Mother went by Anna Wade. Her father practiced law and her mother taught school. She 'lit up' the party wherever she went and if there was none, she began one. She loved life and sang in the choir.
Wade (Henry) and Anna raised their family in Taylor, TX. Wade died of pneumonia when mother was only six. The Great Depression began the following year. The family moved briefly to Dickinson, TX and then to Dallas. All three children attended SMU. Sister Helen, was in the class of 1921 and brother, Andrew about ten years later (after a year at Rice Institute).
Anna Wade learned to play piano from her aunt: Lena Porter. She attended Highland Park schools. She and her friends played bridge and it occupied much of their time. Mother had a sharp mind and was a very good bridge player. In college she excelled at girls basketball. She graduated from SMU, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta.
After a whirlwind romance, she married Bob Elliott at Highland Park Methodist Church. Bob's Army unit trained at Camp Campbell but as it was a new facility, there were no Obstetricians so mother found one in Nashville. Ann was born there three days after D-Day, and shortly before Bob deployed to Western Europe. When Bob returned following VE day, the family moved to first, Corsicana where the stork delivered me, and second, to Tulsa where the marriage ended in divorce. Mother, Ann and I moved back to Dallas.
Anna Wade met Dick Pierson and they fell in love. They married at Highland Park Methodist Church. Dick worked for Standard Oil of Indiana (later Amoco) and we moved often. First stop was Fort Worth, TX where Brian joined our family.
Anna Wade learned to play golf and Dick learned to play bridge. We moved to Brownsville, TX for a year and then a 'big' move to the suburbs of Chicago. Anna Wade and Dick played lots of golf, and/or bridge. Dick retired in the 1970's and they moved to Richardson, TX.
In the 1980's they built a home at Lake Kiowa, TX. For many years, mother organized golf retreats which participants called the Anna Wade Open. Usually held with from four to eight couples at a golf resort somewhere in the Southeast US.
In 2000 Anna Wade was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. She had surgery which was very debilitating. She then had several good years before the cancer returned in 2003. I accompanied mother and Dick to her oncologist. He gave her the information on chemotherapy by listing the "pluses and minuses". He told her it was her decision whether to take chemo, though he wasn't anxious to prescribe it for her due to several other health issues she had. She said, "It just doesn't seem right to do nothing!".
She set a fine example for all: how to love one another. Rest in peace, mother. You brighten heaven.
Wade (Henry) and Anna raised their family in Taylor, TX. Wade died of pneumonia when mother was only six. The Great Depression began the following year. The family moved briefly to Dickinson, TX and then to Dallas. All three children attended SMU. Sister Helen, was in the class of 1921 and brother, Andrew about ten years later (after a year at Rice Institute).
Anna Wade learned to play piano from her aunt: Lena Porter. She attended Highland Park schools. She and her friends played bridge and it occupied much of their time. Mother had a sharp mind and was a very good bridge player. In college she excelled at girls basketball. She graduated from SMU, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta.
After a whirlwind romance, she married Bob Elliott at Highland Park Methodist Church. Bob's Army unit trained at Camp Campbell but as it was a new facility, there were no Obstetricians so mother found one in Nashville. Ann was born there three days after D-Day, and shortly before Bob deployed to Western Europe. When Bob returned following VE day, the family moved to first, Corsicana where the stork delivered me, and second, to Tulsa where the marriage ended in divorce. Mother, Ann and I moved back to Dallas.
Anna Wade met Dick Pierson and they fell in love. They married at Highland Park Methodist Church. Dick worked for Standard Oil of Indiana (later Amoco) and we moved often. First stop was Fort Worth, TX where Brian joined our family.
Anna Wade learned to play golf and Dick learned to play bridge. We moved to Brownsville, TX for a year and then a 'big' move to the suburbs of Chicago. Anna Wade and Dick played lots of golf, and/or bridge. Dick retired in the 1970's and they moved to Richardson, TX.
In the 1980's they built a home at Lake Kiowa, TX. For many years, mother organized golf retreats which participants called the Anna Wade Open. Usually held with from four to eight couples at a golf resort somewhere in the Southeast US.
In 2000 Anna Wade was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. She had surgery which was very debilitating. She then had several good years before the cancer returned in 2003. I accompanied mother and Dick to her oncologist. He gave her the information on chemotherapy by listing the "pluses and minuses". He told her it was her decision whether to take chemo, though he wasn't anxious to prescribe it for her due to several other health issues she had. She said, "It just doesn't seem right to do nothing!".
She set a fine example for all: how to love one another. Rest in peace, mother. You brighten heaven.
