I explained that I was very busy, and really couldn’t make it… When I saw the look on his face, I realized that I HAD to make it.
Spent 3 hours visiting and seeing his collection of CC and RMHS treasures… A Great day for the 2 of us… Tears in our eyes as I departed 😎
Hal Carew & Snuffy Creighton
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HAL JAY '65
TRIBUTE TO HAL JAY
Hal Jay recounts his own story on his Face Book page for all
to enjoy. What a great story Hal, you truly are a success story and we applaud
and salute you our Classmate. Hal was also a member of the 1963-64 Roy Miller
football team.
I Graduated from Roy Miller High School in 1965. I attended Del Mar College in Corpus for one
year and then transferred to Texas A&I University. I joined Sigma Chi Fraternity my first
semester there. I met a girl in
Chemistry class, her name was Paula and was attracted to her. We got pinned several months later and
married in 1969. We moved all over the
country in the early years, Alabama, Illinois, Florida, Arizona and finally moved
back to Texas for good.
I started my company in 1994 and have not looked back. A fact that will Surprise my classmates, and
certainly my teachers, at Miller is that I served on the Fort Bend Independent School
District as a board member for six years.
I have two of the most beautiful daughters in the world, Tiffany and
Tara, and that is topped off by the world's most awesome grand-children, Mason,
Hailey, and Henry. This old boy from the
west-side of Corpus married above himself. My lovely bride of 49 years and I have taken a
real liking to travel.
⚔️
Once a Buc always a Buc! ⚔️
Hal and His Wife, Paula & Hal's Senior Picture at Roy Miller HS
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TRIBUTE TO CHRISTINA
In 1967 I was a Sophomore and walked to school like many others in hot days, cold days, and yes rainy & windy days as well. Sometimes we were lucky and rides with friends. My Junior year I enrolled in the NYC program
and worked as a tutor after school at Lamar Elementary School. My Dear Grandfather got me a
nice aqua blue Mercury Comet to get me to school and work. By my Senior year my
parents bought a house in the Foy Moody High School District; however, I did not want to go to Moody at all.
Everyone in my family had graduated from Miller, and I wanted to be a
part of that tradition. We had so much pride in our school the Miller Spirit the bonds
and memories with friends. I couldn't give all that up and I wouldn't - I loved Miller. My Dear Grandfather told my
parents that because I was a hard worker they were give me an early graduation present, a car so I could
drive to Miller. Mind you I could have walked and gotten to Moody in less than
10 minutes but no it was Roy Miller for me!
My present was a beautiful Chevrolet Chevelle SS all black leather interior had black vinyl top and charcoal gray bottom. I loved that car and wish I still had it. I also gave rides to my friends and continued going to the Miller football games at home and out of town even after we graduated. I'm thankful that my beloved "Grandpa" made this all possible for me. I miss him. He was the kindest most generous man. 😥❤️ I found pictures to show exactly how my cars looked. I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter with family and friends. Easter Blessings to all. ❤️
⚔️ Once a Buc always a Buc! ⚔️
Pictures of Chris - on right Senior yearbook photo 1969
Chris and husband, Jacob Torres
SNIPPET OF CHRISTINA'S CLASS PHOTO - SHE IN THE CENTER
DEFINA "FINA" BROOKS '64
HALL OF SNIPPETS WANTS TO KNOW - WHO CARRIED YOUR BOOKS
Rose De Leon - Nope, No One - I carried my own books to/from
home to school. As far as crushes, sure, I had 2 boys I really liked. But the
only one that knew about it was my best friend (Marta). Those really were the
days! Everything was so innocent. Famous last words, “if I knew then what I
know now “. As the saying says, QUE SERA SERA. OH, and who remembers passing
notes to your friends? Luckily I never got caught.
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DELFINA BUSTAMANTE BROOKS ‘64
A SNIPPET OF MY LIFE – WHAT A NAME
PART 1 - INTRODUCTION
My name at birth is Delfina
Bustamante. I was named after my mom’s
maternal aunt, Delfina Salazar; a woman who took in my mom and her four
siblings because they were orphaned as very young children. Their Tia Delfina was as poor as they come;
she was widowed, had a son, and had no work, but she still took in the five
siblings and moved to Crystal City TX, and she managed to raise them until they
married.
I was born in 1946, and already
had dozens of first cousins, most of whom lived in Ohio. Out of all those cousins, I was the only one
named after Tia Delfina. So, what does
this all mean and what does it matter?
My first and last names are strange, different, weird, and as a kid and
many years thereafter, I hated my name, Delfina; I truly hated my name. I wanted a name that other girls had. Why couldn’t I have been named Lucy, Mary
Jane, Lydia, Gloria, or Yolanda, Libby, or Mary Ester, etc., etc? There were so many pretty names at Austin
Elementary, many of those names belonged to my friends. But no!!
I was Delfina.
PART 2 – I LIKE MY NAME
Somewhere along the way in my
life, I started appreciating my name.
And the reason I liked it; was for the very same reason I had hated it;
I liked it because very few people had my name.
Go figure! My nickname at home
and most those who knew me outside of school, knew me as Fina. When I started working at SSA in 1965, a fellow
worker called me, Delfinia, and I tried correcting him for a couple of weeks,
until I gave up. I’m also known as
Delfie, Del, Delphine, Lady D, Delphi, and once, as I was being scolded (in
jest), I was called “Delpha!!” We
laughed a lot over “Delpha.” Of course, I’m also known as Honey, Mom and Meemo;
but mostly it’s Delfina.
PART 3 - PARTING
One last thing. Many years ago I was at the Houston airport
getting my ticket. The man who was
helping me said, “it’s a good thing you didn’t marry me.” I kind of jerked my head and asked,
“What?” He pointed to his name tag that
said “Mr. Delfino,” and he said, “If you had married me, your name would’ve
been Delfina Delfino!” Oh my gosh, we
had a great laugh over that.
If anyone knows Delfino Martínez,
who attended Ella Barnes Jr High in the late 50’s, please tell him I owe him an
apology. Hahaha! I’m sure he has no clue that I avoided him for
three whole years just because of his name, so maybe he could use a good laugh.
⚔️ Once a Buc always a Buc! ⚔️
PICTURES OF DELFINA
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