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Barbara Duke Faucett

In September of 1957, I married Clyde Minton, of Neches, Texas and we resided in Houston, in the area of Shady Acres, the neighborhood that I grew up in. I worked for Southwestern Bell telephone Company. We had our son Ricky (1958) and our daughter Lisa (1960) and then we had twin girls in 1965, Allison and Louisa, born 2 months early. Louisa only lived 15 hours.
In 1966, we moved to the country; Neches, Texas, in Anderson County. After moving to East Texas, we had another daughter Melissa, born in 1969. Life was good. I enjoyed our gardens, the smaller town, and the slower lifestyle. I was hired as a Teacher's Aide for the Headstart Program the summer of 1968, before Melissa was born in 1969. We were so happy, and enjoyed raising our children in a small town and sending them to a small school. We loved taking trips together every summer to places like Colorado and New Mexico. In February of 1978, our precious husband and father died suddenly of a heart attack. He was 42. I was a wodow at 38, with two daughters left to raise! We were devastated! By this time, I had a 1 year old granddaughter, and my two oldest children had both married in 1976. I continued working for the Neches Independent School District and even drove a school bus to help make ends meet.
In April of 1980 I met Harry Faucett, a Pipeline Welder, who had custody of his two sons, Brad (1970) and Bud (1967). We fell in love and married in December of 1980. In April 1982, (at the age of almost 43) I gave birth to our baby son, Joshua. I had my second grandchild by this time also. So soon thereafter, I had 4 teenagers and a baby, and Dad was off working on Pipelines all over the USA! I was still working at Neches ISD, and in 1984 I had become the Tax Assessor/Collector. We stayed together for 13 years, but unfortunately, we divorced in 1993. Harry passed away from Cancer in 2000, two months after our son Joshua graduated from High School. I retired from NISD in 2001, a week before 9/11. I have been blessed with such a wonderful family and they bring me such joy. I have five children, and two stepsons. I have 9 grandchildren, 4 step grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, 2 wonderful daughters-in-law and 3 fantastic sons-in-law. There is not room in my home for everyone, but we make room. I love family get togethers. My Mom passed away in January 2008. She had resided at 1729 W. 23rd since I was 9 months old. I am blessed to have my two brothers, Lonnie Duke and Carl Duke, and 1 sister, Susan Duke Hobson, still living My sister Susan, is attending our 55th Reagan Class of '57 Reunion with me.
I love travelling, being with family and friends, and being active in my church. I have gone on 4 Working Mission trips to Mexico, and one to New York, Oregon and New Hampshire. I love the travel part and the chance to make a difference in someone's life. I am so thankful that I know Jesus as my personal Savior. With Him I can do anything, and without Him I am nothing. He has brought me this far in life, and I am trusting in Him for the rest of this journey. I can't wait to see everyone at our 55th! God has truly blessed us to let us be able to meet once again with our wonderful friends and classmates. I loved going to school with y'all and being a part of the Wonderful,Famous, Class of 1957! I love you all! See you soon!

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