Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, was first celebrated on May 30, 1868 on an order from General John Logan. In 1882, the name was changed to Memorial Day. Surprisingly, this day to honor loved ones who have died and share in patriotic services didn't become a national holiday until 1971.
Originally a day set aside to honor those who gave their lives fighting for freedom, Memorial Day has now become a special time for remembering all who have died and for decorating their graves.
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The end of April, 2015, marked one hundred and fifty years since the ending of the Civil War, death of President Abraham Lincoln, and the beginning of the Reconstruction Era in American History. On February 13, 1861, General Winfield Scott summoned Robert E. Lee from his military post at Fort Mason, Texas to return to Washington.
Bobby Wayne Riley, 61, passed away on May 17, 2015 at the Audie Murphy VA Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Bobby was born on April 10, 1954, in Burnet County, Texas to Bobby Lee Riley and Mary Belle Levensailer. Bobby served in the US Air Force, during the Vietnam War, and was stationed in Germany.
MaryAnn Kathleen Brogan was born on September 29, 1939 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Ed-ward and Hazel Brogan. She passed away on May 11, 2015 at the age of 75
MaryAnn lived a full and rewarding life; she attended nursing school at St. Edwards Episcopal Nursing School prior to enlisting in the Army.
After a lifetime of pain and suffering, Donald Lee Clark entered into eternal rest, April 13, 2015.
Don was born January 23, 1949, in Dallas, Texas to Lee Neil and Beulah Wallace Clark He en-joyed flying, sailing, geology and photography which would become his life's career; Don was a 6th generation true Texan.
He met and married the love of his life, Marilyn "Kay"
Esther Shirley Morin of Ingram passed away at Methodist Texan Hospital in San Antonio on Sunday May 10, 2015. Esther was born on July 1, 1922 in Llano Texas. She married Gerard "Jerry" Morin on October 7, 2012 in Fredericksburg.
She is survived by her husband, Gerard "Jerry" Morin of Ingram; stepson, C.J.
Lee Alice Little of Llano passed away Friday, May 15, 2015 at the age of 96. She was born Au-gust 3, 1918 to Lucy (Rogers) and Charles Parkhill in Llano County, Texas. Lee was a rancher and school teacher for many years. She attended the University of Texas and graduated with a Bachelor Degree.
Ramon Arriaga, age 72, passed away on May 11, 2015 in Llano. He was born May 31, 1942 in San Felipe, Coahuila, México to Francisco and Paula Arriaga. Ramon has been a resident of Llano since 1976. Ramon married Irene De Las Fuentes on October 18, 1961 in Mexico and they en-joyed their lives together for 53 years.
At the age of 15, Ramon met his future wife, Irene De La Fuentes.
"Twister" Audie Templeton of Kingsland Texas passed away unexpectedly on May 4, 2015. He was born to Van and Dell Templeton on August 26, 1967 in Orange County, California. He moved to Texas in 1990 to be closer to his family. He then met and married Karen McPherson which gave him a new family that he cherished including nine grandchildren that were the love of his life.
The following true story made the rounds in social media this fall, but I wanted to share it with you now in the spring as so many of us suffer through "testing season" and anxiously await the return of standardized test scores. An elementary school principal sent this message to all her students during the week they got their scores back:
We are concerned that these tests do not always assess all of what it is that make each of you special and unique.
