30 years ago – December 29, 1989
Jeanne Nicholson isn’t asking the county to provide additional insurance to its employees for drug and alcohol treatment, as indicated in last week’s paper. That coverage is already provided. What the county nurse is seeking is a change in county personnel policy to recognize substance abuse as an illness rather than as a disciplinary problem which could result in termination. “I’m not asking for more or less,” Nicholson said Tuesday. What she is asking is that personnel policy be made compatible with the present insurance policy. Since county health insurance covers treatment of substance abuse, Nicholson wants employees who wish to be treated to be allowed the same sick leave and benefits as any other employee who is ill, whether it be heart disease, cancer, or a broken leg. This would require a change in the wording of the county’s personnel policy.
Died: Louis Hrouda, Jr., died at Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, Friday, December 22nd, 1989. He was 57 years old. Born May 12, 1932, in Omaha, Nebraska, he was the son of Marie (Polito) and Louis Hrouda, Sr. In 1937, he moved with his father, sisters and uncle to a cabin in Apex. His father was a miner. He attended school in Central City until the family moved to golden in the mid-40s. Hrouda was in the Army from 1951-1953. While in Korea he was wounded and awarded a Purple Heart. He attained the rank of sergeant. Hrouda worked for Ramstetter Excavating for 22 years. Louis and Mary Hrouda married on December 9, 1955. They lived in Golden. In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughter Laurie Dore of Central City, and Jonni Hrouda of Lakewood; sisters Mildred Hrouda of Golden, Marianne Holden of Northglenn, and Helen Pratt of Philadelphia, PA; and grandson Kris Dore of Central City. Services were Tuesday, December 26th, at the Archdiocese of Denver Mortuary and at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
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