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Suit claims widow of Wharton firefighter was born a man
Houston Chronicle (NYTimes of the South) ^ | July 18, 2010, 10:24PM | PAIGE HEWITT

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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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2sick4words; araguz; firefighter; gay; gaydeceiver; homosexualagenda; marriagelaws; napl; pervert; pervertpower; samesexmarriage; transsexual
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To: TexasCajun

“Waiter, I ordered over easy...take these back.”


21 posted on 07/20/2010 1:44:23 PM PDT by JPG (Mr. Gore, or is it Mr. Stone or Mr. Woody? Whatever, you're under arrest.)
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To: DallasDeb

“She” is just a mutilated guy.


22 posted on 07/20/2010 1:44:48 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: TexasCajun
More here:

Fireman's widow faces gender challenge

23 posted on 07/20/2010 1:46:28 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: a fool in paradise

Texas law states that the sex you were at birth is the sex you are today and no amount of surgery or makeup will change it and same sex marriages are not legal in Texas.


24 posted on 07/20/2010 1:47:01 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The US will not die with a whimper. It will die with thundering applause from the left.)
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To: TexasCajun

“He is a cutie.”

He certainly is. Usually the only give away is the hands. Met a couple of real stunners many years ago in New Orleans. Had that creepy feeling about the broads. Then I noticed their hands. I smiled and quickly left the bar. It really pays to stay semi-sober while on a toot.


25 posted on 07/20/2010 1:49:18 PM PDT by equalitybeforethelaw
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To: Army Air Corps

Before dating would be even better.


26 posted on 07/20/2010 1:50:01 PM PDT by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: DallasDeb
she probably went to court to legally change her gender to female.

I had my dog legally changed to a cat so he would stop barking. /sarc
27 posted on 07/20/2010 1:50:24 PM PDT by LearsFool ("Thou shouldst not have been old, till thou hadst been wise.")
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To: TexasCajun

Give it a few years...

28 posted on 07/20/2010 1:50:31 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (I wish our president loved the US military as much as he loves Paul McCartney.)
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To: DallasDeb

Nope. Texas says the sex you are at birth is the sex you will die as, addadicktome or lopadickoffme be damned.


29 posted on 07/20/2010 1:50:50 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The US will not die with a whimper. It will die with thundering applause from the left.)
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To: skr

Mega bump!


30 posted on 07/20/2010 1:50:54 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: LearsFool

You don’t need a cat license.


31 posted on 07/20/2010 1:50:54 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (I wish our president loved the US military as much as he loves Paul McCartney.)
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To: TexasCajun

Dying without a will (intestate, to use the legal term) means that you have no say in the distribution of your estate and it all goes according to state law and the named beneficiary(ies) stated on insurance and pension papers. Of course, this potentially fraudulent marriage may bear on how the judge settles the estate but the starting point is clearly stated in the law.


32 posted on 07/20/2010 1:52:33 PM PDT by T-Bird45 (It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't.)
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To: equalitybeforethelaw

It really pays to stay semi-sober while in NEW ORLEANS, period!............


33 posted on 07/20/2010 1:53:01 PM PDT by Red Badger (No, Obama's not the Antichrist. But he does have him on speed dial...............)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

So I read.


34 posted on 07/20/2010 1:53:14 PM PDT by DallasDeb (USAFA '06 Mom)
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To: DallasDeb

The courts cannot recognize the marriage to begin with. There goes the claim to the estate.

The barbarians are at the gate attacking the legal system at every turn to “norm” same sex marriage outside of the legislature.

Right now some Massachusetts wed lesbians are seeking an Austin divorce claim in league with an activist judge.


35 posted on 07/20/2010 1:53:52 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (I wish our president loved the US military as much as he loves Paul McCartney.)
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To: TexasCajun

Thomas Araguz learned during a custody dispute with his ex-wife last spring that 35-year-old Nikki Araguz, whom he married in August 2008, was allegedly born as Justin Graham Purdue. Ellis said he was unsure when Nikki Araguz may have undergone a sex-change operation, but the lawsuit claims she changed her name in the mid-1990s to Nikki Paige Araguz.


36 posted on 07/20/2010 1:54:37 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Nope. Texas says the sex you are at birth is the sex you will die as, addadicktome or lopadickoffme be damned.

Isn’t the correct term “splitadicktomy” rather than “lopadickoffme”? My understanding of the procedure is they split the penius to create two wings of the manufactured vulva. If that doesn’t make you sit up and holler, I don’t know what will.


37 posted on 07/20/2010 1:54:37 PM PDT by equalitybeforethelaw
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To: TexasCajun
Thomas Araguz learned during a custody dispute with his ex-wife last spring that 35-year-old Nikki Araguz, whom he married in August 2008, was allegedly born as Justin Graham Purdue.

That's gotta be embarrassing!

38 posted on 07/20/2010 1:55:23 PM PDT by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911)
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To: TexasCajun

Nikki Araguz, left, leaves the Wharton Civic Center after the July 12 funeral of her husband, Thomas Araguz III.

39 posted on 07/20/2010 1:55:35 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: TexasCajun

A “lop_it_offa_me”


40 posted on 07/20/2010 1:56:35 PM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (FreepMail me if you want on the Bourbon ping list!)
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