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Show Roos9ve!i Lists Second Traffic Daaih In Week Roosevelt's 15-year traffic record, re-cord, which was broken Saturday, Nov. 24, with the traffic death of a Bluebell man, was marred again last Saturday night when a 29-year old Whiterocks Indian was struck by a car and instantly killed. Victim of the mishap was Richard Rich-ard Tom, who died at 7:15 p.m. when he was hit by a car driven by Mrs. John Fruge of Ft. Duchesne. Du-chesne. Police Officer Roe McDonald said Mr. Tom apparently had fallen into a ditch at 6th East and 2nd North streets, crawled out on the road and was struck there. Mrs. Fruge told Officer McDonald Mc-Donald that she had dimmed her lights for a passing auto and had just brightened them again when she saw the victim, too late to avoid striking him. Mr. Tom was born in Fort Duchesne Du-chesne Dec. 19, 1926, a son of Ignacio and Wilhemina Wamire Tom. He was married to Ora Tyler in 1955. Survivors include his widow;, a daughter, Valneva; a sister and brothers, Ethel, Glenn, Archie and Orson Tom, all of Whiterocks, and Lawrence Tom, Ignacio, Colo. Services were held at the Whiterocks White-rocks Episcopal Mission Thursday, and burial was in John Harms Cemetery, Whiterocks, under the direction of Olpin Mortuary. |