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DHS Personnel & Training staff at retreat Indian Lodge, Fort Davis, Texas 05/07/82

Family & Friends

These pages were initially created to transfer photos from traditional scrapbooks to the internet in order to both preserve and make the pictures and history available to family and friends. It has become more extensive than I intended. However, I see it as a way to save the details before they slip away.

Martin T

©2015 Theophilus

Alpine, Texas

Part 1 1878 to 1945

Part 2 1946 to 1956

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Sunset on the beach at Westerly, RI - 1984

1982 Austin, Texas to 1984 Westerly, Rhode Island

Dad won Anthony contest

Martin with Kelly & Shannon 1982

DHS Personnel & Training staff at retreat Indian Lodge, Fort Davis, Texas 05/07/82

Sylvia and Stuart married in Dallas July 3, 1982

Sherry on Sonora Caverns Road

062372 Martin Apartment South Lamar after he and Cheryl separated.

062372 Martin Apartment South Lamar

Sherry at Martin's Town House

1984 UK trip

Ollie & Peg in the UK

1984 UK tour group

Crerar relatives in Scotland 1984

Peg, Martin & Ollie getting ready to enter Scotland

Sherry & Martin took hovercraft to France. These are the German gun emplacements from WW II

Thanksgiving 1982 with Sherry's brother and his family

Christmas in Alpine - Mom and Sherry

Sherry' sister, her boyfriend, Craig, Sherry & Martin

Martin's townhouse 08/14/1982 to 04/1985

Sherry did not like riding in my green van, so I sold it and bought a Pontiac 600. I missed the van as it was great!

Pontiac 6000

Sherry 1982 Halloween party

Sherry washing car - Martin's van

Sherry's sisters home in Fredricksburg 1982

Sherry's Austin townhouse 1983

After attending an El Paso DHS regional review, Paula and Martin drove to Ruidosa for a day and were caught in a snow storm on the drive back. 03/19/83

Louie Thorp & Ron Conner

1983 DHS Ruidosa retreat

DHS Staff Development party at Martin's townhouse

04/30/83 Paula held a going away party for Darrel

Martin met Janet at a DHS evaluation training and on 05/21/83 after a regional review trip to Amarillo, went to Perryton to visit her and her daughter. Visited Palo Duro Canyon. Janet was a Nutritional Anthropologist.

1983 aerial view of Theophilus home across from Alpine Central School

Peggy & John married 06/17/83

Karen, Bitsi & Ollie - 1983

01/20/83 Sally & Don, and Bud and Elsie visited Martin's parents in Alpine after his Dad became ill and required oxygen

Family at the First Presbyterian Church of Alpine

Don, Bud, Elsie, Sally, Mom & Dad after he began needing oxygen

1983 Mom & Dad when Sally, Don, Elsie and Bud visited Alpine

Mom & Dad 1983

M's Dad & uncle Bud

Dad & Karen at church in Farmers Branch

Dad began requiring oxygen all the time. Initially he had large tanks, then was happy to get a portable unit

John & Peggy in front of Crerar's old home 1984

Martin at Karl's wedding 11/12/83

Martin helped Paula, Brandon and Ryan put up their Christmas tree 831209

Martin spent Christmas with family in Alpine in 1983

Mom and Dad breakfast

Alpine 1983

Christmas in Alpine 1983

Alpine's Anthony's store staff where Martin's Dad was the accountant

Alpine Presbyterian choir with Ellen Boyd at the organ and Martin's Mom front row center

Martin's Mom with all the cats

Ollie & Peg 1983

Martin Alpine 1983

Bitsi & Teeny1983

Dad's Birthday 1983

Karen and Karl

Karl's wife, Peg, Karen & Martin

Martin, Karl's wife, Mom, Karen and Dad

Karl, Karen, Claudia & Paul

Bitsi & Teeny1983

Alpine snow 1983

Dad "Ollie" & Bitsi 1983

Mom in the Bookstore 1983

On location van 1983 Austin, Texas

Martin visited Martha in Houston 07/23/83 and went to the San Jacinto monument and toured the battleship Texas

Martha,Sunshine and Martin

Thanksgiving with Cheryl, Jane and Carole (DHS)

Sherry & Martin dated, including going on a tour of England with Martin's parents. Later Martin almost turned down a recommendation from Sherry when she said she wanted to introduce him to one of her friends. At first Martin declined, but when she said the person was British and drove a pickup, it sounded too good.

