Heather Byford:  

Life I am 38 years old now and have two wonderful little boys Joey and Zach and a two year old Kielee. I lost my husband Chris Byford in April, 2003 both of his lungs collapsed he was only 29 and we where married 3 years. I work at Walmart in porter,TX I did get my associates in graphic design. I often find myself tracing my path back to my youth, and my life in La Porte. I remember all of you so fondly, and miss you all alot. I owe all of you that I had the honor of being friends with a huge apology I took my friendships for granted and lost contact with you all. I am so Sorry. I have regretted that loss alot in my life. So what happened to me really, I will let you know. Contrary to popular belief I did not drop out of school get pregnant with a black mans baby and run away in his fancy sportscar. So the rumors say. My parents moved me to a new district, I finished school at Dobie High School. Graduated class of 1992. I worked at a BlockBuster Video on fuqua. I did not get preganant until 1993 after I was threw with school. My oldest son Joey is now 16 he will be 17 in September. I was not able to complete my dreams of Joining the Army and going to college on a Gov. Grant. There was no JROTC at Dobie then. I moved out of my parents home before Joey was born, so that I would not be a burden to them. I went into the world a single mother, with a minimum wage job. Yet I survived. I kept my nose above the water and never let myself down. I was never rich, just made it threw by the skin off my teeth. I am proud to say I did not falter to drugs, or alchol. and remained true to myself always. I am lucky in that aspect. I had a son to care for a son I later found to be special, even more special than just being alive. He is a High functioning Autistic, with ADHD and a Physical developmental delay. I would'nt trade him for the world. He is beautiful Palest blonde hair and bright blue eyes, a spray of freckles across his nose. Thats my boy Joey. His father beleive it or not was from La Porte graduated from La Porte High He is about 10 years older than me. Introduced to me by none other than our own Corey Jackson. Thats a story for another time. I moved alot from one Apartment to the next met my Husband in Spring TX. We where married and then came my second son. Zachary "Zach" he was only two about to be three when he lost his dad. He is six now. another beauty darker blonde hair and brown eyes like me. Boy is he something and I thought raiseing Joey was hard. Zachary will be starting fifth grade this year. He is as energetic as Joey and a bullhead if I ever knew one. I new a few. So far no signs of anything like his brother totally opposite. It is amazing how different he is. Very intellegent, he can read at an almost college level. He loves science its all about animals and insects outer space and geography he talks a mile a minute about anything and everything. You know they may be different but I cherish and love them no less than the other. I would say like all children are to their parents, they are a blessing. I live in Conroe area near now. Married No, anything serious not really. Just trying to make my life even better. I have traveled a long way in my life, but I never have forgotton those who meant so much to me in my life. I was never popular picked on alot, even some of those who said we where freinds. Yet I always had those of you that cared for me and kept me from the total depths of depression. I remember those who lived in my Neigborhood Of Fairmont Park, Heather Hahn, The Blues Carolyn, and Shannon, The Bessets Tabitha and Toby, The Baxleys Mellisa and Connie, Robyn Ledbetter, Rachel Hutfless, I will never forget you I can't. Can't forget the boys John Bunch, Tim Short, Craig Bricker, Robert Stump, Thor Armstrong, Kevin Swackhammer there is alot more to say but I am out of space I hope we will be able to reconnect. TTFN School I was not new to La Porte when I started High School. My family moved into Fairmont Park Before I started Grade school. They bought a house on hillridge. 10003 Hillridge. We moved in when there was nothing but cleared land and cement slabs across the street. My first friends where Laney Fontenot who I called Bo and Tiffany Snowden. She was my very first Best Friend. On the other side of us was a little girl named Amber, we where friends just not good ones. She lived a different sort of life. Where mine was simple, she was in Ballet and dance, she was entered into all kinds of kids paegeants. We played together sometimes but we did not have much in common. I started school at Baker Elementary/Junior High. The school was shared because Reid nor Rizz...Expand for more