When Melissa Trott Hall graduated from DHS in 1998, she was not clear about what she wanted to do next; and, for the next few years, she remained uncertain. Continue reading “Melissa Hall”
Category: The Glimpse
Hubert Matthew Van Treese
Born on October 9, 1909, in Stamford, TX, Hubert Van Treese, my daddy, was just 72 when he passed away of heart failure. Continue reading “Hubert Matthew Van Treese”
Willie Mae and Aubrey Driscoll
Willie Mae and Aubrey Driscoll are renowned Devine benefactors. Continue reading “Willie Mae and Aubrey Driscoll”
Von Ormy, TX should have been named Von Ormay
The community of Von Ormy is named for Count Norbert von Ormay, an Austrian nobleman who arrived in the area in 1886 “with twenty servants,” according to the TSHA (Texas State Historical Association), and purchased what became known as the “Castle on the Medina.” Continue reading “Von Ormy, TX should have been named Von Ormay”
A Memorial Day remembrance
On May 13, 1945, just days after V Day, May 8, a ten-year-old boy, Frans Kestemont, was playing outside his home near Huizingen, a town near Brussels, Belgium, when he noticed two bombers flying low. Continue reading “A Memorial Day remembrance”
Devine, TX, was known as Nicksville in its beginnings
About two miles west of Devine runs Francisco Creek – now renamed San Francisco Perez Creek. Continue reading “Devine, TX, was known as Nicksville in its beginnings”
Travis and Anna Byrom
“Travis and Anna Byrom,” says Truett, their younger son, “were not the same, not even similar. Continue reading “Travis and Anna Byrom”
Angela Ortiz Pichardo
This is a motto lived by Angela O. Pichardo on a daily basis.
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Malcolm Watson
Malcolm Watson was born in Kingsville, graduated from H. M. King High School in Kingsville in 1968, and attended college for two years at Texas A&I. Continue reading “Malcolm Watson”
John Watson and Lucille Briggs Watson
In a memory album Lucille Watson created to celebrate their golden anniversary, she reflects on hers and John’s courtship. Continue reading “John Watson and Lucille Briggs Watson”