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Holly Ingram Lakeview Centennial


Even with so much thrown in trash bags and so little left to show for their lives, “we began to know something about them,” Darlene said.


“They were creative people. He was a model railroader. She, I assume, was a crafter.


“I kept finding pieces of granite, bro- ken up in small sizes, and odd assort- ments of mismatched silverware. Then I found a completed project. A dragonfly made of spoon parts and mounted on a piece of granite. A beautiful little sculpture of one of God’s most enchanting creatures.”


The day was long, tiring. Even frus- trating.


“It looked like the debris from the house had been bulldozed into a row along with debris from the right-of- way,” Darrell described, “resulting in a pile of rubble, personal items, mud and brush. I think our job might have been more efficient and effective if the site had not first been bulldozed.”


And yet, everyone who gave of their time came away moved and blessed.


“One of the relatively rare personal items found seemed particularly ap- propriate for the circumstances,” Dar- rell said. “A DVD titled, as I remem- ber, something like “God Song - For This Time and Place.”


“They will never know who came and went through the field in search of anything salvageable,” Darlene said. “But I will always feel blessed for having been there to do it.”


Daughter of Glynn and Kim Ingram, Holly plans to obtain a nursing degree from Tarleton State University. She wants to be- come a paramed-


ic and to work in a hospital.


Her activities at Lakeview Centennial included gymnastics, law, sign lan- guage, bowling and SkillsUSA (skillsusa.org).


She was also an active participant in Pure Joy! Youth Choir and United Methodist Youth Fellowship (UMYF) at First United Methodist Garland, where she served as Youth Council President, Youth Chaplain and a ‘shepherd’ for Vacation Bible School.


Holly’s favorite church memory is of a mission trip to help with tornado clean-up in Joplin, Missouri.


“This had a strong impact on me,” she said, “especially the stories survivors told us about the butterflies.


“Any time they felt down and hope- less, a butterfly would come lift their spirits, and they knew it was surely a sign from God.


“And I got to experience the same thing after working all day in the hot summer sun, digging post holes for a fence.


“I felt so tired and disappointed at the slow progress we were making. About that time, along came a butterfly to lift all our spirits!”


Not pictured:


Taylor Boyd Garland High


BLES NGS, CLASS OF 2 7


S AND GO ’ 01!


Landon Jones Garland High


Son of Carl and Kathleen Jones, Landon plans to at- tend the University of Texas at Dallas in preparation for law school and, ulti-


mately, a long career as a lawyer.


At Garland High, he was in the orchestra and the jazz band, experiences he hopes to carry through his life by continuing to play the bass. He also played tennis and basketball.


Landon’s favorite memory was the first sermon he heard from Senior Pastor Val- arie Englert.


“We were able to connect with what she was saying,” he said of his family, “and that’s what led us to want to join the church.”


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Celeste Roberts Sachse High


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