| Show Operation for Ricky Lawly to be Performed in Grand Junction Ricky Lawly old month b baby by threatened with penn permanent anent blindness was operated on Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day morning In hope that surgery surg surg- ery cry might restore his sight Ricky Ricky lUcky his full name Is Richard Lee Le Lawly Lawly-Is Lawly Is the son of Mr and Mrs Jack Lawly He lie Is suffering from cataracts of both eyes eyes and congenital glaucoma Word of Ricky's plight first II reached the public last week through the Times Ills His case touched the heart of many a Moat resident and more than has been contributed to help defray the medical bill and hospital expenses It was only two weeks ago gO that Mr and Mrs Lawly Lawty learned Ricky lUcky was blind For some time they had noticed he occasionally bumped bump bump- ed oct Into furniture as he took his Ms first steps but at first they thought this a normal part of learning to walk Two weeks ago as his condition condition condi- condi tion seemed to become worse am and they noted he did not grasp ar at- tides Ucles In front of him the parents parents parents par par- took Ricky lUcky to a local doctor On his advise they consulted a specialist In Grand Junction who made the diagnosis and who operated op op- op- op crated on Ricky lUcky today It was vas assumed here hero that 1 It will wilt be at least two or three weeks before results of the op op- will toe be known Meantime the who also have i a daughter Kathy not quite 3 months old can only wait walt and pray There was not certainty that the operation would be success success- success success-I ful Ricky's lUcky's father a laborer and cement finisher also Is a member of the Moab volunteer fire depart depart- ment When Charles Whiskers Chater Chat- Chat er er local prospector heard o of Ricky's condition last week he decided that something ought to be done although he never had met the Chater went went to Marvin Marvin Clever chief of the volunteer fire department department de de- de- de and told Clever about Ricky The fire chief Immediately began plans for a fund drive to help take care of the family's extraordinary nary medical expenses Chater also told the Times In dependent of the case and It was agreed that contributions to the Ricky lUcky Lawly fund could be left with the newspaper By this morning about had been given the fund The volunteer fire department was to meet this evening and Clever said he th department hC department would make a a substantial con con- GUts Gifts also are expected from the Lions Lion's club which sponsors sponsors sponsors spon spon- sors nationally a program to aid children with defective vision and possibly from other organ organ- And persons who may wish to make contributions may roay leave them at the newspaper office or man mall them to the Ricky lUcky Lawly Fund care of the the Times Times- Independent |
