[AGL] Kelso on Fletcher

[Fontaine Maverick]

I knew I could count on you and Gerry to fill in alot of blanx. Thanks.
I am glad Fletcher hung on as long as he did. My heart broke when I saw 
little 9 year old Lily at Libby's funeral. Libby's sisters wanted to take 
her, but Fletcher wouldn't have it - I am sure he wasn't perfect, but he was 
there for her.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <mike.eisenstadt at gmail.com>
To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s" 
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Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 9:12 AM
Subject: Re: [AGL] Kelso on Fletcher



> Thanks Gerry for the stories.

>

> Fletcher as you say was no manager. I remember the cheap greasy

> pork chops Eddie served. But I don't think the place came into its

> own until Fletch & Lopez were running it and the Friday night scene

> became huge (followed usually by a party at Fletch & Libby's place

> on W. 28th street). Although, come to think of it, I remember

> Fletcher fallen asleep at one of his parties and Stanley Walker

> nudging him awake saying "Fletcher, get a job."

>

> After Libby died and Fletcher lost the house in West Lake

> Hills, Ann Richards then governor gave him a job running the

> xerox machines in the basement of one of the state office

> building.

>

> Actually the West Lake Hills house was Ralph White's house

> before he retired and moved to the house he built on Lake Travis.

> Libby's father traded the 713 E 6th street property for the house.

> That was where he had built a store and a cute 2 floor studio

> apartment in the back for Libby when she was going to

> UT. Fletcher & Libby lived there but when Lily was born

> they needed more space.

>

> My roommate & I lived in that studio later on for a few years.

> Nice but noisy. Stanley Walker had built a tiny staircase in

> a closet to get to the roof but it had been torn out when we

> rented it.

>

> In recent years, Fletcher came down with some serious

> illnesses and his dear friend Bill Pratt became his caretaker.

> Surprising that he was carried off by a car accident. Does

> anyone know if he was driving?

>

> One of the last times I saw Fletcher was at one of Henry

> Holman's birthday parties at the Saengerunde. Stanley

> Walker was haranging him and I asked if Stanley was bothering

> him. No he said he just reminds me of someone I used

> to know.