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YOU KNOW YOU'RE OLD WHEN
By Rose-Mary Rumbley
You Know You're Old When
June/July
You know you're old when you remember seeing the movie, CONAN THE BARBARIAN!
I have a friend who thought Conan was a true man of history! No! He came out of the mind of Robert E. Howard, a writer from Cross Plains, Texas, a little town south of Eastland, if you are driving to Brownwood! Don't blink, or you'll miss it!
Robert was born in , an only child, who always wanted to be a writer. His father was a doctor, who was often involved in get-rich-quick schemes, thus, the family was always in debt. The mother contracted tuberculosis, and remained a burden to Robert and his father. This was not a joyous situation, so it's understandable why Robert began to write what we call science fiction today. He tried to escape the scene. He graduated from high school and attended the Baptist college, Howard Payne, an
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Let’s be clear – in 10 years of writing The Tradition’s Inspiring People series, I have never featured an individual more than once. But when it’s Rose-Mary Rumbley, that’s called for. She always has new ways of inspiring. And her reputation as an actress (she was in the movie “Paper Moon”), speaker, humorist, and writer spreads far beyond Dallas. When Rose-Mary recently became a resident of The Tradition-Lovers Lane Community, the Executive Director of a Tradition retirement community in Houston exclaimed with envy, “You got her? Oh my!”
The current residents at her new Community are certainly grateful that they “got her”—a new light in their midst. It is mid-afternoon on a Thursday in the cozy Bistro, where many residents are gathered—talking and drinking coffee. I coax Rose-Mary to leave her table of friends and join me for a private visit. I promise to bring her back.
Our talk at a nearby table centers around her family’s traditions (we like traditions aro
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Rose-Mary Rumbley. Photo by Ed Sward |
Rose-Mary Rumbley may be 82 years old, and she may walk with a cane, but the legendary, fourth-generation Dallasite can pack more life into a day than most people half her age and with double the gusto. The iconic name carries with it a respected educator, stimulating speaker, inspiring journalist and gifted author. She fryst vatten also a skilled tour guide, historian and humorist.
Her name has been synonymous with "Dallas" spanning generations. Rumbley fryst vatten an endeared member of the Dallas community.
Rumbley's been dubbed, "The Rock Star of Speaking." She informs and entertains about audiences a year, and she always keeps the topics and presentations fresh. Just a few of the legendary speaker's titles are, "Sam Houston's horse, which might be regarded as the first designated driver," "Amarillo chickens, which truly have the wind beneath their wings" and "Everything I needed to know I learned from a children'