Jul
28
Wanda couldn’t come to the family reunion we just had June 26 & 27 in Clarendon.
She wanted so bad to get to come this year. She said she just wanted to get some “hugs” and see everybody.
So, we decided in our business meeting, that we would do something a little different this year.
We “The Tyler Family” are going to have a reception for Wanda on Saturday, October 2, 2010 somewhere in the Dallas area, so that Wanda and all the others (hopefully Vina & Ron and Aunt Nita and Aunt Delene) that live in central and south Texas and couldn’t come to Clarendon this year, can get together and share some hugs, fellowship, love, fun, laughter, stories, pictures, and oh yes, we’ll have some food too.
All of the details have not been worked out, but everything is in the works. We want to plan and have a really good “party”, so everyone mark you calendars, and make plans to come to Dallas, October the 2nd.
This reception is for everyone, no mater where you live, or whether you came to the Clarendon Reunion or not.
Also, I need add, that we will have the reunion next year (2011) in Clarendon the week after Father’s Day, the last part of June. Next year (2011) will be the last time (for several years anyway) that we will have the reunion in Clarendon. In the future, the reunion will be moved to a different location each year.
If you would like to have the reunion for 2012 (or anytime in the future) in your area or city, please make a proposal and presentation next year at our business meeting. We need to get the younger families involved. We need things to do and places to go that consist of something more like a “vacation type” get-together. I’d say that all ideas are welcome, and the sky’s the limit.
If we don’t move the reunion around, make it a vacation, do something different, and create something to get the younger generation involved, then the Tyler Reunion along with all of our family closeness, our family pride, and our caring & love for one another is going to start slipping away. Let’s don’t let that happen!
Love you all,
Punk Campbell
PS: Mark, Kenny and Lin are working to pull things together for the Oct. 2 Reception for Wanda, which will probably be in Garland. Lin said he would do the BBQ, Mark is finding us a place and Kenny is helping put something together like a bus ride to Canton, TX (about 45 minutes) to visit the cemetery where our Great Grandfather is buried. Elisha Washington (Sr) Tyler was born about 1845 in Copiah Co. Mississippi. He died Oct. 26, 1919 in Canton, TX and is buried in the Canton Cemetery.
PPS: My computer crashed about 3 weeks ago. I did have a back-up of most things, but something happened to my email that I use for family punk@cebridge.net It is not back up yet. If you have questions about anything, just call me. My cell is 806-205-3151. If you miss me, leave a message and I’ll call you back. Punk