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The First Presbyterian
Church of Sealy will be spon-
soring "Souper Bowl of
Caring” on Feb. 5 at 172
Selman Dr., next to the
Selman Elementary School.
Prior to the event the group
is collecting canned goods,
which will go to the Christian
Food Pantry. On the day of
the event a soup lunch will
be served at the church to
collect cash donations,
which will benefit the Austin
County Family Outreach. For
more information contact
Lesley at (979) 429-0166 or
Prom meeting
There will be a meeting
for the Sealy High School
juniors and their parents to
discuss the prom on
Monday, Feb. 6 from 7-8
p.m. in the Tiger Room at
the high school.
Sisters in Spirit
conference planned
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View AME Church, 5601
Fannin, in San Felipe.
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one it was the lowest point of bricks are gone, but that he
his life. It was like a huge always wants to save a piece
stack of bricks had been of that last brick ta wear like
dropped on him. Slowly, as he a badge on his shirt. If all of
speaks to student groups, the bricks disappear, he may
inmates, or friends, some- forget, and he never wants to
thing occasionally happens to forget.
take off a brick. He said he Let us not forget. Dont die,
can see a day that most of the and don’t kill someone else.
Indoor Inflatables Mommy & Me Time
Separate Party Rooms Teen Night
Family Night
By JOHNNY GRIFFIN manslaughter in the Texas He gave an emotional, of normal people that made
Staff Writer Dept, of Criminal Justice. truthful account of just how bad decisions.
-----------------——. -----The grief, pain and agony serious those decisions are to In a recent letter from
It is a sobering experience, are very real for us, and our the students in Sealy. We Michael, he referred to him-
both literally and figurative- son is still here. Jon Watts’ want to remind parents, just self as selfish. When we
ly, to have a child involved in family has to suffer the how important this message asked about that, he told us
a drunk driving accident. senseless loss oftheir son and is. that drinking and driving is
Last Friday morning, our brother. It is a beautiful Sunday the most selfish act you could
son Michael Griffin returned We have been forced to step afternoon as I am driving imagine.
to Sealy High School to speak back and take a look at back from visiting Michael in For whatever amount of
to students about the dan- lifestyles and responsibilities, prison and thinking about his pleasure you get by having a
gers of drinking and driving. We were with Michael the speech. I can’t help but won- good time and drinking with
Michael was an honor stu- night of the accident. We did- der how many people are at family or friends, you are bet-
dent at Sealy, graduating n’t think he was drunk, but fishing holes, in back yards, ting the lives of everyone
ninth in his class in 1998. He we knew he was tired from or out in the country enjoying within sight of your vehicle
was an all-state free safety on long work hours and had themselves with their fami- that you can manage to drive
a football team that won the been drinking. We made sure lies. I also can’t help but won- without killing them.
State Championship all four and asked if he had someone der how many of them have a The students were very
years he was in high school, else to drive him back to 12-pack in the vehicle. attentive on Friday and
He went on to student leader- College Station from Sealy. Every day we read in the asked some quality questions
ship positions at Texas A&M fje said he did, but we didn’t paper or hear on the news following the assembly for
where he graduated with a walk out to make sure he did- about someone involved in a the junior and senior group,
degree in Construction n’t drive. drunk driving accident. We One question and answer
Science and got a great job Michael is now part of a see many alcohol related particularly caught my atten-
upon graduation. volunteer group, sponsored charges right here in Austin tion. A student asked if
He decided to drink and by the TDCJ, that speaks to County every month. Michael could ever forgive
drive one night and killed high school students concern- As Michael told the stu- himself.
another Aggie, Jon David ing the dangers of bad deci- dents on Friday, prison is not He answered that when
Watts, class of 1990. Michael sions about drinking and dri- just for drug users, alcoholics the officer at the wreck told
is now serving a three-year ving. and career criminals. It is full him that he had killed some-
sentence for intoxication
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Griffin, Joanie & Ermis, Jay. The Sealy News (Sealy, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 9, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 31, 2006, newspaper, January 31, 2006; Sealy, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1616690/m1/2/: accessed June 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Virgil and Josephine Gordon Memorial Library.