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Dad grew up in Ida, Vivian (Caddo Parish), and Plain Dealing (Bossier Parish) areas of north east Louisiana. Mom grew up in the Marthaville area of west Natchitoches Parish. Post WWII, they met in Shreveport and married.
I am the oldest of 4 brothers (no sisters) all born as "Baby Boomers" in Shreveport. We lived on Grigsby St and went to Caddo Heights Elem. School until the summer of 1959 when our family moved 8 miles out to Blanchard, La just in time for me to start the 5th grade in Sept. There on the Dixie-Blanchard Road, Hwy 173, is where my brothers and I grew up. Mom had a beauty shop along side the house, "Janaes Beauty Shop", and had many many area customers. She and dad were very active in the Blanchard Eastern Star Lodge.
I went to Caddo Heights Elem. (on Linwood Ave) in Shreveport for grades 1-4, Blanchard Elem. for grades 5-8, Lakeshore Jr. High in Shreveport for the 9th grade and Fair Park High in Shreveport for grades 10-12. I graduated from Fair Park High in May 1967 and have many fond memories of school and sports there.
At 15, I bought my 1st car. A well used 1956 Chevy BelAire 4 door automatic with A/C. Well the A/C didn't work and neither did the 4 door family look, so after a few months I traded it for a 1955 BelAire 2 door gold hot rod. My brother, Mike, and I always had part-time jobs. Saturdays at The Shreveport Times newspaper stuffing comics and ads and weekday evenings at the KCS Railroad, unloading new vehicles (Fords) from the trains. So in the fall of 1966 we together had enough money to buy a new 1967 Chevy Camaro. Enough to promise to make the payments anyway. As brothers we alternated date nights, etc and shared that Camaro through high school. $86.04 monthly payments where usually easily split, but in some months it was hard to come up with the dough.
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I have many great high school memories
Who would have known
These Camaros belong to some lucky folks
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In Sept '67, I began college at LSU-S (2 year Junior College at the time). In the summer of '68 our family moved back into Shreveport. And in Sept '69 I transferred to LSU at Baton Rouge where in the spring of 1971 I met Meg. We married in Dec. 1971. She completed her bachelors degree in Elem. Education at LSU in Baton Rouge in 1973 while I worked at various jobs to get us by. For Christmas 1975, we moved to Lake Charles where Meg taught 5th grade at Jackson St Elementary until I finished my bachelors degree in Mathematics & Computer Sciences at McNeese State Univ. in May 1977.
After I graduated from McNeese, Meg & I moved to South Bend, St Joseph Co, Indiana for a good job in data processing at Associate Financial Services. I was a rookie Fortran and Assembler programmer. Our sons (John & Steven) were both born there. In June 1980, I transferred on the job as an applications programmer / developer to the Dallas area, and settled in Arlington, Tarrant Co, Texas. Here we've been ever since. Once the boys started elementary school, Meg began teaching again. She now has 21+ years all in 1st grade at J.B. Little Elem. just down the road from our residence. It looks as if the job market and our health will hold, so we'll probably stay here until retirement anyway. Retirement plans are still pending.
Grandpa Anderson lived on Caddo Lake near Mooringsport. So I learned
to swim, fish, and hunt there.
One thing for certain is "Even a bad day at the lake or at the ballpark is
better than any good day at the office."
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Google Map Residence Sept 1959 - July 1967 |
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Grandpa Anderson lived on Caddo Lake approximately 30 years. He and dad taught me to fish and swim. |
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The Historic Caddo Lake Drawbridge MOORINGSPORT, LOUISIANA |
The Historic Caddo Lake Drawbridge Perpetuation Committee Mooringsport, La. |
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Google Map
Hometown through Junior College; |
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NFL Dallas Cowboys fanpage, Love 'em or Hate 'em. Come see what the Andersons think about 'em! |
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10th - 12th grades Sept 1964 - May 1967 |
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I spent many Saturdays manually stuffing the Sunday paper with ads and comics. |
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Dad worked in the Shreveport office from before I was born until he retired in 1990. My brothers & I always had part-time jobs there through high school and junior college. |
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A Saints fan from their inception in 1967. Archie Manning was a great QB addition in 1971. |
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Right on the Texas / Louisiana stateline, the best fishing in all the area. |
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Google Map
Marthaville, La is located in the far |
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Cane River Creole, National Historic Park |
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Junior College Sept 1967 - May 1969 |
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Jan. 7, 2008 BCS Champions La. State Univ. beats Ohio State Univ. LSU & SEC are the best in the land! |
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Graduated May, 1977 Mathematics & Computer Sciences |
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NBA Dallas Mavericks fanpage, Come see what the Andersons think about 'em! |
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Arlington / DFW Metroplex |
Janie Fricke once had a country song that I tried and tried to get my wife to
love as much as I.
Perhaps you've heard it - "Easy to Please" which contains the best line ever
"Pleasing you pleases me!"
She (my wife) was reluctant to enjoy the song as much as I wanted her to.
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