I wish my parents had been born wealthy, and their hundred or so descendant left with a life of ease. As it was, they left us with a truly magnificent heritage of family love.

The children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, etc., of JUDGE and VIRGINIA Fowler TANKERSLEY gather each year at Lake Wheeler, and Alabama State Park on the banks of the Tennessee River, to share a weekend of fun, food and remembrance.

Although we are scattered from coast to coast (Washington D.C. to San Francisco) and from Florida to Illinois, our roots are still in the south, and for most of us that means ALABAMA.

We may not agree on who should win the ALabama - Auburn Game, or on Politics, religion, or much of anything else we agree that Papa Judge had the best watermellons in the South, and Mama Virgie baked the best apple pie and yeast rolls. -- AND that family means very much to all of us.

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  I say if you're going to have a hobby, get one which doen't rule you! Believe it or not, in Florida we can leave the orchids in a tree except for cold snaps, and just bring them in when they're blooming!
• On Prince Edward Island, June 2000 (68 KB)
  Richard and I left the motor home in Maine and treked the Maritimes for a week.
• Celebrating our birthday at the OUTBACK (46 KB)
  When we returned from our trip up the east coast Cathy and Mike treated us to Cirque de Soliel, and dinner at the Outback.

• Judge Tankersley (30 KB)
  What are your memories of Papa Judge? If you are a child, grandchild, or great grandchild, please email your response.
• Vergie was the more complex of our parents (34 KB)
  Virginia Fowler Tankersley lived a long and difficult life. She was ingenious in finding ways to keep her brood of children clothed and fed, and at the same time stayed up to date on current events, active in her church and community.

Catherine Tankersley Jewett
PO Box 421460
Kissimmee, FL 34742
United States
kaytj@kua.net

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