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Kay Watters '65 (Greene)

Here's hoping, Beau and Diane, you get a whole lot better before the holidays.

Not sure if you meant the astute word on word, but you did use the word "ram" as in Waltrip rams, and then wall, as in Wall trip, which I thought amusing.  Just comes natually, anyone else see something in Beau's comment

Just got my Moderna booster, so hopefully will be done.

Beau Wann, Jr.

     goot nobbbin hobgobblinand trick or treat russel stovers is goot hootman.

it;'s me again margret,  beyouvinscenteio prehistoric man from the planet methane, just on the oyher side of the comet yourian.    you know, it has come to my attention,  and  when somthening com to my attention, it has to pass by 3 brains that dont work or not commuicating with each orther let alone other parts of my body what beauyiful days we're having. 44 degrees every morn last coulpe of days.    up until this last week, i was ready for themto pull the plug,,  not so much now boname', shame on me, iwas just weary and hurting, wallowing ing the dreaded sef pity garden of woe.  look what i'd have missed. and i still have my health. and a couple cute noses. dixie bell lee, and bizzy izzy, the freaky leaky beagle. that dog is the leakingest thing on this hill, im gonna vounteer her for th whirld famous chvfd. dan pastorini use ta be a member of the chvfd.

      ok, gotta go, going out on a little r and r tractor supply

Lloyd Pond

Love the fall weather. Trying to get out and walk each day. I need to keep working. Our Silver Strings Orchestra performed today at Brookdale Retirement Village. First performance since  March 2020. We played well and the audience was very nice. Our piano player is  85 years young and is the backbone of the group, keeps everyone one tempo and on cue. An inspiration for sure. I love the fact that each one of you prays for one another. Prayer helps everyone, the praying person and the prayer receiver. 

Tom Britton '65

Glad you are still making music, Lloyd!!

Scotty Croom

lloyd,my mother lives at brookdale,off university..you should ask for her next time your group plays...

Beau Wann, Jr.

      Its me again waltip class of angels, ole "Im a lucky ffellow, id be brave and mellow, if I only had a brain", That new infusion treatment to treat the swellin in my brain seems to be working.  has helped to restore some normal activy like working around the house. Dont want Diane to have all the fun. Still not allowed to drive anything, thank goodness, really dont feel good about handling a veehicle, even up here on the hill.  just so youll know, they make seat belt extentions for most all veehicles. One thing I have a problem with, buclking my seat belt and unbucling it.  I thing they are about 22 dollars. My ot flound then on line for me, and also foung a typing program so I can practize, My goal is to get back to 70 tp 100 wpm. The typing progran gives you wpn and accuracy in words and spelling there of.

     It's sure have been a long journey, I feel like such a slaccker, weather have been great.beeen able to get out and work in the garage and out side and such.  Got the bluebonnet plants coming up, no flowers yet, but they will be here before you know it, The gawkers will start clogging up the hiways and biways. I've had to put up no tresspasing and pridate property signs to keep um off the hill. 

     sure do appreciate all the prayers and wellwishinb,   you waltrip warriors are just the greatess angels the whirld had ever known,  yall are as good as it gets of course it's all God, and it's whats God wants us to do. I'm still so blessed even with bad affliction. My chacne to get closer to God and to discover whats really important, you fine folks and God Cant wait to get togeteher again.  Susan Bowman came to see us last week.  so good to see her.  

     had pt and ot today and they worked me hard, which is what I want. no pain no gain.

I find the one thain thats wears me out, is talking     well then, shut up, right!  Little Miss is calling for me to come to bed, so i'll just away.

Lloyd Pond

Pecan crop is a bust this year. We are going to have to go out to Bastrop to buy some I guess. Ferrell is such a marvelous cook. We made pumpkin 🎃 bread and pie last weekend, so good and a start for  treats to come during the holidays. My fathers sister would always bring a car load of homemade candy, fudge, date nut loaf, divinity at the holidays. Her 1954 De Sota convertible could have doubled for Santa's sleigh. Of course , she gave everyone got a haircut and made my sisters new 👗. Christmas was never the same after she passed away. Of course, we,were all getting to be adults ourselves, so we were able to make new or continue some of those traditions. Giving thanks and then sharing the abundance we are  blessed, right? <>>

Don Ellisor

Our pecan crop is non exitant this year as well. We still have some in the freezer from two years ago.  Felt really bad that I missed not seeing everybody at the get together. Old age strikes again. God bless everyone and protect everyone!

