Slain soldier's daughter offered a bit of solace Stephani Mata's pain is a private affair despite the spotlight shined on the heroic death of her father, Army Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Villareal Mata, last month in Iraq. The 7-year-old's mother, Nancili, asked Nixon Elementary not to disrupt Stephani's classroom routine. The school respected her wish and that of other military parents. Half of Nixon's students come from military families. "Their parents want them to come to school and not have to deal with it," Principal Ginny Hunt said. Thursday, the young girl's tragedy was acknowledged in one simple, loving gesture:...