tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post7805437580964718156..comments2024-01-08T03:22:56.214-06:00Comments on Snippets from Springdale: I Was There.....Deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10857633931690620336noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-75137565511536635862013-11-24T02:35:15.432-06:002013-11-24T02:35:15.432-06:00I wasn't born when it happened but I have read...I wasn't born when it happened but I have read many historical articles and seen the footage on film. A terrible day!! Lovely shot, Deanna.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17541748309832254889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-82263176223138655772013-11-23T12:40:43.365-06:002013-11-23T12:40:43.365-06:00Thank you for sharing this memory.Thank you for sharing this memory.Sarah Huizengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326211901751159368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-10427682391946433222013-11-23T10:24:35.228-06:002013-11-23T10:24:35.228-06:00What a story Deanna. So glad you were able to see ...What a story Deanna. So glad you were able to see the President and First Lady that day. I was but one year old when this happened, so of course do not remember a thing about it, but have always heard my Mom and Dad discussing this day, and the many days after when they were glued to their TV set. Such a tragedy, such a time changing event. Thank you for sharing your story with us. heyjudephotographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098165048025314116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-23912577723837746182013-11-23T09:41:37.525-06:002013-11-23T09:41:37.525-06:00Deanna - thank you for sharing your story of that ...Deanna - thank you for sharing your story of that day. When I was completing my studies in Social Work we visited the state mental institution where we were ushered through the 'shock' ward - the ward so often replicated in movies and TV showing the most broken down population of the institution - the one behind bolted doors. Going through that ward, one thing that still sticks out in my mind was when the therapist told us that nearly most of the patients couldn't tell you what they had for breakfast, but each and every one of them could remember where they were when Pearl Harbor was attacked, or when President Kennedy was assassinated. These events that leave such a strong imprint on the memory.Nickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236806773789677957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-54602726785861380072013-11-22T21:52:57.339-06:002013-11-22T21:52:57.339-06:00You have quite a story to tell of that day! I reme...You have quite a story to tell of that day! I remember it clearly, too. I was in junior high choir and we were singing "This Is My Country." Someone came in, interrupted our song, and told us the news. We all cried. We couldn't sing after that. Thanks for sharing your memories!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15260256967405467900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-38061561010324039702013-11-22T21:06:35.625-06:002013-11-22T21:06:35.625-06:00It is hard to realize that day was 50 years ago. ...It is hard to realize that day was 50 years ago. Whoa!<br />I was a senior in High School in Dallas. Many of my friends went down to see the President. I went to school. We were in Home Economics when someone ran in saying the President had been shot. We all thought she was kidding. Then, shortly the Principal came on the PA system, announcing the bad news.<br />So long ago, and yet, it seems just yesterday. Linda/patchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639872362919575736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-65461442474192970862013-11-22T20:08:07.913-06:002013-11-22T20:08:07.913-06:00Oh my goodness, Deanna! You were there for history...Oh my goodness, Deanna! You were there for history! So amazing and so sad for you as just a young girl. I remember that day well. I was in school, watching it live on television because I grew up in Massachusetts and we were proud of our home grown President. I remember my teacher's crying in the hallways - students sent home. My Mother told me to remember because I was living through history. What a time we grew up in! Thanks so much for sharing your story. Hugs xo KarenKaren @ Beatrice Euphemiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631972741518142563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-7556756161296652182013-11-22T17:55:50.183-06:002013-11-22T17:55:50.183-06:00This left such vivid memories for so many of us. I...This left such vivid memories for so many of us. I was walking across the college campus when I heard the news and disbelief filled my heart. S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-20757672692563578102013-11-22T17:48:42.320-06:002013-11-22T17:48:42.320-06:00Wow.....what a story! And thank you so much for ...Wow.....what a story! And thank you so much for sharing it with us.<br />diane @ <a href="http://www.augcot.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">aug's blog</a>diane https://www.blogger.com/profile/15657047642999526311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-85379189511097027502013-11-22T16:26:45.738-06:002013-11-22T16:26:45.738-06:00Hard for me to believe it was 50 years ago and whe...Hard for me to believe it was 50 years ago and when it is said out loud even harder for me to believe. As I was in collage when this happened I find it hard to come to the realization of the time of my life passing. OK, now I am depressed. