Telling Them and Telling Them again

About the Book

While living in Austin, Texas, I was privileged to be a part of an Older Women’s Legacy Project (OWL). This was organized and led by Susan Wittig Albert, and trained older women to write the stories of their lives. I later led three such story writing classes and this book is the result of my experiences with this project. Two of my stories have been published by the University of Texas Press.

About the Author

I was born in Seabrook, Texas in 1927. I graduated from Webster High School in 1944. I married, had three sons, and traveled as an Air Force wife for fourteen years, including living in England and Africa for three years each. I graduated from North Texas State University with a degree in Gerontology and Aging Studies at the age of 58. In 1986, I graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. My first job was as a chaplain in a cancer center in Austin, Texas. I was ordained as Minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1990. Later, I was hired as Minister to Seniors at St. Louis Catholic Church, Austin, Texas – a congregation of 25,000 members. I retired in 2001, but remain active in church work in my community.