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...instincts, she changed her will in January 1960 leaving the bulk of her estate-a half-share of La Parra that includes rights to most of its untapped gas and oil-to a private charitable foundation. Codicils later named the Most Rev. Mariano Garriga, Roman Catholic Bishop of Corpus Christi, one of Sarita's cousins, and her lawyer as foundation members...
...During the 1919 storm in Corpus Christi, local citizens took refuge in several downtown buildings, one of which was the Nueces County Courthouse. How then could you write of Dr. Robert Simpson that "he swam to the roof of the courthouse" [Aug. 16]? Numerous watermarks have established that the tide crested at 9 ft. above mean sea level. Wave action above the tide level was about 2½ ft., making the highest watermark...
...Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce...
...Corpus Christi, Texas...
...Corpus Christi's civic memory is long and accurate. Dr. Simpson's father, with young Simpson on his back, swam over the backyard fence to the courthouse steps, where they took refuge with other storm-battered citizens...