Barbara and Clifford Rains have been our friends for years. Clifford and I were in many classes together from the seventh grade at Burbank through graduation at Sam Houston. We continued to be friends over the years since. Barbara and Clifford were married in 1967 and bought a house near […]
Good Ole Days
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These pictures were shared when we had our Ray Family Reunion in October 2022. I am sharing them here so that the family members who were not able to make it there can have a few laughs and bring back some memories. I hope you enjoy them.
My family moved to Houston Heights sometime before I was born in March 1943. I know they lived in Lufkin when my sister, Joyce, was born in December 1940. My parents were still living in the Kosse area when my brother, Maurice, was born in July 1936. We were still […]
Growing up on the Northside of Houston in the 1950s, there were few places to go on a date. There was a roller rink if you could skate and like skating. There was a bowling alley off Jensen and another one on Shepherd if you could bowl ok. There were […]
I was looking through pictures from years back when I noticed these were taken at the Stardust Ball in 1961. What makes these special is that Joyce, Ted, JoAnn, and I are in these pictures. It is a reminder that all of us were at the same event. Joyce and […]
When you lose a wife and a lifelong friend, you find things to keep you busy, so you don’t always think about her. You tell yourself it is time to move on. I am fortunate that I have hobbies and other things I can still do and healthy to be […]
Those born during or soon after World War II have experienced things that our children and grandchildren would think are silly or unimportant. Our generation has always been mostly optimistic but grounded in the knowledge that we grew up with few things that were not required to get by. That […]
Many of us “old-timers” learned to drive in cars with standard shift transmissions, not cars with automatic transmissions. Back in the 1950s, most cars on the roads did not have automatic transmissions because most makes were not sold with them, and those cost more than the standard. Also, automatic transmissions […]
When we lived in the Heights, our only radio was an old tube-type radio in a wooden box with a dial on the front for locating one of the few radio stations. It had a small speaker below the dial, but the tubes were weak, and the speaker was old, […]
Must have a sense of humor. Willing to listen to stories of the “Ole times” (sometimes more than once). Willing to hear facts you never thought about (no need). Like to watch movies (sometimes tear jerkers and sometimes westerns). No smokin, dipin, cussin, or woke talkin. Did I mention – […]