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South Texas Chisme: Power over blood

South Texas Chisme: Power over blood
Thursday, March 23, 2006

Power stronger than blood
Power is stronger than either blood or the truth. Why is it that a claim to the Kenedy estate is blocked again and again?
District Judge J. Manuel Banales refused to lift a temporary restraining order Wednesday in a case that seeks to reopen the estate of South Texas rancher John G. Kenedy Jr. Banales had issued the order Friday to block attorneys from taking action in any other courts. Attorneys have said they would like to have the case transferred to a probate court in Austin. For more than four years, Nueces County Medical Examiner Ray Fernandez has sought to prove that his mother, Ann, is Kenedy's biological daughter. Part of his legal battle has focused on reopening Kenedy's estate.In a separate move, Fernandez also has sought to have Kenedy's body exhumed to obtain a DNA sample that could prove a relation. The Texas Supreme Court is considering whether to let stand a lower court's ruling to allow the exhumation. Does that seem right to you?
posted by CouldBeTrue @ 12:44 PM

6 Comments:
At 4:05 PM, Jaime Kenedeño said...
Ray Fernandez & his wifey Marie are not in it for the Blood relation. As I understand they have been offered 20 million to settle. I found DNA that proves not only Ann Matilde is Johnny's daughter but in fact there are other heirs as well.If they would have remained loyal to the ones who opened the doors (really kicked down the doors) like El Defenzor, my wife & myself then they would not be having these problems. 10 million has been alotted for exclusive expenditure by the high dollar attorneys and super lawyers. These guys are spending it real fast.For a look into the advocacy and the plight of the Fernandez Cause one can visit kenedyranch.netAlso there is the suspicious death of Catherine D Unger still under investigation. Catherine was aware of the other outstanding heirs as well. This means Ann is not the sole heir as court documents claim.Another thing might be Marie Fernandez' inept attempts at staining the image of the Judge Manuel Banales. She calls herself many names but in her feeble attempts to smear a sitting Judge she is afraid of she calls herself the Coroner's wife. She also claims "if she has a dream you are going to die then you are going to die" .These people do not deserve Justice for Ann as Ann will never realize it. The Fernandez' never even had anything to do with Ann until they learned of the Blood relationship.Ray Fernandez is a puppet of his wife Marie Nelly Mae Stacy Fernandez and she is the definition of a gold digger.
At 4:09 PM, Jaime Kenedeño said...
Ray Fernandez & his wifey Marie are not in it for the Blood relation. As I understand they have been offered 20 million to settle. I found DNA that proves not only Ann Matilde is Johnny's daughter but in fact there are other heirs as well.If they would have remained loyal to the ones who opened the doors (really kicked down the doors) like El Defenzor, my wife & myself then they would not be having these problems. 10 million has been alotted for exclusive expenditure by the high dollar attorneys and super lawyers. These guys are spending it real fast.For a look into the advocacy and the plight of the Fernandez Cause one can visit kenedyranch.netAlso there is the suspicious death of Catherine D Unger still under investigation. Catherine was aware of the other outstanding heirs as well. This means Ann is not the sole heir as court documents claim.Another thing might be Marie Fernandez' inept attempts at staining the image of the Judge Manuel Banales. She calls herself many names but in her feeble attempts to smear a sitting Judge she is afraid of she calls herself the Coroner's wife. She also claims "if she has a dream you are going to die then you are going to die" .These people do not deserve Justice for Ann as Ann will never realize it. The Fernandez' never even had anything to do with Ann until they learned of the Blood relationship.Ray Fernandez is a puppet of his wife Marie Nelly Mae Stacy Fernandez and she is the definition of a gold digger.
At 4:18 PM, Jaime Kenedeño said...
The Fernandez' already have the DNA proving Ann is John G Kenedy's daughter.They want lots and lots of Dinero.It is not about family or blood relation as Fernandez Claims it is all about lots and lots of money.One would think $20 million would suffice and ya lets move on with life but nooooooo. Marie Fernandez will not stop until she is the Cavrona Patrona of no one and Queen Oppressor of all.I know these people like the back of my hand. They are not good people while Marie is controlling the ME!Ray himself is not a bad guy but his heart follows a no good woman's greed. MARIE HAS NOW EMPLOYED THE BLACK ARTS IN THE QUEST.
At 4:23 PM, CouldBeTrue said...
Why do they need to exhume the body for DNA, then, if they already have it?
At 4:33 PM, Jaime Kenedeño said...
They have this DNA as an ACE card. Both sides are forum shopping.I found Johnny's DNA on a stamp from title (land transfer) to Jaime Waters.If they dig up the body it still will not prove conclusively without confirmation of Sarita or John Sr or Marie Stella.Also, Marie Fernandez swiped medical records and court documents that can never be official; but does prove TO THEM that they have a legitimate fight.The expedient Attorneys are not expedient for their client in this case. They have 10 million to suck dry first.Marie Fernandez does not want anybody to share the pot of gold as in contingency but Surprise Craig Smith already does!
At 6:24 PM, Jaime Kenedeño said...
Did anyone see the news right now KIII?Ann was on the news talking just as when she met me and my wife.She is a precious woman.She deserves Justice!Banales ruled against the Fernandez'.Ann deserves better!Ray & Marie should have never did us how they did us but nonetheless Ann deserves Justice!I bet it is not over!If they want a snowball's chance in hell then they better give us a call!
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Thursday, March 23, 2006

