
Phyllis Spielman, born in Floresville but graduating from DHS, was recognized as being gifted at the early age of eight. Continue reading “Phyllis Spielman landed a co-starring role in a Sci-Fi adventure”
Category: The Glimpse
Mark Cashion

When local attorney and former DHS student Mark Cashion left Devine to make his way in the world, he took a path far different from that of law. Continue reading “Mark Cashion”
Billy Mata
Leona Cordelia Bradley

Celebrating her 100th birthday on January 2, Leona Cordelia Smith Bradley was born in 1918 near the area of Atoka and Stringtown, OK, at the house of a family friend. Continue reading “Leona Cordelia Bradley”
James Smith
Louis Ehlinger, Sr.

“You learn so much from your older brothers and sisters, then you pass it on to the younger ones, and you carry those lessons with you all your life,” says Louis Ehlinger, Sr., born in 1927 to Willie and Theresa Ehlinger as the seventh of eight children. Continue reading “Louis Ehlinger, Sr.”
Phil McAnelly
And God said to go wake up the baby
Chad Graves


Born on May 11, 1977, Chad Graves, the oldest of three children, is from a family of educators, including both of his grandparents, his parents, his brother, and his sister. Continue reading “Chad Graves”
Two true Thanksgiving stories

As told by Louis Ehlinger Sr. of Devine, Texas, to his niece, Nancy Ehlinger Saathoff
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