news-journal.com Longview News-Journal, Tuesday, June 15, 2021 3B OBITUARIES TENNIS Lynda Beth Weaver KARNACK—Lynda Beth Djokovic is paving his ‘own path’ Weaver,age 81, passed away at her home in Karnack, TX on June 11, 2021. Funeral ASSOCIATED PRESS arrangements are pending and can set his sights on with Meadowbrook Funeral pursuing a calendar-year The question put to No- Home.Online condolenc- Grand Slam. He even can vak Djokovic after he won es maybeoffered at www. aim for a Golden Slam, with the French Open for his meadowbrookfh.com a gold medal at the Tokyo 19th Grand Slam title, mov- Olympics thrown in for Joe G. Comer ing within one of rivals good measure. LONGVIEW — Funeral Roger Federer and Rafael “As (long) as Novak is services for JoeG.Comer, Nadal for the men’s record, healthy — and he’s healthy 86, of Longview, will be was whether he ever was right now; he’s in great Jeanette M. 10am, Wednesday, June resigned to not being able to shape — I think he has abil- Huffman 16, 2021 at Rader Funeral catch them. ity to win the Grand Slam Home,Longview, interment The context: Entering the LONGVIEW —Jeanette for this year. I’m pretty will followatRosewood 2011 season, Federer owned M. Huffman, 84, passed sure,” said Marian Vajda, Park. Viewing will be 16 major championships, one of Djokovic’s coaches, away peacefully June 13, Tuesday, 6/15/2021, at the 2021, due to along battle Nadal nine and Djokovic AP Photo who joked that he and the funeral home from 5pm- one. other person who works with cancer.Though can- 7pm. Afull obituary may be Serbia’s Novak Djokovic poses with the trophy in front of the cer took her away from And while Djokovic be- with him, Goran Ivanisevic, read, at the funeral home gan by offering a direct an- Eiffel Tower on Monday in Paris, one day after winning French would quit if their guy wins this world, she left abea- website,www.raderfh.com. Open against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece. con of light behind in her swer Sunday night follow- all four majors in 2021. ing his 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 Djokovic was a bit more daughter’s hearts.She was Velma Louise Layne Slam total. Please don’t just (3-0 in finals, including sav- victory over Stefanos Tsitsi- sober about the topic, re- bornMay 2nd, 1937, in San Crawford view me in comparison to ing championship points in pas, saying he didn’t consid- minding everyone that he Marcus,Texas to William HENDERSON —Services Federer and Nadal. 2019). er it “a mission impossible” had a shot to pursue a his- and Belle Serur.She was for Mrs.Velma Louise He’s right. Give him his — Djokovic is the only to bring his trophy collec- toric season in 2016 after married to the love of her Layne Crawford, 86, of due. Instead of analyzing one of the three — indeed, life Bob R. Huffman who Henderson, will be 2p.m., tion in line with the other winning the Australian members of the Big Three, the considerable amount the only man in the Open Open and French Open but preceded her in death in Tues., June 15, 2021, at of achievement attained by era, which began in 1968 2018. Crawford-A. Crim Funeral what followed was instruc- lost in the third round at tive. Djokovic through the prism — to win each Grand Slam Wimbledon. Jeanette is survived Home.Interment will fol- of how he stacks up with title twice (Nadal has one at by her three daughters: low. Visitation, 1p.m.un- “I’ll keep on going. I’ll But he wouldn’t rule any- keep on chasing,” Djokovic the other two, take stock of the Australian Open; Fed- thing out for 2021. Karen VanMeter Keller, til service time on Tues., his path. erer has one at the French Kim VanMeter,Penny at the funeral home.Mrs. said about the Slam stand- Why should he, given ings that everyone has been This is not to imply that Open) and the only one to what he already has done? VanMeter,sister: Loretta Crawford passed away Djokovic’s reputation or win four majors in a row (he B. Serur,severalgrand- June 12, 2021. She wasborn tracking for a while now as “I mean, definitely in my legacy would suffer when did that in 2015-16). children and great grand- August 24, 1934. each surpassed the bench- case, I can say that what the trio is grouped together. — Djokovic holds the re- children. mark of 14 established by I’ve been through in my If anything, the exact op- cord for most weeks at