A Note From David Fulbright
I had a wonderful time the evening before our Fulbright Family Reunion in Springfield, Missouri. I went to the opening meal or event of the reunion of the descendants of Louis Fulbright in Kansas City. I have rarely enjoyed anything more.
The meal was in Loose Park. For those of you not familiar with Kansas City, the park is a stone's throw from County Club Plaza in a lovely section of the city. What would any reunion meal be without dietary sins?
The food was wonderful. The chicken was smoked to the bone. The BBQ was excellent. I ate too much and enjoyed every bite.
Clara and James Maddox seemed to be the ones who really pulled extremely hard to prepare for this meal. It was held not far from their home. As with anything they do, it was excellent.
I met many Fulbright descendants and enjoyed talking with them all. I am sad to say that I either laid my notebook down or someone picked it up in Springfield, the notebook that I wrote those names in. I hope that I can reassemble that information in conversations with Clara.
Family history rolled out as we talked about Manirva, Louis, Green and a host of other people in the "Louis line." What I saw in the entire evening was a part of the family which has come to truly enjoy one another. People obviously enjoyed the time together and received me warmly.
I have to admit to getting some time to talk about things other than family history and genealogy. Talking with Paul Maddox about computers was a delight.
I hope to profile a Fulbright descendant or two whom I met at the reunion at Loose Park. That will have to await the arrival of promised information from some folks. In the meantime, I thank Clara and her entire family for inviting me to a delightful evening. It was a great chance to get acquainted.
(Note Two)
After a long period of editing the family newsletter, I have resigned as newsletter editor for personal reasons. I regret having to do that, however the pressures of my job are great as I teach in a school which is in massive transition. I know that my own health and self-preservation require that I cut back in a number of areas. There is also the possibility that I may be moving this fall at a time that a newsletter should be coming out.
I am happy that Roger and LaNeil are at the helm. I don't think the newsletter could be in better hands. The one thing I ask as the depart-ing editor is that you get your copy to them on time! Being a family newsletter editor is a bit like waiting for a baby for ten months. It is great when the baby gets here, but the wait can be frustrating. Help the Gepharts out by getting your material in!
(Note Three)
Those of you who attended the Springfield '98 Reunion know that we had a number of frustrations with the Quality Inn. The biggest such frustration was having a noisy group next to our banquet meal. I received a note of apology from the management. The down side of this communication was that the sales person in charge of booking groups admitted to me that she knew there was a problem on Thursday be-fore we came. Rather than warn us or attempt to work something out, she turned her head.
I appreciated the motel's effort to make an apology, however I think it obvious that we need to look elsewhere when we are next in Springfield.
Have a good summer,
David Fulbright