Mary Yeager:  

I was a student of the Leon Unified School District from 6th grade thru highschool. I was the president of the class of' 1964. Our class was pretty small, so I, like most of the members of my class, was active in sports activities, music, pep squad, etc. I loved the atmosphere in Leon, it seamed like everyone had a can-do spirit. My two older brothers also graduated from LHS. They both married local girls. My brother Charles (Chuck) Donham married Patty Larson. He graduated with the class of 1960 and Patty graduated with the class of 1962. My other brother Dave Donham married Lisa Morris. Dave also graduated with the class of 1962 and Lisa graduated with the class of 1963. Dave passed away in 2008 after a long fight with cancer. After I graduated in spring of 1964, I was married to Robert (Bob) Yeager on June 13, 1964. After I attended one semester at Butler Junior College, we moved to Huntsville, Alabama, where I had jobs at a drugstore as head cashier, and then at The Boeing Company first as a clerical assistant then as a junior secretary. I worked overtime for a group that was compiling lists of all redundant parts on the Apollo space capsules. I was told that these lists were put on micro-fish that could be used by astronaughts to locate extra parts that could be borrowed to replace a lost or damaged part in a more crucial area of the spacecraft. Bob and I had a daughter, Theresa, in February 1967, while we were living in Douglas, KS, I mostly took care of her and enjoyed watching her grow. We moved to the Grand Prairie/Arlington, TX area where Bob worked for Ling Temco Vought designing, developing and buillding the leading edge of the space shuttle. His work group developed the fireproof tiles that were needed during the space shuttle's re-entry process. He also designed the tools to build the system of protective space shields for the helmets worn by the astronaughts. We moved to Moore, OK for a couple of years. Then to Lafayette, LA, and eventually to New Orleans. Bob worked for Bell Aerospace building the Marine landing craft the LC Jeff-B and also worked on the SES100-B, both were Air Cushioned Vehicles Theresa began Kindergarten in Lafayette, then transferred to New Orleans schools. I joined the Newcomers Club, learning much about the New Orleans area traditions during the two years we spent there. We attended the Newcomers Club Marti Gras Balls. We had a great time viewing the many Marti Gras Parades. I participated in many of the groups making up the Newcomers Club. We moved back to Arlington, TX, when Bob was recalled by Vought Aerospace. We had a son, Brian, in August 1974, and a second son, Eric, in December 1975. Our family temporarily moved to Washington State as part of an industry-assist program between Bell Helicopter and The Boeing Company. We left there, returning to life in Arlington, TX, just ahead of ...Expand for more