It was Sunday morning, March 6, 1994, when Kirk called to tell us they were at the hospital. It was the day that Eva was anxiously waiting for, the day our first grandchild would be born. We quickly packed everything in the car and headed to Victoria. We got to […]
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It was August 1986; Tammy was nineteen and Jennifer was sixteen, Eva and I thought it could be the last summer vacation that Tammy would go with us on. She had just finished her first year in college and might have other plans in future summers. It had been a […]
Whether it be a child, grandchild, or a friend, at some point in life we may find ourselves in a position of influence. If we are lucky, most of those times we can be a positive influence to help them see possibilities in their future. We can help them identify […]
I went to work at NASA in June 1964, just ten weeks after Eva and I got married. Then, in November, I got promoted to a new position in building 30. This was during the transition from Cape Kennedy to the Manned Space Center in Houston. Mission Control was on […]
When I started this blog, I wanted to write a book for my family not to be published, but to share stories that would give some insight into our early years. Several years back, family members told me I needed to be on Facebook so I could keep up with […]
Work-related travel was part of my career over the years, and Eva accepted that gracefully. After Jennifer married in 1992, I took a consulting contract to manage a project in Temple Texas. It was a major project for one of Drayton McLane’s companies that provided the computer system used in […]
It has been twenty-one years since you went to be with Jesus. Many more of our family have made that trip since you left us. Every time we lose a family member here on Earth, we mourn their loss. We also know that our family has grown there in Heaven […]
You gave me many wonderful Christmas memories during the years God gave us. I look forward to our times together again. I love you more than ever! Richard