The introduction was to Chris.

Craig (Sherry's son), Sherry & Martin

05/13/84 Craig in hospital after falling through manhole cover

05/13/84

052384 Cheryl let me know she found a home for Kelly & Shannon

052684 Fran presented at Houston conference & then went to Galveston with Martin. This was a lucky catchup visit because Fran later offered her home in Cleveland for Martin and his parents.

Martin saw smoke across MoPac and felt it was a house fire. He exited MoPac and drove toward the source. Once he saw the house with flames beginning to break through the roof, he began honking as he drove up to the house. Ms. Jamar met him at her front door and then started to go back in, but Martin convinced her to move away from the house.

Martin then went to the neighbors to make sure they were aware of the fire which was now close to their garage. Ms. Jamar said her car was in the garage and the fire fighters backed off just at the gas tank exploded.

061284 DHS gave 15 yr service award & for house fire

Martin met Judy in the break room of the DHS training center on Burnet Road (rt). Judy was instrumental in moving Martin from glasses to contacts. She also introduced Martin to the Housewives Choice band which resulted in the long term friendship with James Hinkle and Pat Washburn.

07/30/83 Judy's friends Debbie & Raleigh who introduced Martin to James and HWC

Liberty Lunch, Austin, Texas Housewives Choice

Bruce Newlin, Judy & Martin at HWC gig • Judy with neighbor boy

090183 At Judy's suggestion - Martin made contact lens exam. 091283 Judy to Posse then with Debbie & Rolie to Men At Work Concert. 091883 had Judy Debbie & Rolie for dinner at Martin's townhouse. 092683 Bruce Newlin & Judy HWC (below)

070384 Judy called asking if I'd want play baseball w/Grady's Plumbers - sure! Lunch Fandangos w/Judy

Also, one of Judy's friends who was in a plumbers baseball team, asked Martin to play with them. The most embarrassing moment was while Martin played left field, a long hit sent him far a field. Martin realized his throwing arm was out of shape when he had to throw the ball toward the infield, then run and throw it again as it had only gone half way. Chris and Martin attended Judy's wedding to her childhood sweet heart.

Housewives Choice playing frat party

Housewives Choice playing another frat party and James' graduation party

Housewives Choice at UT Fraternity gig 1984

09/26/83 Judy and Martin at HouseWives Choice gig

Martin recording Housewives Choice at the University of Texas

HWC at gig

James Hinkle impersonating a waiter and Pat, Jeff & Dave

Running Sound for Housewives Choice UT Union Austin 01/21/1984

Hank & James recording vocals among the corduroys and Dave & Pat harmonizing at Martin's home studio 10/16/1983

Jeff, James, Peter, Martin, Bruce and Mark at Housewives Choice recording session at Rollingwood

HWC performing at 1984 UT Fraternity Halloween party (Chris & Martin on right)

Cayce and Martin worked with Peter Butcher on several projects, became friends and good listeners for each other until Cayce moved to LA. Cayce for worked for SXSW.

