Hey Gang!
WOW! It's hard to believe 50 years have passed, and I am so anxious to hear everyone's news since graduation.
I feel so blessed that I have had a great life with only a few bumps along the way. I met my husband when we were both in graduate school at the University of Texas. We married in 1965, and moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, where we lived a year before returning to Texas. Both of us taught in and retired from the Deer Park Independent School District. He was secondary science, and I taught Spanish for 16 years, followed by 14 years of regular fifth grade. I loved my career in teaching, and I still teach senior citizen classes for the city of Pasadena parttime.
We have one daughter who is in her 21st year of teaching. She and her family live a few blocks from us, and we are so blessed to be able to enjoy our grandkids and all of their activities, Zachary (14) is a high school freshman and Emily, (9) is in the 4th grade. They both love school and are very involved in related activities. I especially enjoy watching them play basketball.
So far I've been in good health, with only a few problems now and then. My husband, who has always been very physically fit, had a surprise Aortic Dissection while playing tennis four years ago. It was truly a miracle that he survived, and after two major surgeries he's doing quite well, although he is being monitored very closely by a renowned Aortic Specialist here in Houston. His next appointment is scheduled for October 16, and the following week if procedures are necessary. Unfortunately, we were unable to change his appointment and therefore not able to attend the reunion.
In spite of a few setbacks, we stay as active as possible. Both of us love boating and fishing, and we spend a lot of time in Galveston where our daughter and son-in-law have a beach-house.
Enough about me -- I would love to have attended the reunion, but I'm so anxious to hear how everyone is doing. How nice of Sally to do the CD of our lives after LHS!
Your Former Classmate,
Velda (Anderson) Blasingame
6026 Ghana Lane
Pasadena, Texas 77505
(281)487-5977
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