Before I was Born
I was born a poor black boy in east Texas. Wait no, that’s the opening line from the movie
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
Teen Years in Victoria
Moving to Victoria
I think I was about 13 when we moved to Victoria. It was just my mom, dad,
Joe Marries Dorothy
I guess some family history is in order here. Joe met and married Dorothy. Mostly they lived in Alice Texas,
Wanda Marries Bill
Wanda helped raise me as I said in an earlier post. I think she moved out of mom and dads
Ted Marries Carole
Ted had gotten married to Carole shortly before we left Norman, and they had moved to San Antonio to begin
Mom's Car Wreck
In 1967, I was 20 years old. I had just been assigned to the Fulton and was settling in, when