[AGL] Mary Holman

[Fontaine Maverick]

Thanks, Mike. I surely wish I had seen Pat and Mike do their riff. Maybe we 
can talk them into a re-run?

Mary was at the birthing of my firstborn.




>

> I was remiss not to have reported to the list that Mary Holman,

> Henry's widow, died Thanksgiving Day.

>

> Many happy memories of sitting at the Holman's table at the Scholz

> Garden (Mary's favorite tipple was rum and coke) and listening to

> Henry's tall tales. Mary was an obstetrics nurse at Breakenridge

> Hospital, on the happy floor as she used to say. She once

> explained to me the true meaning of the Texas saying "Bless

> your heart!" explaining its heartless subtext. This was after I had

> recovered from an illness. She asked if anyone had told me "Bless,

> etc." Someone indeed had said it and I had taken it for what

> it sounded like, not truly understanding it.

>

> I doubt we will ever see again twins Mike and Pat Holman dress

> up like their parents and do spoofs of Mary and Henry's non-

> sequitur conversations.

>

> sic transit . . .

>

> Mike

>

> ---- Original Message -----

> From: <CAUS at aol.com>

> To: <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 5:50 PM

> Subject: [AGL] Old Girls meeting

>

>

>> Mike:  As you know the Old Girls will have a meeting this Dec.  I  know

> you

>> hate Luby's but it is central and easy for all the people to  find.  You

>> wouldn't have to eat but just come to visit with a few folks,  some of

> which won't

>> be here forever.  We lost Betty Burkhalter this year  and Henry Holman. 

>> I

> am

>> coming in from Fort Worth and would enjoy seeing  you and others who 

>> might

>> decide to come...don't know when in the future I  would be in Austin.

> Anne

>> Huddleston will be there if health permits - as  she is the soul of the

> group.  The

>> date is Dec. 29 from 11:00 a.m. until  you get tired of the whole thing.

>> Luby's on Steck.  Hope to see you  there.  Bring anyone  interested.

>> Carmen

>>

>>

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