Socorro Rewind

JULY 8, 1975

A 16-YEAR-OLD juvenile was jailed for theft of a Ford van from the Tech campus. The vehicle belonged to a student. The juvenile was involved in an accident in which he flipped over the alleged stolen van on El Camino Real behind Zimmerly School into the concrete ditch. Witnesses state that two juveniles ran into a nearby field. City Police Officer Derryberry pursued them and was able to apprehend one of the suspects as he was lying in a ditch and reportedly under the influence of liquor and drugs. He was termed belligerent and was remanded to jail to await disposition by juvenile

JULY 4, 2001

A SOCORRO WOMAN suffered minor injuries when bullets came flying through her home during the early hours of July 1. According to the woman, she and her boyfriend were awakened at 3:30 a.m. by the sound of gunshots and bullets flying into their home. The woman said her injuries were caused by pellets from the shotgun blast. Police confirmed it was a drive by shooting. This is the second instance in two weeks that a home has been shot into. Police are still investigating the first incident. According to Police Chief Joel Haley, investigators believe the incident is not random and stems, as in the previous incident, from an ongoing feud.

A SOCORRO HIGH SCHOOL student voted most likely to succeed by her graduating class, will travel to Washington D.C. as an intern for Sen. Pete Domenici. Angela Chavez, a 19-year-old 1999 graduate of SHS, attends the University of New Mexico. She is working toward a degree in broadcast journalism. Chavez said her desire to stand out motivated her to apply for the internship. Chavez does not know what her official duties will be yet but she did receive a letter from Domenici’s office about her work hours and dress code. Chavez earns three credit hours for her degree for the internship.

JULY 7, 2001

SUMMER IS THE SEASON for picnics, swimming and sweating. For David DeVries, one out of three isn’t bad. DeVries is spending his summer taking a mathematics course at New Mexico Tech, an intensive eight-week class in the study of calculus, a mathematical language that mirrors the laws of nature. Nothing out of the ordinary for the traditional Tech student, but, in this case, the student taking summer calculus is only 13 years old. DeVries will enter the eighth grade at Sarracino Middle School in the fall and has plans to complete an associate degree at Tech by the time he graduates from high school. He is considering a major in chemical engineering or physics.

AUGUST 20, 2015

MATTHEW LASSEY has been selected as the 2015-16 recipient of the University of New Mexico Alumni Association Memorial Scholarship. The pre-medicine major recently completed his first year of studies making the Dean’s List for all three semesters, achieving straight A’s for spring and summer classes. In addition, to the alumni scholarship, Lassey has accepted membership to the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the National Society of Leadership and Success, Sigma Alpha Pi. Membership in both honors organizations is by invitation only, based on academic achievement, leadership potential and nomination from campus faculty. Matthew’s parents are Donna and the late Kelly Lassey of northern California. His grandfather is Pete Archuleta of Socorro.