Tom Britton '65

It's wonderful that us Waltrip grads can keep in touch. Love hearing about Lloyd & Ferrell's pecans....and yours too Elisor. Plus Bo's posts are always a delight. Priceless.

Bennie Schielack

Speaking of crops, our acorn crop is fantastic this year.  I have already picked about 4000 of them, and just looked out and there are acorns like sand at the beach.  (I pick them because I don't want to be forced to pull little oak trees all next year).  

I did purchase about 20 lbs of cracked Choctaw pecans and have been steadily pulling the meat out.  Most are really good, but some, not so much.  I de believe they come from the Bastrop area, which, as most of you know, is known for its pecans.  There are lots of pecan trees here in Wharton, but, for some reason, no one really brags about them here.  

Hope everyone local is enjoying the great weather we have been having. 

After attending the TT/UH game, I spent the next 8 weeks enjoying Covid.  After losing 20 lbs, I am at the weight my Dr. wanted me to reach 12 years ago.  Things are returning to normal (except new, restricted diet for Diabetes).  Season tickets to UH Football have been wasted for the most part, but we did manage to attend the last game, and are looking forward to the last two home games.  Also, our 3rd consecutive season Basket ball tickets have been well used.  We both enjoy bb.  Last year, I drove to Indianapolis three times, in addition to Fort Worth once for games.  The game last night was exceptionally exciting for the last 10 minutes, and we are really looking forward to another fantastic season.  The past few seasons have been as exciting as the Hayes/Chaney and the Hakeem/Clyde years were.  Bring on the "good times" @ UH . . . . .  

Sharon Allen (Richardson)

Thank you to all our Waltrip Veterans we appreciate your service and sacrifices 

Teddie Jordan

Today being Veteran's Day is an ideal time to visit the Military Salute section indicated on the tab on the left side of the home page. So many of our classmates and parents who served are recognized and saluted there!

This section of our class website is another sterling gift that our dear Jackie has left us, and that our other dear classmate Beverly now works so diligently to maintain. Both have given us special gifts!

Teddie Jordan

Sharon Smith Gouras, we enjoyed seeing you and celebrating your birthday. Ol' time is flying but havin birthdays is always agood thing!!

Beau Wann, Jr.

     hello boys and girls, im baaack.  this will be be the 2nd time I tried posting this, the first time I got it typed, and forgot to hit Post, and swooscj she dissappead. after being down at chez MDA FOR 48 HOUR, OR MORE, GOT SOME GOODNEWS AND SOME REALLY GREAT NEWS.  IM NOT CURED, BUT THE INFUSION TREATMENTS HAVE DONE WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO.  REDUCE THE SWELLING . HAD MY SIXTEENTH mRI OF THIS year.  that's got to be some kind of records. I think they are going to give a plaq

Kay Watters '65 (Greene)

This is great news, Beau.  Way to enter the Holidays.  Hope and pray you and Diane and familyfor an enjoyable holiday ahead.  I can only imagine what they will put on that plaque.

Mary Weidner (Williams)

Great news Beau! To hell with a plaque, you need a huge trophy for all you have been through!! 😂 Great way to start the holidays! 

Scotty Croom

just got call from betty geiser 65...she is moving to assisted living facility in humble...heritage retreat on hot creek trace..7105 humble 77326...keep her in our prayers... will be in houston for just the weekend ..plan to visit mother in georgetown fri...have a safe holiday...

Kay Watters '65 (Greene)

Betty and Allen Geisle, one of the most beautiful couples of our year...remenbering  all of their grace and power, Betty, enjoy your life.

Kay Watters '65 (Greene)

Anderson, tx is having a music bash, with vendors, music goes on late and is so enjoyable. It is Dec. 4th.  Sue visits with her family in tow; musician grandson, who loves this venue.

Sue and I walk around with drinks in hand to all the venues, and go home leaving the kids to have fun. We get into our pajamas, talk about our lives, drink more wineand end up in bed 10ish.  Such is life

Beau Wann, Jr.

