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Happy Birthday, Shirley! Hope that you have had a Great Day.....Been a long time since Graduation Night in Alice, Texas America...I can't believe that we have become this damned old and had I known that old age isn't what it is cracked up to be, I think that I would have rested up a bit in my younger days....Naw, I think that we all wouldn't have changed a thing about our lives...I have been living in Richardson a suburb of Dallas for the last forty-two years and looks like I may just call the dogs right here in Big D....Hope you are well and this post finds you Healthy, Happy, and Much Wiser than we were back in 1967...
Just thought about running into you at Sears (?) on the San Marcos square. Always enjoyed talking with you & pray you are well. Finally got life together somewhat & am enjoying two small grandsons River & Silas. Retired, I sing at nursing homes & look after my 94 year old Dad. Hope life has been good for you, I really enjoyed that visit in San Marcos. May God bless you in every way, Don
Remember 1968 & a trip from Alice to Nashville to Kentucky? A real learning experience with Southwestern Book Co. I feel happy, I feel great, I feel terrific! Looks like you’ve had a good life & survived well! May God bless you & your family!
Hey Doug ! Do you know when and where our class reunion will be held ?
Hey Doug when is our class reunion ?
Hey Rusty ! You know when our class reunion is ?
Posted on: May 09, 2022 at 3:45 PM
Grandson #2 Silas Rayne Hancock born March 11,2022
Really enjoying being a GramPa! My two grandsons, River & Silas, are such a joy to behold. Hard to believe at one time I didn’t think I’d ever marry, have kids, or grandkids. This weekend also brought up memories of football at Memorial Stadium & the fighting Alice Coyotes! My brother & I talk on the phone often & remember life in the 1960’s in Alice. I am thankful & grateful for the many good memories we share but also that our father still is with us. He’ll be 94 in October & it is a privilege to wander to Lufkin & shop for him at WalMart regularly. The two hour drive there & two hours back is a great time to thank God for every day I get. I’m still singing at nursing homes regularly & the years at First Baptist in the choir Sunday morning trained me well. Somehow, now I feel pretty close to living in a nursing home myself. The old hymns I sing remind me of simple faith & the grace of God. He has blessed me so much & sharing “It is Well With My Soul” or “I’ll Fly Away” comes straight from my heart. More than singing “The Hills of Home” at the graduation of WAHS class of 1968. I dreamed of being an opera star then & never came close. Later, I thought I’d write great songs like Willie or Robert Earl Keen. Wrote quite a few that I’ve forgotten but I never lost the joy of music. God has blessed me to be able to strum my guitar & sing all these years! Guess I’ll keep on pickin & grinnin! May God bless you!