Lowrys celebrate a wedding

 

Wade Edwards Lowry and Reagan Spears were married on April 24 in a beautiful outdoor ceremony at College Station by the pastor once with St. Gertrude's Church in Kingsville, their home.

The bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Willis L. Lowry, former Laredoans now of New Braunfels . The groom's parents, Bill and Julie Lowry, hosted the rehearsal dinner.

The couple had their honeymoon in Hawaii.

Asked about modern poetry, Naomi Shihab Nye, prominent in the world of poetry, wrote in our notebook while lunching as my guest at The Meadows: “Modern poetic elements of sound are used diverse ways. Modern poetry cares a great deal about sound; however, not as much as predictable sound as in end rhyme. Modern poetry is often friendly, accessible, honoring detail and daily life, but still contains a resonance of sound and often a more simple diction than older poetry.”

Naomi has published more than 20 books of prose and poetry. She has received a Lanman Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and four Pushcart Prizes.

Her two latest publications, just out, are a book of poems, A Maze Me, exquisite, and a novel, Going Going, which deals with smaller stores being replaced by large chain stores.

 

Hancock to marry

Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Conklin and Mrs. Robert Hancock have announced the mariage of their children, Jennifer Lynn Conklin and Robert Norquest Hancock, Jr., on Saturday the ninth of July, in Palm Beach, Florida.

The bridegroom is the son of Priscilla DaCamara Hancock, former Laredoan now of Castroville.

 

Lowrys gather

The Lowrys gathered at Middlecreek, a resort north of Austin, in early June.

Ira and Shirley Lowry came in from Los Angeles, Todd Lowry and family from Virginia, their son Todd from Iowa, Dr. Tim Lowry and family from Austin, Mary Lowry Ervin from San Antonio, plus children and grandchildren.

 

Treviños on cruise

Col. Gil Treviño and his wife, former Laredoans who live at the towers in San Antonio, celebrated his birthday with a party for 200 last January. They went on a cruise in May which took them to the Bahamas . Their daughter, Elisa Harperm teaches in Houston.

 

News from Omar Sanchez

Omar Sanchez, who graduated from Martin High in 1952, writes from Brownsville , where he owns a clothing store.

He prefaces his biography with high praise for his old teacher. He was drafted during the Korean War, and served in France during his tour of duty. He graduated from East Texas State in Commerce. Then he went to work for a New York clothing firm, which sent him to Brownsville.

“After a few years I opened my own store, and I am very busy. I married a girl from Hebbronville. She is newly retired from teaching at Southmost College. We had three children, now all on their own, well-educated. They all have good jobs.”

Omar did not mention grandchildren, but his letter showed he has enjoyed a good life. How wonderful that I can feel I had a little part in his education, and great for him to remember me. Gracias.

 

Letters from home

Mildred Reyna, one of my 20 correspondents, wrote of the death of Bess Walker Quiros recently. She recounted an incident that Bess had en route to San Miguel de Allende.

“I recall the trip she and the children made during the War to San Miguel de Allende. She was driving. A bus in front of her loaded with passengers had a bunch of stuff tied on top. A feather mattress fell off, struck the hood of Bess' car, and split in half, with feathers falling on the windshield, blinding her. She managed to pull over to the side of the road. The bus also stopped. A woman hopped off and demanded Bess pay her for the mattress. Needless to say, Bess did not pay her. She and the children could have been killed!”

 

Retired, now journalist

Retired after 35 years, now journalist photographer, former Laredoan Richard Lykes is a Martin High graduate of 1956.

He lives on Vista Hermosa Farm, his beautiful place in the Piedmont Valley, Virginia, where peach trees bloom pink in the fields. He writes articles for the Rappahanock News.

His mother and brother, Roy, live in San Antonio. He will bring them to The Meadows for a visit when next he come to S.A.