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Jan's note: I found an organization with Harrell's name listed as a judge of
horse shows and wrote asking about Harrell. I'm excited and delighted to
share his message, as I tried really hard to find him! (His birthday is
October 23.)
Jan. 6, 2008:
Yes, I am the same Harrell that attended BHS. I maintained contact with
Terry Washburn until her death, and Morris for a while, but distance and
years have a way of diminishing interaction.
I no longer judge horse shows, and I retired from Education after 38
years. Two and half years ago I had a rather serious heart attack, and
had to take some time off.
There really isn't much to tell about me. I attended St. Mary's University
and graduated twice - once with a degree in Psychology, then later with
a degree in History/Government and a minor in Education/English and
began my teaching career in 1969. I did my master's work at Trinity
University, and later did almost of all of my doctoral work at George
Washington University. I stopped 6 hours shy of my degree when I had
the heart attack.
I taught Honors History at the middle school level for 17 years, then went
into Special Education. I taught classroom for 17 years, then served as
Special Education Coordinator for 4 years, a position I held when I
retired. I am also certified to teach Driver Training and worked at a
commercial driving school for 12 years - a job I gladly gave up in 1987.
I was married (my wife is deceased - 8 years ago) and have three
children, the oldest adopted. Two boys and a girl. I have three
grandchildren - two boys and a girl. My kids all graduated from college,
my oldest (the adopted son) is a network engineer building network
systems and is out of state. My second (my daughter) is vice president
of a bank in Oklahoma, her husband is a custom home builder, and she
has a 9-year-old son and an 11-year-old daughter. My youngest son is a
network security engineer and works for an insurance company here in
San Antonio. He is divorced and has one 13-year-old son.
In addition to teaching, I raised, trained, and showed Palomino horses,
and judged Palomino and Pinto shows as well as 4H and open shows. I
was Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors for the local
Palomino Club for several years. Because of my health, I no longer
judge horse shows.
As I said before, I am now retired and live on what is left of the ranch. I
kept the house and 5 acres and sold the 400 acres pasture land 2 years
ago.
i wrote a monthly column for a Horse Industry news magazine, "The
Texas Horse Rider" for 5 years. It was distributed in Texas and the
southwest quarter of the US as well as in France and England. That, too,
I gave up after my heart attack.
I am considered a pretty good chef, and operate a very small catering
and party planning business. I don't think it can be considered a
business really, since I only do about three or four a year, but it gives me
something to do.
Well, that is the nuts and bolts of my life. Nothing very exciting, I am
afraid. I don't travel much any more since my Parkinson's Disease has
begun to progress, but I do try to stay active and keep my mind sharp.
It was good to hear from you, and I will try to contact Mori as soon as
possible. Thanks for writing.
Harrell
We do hope Harrell will be able to come to our 50th. It would be so good
to see and hug him!
horse shows and wrote asking about Harrell. I'm excited and delighted to
share his message, as I tried really hard to find him! (His birthday is
October 23.)
Jan. 6, 2008:
Yes, I am the same Harrell that attended BHS. I maintained contact with
Terry Washburn until her death, and Morris for a while, but distance and
years have a way of diminishing interaction.
I no longer judge horse shows, and I retired from Education after 38
years. Two and half years ago I had a rather serious heart attack, and
had to take some time off.
There really isn't much to tell about me. I attended St. Mary's University
and graduated twice - once with a degree in Psychology, then later with
a degree in History/Government and a minor in Education/English and
began my teaching career in 1969. I did my master's work at Trinity
University, and later did almost of all of my doctoral work at George
Washington University. I stopped 6 hours shy of my degree when I had
the heart attack.
I taught Honors History at the middle school level for 17 years, then went
into Special Education. I taught classroom for 17 years, then served as
Special Education Coordinator for 4 years, a position I held when I
retired. I am also certified to teach Driver Training and worked at a
commercial driving school for 12 years - a job I gladly gave up in 1987.
I was married (my wife is deceased - 8 years ago) and have three
children, the oldest adopted. Two boys and a girl. I have three
grandchildren - two boys and a girl. My kids all graduated from college,
my oldest (the adopted son) is a network engineer building network
systems and is out of state. My second (my daughter) is vice president
of a bank in Oklahoma, her husband is a custom home builder, and she
has a 9-year-old son and an 11-year-old daughter. My youngest son is a
network security engineer and works for an insurance company here in
San Antonio. He is divorced and has one 13-year-old son.
In addition to teaching, I raised, trained, and showed Palomino horses,
and judged Palomino and Pinto shows as well as 4H and open shows. I
was Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors for the local
Palomino Club for several years. Because of my health, I no longer
judge horse shows.
As I said before, I am now retired and live on what is left of the ranch. I
kept the house and 5 acres and sold the 400 acres pasture land 2 years
ago.
i wrote a monthly column for a Horse Industry news magazine, "The
Texas Horse Rider" for 5 years. It was distributed in Texas and the
southwest quarter of the US as well as in France and England. That, too,
I gave up after my heart attack.
I am considered a pretty good chef, and operate a very small catering
and party planning business. I don't think it can be considered a
business really, since I only do about three or four a year, but it gives me
something to do.
Well, that is the nuts and bolts of my life. Nothing very exciting, I am
afraid. I don't travel much any more since my Parkinson's Disease has
begun to progress, but I do try to stay active and keep my mind sharp.
It was good to hear from you, and I will try to contact Mori as soon as
possible. Thanks for writing.
Harrell
We do hope Harrell will be able to come to our 50th. It would be so good
to see and hug him!
| Among other things, Harrell was active in the creation of our annual, The Lair. We owe him a huge debt of gratitude, as this site would have been pretty slim without photos from The Lair. |