( Courtesy of Cara Dubcak )
Wharton Fire Department Capt. Thomas Araguz III and his wife, Nikki Araguz,
during their wedding in August 2008. He died in a fire this month.
Posted on 07/20/2010 1:27:32 PM PDT by TexasCajun
The family of a Wharton firefighter who died battling a massive egg farm blaze is fighting to keep his widow from receiving death benefits, arguing that the 37-year-old had found out his bride of two years was born a man.
Thomas Araguz III separated from his wife after learning her history two months prior to being trapped in the fatal July 3 fire, according to attorney Chad Ellis, who is representing Araguz's parents in the lawsuit.
"He was distraught. It was extremely difficult and embarrassing for Tommy," said Ellis, who added that there is no will for the estate, which will be substantial since the fire captain died in the line of duty.
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( Courtesy of Cara Dubcak )
Wharton Fire Department Capt. Thomas Araguz III and his wife, Nikki Araguz,
during their wedding in August 2008. He died in a fire this month.
That pesky “Y” Chromosome always trips them up!
Check the neck. DOH!!!!!!!!!!
Was the marriage legal under Texas law?
“What a tangled web we weave, when at first we practice to deceive”
Chopadickome doesn’t make you a woman, just a man without a penis.
Homosexual Marriage is still illegal in Texas.
Then he gets no financial benefits that are not specified by the deceased in the will.
Time to add DNA testing to the wedding license requirements.
They remove the adam’s apple.
Dude, this guy had no luck at all. Imagine dying in a fire after finding out you have been married to a guy? Shoosh. I will note, that the bride looks marvelous.
Gay deception and he still feels entitled to the estate.
He died fighting a fire in an EGG FACTORY. Now there’s some irony.
She was fraudulent in getting married if she kept that information from him.
Hey, folks, she probably went to court to legally change her gender to female. However, I still think she committed a fraud by not telling him before they married.
She was fraudulent in getting married if she kept that information from him.
This is true, but it doesn’t change the fact that the good Captain has been slamming a guy for nearly two years. Such information can be the cause of much amusement among the troops and some really serious pyschic damage to the Groom. Hell, imagine telling your mother that your wife is a he. That will certainly twist your mind and self image.
So this was “extremely... embarassing” to their son and the way his parents decide to honor his memory is by “outing” the whole sordid affair??? Oh, yeah -— there’s money involved.
If he died intestate, his children will more than likely be awarded a substantial portion of his estate and any settlement anyway. The parents and ex-wife are just trying to impose their disapproval on the new wife’s “transition” and get their hands on all the money themselves.
Hell yeah.
ROFL
“Shoosh. I will note, that the bride looks marvelous.”
“He died fighting a fire in an EGG FACTORY. Now there’s some irony.”
He is a cutie.
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