Wanda Rickaway:  

Life My Spouse I met my husband, "Big" John Rickaway when I was living in Houston (back in the late 60's / early 70's). He saw me move into the apartment unit where he was living and determined to meet me! We married on Valentines Day in 1972. We were married for 34 years. I lost him on May 25, 2005. Then, just 8 months later, I lost my Precious Mama on Jan. 23, 2006. During this time I was desperately ill & many, including my Doctors, thought I might die too. But evidentally Our Good God had other things He wanted me to do, so I am still here. Deeply Scared, but still here! I retired from teaching in the Spring of the 2009-2010 - which was exactly 50 years from the year I started teaching in 1959-1960. My Pets My cat, Gomez, is a black & white domestic long hair. He was born wild at Wm. B. Travis High School (Austin, TX) where I teach. He has a mostly white face, with a black "mustache". I named him after Raul Julia, the actor who played Gomez (with the little black mustache) in the Adam's Family. Plus, the student population at Travis HS is 85%+ Hispanic. Therefore, "Gomez" was MOST appropriate. He is a unique Kitty Kat! He has our house running pretty much to suit him!!! LOL! My Mom, Mrs. Zula Jones,(who taught at WRHS) now lives with us. She has a white, Tiny Toy Poodle. His name is Trey Toi. He is 8 or 10 years old. He and Gomez are great friends. Mama told Trey that we "got him a Kitty to play with" when I brought Gomez home when as a baby kitty. So, Trey helped raise Gomez and they think My Kids Our daughter, Lori Meyer, (age 40!) is in the school business too - but not in the classroom like her Grandmother was and I still am. She is in the Financial end of it. She worked her way through college while working for a School Business ...Expand for more