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All rights reserved ================================================================================ ============ Friday May 17, 2002 Obituaries Jayd Anthony Lee ODESSA - Jayd Anthony Lee, 26, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services are scheduled for 11 a.m. today, May 17, 2002, at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Minister Richard Webster officiating. Jayd was born May 23, 1975, in Pecos. He completed his high school education in Odessa. He is survived by his parents, Roger and Kay Lee of Odessa and James and Tara Conway of Mustang, Okla.; sister, Tristine Ramos and husband Carlos of Odessa; brother, Trever Lee and wife Amber of Albuquerque, N.M.; grandparents, Frank Duane and Frances Clark of Pecos and Ernest and Anna Teague of Fort Davis; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends who loved him very much. Jayd was a wonderful young man. He was extremely considerate of other people. He would always do little things to make people feel better, such as bringing ice cream over or a hot dog. Jayd loved to make people laugh. Jayd always put others first. He was especially protective of his mother. We draw comfort from the words of Psalms 34:18: "God is near to those that are broken at heart and those who are crushed in spirit He saves." We know we will see Jayd again when the words of Psalms 37:29 are fulfilled and only then as Isaiah 33:24 states: "No resident will say I am sick, the people that are dwelling in the land will be those pardoned for their error." Services are entrusted to Memorial Services, 404 N. Washington Ave., Odessa. Robert Elias Ramirez AUSTIN - Robert Elias Ramirez, 36, of Austin, a professor of Humanities and Philosophy at Austin Community College, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at his family's residence in Odessa. He was born Oct. 1, 1965, in Odessa. He graduated with honors from Permian High School and the University of Texas at Austin. He was a member of Mensa. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, May 17, 2002, at Memorial Services. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2002, at Trinity Baptist Church with Brother Wes Duckett officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. He is survived by his parents, Roberto Ramirez and Carol Ramirez, both of Odessa; brother, Daniel Paul Ramirez of Odessa; sister, Kerry Kelly of Plantersville and Lynda Polk of Houston; his grandmother, Lyndel Stephens, who was his special friend; and many other beloved friends and relatives. He is also survived by his precious little Sheltie, Cara. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that all donations in memory of Robert Elias Ramirez be sent to the Friends of the David Powell Clinic care of Henry Navarez, 4614 N. IH 35, Austin, Texas, 78701. Services are entrusted to Memorial Services, 404 N. Washington Ave., Odessa. Consuelo Zarauskas ODESSA - Consuelo "Connie" Zarauskas, 58, of Odessa went home to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at her home. She was born Sept. 13, 1943, to Vicente and Isabel Franco in Grandfalls. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2002, at Sunset Memorial Chapel with Pastor Craig DeArmond officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Connie married Frank on Jan. 31, 1970, in Artesia, N.M. They came to Odessa in 1977 from Alamogordo, N.M. She worked for Midland Memorial for three years, Avalon for eight years and Nurses Unlimited for a year. She loved spending time and playing with her grandchildren. She enjoyed sewing, painting, collecting coins, her roses, gardening and Snowy and Fluffy, her cats. She was the first woman to win a cross-country race for the College of Artesia. Her father and a sister, Manuela Jeanette Olivas, preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband, Frank of Odessa; son, Frank Zarauskas III of San Angelo; daughter, Tracy Allen of Odessa; mother, Isabel Franco of Lake Arthur, N.M.; brothers, Felipe Franco of San Angelo, Jose Francisco Franco of Morton, Manuel Franco of South Carolina, Fermin Franco of Morton, Fernando Franco of Artesia, N.M., and Pete Franco of Lake Arthur, N.M.; sisters, Carol McDaniel of Lebanon, Ill., Estela Franco of Odessa and Lupe Franco of Hagerman, N.M.; and four grandchildren, Ericka Zarauskas, Daulton Allen, Miami Zarauskas and Denton Allen. The family request memorials to the American Cancer Society or Star Hospice. Services are under the direction of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.