Celebrating 100 Years of the Texas Folklore Society, 1909-2009 Page: 380
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380 MEETINGS, MEMORIES, AND MORE
and drive back to Austin. He said that as he drove out of Austin,
the sun was shining. The closer he got to Abilene, the worse the
weather got. He drove through ice and snow, both coming and
going, but by the time he was back in Austin, the weather was fine.
Gene said it was a surreal experience. He gave a good paper,
though.
There are a great number of people that I haven't mentioned
because they were not central to any of the vignettes I've included,
and I didn't set out to be a namedropper. But in closing I can't
resist mentioning several of them. They include many dear friends
who have been very active in the Society, friends such as Dean and
Olivia Nichols, Orlan Sawey, Jim Byrd, Fran Vick, Robert and Jean
Flynn, Charles and Lou Rodenberger, Elmer and Ann Kelton, Jim
and Mary Harris, Tom and Mary Crum, Milton and Deurelle
McAfee, Jim and Liz Vause, Ted and Maisie Paulissen, John Light-
foot and Patsy Patten, Charles Linck and Ernestine Sewell, Jerry
Lincecum and Peggy Redshaw, Faye Leeper, Art and Margie Hen-
drix, Al and Darlyne Lowman, Hazel Abernethy, Ernest Speck,
Margaret Waring, Ken Davis, Melvin Mason, Chris Waring, Brenda
Black White, Kent Biffle, Joyce Roach, Ruth Lambert, Paul Patter-
son, Bill Stokes, and on and on.
As I said, I'm under the influence of strong spirits, even when
I'm stone-cold sober. I have personally benefited greatly from the
scholarship, fellowship, and friendship of this motley group of very
diverse and wonderful individuals. I am thankful to one and all for
enriching my mind and soul.
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