MICK TORRES IS KILLED IN ACCIDENT IN TEXAS

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Word was received in Blair Friday of the death of Mick Torres, 19, Blair High graduate, who was killed in a one-vehicle accident near his home in Texas about 2:00 a.m. on January 1st.

Mick was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Torres, who lived in the rural Blair area until a year ago, when the family moved to Lockhart, Texas. He was a mid-term graduate of Blair High School last year.

Mick was alone in his car at the time of the accident. It is believed that wet road conditions caused him to run off the road, where he hit a tree, and was killed instantly.

Funeral services were held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Lockhart, Friday afternoon. Besides his parents, Mick is survived by four brothers, Mark, Merl, Matt, and Marlin, and three sisters, Elizabeth, Elaine and Angela.