A PROUD LEGACY FOR TWO

Bailey King

After the last post from JAMES HAYS, I received an email from BILL KING about his granddaughter Bailey King of San Angelo. Bailey is the daughter of Keith Andrew King, BILL's youngest son. She is currently a political science and communication double-major at Angelo State University. She has been selected for the ASU Political Science and Philosophy Department’s 2021 Government and Public Service Internship Program in Washington, D.C. and will spend the upcoming fall semester working as an intern for a member of the U.S. Congress. She will be placed in either a congressional or senate office. You can read about this remarkable young woman's accomplishments here: CONCHO VALLEY. BILL is a proud grandfather, and rightly so.

JAMES HAYS found the photo he mentioned in the last blog post. This was taken when he went to "promote my nephew Lance Jorgenson to Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer-4 at the same place where my picture was taken in February 1942, also in uniform that my mother made for me. It takes a senior officer to promote an officer, active or retired. The biggest surprise was that I could still get into my dress uniform." I think that is JAMES' National Guard Uniform. I know James must have been proud to participate in this ceremony.

Today I received a telephone call from NANCY THOMPSON BAKER telling me that one of her grandsons, Rei De La Cruz had an accident on a skateboard. He suffered a serious brain injury and is currently in a medically induced coma in the hospital ICU. His sister, Kara Harris, has started a Go Fund Me page for him. He is in need of our prayers and donations to assist him with his recovery. Please check this out. PRAYERS FOR REI You may also put this on your Facebook page for classmates.

I hope that this is not what is called "too much information" flowing into your email inbox. I normally don't write posts this close together. But I am happy to hear from any of you. Of course, I want to know all your "good stuff" happening, but also want to advise all of the sad things and urgent requests. The positive energy created when many are united in sending good wishes and/or prayers to one of our own can be uplifting and even life-saving at times. So please continue to let me hear from you.

Love, peace, and good health,

Marilyn