Skeeter and I grew up together, from the 1st grade at Longview Elementary, then at Longview Junior High School, and then at South Side High School, and then at Memphis State. In high school, I played left end on the football team, and Skeeter played right end.
We played baseball together at Memphis State, and after our freshman year, Coach Al Brown wanted us to play in one of the summer Collegiate Baseball Leagues. He got us accepted to play in the Kentucky/Indians Collegiate Baseball League that summer, and we were roommates for the summer.
I think Skeeter and I have attended if not all, most of our high school reunions. We always thoroughly enjoyed talking about our years together playing sports, etc.
Sad day for me when Luther Murphy emailed me about the passing of Skeeter.