Bertha Ward:  

HI I WAS BORN IN TEXAS ,BLESSED TO BE AT THE PRESENT AGE OF (70), I CURRENTLY STILL LIVE IN TEXAS , I HAVE SIX WONDERFUL CHILDREN,ALL HAVE BLESSED ME WITH BEAUTIFUL GRAND CHILDREN,TOTAL OF 16 . I GREW UP IN A SMALL SEGREGATED TOWN ,CENTRAL AREA OF TX. CALLED BRYAN ,WHERE I ATTENEDD ALL MY YEARS OF GROWING UP ,FROM ELEMENTARY,MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCOOL, AND COLLEGE ,(THEY DID NOT REALLY HAVE A MIDDLE SCHOOL BACK THEN ) ANY WAY WE WENT TO ALL BLACK SCHOOLS ,BACK THEN ,AND THE TEACHERS WERE ALL GREAT !THEY WERE ALL PREPARING US FOR THE FUTURE,OF DESEGREGATION. AND BEING THE BEST IN ALL OUR GOALS AND ACHIEVEMENTS, MY MOM WAS A BIG INFLUENCE ON OUR EDUCATION. OUR FAMILY CONSIST THREE GIRLS ,MOM,AND DAD , WE WERE A REGULAR FAMILY ,HAPPY ,BOTH PARENTS WORKED .(I WILL COMPLETE THIS STORY SOON , STAY TUNED )BRYAN HAS GROWN SINCE 1956 . TODAY IS 02/16/2010 TWO YEARS LATER,I AM BLESSED NOW TO BE THE GOLDEN AGE OF (72),I JUST HAD ANOTHER BIRTDAY !!JANUARY 10TH! NOW BACK TO SOME OF MY STORY!ALL OF MY 6 CHILDREN ARE WELL AND ALIVE PRAISE GOD,THEY ARE BLESSED WITH PROFESSONAL JOBS AND THIER DEGREE,((I HAVE 3 THAT LIVES IN BRYAN,TX.)(1 LIVES IN HOUSTON,TX.)(1 LIVES IN VIRGINIA)(I LIVES IN NEW JERSEY) NOW BACK TO ME ,STARTING FROM 2003 ,LOTS OF CHANGES HAPPENED , AFTER WORKING 13YRS ,FOR THE BRAZOS COUNTY,I RE...Expand for more