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Roland Gilliam Jr.

Significants events in my life over the past 50 years:

1958-1975...Got married, father died, three children born,graduated from Uof H, complete my air force commitment.

1976-1990...Mother dies, started my own company, took eight scouts to Philmont camping, Dorothy left, took nine scounts to Florida Keys sailing, received Jesus Christ as my Savor, Ray earned Eagle Scout, Ray received Josey Award on its 50th aniversity.

1991-2000... Ray and Casey each got married,first grandson was born, divorced.

2001-present... Second grandson born, Kimberly got married, both granddaughts born, copied all 8 mm family films, as well as dad's films and 35 mm slides to dvd.

In October 2006 at church they had a grandperson day and each of us to tell of a beautiful that they had seen. This is what I wrote;

I saw my son score a goal against one of the
best goalies in the state at that time.
I have seen the pride on the faces of
parents when their son is presented the
Eagle Rank.
I saw the joy and love when my father held
his first grandson.
I saw all my children married.
I saw one of my children born.
I swam with brightly colored fish and a sea
ray on a Florida coral reef.
I saw a tiny flower bloom on top a mountain
that you could see four sates from.
I saw my first grandson kneel at the alter
with his arm on his dad's shoulder both
with their heads bowed.
I saw a raked masted wooden clipper ship
reating at anchor awaiting its next
passage.
I saw the love and pride when my mother held
my baby daughter.
I set on a rockly outcroping of a mountain
on July 4 watching fireworks from two
cities 20 and 25 miles away with eight
other scouts.
I laid on a sleeping bag and watched deer
smell my pack and eat leaves off trees.
I set on a patio and watched the fog slowly
expose the lush green valley below.
I watched the sun come up on a fog covered
white beach with no sound of the waves.
I watched the troop clown become a leader of
38 other scouts.
I watched one of my children push very hard
on the south end of a goat trying to get
it into a pen.
I watched my children swim at blue hole with
biscuits being baked on colds in Sara Lee
foil cakle pans.
I felt the breeze come up my back just
before it filled the sails on a very clear
starry night on Galveston Bay.
I have seen the love in the eyes of my
children for their spouses.
I saw a grandfather's eyes when he realized
just how hard his first grandson had
worked to earn the Eagle Rank.
rrg Jr.

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