Parents & Siblings

03
Jan

Before I was Born

I was born a poor black boy in east Texas. Wait no, that’s the opening line from the movie
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02
Jan

Early Years Through Grade School

This will probably be a short story. We were living in Norman Okla at the time. I don’t remember
2 min read
01
Jan

Teen Years in Victoria

Moving to Victoria I think I was about 13 when we moved to Victoria. It was just my mom, dad,
3 min read
01
Jan

Joe Marries Dorothy

I guess some family history is in order here. Joe met and married Dorothy. Mostly they lived in Alice Texas,
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01
Jan

Wanda Marries Bill

Wanda helped raise me as I said in an earlier post. I think she moved out of mom and dads
2 min read
01
Jan

Ted Marries Carole

Ted had gotten married to Carole shortly before we left Norman, and they had moved to San Antonio to begin
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26
Dec

Mom's Car Wreck

In 1967, I was 20 years old. I had just been assigned to the Fulton and was settling in, when
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