Nueces County Texas Archives Photo Person.....Cavazos, Estella March 1962
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Name:               Estella Cavazos

Date Of Photograph: March 1962
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Estella died on July 15, 1962 at home from an accidental electrocution. She was 
5 yrs old. A tragedy that devasted her family.

EXCERPT FROM THE Corpus Christi Caller-Times (July 16, 1962):

"A five year-old Corpus Christi girl was electrocuted about 11 a.m. yesterday 
when she apparently touched a metal chair that was resting on a bare section of 
electrical cord leading to an electric fan.

"Estella Cavazos, the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Vicente Cavazos, 1216 Espinosa, 
was found lying near the chair in a bedroom of their home by Mrs. Cavazos, 
police said. She had large burns on her upper right arm and back.

"Police Detective C.V. Blackwell said he was driving near the home when he 
heard screaming and crying. After a quick investigation he escorted members of 
the family and the child to Memorial Hospital where Estella was pronounced dead 
on arrival.

"Justice of the Peace W.A. Gilleland gave a ruling of accidental death from 
electrocution. The body was released to Angelus Funeral Home.

"Blackwell said a large electric fan and a small fan had been set up on two 
chrome metal chairs in the Cavazos' bedroom. The cord had been spliced in 
several places, Blackwell said, and the chair rested on one of these sections 
that was bare.

"Mrs. Cavazos told funeral home attendants she also got an electrical shock 
when she tried to pick up her daughter."

FATHER:  Vicente Pena Cavazos (Jan. 22, 1928 - Jan. 16, 1995)
MOTHER:  Juanita Luna Cavazos (Oct. 4, 1934 - Mar. 30,1985)
SISTER:  Sandra Cavazos-Hernandez
BROTHERS:  Vicente L. Cavazos; Joe Simon Cavazos, Paul William Cavazos, and 
Steve L. Cavazos.



Additional Comments:
Buried at Rose Hill Memorial Park.

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