David Hamrick:  

Life It's been a long time since highschool. In the Fall of '65 went to West Texas in Canyon and managed to stay there for 3 years before getting drafted. Went to Army for 3 years (Oct.'68 to Oct.'71). Got married to Diane Bagwell(Dumas girl)in '68, and had a daughter that is now 40. Drafted, married, and a baby, all within the span of about a year. After service came back to Panhandle of Texas(Amarillo)to finish college at West Texas and went into the Insurance and Financial Planning business in 1973. Still doing the same thing. Had a son in 1980, now 29. Eleven years apart for kids shows you that I didn't learn a lot in school, but the practice was fun, HA!! Love to play golf and do it often. I'm told that I live in the past at times, but some of the best times I have had in my life were in Dumas, Texas growing up and going to school at North Ward, then Junior High, and High School. Sports, fun activities with buds and girl friends and generally killing time dragging "Main street", plus all the dances and Friday nights at the YMCA, pool shooting, swimming pool fun, eating at the 287 Cafe late at night, working at the old Smelter, farming for Eldon Cluck; drinking some beer way to young with all of my old "Cactus Rat" buds like Gary King, Hulon Kirkland, Danny Killins, Harold Bradley and others like Jim Shaha, Ricky Burgess, Lawrence Thomas, Randall Harris, Norman Bonner, and others. Dragging "Main" with the likes of Robert Houlette, Don Samuels, Ronnie Smith, Dub Harris, Charlie Jameson, Clyde Gregory, "Wolf", and several others that were older. Yes, I had a great time in Dumas growing up so I would do it all over again in a heart-beat. Holler at me sometime and we can lie to each other over the internet, HA! Dave School Lived on Pine Street about a block and a half from North Ward School, as it was called in the days we attended. Went to Junior High as did everyone in Dumas when they got to that point for the 7th through 9th grades. Always had a lot of fun in grade school, except all the "licks" I got from teachers and the principal and in Junior High pretty much the same. Liked school, liked most all my teachers, and seeing all my friends everyday and playing sports. Worked for 7th grade Arts and Crafts teacher,Howard Coulter,on week ends helping paint signs while in Junior High and worked at the swimming pool as a "basket boy" during summers of 7th and 8th grades. Loved that job cause got to see all the "little chickies" in bathing suits everyday. That was big for a kid age 13 or so back then. High School from Sept'62 to May'65 was one of the best times in my life. Didn't like studying that much, but to be around all your friends, have all the fun, play sports and all the fun ...Expand for more