Cherie Trowler
I have a grand niece. Her name is Cherie Trowler. She is on Facebook. Her son, Derik, is getting married. I learned that bit of information from Cherie’s Facebook page.
Cherie informs me:
“Derik just graduated with a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering and is going on for his PHd. His girlfriend Christina just graduated with her Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering and going on for her Masters. Yep, I am proud.”
I post that here because it illustrates a lesson about one of the values of engaging in genealogy. That lesson is that each of us are an extension of our ancestors. That is to say, families evolve and grow into the future.
There is another lesson as well. Social websites, such as Facebook, permit us to keep up with our families, wherever they are. A reminder of one of the positive attributes of modern technology.
Being a mother, Cherie writes: “This song tells it all.”
Were I not engaged in genealogy all this would have passed me by. With Derrick’s marriage the evolution of the Wood family continues on.
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Wow, Jack, I just stumbled across this while googling my name to see what kind of stuff was out there on me. LOL.. You are awesome Jack. You know, My Son will have been married a year in Aug. It sure doesn’t seem that long. Love you..
Glad to hear from you Cherie. It really is gratifying to watch your kids and grand kids grow up. Kind of causes one to reflect on whether they were raised well or not. Lillie (my wife) and I just got back from California to watch our youngest grand daughter, Elizabeth Anderson (aka Lizzie) graduate from high school.
Our oldest grand daughter, Joan Patricia Wood, just graduated from college in Chico, CA. She’s off to law school (my old alma mater) this fall.
I’m hoping to live long enough to watch Joan graduate and pass the bar exam. Not sure I’ll make it that long though. I just turned 77 and am sliding downhill more quickly than I would like.
All my love and regards to all of you there in Arkansas and West Texas.