Obituaries
Billy Joe Medrano, 20, died March 17 at a Midland hospital and was buried in the St. Lawrence Cemetery. He was born May 3, 1981 in Lubbock to Jose and Adela Medrano. He was a student at the Cerebral Palsy Center and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. He was preceded in death by his father and a grandfather, Margarito Medrano. He is survived by his mother, Adela Medrano of Midland; three brothers, Victor Medrano of Garden City, Bobby Medrano and Eric Medrano, both of Midland; a sister, Melinda Tapipa, of Midland; grandmother, Elidia Medrano of Mathis, TX; an uncle, Baldemar Medrano of Garden City, three nieces and five nephews.