“We’ve been married for 37 years, I believe. This is our second go-round. Our other ones died. “One of the girls I used to ride the school bus with back in the ‘30s and ‘40s told her that I’d lost my wife and that she … Continue readingSecond marriage perfect match for elderly couple
“I didn’t go to high school. I went to junior high, seventh grade, but I messed up a lot. I ruined my 13th birthday by going to school and kicking a basketball through a window. I got in lots of trouble, so my mom took … Continue readingMusic helps soothe some of his anger issues
“I graduated from high school in 2013, so the expectation is that I finish college exactly four years later. That can be a lot of pressure, especially when I’m working fulltime. “I’ve worked since I was 16. It’s always been work and study, and I … Continue readingManaging college and work can be exhausting
“When I was young, I built model airplanes. I always wanted to fly. During World War II, I joined the Army Air Corps. “My last training flight was cross-country at night in a twin-engine plane. I was stationed in Pecos, Texas. When I got over … Continue readingArmy Air Corps training flight was nearly his last
“It was hard to find work after the war. I didn’t have a college education. I went to watch repair school and did some watch repair work for a while. Later, I got a job as a milkman. “When they first built Clear Lake City, … Continue readingMilkman to the original NASA astronauts
“I’m a nurse anesthetist and my husband is a physician. We worked together for 20 years here. Then for the past 10 years I’ve worked in Houston, while he’s been in El Paso and now McAllen. I’d like to work with him again. He likes … Continue readingLong-distance relationship works for nurse, doctor
“You’re looking at somebody who’s had cancer. Breast cancer. When the doctor first told me, I came unglued. That just hit me like nothing I’ve ever experienced. “He told me, ‘We may have to cut your breasts off.’ I said, ‘What? No you’re not.’ I … Continue readingAfter coming ‘unglued,’ she beats breast cancer
“When I was 15 or 16, I was drafted into the South Vietnamese Army. I fought in the Vietnam War. “Today, if you are a Vietnam veteran from America, I’ll give you a big hug. I finally realized that I never said thank you to … Continue readingIt’s never too late to thank Vietnam veterans
“I was very young when I was in the Vietnam War. I didn’t think about it a lot at the time because I just did what I was told to do. But the trauma, actually, I still carry with me today. “About five years ago … Continue readingHe still carries trauma from Vietnam War
“When I was in third grade and we ran out of classrooms, we had to have class on the stage behind the curtain. I thought that was so cool. I guess I knew right then that I wanted to be a teacher.” “Oh, he just … Continue readingTeacher follows in his family’s footsteps