No. 1 Ashortgraveside cer- Pete Sampras. career, in my life, this jour- posite is true. in the ATP rankings, eclips- emony will be held on In the very next breath, ney has been terrific so far. Consider: ing Federer’s mark. Thursday, June 17th, Djokovic added: “At the I’ve achieved some things 2021, at 10:00 am at White same time, I’ll keep on pav- — His semifinal win over — Djokovic is the only that a lot of people thought Cemetery in Longview ing my own path, which is Nadal at Roland Garros in- man to have won each Mas- it would be not possible for Texas.Arrangements are my own authentic path. We creased Djokovic’s lead in ters 1000 event twice. me to achieve,” Djokovic under the care of Rader — all three of us — have our their series to 30-28, and he — Djokovic, 34, has won said. Funeral Home,Longview. own journeys, and that’s it.” leads Federer head-to-head, seven majors since his 30th Moments later, he added: An online memorial book So true. So important to too, 27-23. birthday, an Open era re- “I will enjoy this win and maybesigned at www.ra- remember. Because what — Djokovic is the only cord; Nadal, 35, is at six, and then think about Wimble- derfh.com. Djokovic seemed to be say- man to beat 13-time cham- Federer, 39, is at four. don in a few days’ time. I ing was: Judge me on my pion Nadal twice at the When play begins at the don’t have an issue to say own merits. Look at what French Open and is 3-1 All England Club on June that I’m going for the title I am accomplishing. Let’s against eight-time champi- 28, Djokovic will be the two- in Wimbledon. Of course I not worry about the Grand on Federer at Wimbledon time defending champion am.” MLB Pace Indians extend Orioles’ road woes, win 4-3 CLEVELAND (AP) — José while striking out four in 6 From Page 1B Ramírez picked up a pair of 2/3 innings. RBIs — made possible by the Year in the prestigious Metropolitan Section of the Baltimore blunders in the Nationals 3, Pirates 2 PGA and is a member of the Connecticut Golf Hall of field — and the Cleveland WASHINGTON (AP) — Fame. Indians extended the Ori- Kyle Schwarber homered The 2021 Hall of Fame class at Louisiana Tech in- oles’ road losing streak to 16 again to snap a seventh-in- cludes football players Ryan Allen and Tramon Wil- games with a 4-3 victory on ning tie and drove in two liams, track star Bryant Wesco, baseball pitcher Richie Monday night. LeBlanc, basketball player Debra Williams and Pace the runs as Washington beat Ramírez drove in a run off golfer. The class will be inducted at a banquet this fall Pittsburgh. Dean Kremer (0-6) in the first before a home football game with special recognition at Jon Lester pitched 5 1/3 inning when Baltimore left halftime. solid innings to help the fielder DJ Stewart slipped Pace returned to college in the fall of 1963, an extra Nationals win for the third in the wet grass going after semester, to receive his engineering degree in January time in four games. a routine fly. Ramirez added of 1964. But he never used it, pursuing golf as his career. Schwarber’s homer was an RBI double in the sixth af- “I got my tour application signed by Jay Hebert and AP Photo his fourth in three days. ter Orioles second baseman Palmer Lawrence, who was the pro at Pinecrest then,” Cleveland Indians’ Amed Rosario gets Baltimore Orioles’ Stevie The Nationals moved him Stevie Wilkerson dropped his Pace said. “Lawrence gave me my first formal lesson Wilkerson at second base in the third inning on Monday in Cleve- to the leadoff spot Satur- foul pop, giving him another and after he signed my application, it was off to Califor- day in the opener of a dou- try. land. nia and the Tour.” bleheader. He led off that Those were the days of only 60 exempt players on Rays 5, White Sox 2 allowed an earned run in 23 sixth to Sergio Alcantara. Ed- game with a home run, hit tour so Monday qualifying to get into the tournament 1/3 innings. win Diaz earned his 13th save two more on Sunday and became a weekly ritual for young aspiring pros. CHICAGO (AP) — Aus- Gomber held the Padres to by striking out the side in a launched the go-ahead shot “I missed qualifying for the Bob Hope that first week tin Meadows, Brandon three hits and didn’t walk a perfect ninth. this time against reliever Lowe and Randy Arozarena batter. Clay Holmes (2-2). but got into the next tournament at Tucson,” Pace said.