John Castleberry:  

After high school I dug ditches for Raymond Blair at the still existing trailer park on Ft. Worth highway. At 1.60 an hour it only took two weeks for enough to take off alone for Matamoros in my '54 Chevy for a week of R&R. It was fun, but what does an 18 year old know about border towns. I remember it was a long way to the beach. I brought back a few legal items and didn't do anything regretful. Entered court reporting college and worked two part-time jobs for the next 18 months. I barely passed the state test, but was able to get work and after just 10 months I opted for world travel by getting Merchant documents and sailed the 7 seas for the next 8 years. I married for the 1st time the 7th of those wonderful years. Decided Weatherford was a great place to have a family after five years and boy girl boy later in three years I was on my way. They all graduated from WHS. Proudly, the oldest was 9th in his class with a 4.25. All three went on to graduate college. The boys with honors and the daughter, well she took her time, did it all on her own and ...Expand for more