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Lindy Clarke (Hall)
Hi Waltripians,
I haven't been on here since around New Year, so have many pages to read and catch up.... I went back as far as May, but will have to read January-April another nite.... and then I have to go back an read 6months worth of the '64 board... gotta find out what Beau has been talkin' 'bout. I think most of us read both forums. I used to check in on both forums every day, but the world interrupted, and then I got out of the habit. It's a cyclical thing, I s'pose.
I often wonder about some of the kids that went to Black or Oak Forest, but didn't show up at Waltrip, probably moved, but am wondering, does anyone know or remember: Lorna Brite, Linda Murdock, Laura/Lauren Hatfield. (I had a few others, too, but am drawing a blank now...)
I only ever had one pair of shoes from the Buster Brown store, mentioned here.... they were too expensive. I think Danburg's was in the Heights, ours was a similar name like Danforth's or something, or maybe I have them reversed. (Many years later, in Austin, I was friends with a Sherri Danburg, and she was related to the store owner, but I don't recall how, her dad was also on Houston City Council or something.)
First snow-cone I ever had was at a little stand across from the Oak Forest Pool... omg, that was heaven. At the pool, while swimming, we left our bikes for hours... no locks... never heard of one being stolen.
Madings-Dugan(?) Drug Store = my first cherry-coke, and great food.
Grocery shopping at Minimax, before Weingarten's showed up.... helping my mother carry them all the way down Ella to Wakefield (she hadn't yet learned to drive).
Sleeping on the screened in back-porch... we didn't have AC back then, and it was cooler.
So many other soothing and/or fun memories...
I've always felt that I had a Norman Rockwell childhood... thank you, Oak Forest.
Lindy Clarke (Hall) '65
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It's seriously hot now up here in New York and it's expected to reach 99F tomorrow! That's hotter than Houston!!! Yikes! We're supposed to drive down to Virginia on Wednesday to spend a week or so with family in the Blue Ridge Mtns. Hope it really cools off by then.
Afternoon everyone. I don't have any kids or grandkids to show you but this is Lizabeth. I found her at T.C. Jester park on May 5th north of 43rd. She weighed 3 lbs. 3 oz. and had all sorts of unpleasant intestinal parasites. All that's taken care of and she's a healthy girl now. We went to the vet today at lucnh for some vaccinations. Miss Liz weighed in at 17.5 lbs. on July 6th. Yikes! Doesn't look like I'll be having a small dog does it? Anway she's a lot of fun and smart as a whip. I'm glad the Vet clinic is a client. It seems to kind of even things out some.
, especially the homeless kind,
I know he could sure use your prayers for a successful recovery. His legs were bowed like he had been riding a horse everyday for years, so this will help him walk without excruciating pain. I know from my own experience what living pain free is....God's blessing and many prayers sent my way during that time. 
and is in morphine heaven right now.
He still has a blood clot in his chest, but his mind returned and his legs are working. Thanks to his Waltrip prayer chain. The Power of Prayer is amazing!
Peg