVIN, CLASS PRESIDENT
University offers honorary degrees
to Commencement speakers, so
their choice should be someone
worthy of such an award.
“We try to represent the class as
best as possible,” Irvin said. “People
think it’s a voting process, but it’s
the chancellor who extends the
final invitation.”
Irvin and Frucht said they are
excited about starting anew year
with momentum.
“Communication is key,” Irvin
said. “I think our class is going to do
a good job of getting people hyped.”
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