Cayce & Martin

Michele, Nick, Sylvia & Stuart early 1984

Sylvia & Martin

Sylvia, Nick & Stuart in Dallas

Linda & Paula on Santa Fe trip

Martin Paula, Linda & Jane "the flies be bad in NM

Santa Fe trip

Linda, Jane, Paula and Martin on Santa Fe trip

Martin on Santa Fe trip

Santa Fe trip

Brandon & Ryan

Paula & Martin New Mexico

Paula & Martin South Padre

Paula & Martin 1983

Paula threw birthday party for Darryl

Martin & Mary Ann in Austin

Christmas 1983 Alpine Mom, Karen Peggy, Dad, John, Martin, Claudia and Paul

Mom, Dad & Martin in Alpine 1984

070684 To Alpine for 20yr reunion - caught up w/Carol

Class of 1964 at their 1984 reunion 0/70/684

Jesse, Carol & Martin at 1984 AHS reunion

Carol & Jesse at 1984 AHS reunion

070784 breakfast LaFawn, Carol & Jessie

Phil, Frosty & Frosty's wife

071984 Martin with Frosty & Helen's for supper

072684 Flew to Midland Carol Turner picked Martin up
Stayed w/Bruce & Jackie & met Cole

Bruce Carter visiting Martin's town house in Austin 1984

Martin & Bruce Newlin managed Housewives Choice Texas Ska band Austin 1984

081684 Carol Stall Bennigans

Martin with Paula, Brandon & Ryan

Martin, Paula, Linda, Jane & Diane

Martin had a bad sinus infection at the time of this photo

Martin at Karl Karvonen's wedding reception in Ft. Davis Texas

Martin on the Lost River Cruise June 23, 1984

062384 Lost River cruise w/Jane & Linda

Martin, Jane, Linda & Louie 1984

Martin Mom, Karl, Karen, Paul, John & Peggy

080184 Carol Turner, who was a trainer with Martin in Midland, came to Austin to attend the Insight workshop

08/29/84 Crosby Stills Nash

080384 Insight Conference - called parents appreciate

080584 Martin and Leslie at the Insight conference. Interestingly, Leslie later married Mark Katz (Katz's Deli) and both Leslie & Mark attended Martin's Music Marketing class at Austin Community College.

Martin and parents. Martin took a class called Insight. In an exercise designed to vent all the pent up anger toward parents, he realized he had none and further more he was very thankful for his relationship with his Mom and Dad. Martin left the Insight class, called his parents to express the same to them. As a result they planned and took a trip back to Cleveland and other locations where Martin's parents met and went to school.

September 15, 1984

When we arrived at the Cleveland, OH airport, our reserved rental car was really old with high milage. As we drove out of the airport, I realized my Dad was actually holding his back door closed. He said it was not a problem (always taking things in stride). I circled back to the rental agency to complain and they gave us a brand new Olds with 25 miles on it. Much better for our fun trip!

Martin & Fran in Cleveland during M's parents visit 08/84. Fran had worked with Martin in Child Welfare and offered for them to stay with her during their Cleveland visit. Fran arranged to have oxygen delivered for Martin's Dad. This photo was taken prior to Fran treating Martin to a concert with with Cleveland Orchestra.

Fran's home, Cleveland OH September, 1984

Fran after she attended a party

Fran's home, Cleveland OH September, 1984

Mom sharing her rocks with Fan

Attending a rock show in Cleveland

Cleveland River Cruise September 16,1984

Mom picking up a quick breakfast.

Martin's Mom worked at the Cleveland GE building in the early 1940's

We went by Margaret & George Crerar's home in Cleveland, where Martin's Mom lived when she met my Dad.

The Cleveland YMCA where my Dad lived in 1941 when he and my Mom met. There's more early info in Cleveland on this page.

Martin's Dad was an accountant for Cleveland's Drop Park Forge during the early 1940's.

This is the Calvary Presbyterian church where Peg & Ollie Theophilus were married November 22, 1941.

Inside of the church

Martin with Aunt Ina (Grandmother Margaret Crerar's sister)

Mom with Helen and ?

This was the Theophilus home in Claysville, PA where Martin's Dad lived until his Dad Albert Theophilus was killed in a freak accident in 1933.

Martin, Mom & Dad at Niagara Falls 09/17/84

Niagara Falls 09/17/84

Taken during 1984 Ohio trip - Uncle Don, Dad, Janet with her daughter, Mom, Aunt Sally & Martin

Jan and Jonsey with Mom

Don Gibson

Sally Gibson (Dad's Sister)

Jan, Sally and Nisha

The Claysville cemetery where Martin's great grandparents are buried

Claysville cemetery

visiting Don's Dad and brother Russell

Don Gibson's Dad, James Gibson 1885 - 1988

Mom by covered bridge in Claysville, OH

Muskingum University where Dad attended college

Mom at the pond at Muskingum University 09/20/84

Bates Farm area

Bates Farm?

After travelling around various places Mom and Dad lived, we returned to Fran's home.

September 24,1984

After taking his parents back to where they grew up, went to school, met and married, Martin took a trip to Washington DC (stayed at Fran Wilson's friend Jane Herd's condo at 18th & Q Dupont Circle) , New York and up the East coast ending up at sunset on the beach at Westerly, RI - 1984

1984 Martin in Baltimore harbor

Baltimore harbor 09/25/84

09/24/1984 Martin Smithsonian & Air & Space Museums

1984 Martin's photo in Washington DC. The roll of film with this picture was processed by a photo shop in Cleveland. Several weeks after Martin returned to Austin, Fran saw the photo shop was selling enlargements of the same photo. Martin had them cease and desist.