Doris Gupton:  

Life has been good since 1961. I was married at 17, had my son, David, & graduated from Temple High at 18, divorced & had my daughter, Renee, at 19 and then in Dec. 1963 at age 20, I married the love of the rest of my life, John Gupton. We moved to Austin in 1965 & on to Cedar Park (now just a suburb of Austin) in 1968 where we "grew up" along with our community, & were involved with the Volunteer Fire Dept. and early politics. John's 3 children lived with us part of those years too so we had a houseful. I never worked outside of our home, and loved it. John was a union carpenter before going to work for the Leander I.S.D. He retired in 1999 as Director of Construction Management after 21 years with the schools. We had camped & traveled all our married life, so we spent most of the next 9 years in our travel trailer. It was a wonderful life. On Aug. 24, 2008, I lost my precious husband to lung cancer, so life has changed again for me. I have lots of friends and family to support me so I am thankful. I am involved in Bible Studies and volunteer work at my church so that keeps me busy. My 19 year old grandson, Austin, lives with me so he is a big help...sometimes :) David & his family live nearby, and Renee and family live in Grandview (so. of Ft. Worth). With all the biological, step, & adoptions in our family we have lots of grandkids and 16 great grandkids. I love them all. I loved growing up in Temple, and as long as I had family there I went back all the time. Lots of good memories. Update: January 23, 2010 The last year has been a really good one for me. In January we found out that the Leander ISD school board voted to name the new football stadium being built here in Cedar Park, "The John Gupton Stadium" after my husband. We are so proud & so honored. Also this year my grandson, Austin married Kendra Kaye & on Nov.20, John David Gupton (my 17th great grandchild) was born to them. They live with me so John gets lots of Granny time. I also joined a group here called Senior Circle so really stay busy now. It has been a real blessing from God for me, as there is something to do every day. Through Classmates I have reconnected with a friend from childhood days, Linda Taylor, and it is wonderful. We talk often & met in Temple with another friend, Tommy, from our teenage years. We all spent hours sharing memories. We hope to do it again soon. I have l...Expand for more