Mary Lou Reyna:  

After I graduated from HS I attended a business college, but I left after a year to marry Robert Buck my Air Force Lt. It broke my father's heart as he had worked all his life to provide a college education for his children. So after I married and because I promised my father, I attended Baylor University and graduated with a BSN, (Bachelor of Science in Nursing). My sweet father was so proud of me and my sister and brother who also obtained college degrees. I felt so smart, I married ny handsome Air Force pilot and also obtained a degree. Bob and I produced three wonderful and handsome sons. I worked most of my life as a nursing educator, in a multitude of hospitals and in the ER. I worked for 20 years at MDAnderson and ran the Apheresis Department and Blood Donor Center for that many years. My pilot husband and I traveled over the US and Europe. When he retired we returned to Houston where he graduated from law school and began practicing law. We raised three boys. My middle son was killed by a drunk driver.The only time I regreted moving here. That set us back. The recovery was painful and slow. After I retired from M.D.Anderson Hospital, Bob and I began to travel to see our own country and Mexico. My sweetheart died seven years ago. I still miss him, I always will, however, I may marry again someday. I had such a good marriage and I long for that lifestyle again. It may never come again, but who knows? Thankfully, Bob left me financially secur...Expand for more