BASEBALL DUO NEEDS A HAND AMID MEDICAL CRISIS.Byline: Dennis McCarthy Dennis McCarthy may refer to:
They are the rock, the family anchor, the strong old tree that supports the young branches, nourishing nour·ish tr.v. nour·ished, nour·ish·ing, nour·ish·es 1. To provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth; feed. 2. them and making sure they grow straight and reach for the sky. They are Julian and Ofelia Marcial, and for the first time in their long life together as man and wife, they are in need of support. They lie in comas in separate critical care units after suffering head injuries in a Memorial Day traffic accident on the way home from Palmdale, where they had watched their grandsons play in a baseball tournament. If you have ever been involved in youth baseball in the mid-Valley area, you probably know or have heard of the Marcials. Together, they are a ``landmark'' of youth baseball in the Valley. They have never missed their grandsons' Pony League The Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League, also known as the PONY League, was a Class D minor league baseball circuit that played from 1939 through 1956. The forerunner of the modern Class A New York - Penn League, the PONY served as the first professional baseball address of baseball games Noun 1. baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League . They could almost say the same about their sons' Little League games. But they did miss one game - when their youngest son Julio's Encino Little League team went back to Williamsport, Pa., to play in the World Series. Julian and Ofelia Marcial are rich in many things, but money is not one of them. They could not afford to accompany their son out of state on the trip. It is the other richness that this proud couple has nurtured - utter To publish or offer; to send into circulation. The term utter is frequently used in reference to Commercial Paper. To utter and publish an instrument is to declare, either directly or indirectly through words or action, that it is good. devotion and love of family - which has touched so many people who know them. Friends and baseball foes, alike, look up in the stands, season after season, and see the Marcials still there - still sitting on hard benches cheering and supporting the youngest branches of their family tree out on a baseball diamond. There are friends from their parish churches and from the First United Methodist Church First United Methodist Church is a common name for the first United Methodist church established in a particular locality. Many First United Methodist Churches exist around the world. in Reseda, where Julian works as a custodian bailee (custodian) n. a person with whom some article is left, usually pursuant to a contract (called a "contract of bailment"), who is responsible for the safe return of the article to the owner when the contract is fulfilled. and unofficial un·of·fi·cial adj. Of or being a drug that is not listed in the United States Pharmacopeia or the National Formulary. Spanish interpreter A high-level programming language translator that translates and runs the program at the same time. It translates one program statement into machine language, executes it, and then proceeds to the next statement. in the school's Head Start program. There are friends from their Reseda neighborhood who know how hard this couple worked to save up the down payment on a small house 15 years ago - finally allowing them to move out of the cramped cramped adj. 1. Uncomfortably small or restricted: cramped living quarters. 2. Difficult to read, especially for being crowded into a small space: cramped handwriting. apartment where they had lived for 10 years with six children, including their oldest son, Randy, who was 9 when the family moved to the Valley from Mexico in 1973. ``I once asked Randy's wife, Monica, how it was that none of the boys were ever involved in any trouble or gangs,'' said Terese Crow, who knows the family well from youth baseball. ``She said their dad wouldn't allow it, that he would kill them if they ever got in trouble. That entire family is so close, it's incredible. ``We always scheduled their grandsons' games only on days Julian and Ofelia weren't working so they could be there,'' Crow said. ``It was that important for them.'' Randy Marcial nods and wistfully wist·ful adj. 1. Full of wishful yearning. 2. Pensively sad; melancholy. [From obsolete wistly, intently. smiles at the comment, the only smile he and his brothers and sisters - Ruben, Yolanda, Rachel, Sonny son·ny n. pl. son·nies Used as a familiar form of address for a boy or young man. [Diminutive of son. and Julio - have allowed themselves since their parents' accident. ``My father was a farmer in Mexico who wanted a better life for his children,'' Randy said, his voice wavering. ``He gave us that - and so much more.'' In many ways, baseball was Baseball WA is the governing body of baseball within Western Australia. Baseball WA is governed by the Australian Baseball Federation External Links Baseball WA Australian Baseball Federation Claxton Shield | at the center of this life, the core of the family tree that the elder Marcials were planting for their children in this new country. Kids didn't get in trouble playing baseball, they knew. Kids grew strong on athletic fields, and they grew smart, whether they realized it or not. There were lessons to be learned from winning and from losing - lessons from the competition that carried over from ballfields to life. ``Julian's eyes would light up when he talked about his family, which was often,'' said Dr. Emma Moore-Kochlacs, First United Methodist Church pastor, who had a child on a baseball team coached by Ruben Marcial. ``Julian was always so proud of all his children, and especially the baby of the family, Julio, for being the first to go off to college,'' she said. All the branches of his family kept growing big and strong, reaching for the sky. But now the tree is in trouble. It needs support. As I said before, Julian and Ofelia Marcial are rich in many things, but not money. They had no medical insurance, and the staggering cost of mounting medical bills is more than even the strongest family branches can bear alone. The community is rallying behind them with planned fund-raising events, and a trust has been set up by friends. Donations can be made to the Ofelia & Julian Marcial Trust, c/o Ralph Courtney, attorney at law. 19237 Itasca St., Northridge, Calif. 91324. MEMO: Dennis McCarthy's column appears Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Julian and Ofelia Marcial, devoted to their family an d to youth baseball, stand together before the accident. |
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