Virginia was born April 1, 1948, in El Paso, Texas to Robert and Joyce Compton. She graduated from Radford High School and studied radio/television at the University of Texas at El Paso.

Five El Paso amateur boxers medaled and a Las Cruces boxer won a gold medal at the USA Boxing Nationals in Richmond, Virginia, which concluded on Saturday, Dec. 21. Daisy Enriquez won the ...