Mary Ann Stevens
19 Years Old
Born November 21, 1945
Rt. 8 Box 310
Houston, Texas
Telephone # Holbrook 5 2069
Manti
Isn't this a beautiful picture of my sister? "Blue Jean Baby" was the pet name my Daddy called her when she was little girl following him around as he did chores outside. Nothing about the domestic arts interested my sister when she was growing up. She was more intrigued by what was going on outside. Horses were her passion and when she was 10 or 12 my parents bought her a horse named Roxy. Every afternoon after school she rode Roxy, a Strawberry Roan, around the property and neighborhood. This love of horses lasted well into adulthood and I believe she would enjoy today having a horse to watch from her front room window.
Mary has accomplished a great deal in her 60+ years of life. She is the mother of a son who is involved with medical and humanitarian efforts around the world. She has two degrees and has taught high school science and special education. She has lived and taught in Austin, Texas, on the Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico and the Apache Indian Reservation at Fort Apache, Arizona. She has a warm spot in her heart for children with learning and emotional disabilities. Her students loved her.
Now that she spends most of her time indoors, she has taken a shine to the domestic arts and has remodeled and decorated her home with lovely furniture, art work and color. Her home is a welcoming place to drop by for a chat and many people do just that. She invites all to drop by to "laugh and giggle" a while, and I am privileged to be one of them.
Happy Birthday
I love you, Rebecca
November 21, 2010
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DADDY
Born in Lufkin, Texas
on November 22, ?
I do not know how old you would be today, and Mary is off lounging on the beaches of Turks and Caicos, so I can't call her. She would know your date of birth, where you were born, who your parents were and where they were born and when. She keeps our family records and is a wealth of information.
You would be proud of your five children, though all have faced challenges, we are all persevering. We are all married, have children, and as you know are all still living. Four of us have graduated from college, four of us have two degrees, three of us have taught school, one of us is a librarian. We are all relatively healthy and all of us are in our 60s. You have 24 grandchildren and more great grandchildren than I can count. You and mother would be proud of your legacy. We are all grateful for the vision that you both had of what we could become. Each one of us loves you and wishes you a Happy Birthday. PS Give Mother a hug and kiss for us! I know we will each see you soon, but hopefully not too soon. Rebecca
Happy Birthday Mary! I know you are having a wonderful celebration with your son and grandchildren.
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Judy
What a sweet post. Do you not have a picture of your dad? It's sweet to think that Aunt Mary was into horses, so your parents just went ahead and bought her one. My kids would die for a horse. What lucky children you were to have such generous parents. I'm craving your mom's gingersnap cookies. Still waiting for that recipe. ;)
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Daddy would be 100 years old today. Thanks so much for the birthday wishes. I could have sent a picture of Paint and Roxy. Those were the days. Remember my horse at BYU, Sia. Bruce was "putting her through her paces" and fell off. I thought we'd never stop laughing. Every kid needs a horse.
ReplyDeleteJennifer, you need to get your kids several horses. Horses help you make a life. I'd like some of those gingersnaps too. And her peanut brittle. Sam makes it now.
This is late, but Happy Birthday Mary! And what a great post! These are the types of posts that make me want to blog again to keep connected with the special people in my life. Keep it comin' Rebecca!
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