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396511308261929211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-59837776672553376402013-11-22T15:43:10.396-06:002013-11-22T15:43:10.396-06:00I was just two months old. I am from the Midwest a...I was just two months old. I am from the Midwest and still live 14 miles from where I grew up. My mother is from Dallas and she was telling me the other day that she remembers the watching tv that day and just holding me. I am the oldest of her seven children. She told me that my father and my grandparents walked in just at mid afternoon and they all just sat around the tv. My father said today he remembered what they were doing that day as well. Amazing that you were there. My mother and father were married in Dallas though my mother had moved to San Francisco a few years earlier but she wanted to get married in her home town. For me I remember I was in high school when Reagan got shot and when the pope got shot in 1981. I was going to go out for dinner on 9/11 for my birthday-- we didn't go. My sister was supposed to have had her bone marrow transplant on 9/11 but fortune was guiding us and she had it 2 weeks earlier and is alive to talk about it today. For some reason there are days we remember. You saw a piece of history. As has been stated previous it is good you saw the before.Suburban prephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18395691728192716148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-90392197320531901822013-11-22T15:41:31.963-06:002013-11-22T15:41:31.963-06:00This story gives me chills Deanna. Such a detailed...This story gives me chills Deanna. Such a detailed account. Wonderful post and thank you so much for sharing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504093426791656205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-17039579883664804182013-11-22T15:37:52.014-06:002013-11-22T15:37:52.014-06:00Amazing story! I am finding it hard to believe th...Amazing story! I am finding it hard to believe that is has been 50 years. I was 10 when it happened and I think that it made a profound impression on me. And it still brings tears to my eyes...barbara l. halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251598050638810751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-90003892635063072312013-11-22T15:25:42.493-06:002013-11-22T15:25:42.493-06:00That is pretty amazing Deanna! I was in high schoo...That is pretty amazing Deanna! I was in high school and 15 years old, and was watching a program on the TV with my grandmother when that came on the news. It was one of those moments , for me, that was frozen in time and I also will not ever forget it. Now, you and I have traded places in the country. Quite an amazing post.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08282631333469688624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-13247857435739714942013-11-22T15:18:46.946-06:002013-11-22T15:18:46.946-06:00What an incredible experience... and a terrible da...What an incredible experience... and a terrible day... :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07478738702507038796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-12388528982820335872013-11-22T14:31:01.770-06:002013-11-22T14:31:01.770-06:00i remember my Mom talking about it ... i can imagi...i remember my Mom talking about it ... i can imagine it was such a shocking hard time for our people & large community. or USA. ( :<br />Elizabeth Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646711693473956020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-66102912466887152792013-11-22T13:49:47.387-06:002013-11-22T13:49:47.387-06:00Thank you for sharing your story. I can't imag...Thank you for sharing your story. I can't imagine how that must have been, to see the president riding by and then to hear he was shot soon after. I was a baby then, so I don't remember anything, of course. But I remember my parents talking about it and how they learned about it. It was a terrible day for our country.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-68472419483386241972013-11-22T12:54:12.788-06:002013-11-22T12:54:12.788-06:00Wow Deanna, This post gave me chills...I do rememb...Wow Deanna, This post gave me chills...I do remember where I was that fateful day. Believe it or not I was 7 years old at the time and in school. When the news came out they sent all the kids home. Those who were able to walked home and I recall them telling us that the President had been shot and killed and we were to hurry home and not dilly dally and to keep quiet on our way home. Even though I was very young I still recall that moment and how we just seemed to know that it was something really serious and that we had best not be joking or laughing on our way home. I can't imagine actually being there, seeing the President and then learning the news that he'd been shot and killed. Truly a sad day in American history. Idahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587867197850064349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-35787401497261289242013-11-22T12:52:06.098-06:002013-11-22T12:52:06.098-06:00My boss is there now at the 50th anniversary memor...My boss is there now at the 50th anniversary memorial. Bet you were glad you braved asking the truck driver to stand on the running boards. Wow, I can't imagine being there...Gail Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697820311332653232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-67108848290104417442013-11-22T12:48:11.368-06:002013-11-22T12:48:11.368-06:00Cold chills reading this, Deanna. And, like you, I...Cold chills reading this, Deanna. And, like you, I can't believe it was 50 years ago. In some ways it seems like yesterday, so vivid are the memories. And great minds ... I used the very same JFK on my post today at Camper!Dottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811399388989716265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-6782635810338583872013-11-22T12:28:50.240-06:002013-11-22T12:28:50.240-06:00Oh my goodness, what a mix of emotion in such a sh...Oh my goodness, what a mix of emotion in such a short time. Thank you for sharing. I wasn't around then, I only have memories of where my parents and grandparents were. Even in Canada, the shock was deep. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451777566497814274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395338289033622908.post-17083347676292178742013-11-22T12:18:22.048-06:002013-11-22T12:18:22.048-06:00i am glad you witnessed his motorcade before the s...i am glad you witnessed his motorcade before the shooting. a shocking day.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com