South Texas Chisme: Power stronger than blood

South Texas Chisme: Power stronger than blood

Judge rules against man who wanted to contest estate
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SARITA, Texas -- A judge ruled Monday against a Corpus Christi man who wanted to contest the estate of a wealthy rancher he believes was his grandfather.
"This court affirmatively believes in the finality of judgment," state District Judge Manuel Banales said, deciding in favor of two charitable organizations that control the Kenedy Ranch, which has assets estimated at up to $1 billion.
Ray Fernandez, who believes his mother, Ann Fernandez, was the illegitimate daughter and sole heir of South Texas rancher John Kenedy, is waiting for the state Supreme Court to decide whether he can exhume Kenedy's body.
Banales' ruling defeats Fernandez's attempt in probate court in Austin to reopen the Kenedy estate, but Fernandez says he will appeal.
Kenedy was said to be sterile because of a childhood illness.
Lawyers for the two charitable trusts that control the estate each filed a motion to block Fernandez, who is the Nueces County medical examiner.
"The fact of the matter, judge, is it is too late, too late. This action was filed almost 15 years after the estate had been litigated, after the estate had been closed," Jorge Rangel told Banales. "This comes too late regardless of what is determined by DNA."
Marcos Ronquillo, attorney for the Fernandezes, argued that the Fernandezes did not know until May 2000 that they might be Kenedy descendants and couldn't fight for an inheritance when the estate was settled after years of litigation in 1987.
Kenedy's wife, Elena Kenedy, and his sister, Sarita Kenedy East, used their share of the 400,000-acre, oil-rich Kenedy Ranch holdings to support various Roman Catholic charities. John Kenedy died in Mexico in 1948.
Fernandez's suspicions about his heritage began when his grandmother, Maria Rowland Goates made a deathbed statement that he "looked like his grandfather, Johnny Kenedy."
Fernandez learned that John Kenedy had owned the ranch about 40 miles south of Corpus Christi where his grandmother had worked as a maid in her teen years. He noticed an uncanny resemblance when he saw a picture of Kenedy.
A DNA sample taken from dried saliva on an old envelope showed enough of a match between Ann Fernandez and some Kenedy relatives for Austin Probate Judge Guy Herman in 2004 to order the exhumation.
The Kenedy family settled the desolate stretch of coastal desert more than a century ago.
Kenedy's grandfather, Mifflin Kenedy, the son of Pennsylvania Quakers, made a career on riverboats and helped transport troops to the Rio Grande during the Mexican War. In 1850, he formed a riverboat partnership with Capt. Richard King, namesake of nearby Kingsville.
The family openly lamented that Kenedy and his sister, Sarita, were sterile and unable to carry on the lineage that ruled the ranch for decades.
Ann Fernandez, now 82, said in an 2002 affidavit that she had suspected Kenedy was her father as early as the 1940s, when he used to drive her to work at a Corpus Christi hospital.
Ann Fernandez has been too ill to take active part in the legal battle. She appeared in court for the first time Monday, prompting the proceedings to be moved to a building that could accommodate her wheelchair.
Ray Fernandez said the ruling Monday would likely be appealed.
"I have an obligation to my mother to work on this," he said. "It's not a matter of destroying charities, it's a matter of justice for my mom."