Clayton, thanks so much for the wonderful photo. It really captures Gloria’s spirit of joy and fun. Like you, I am hoping for better news down the road.
> On Sep 4, 2024, at 5:07 PM, Clayton Stromberger > <cstromber...@austin.utexas.edu> wrote: > > Thank you for the alert, Doc, and I’ve enjoyed reading all the notes about > Gloria and reminiscing about all the wonderful moments with her. (I wish I > had a photo of you and her two-stepping, Mark! My memory from that night is > of a whirling polka on the stage with Rosalee…). > > I loved walking into the office to say hi to her during my summers (she’d > always holler from her desk upstairs if she was busy), or seeing her under > the tent in later summers when I came out to see the plays. I was delighted > to bump into her twice in the spring of last year and each time she seemed > spry and joyful and friendly as always (the first time was at a polka concert > on a Friday night at the Rifle Hall, the second was when she was volunteering > at the annual Winedale quilt show in the classroom one weekend). Something > ageless and strong about her always. And gentle. As a kid from Austin who > never spent summers on a farm or ranch, I think she was the first “country > person” I really got to know over time. > > I sent off a card yesterday with a photo of Indian paintbrushes outside the > Barn and hope to hear good news about her recovery as the fall goes on. > > My memory of my first day at Winedale is that Gloria was the first person I > met, as I didn’t know where the Barn was and parked at the office to orient > myself. In this vision from 40-something years ago, she cheerfully says > hello and then points the way to me, and I begin walking down the road > towards the row of tall loblolly pines. > > Later that evening, at our welcome reception, I took the slide photo below, > which includes some other folks from the Winedale community we knew and loved > – one of my favorites from that glorious summer. > > Love to all, > > cs > > > > > > <image001.jpg> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: shakespeare-at-winedale-email-l...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-l...@googlegroups.com> > <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-l...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-l...@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of > James Ayres <jay...@cvctx.com <mailto:jay...@cvctx.com>> > Date: Monday, September 2, 2024 at 4:52 PM > To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org>>, Shakespeare List Serv > <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-l...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-l...@googlegroups.com>> > Subject: Gloria > > I learned yesterday that Gloria Hickey, manager for the first 30 years of the > Winedale Historical Center, suffered a heart attack two weeks ago and is now > slowly recovering with the help of daughter La Donna and rehab folks. A > friend told me that she is also showing signs of demential. I thought it > would be great where she to hear “get well” greetings from the ancients. > There only contact I have is P.O. Box 71 Round Top Tx 78954. > > Doc > > > > > > > > -- > Be vigitant, I beseech you! > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Shakespeare at Winedale Email List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list/7C8E5CC4-DFDE-4CDE-BEE2-BBCA0CA1AC46%40cvctx.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list/7C8E5CC4-DFDE-4CDE-BEE2-BBCA0CA1AC46%40cvctx.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > Be vigitant, I beseech you! > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Shakespeare at Winedale Email List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list/SN6PR06MB44290EF5C3140CC8DE4551FB859C2%40SN6PR06MB4429.namprd06.prod.outlook.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list/SN6PR06MB44290EF5C3140CC8DE4551FB859C2%40SN6PR06MB4429.namprd06.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>.
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