Mother went by Anna Wade. Her father practiced law and her mother taught school. She 'lit up' the party wherever she went and if there was none, she began one. She loved life and sang in the choir.
Wade (Henry) and Anna raised their family in Taylor, TX. Wade died of pneumonia when mother was only six. The Great Depression began the following year. The family moved briefly to Dickinson, TX and then to Dallas. All three children attended SMU. Sister Helen, was in the class of 1921 and brother, Andrew about ten years later (after a year at Rice Institute).
Anna Wade learned to play piano from her aunt: Lena Porter. She attended Highland Park schools. She and her friends played bridge and it occupied much of their time. Mother had a sharp mind and was a very good bridge player. In college she excelled at girls basketball. She graduated from SMU, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta.
After a whirlwind romance, she married Bob Elliott at Highland Park Methodist Church. Bob's Army unit trained at Camp Campbell but as it was a new facility, there were no Obstetricians so mother found one in Nashville. Ann was born there three days after D-Day, and shortly before Bob deployed to Western Europe. When Bob returned following VE day, the family moved to first, Corsicana where the stork delivered me, and second, to Tulsa where the marriage ended in divorce. Mother, Ann and I moved back to Dallas.
Anna Wade met Dick Pierson and they fell in love. They married at Highland Park Methodist Church. Dick worked for Standard Oil of Indiana (later Amoco) and we moved often. First stop was Fort Worth, TX where Brian joined our family.
Anna Wade learned to play golf and Dick learned to play bridge. We moved to Brownsville, TX for a year and then a 'big' move to the suburbs of Chicago. Anna Wade and Dick played lots of golf, and/or bridge. Dick retired in the 1970's and they moved to Richardson, TX.
In the 1980's they built a home at Lake Kiowa, TX. For many years, mother organized golf retreats which participants called the Anna Wade Open. Usually held with from four to eight couples at a golf resort somewhere in the Southeast US.
In 2000 Anna Wade was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. She had surgery which was very debilitating. She then had several good years before the cancer returned in 2003. I accompanied mother and Dick to her oncologist. He gave her the information on chemotherapy by listing the "pluses and minuses". He told her it was her decision whether to take chemo, though he wasn't anxious to prescribe it for her due to several other health issues she had. She said, "It just doesn't seem right to do nothing!".
She set a fine example for all: how to love one another. Rest in peace, mother. You brighten heaven.
Wade (Henry) and Anna raised their family in Taylor, TX. Wade died of pneumonia when mother was only six. The Great Depression began the following year. The family moved briefly to Dickinson, TX and then to Dallas. All three children attended SMU. Sister Helen, was in the class of 1921 and brother, Andrew about ten years later (after a year at Rice Institute).
Anna Wade learned to play piano from her aunt: Lena Porter. She attended Highland Park schools. She and her friends played bridge and it occupied much of their time. Mother had a sharp mind and was a very good bridge player. In college she excelled at girls basketball. She graduated from SMU, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta.
After a whirlwind romance, she married Bob Elliott at Highland Park Methodist Church. Bob's Army unit trained at Camp Campbell but as it was a new facility, there were no Obstetricians so mother found one in Nashville. Ann was born there three days after D-Day, and shortly before Bob deployed to Western Europe. When Bob returned following VE day, the family moved to first, Corsicana where the stork delivered me, and second, to Tulsa where the marriage ended in divorce. Mother, Ann and I moved back to Dallas.
Anna Wade met Dick Pierson and they fell in love. They married at Highland Park Methodist Church. Dick worked for Standard Oil of Indiana (later Amoco) and we moved often. First stop was Fort Worth, TX where Brian joined our family.
Anna Wade learned to play golf and Dick learned to play bridge. We moved to Brownsville, TX for a year and then a 'big' move to the suburbs of Chicago. Anna Wade and Dick played lots of golf, and/or bridge. Dick retired in the 1970's and they moved to Richardson, TX.
In the 1980's they built a home at Lake Kiowa, TX. For many years, mother organized golf retreats which participants called the Anna Wade Open. Usually held with from four to eight couples at a golf resort somewhere in the Southeast US.
In 2000 Anna Wade was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. She had surgery which was very debilitating. She then had several good years before the cancer returned in 2003. I accompanied mother and Dick to her oncologist. He gave her the information on chemotherapy by listing the "pluses and minuses". He told her it was her decision whether to take chemo, though he wasn't anxious to prescribe it for her due to several other health issues she had. She said, "It just doesn't seem right to do nothing!".
She set a fine example for all: how to love one another. Rest in peace, mother. You brighten heaven.
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