April 2022

Terry Gayle (Thorn) Lowther was born May 12, 1939, in Junction, Texas, to Walter and Katherine Thorn. She graduated from Christoval High School in Christoval, Texas, in 1957. After graduation she met R. A. Lowther, Jr., and the two were married in Sanderson, Texas, on Dec. 21, 1957. Our Gee was an incredibly sweet soul. She was a friend to all, and constantly reminded that she had never met a stranger. Anyone who crossed paths with her, even for a moment, were able to feel the love and genuine kindness she had in her heart. The impression she left on each person who knew her will never be forgotten. When she knew her time on this Earth was ending, she rejoiced in knowing she would be reunited with all of those she loved who went before her - her husband; her parents; her parents-in-law Robert Sr. and Ethel (Friedl) Lowther; brotherin-law Frank Donald Lowther; and her sister Petreta Cooke; as well as aunts and uncles, and a number of cousins and friends who she considered family. Among all the joys she had in her life, her biggest was her family. She and her husband were blessed to celebrate 54 years of marriage before he passed away in 2011. Their relationship was one she cherished, and one that produced many great memories of which she fondly reminisced in the years following his passing.

Two weeks ago, the Fort Stockton baseball team was tied for fifth place in District 2-4A with a 2-5 district record and were needing to win at least two of their final three games to qualify for the postseason.

Fort Stockton is showing signs that they are performing at their best at a time when it matters the most. The Prowlers softball team will enter their bi-district playoff series with Riverside starting on Friday, April 29 on a three-game win streak after defeating Alpine in an away playoff warmup game on April 25.

Fort Stockton’s longest tenured teacher, Belva Houston, was given a custom made plaque for her 52 years of Service at the Fort Stockton Independent School District at Monday’s annual staff recognition banquet. Pictured with Houston is Alamo Principal Linda Chavez, who presented the award to her. The plaque also represented Houston’s retirement. Photo by Nathan Heuer

The Fort Stockton Independent School District hosted a luncheon on April 25 at their central office for the 15 educators that earned Teachers of the Quarter recognition during the current school year. The educators were able to eat lunch with the district’s administrative staff as a symbol of appreciate by the district. The following are the teachers that were named Teachers of the Quarter for their respective campuses:

I never had the Easter Bunny pegged for a PR flack, but he can now add it to his CV. Shortly after the White House Easter egg roll, the basket-toting Easter Bunny intervened and led President Biden away from a reporter who asked the president about Afghanistan.

Andrew Chandler “Scooter” Bigelow, Jr., was called home to the Lord on April 8, 2022. He was born on Sept.