      Hello Myne Phyne Waltriphynes the brain thatwouldnt dye.   In the jungles the mighty jungles he brain sleeps to night, maybe.  just cant get comfortable.  Remind me again to get in the running car and not hide behind  the chainsaws. Left foot an ankele swollen, thought I mike hde a blood clot, but after a scan, ther was no clot, so clean bill of healt on that subujet, and eveerthing eles looks goo, whiteblood cheels and red blood cells all are in limits, in fact bettere than espexed. started my new chemo last monday an will starte again in 23 days, again. I'm tring to beat this things. Go back to drs in January, a year after this thing begain have another mRI AND EVER ONWARD,   THEY SAID iCOULD QUIT IF i WANDTED TTO, bUT i THINK NOT, ide like to see where god is taking me on this journey Im hoping it helps to find aa cure, wouldnt that be something. I know of so many people with cancers, worst than mine. mye son kevin lost hie father in law to the c just lst month

Teddie Jordan

So good to read this update Old Friend. Have worried that there was no news on you.

I guess I am a worrier, no that is no guess, I plead  guilty!

I have faith,  but being human means I still worry about the welfare of all of my Family  and Friends who I love!

Even after I pray for you regularly.  

Beau Wann, Jr.

     they changed the spellingof thsnkginging to snafu and fubar. you couldnt plan a more catastrophic alleged holliday than this past tday, visisions of punkin pie danced thtrough my no brainer. the dishwasher went out bout a month ago. we thought we were covered weth the warrarenty, if they had takenk down our addess correctly insted of placing us somewhwere in noretheast county, and since that wast wrogn, they could possible get the part and two moron reparn men out till after snafu and fubar day. the brand is fridadaire in yohave a coich be fridadaire and nothin choosethe nothing, iether they amount to the same same thing, nothing.   having backup plan, goodole paper plates rathner than our good china,now what  which wheve gotten to use on serveral occasions, just cant think of when,. and now we'er not even ;at fubar and snafu day, and we get an alarm on ye ole septictank, iand that's nver a good think if one is ecpevtinting company, or me,   sooo the septic peopele sennd out a couple trucks and guys not from frididaire, and lo and behold they found us, no prob  they fixed the septic, no prob, a switch had failed and geess what, they allways carry a couple of ectra switches on all there trucks at all timee,  what a concept.   When I worked for swbt I allways carried so many parts, my tires were almost flat.   i didint want to have to tell the payin costimor "soory, your just goona have to use these 2 tomato cans anthis finee twineyg rated5g provided by yor service warrity fron frididair e .  there were a coulpe of occacions i couldent fix somthink like wheen a water moccisin and i were trinf to work in the same splice encloser up inthe woodlands after a major flood, or general flood if you will, and even if you wont. seems someone had the platt chanened fron 100 year to  500 year flood stuff   even washed out a briged. the next fubar and an safu was maytad washing machin broke down, proboy made by ftididaire now how were we gonna wash all the   paper plates l  now the snafu and fubar my trained nose smelled  a sknunk lurhing about, should have let bad boy shutterall down then all from heretofore would would not have mattered 

Beau Wann, Jr.

but wait, heres the rest of the story seems word  was out, i liked peach pie and or cobbler, not any more, every one brout at least two t a way apiec now whatt a way to ruin ice cream. didnt feel that way before snafu and fubar day.    som folks were over patronixing. tried to carve the turky, that didnt work out at all "cut this way, now try thise other way"  i kmow its well meaning, but well meaning can get ot hand."here handme that steerimg wheel ill help you drive"   not from diane, but others and i love them all. i dont think we do christmas this year, no telling what callamity awaits us, "ride boldly ride if yoseek for eldor addo aand trust in the lord. he is it.seek the lord early when he is first in our livfe, we will first in his may god continue bless your as he has blessd me. well maybe not with this brain thing, but sure got my attention to wdats important

Tom Britton '65

Well, Beau....as always your posts not only make us smile but also give us food for thought...and a way of looking at things that's just a tad bit different. You certainly did miss your calling, my friend. You would have been one heck of an author or comedy writer. So glad you are still here with us. We love you man!!!

Kay Watters '65 (Greene)

Heartfelt, dear Beau Merry Christmas to you and Diane and family.