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Growing up on Johanna St in Corpus Christi....

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Corpus at sunset, I believe this photo is a Rick Avant one. Things I remember about growing up in CC… The Horse Shoe Inn, and Margie and Bill McBride who stood with my mom after my Dad died when I was 6 years old. Riding old Tony who was the best friend a  sad little girl could have. Lexington Elementary where I was in first grade;  Kostoryz Elementary, all portable buildings….Mrs. Dobbs, Mrs McAllister…  and South Park Junior High and all those football players walking around singing “Duke of Earl”…and Mrs Rouse, my Texas History teacher who gave me a beautiful Texas Sketch Book. Also Mr. Pitts, and all those handwritten notes we copied from the black board. Walking all over town with Sharon and Karen, hitting the ball field over by Lexington Elementary…Ayers Theater via the bus…Wed night church with Wayne and Barry playing  those Everly Bros harmonies… Mary Carroll High School…..being told my skirts were too short when I grew from 4’ 11’’ to 5’ 7’’ in one school year. My mo