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Senior Senior
Larry Hays
Our Granddad
by Kaytee, Kelsee, and
Hampton Hays
A lot of people studying and preparing for such
see him having so a special moment. He was excited
much knowledge to get the opportunity to teach us
about baseball, but about God, and he was confident
what they don’t in what he knew. He taught us that
see is how much no matter what happens, our God
knowledge he has will love us and cherish us just
about God. When like we are His own. It was such
we look at our an awesome feeling to know that
Granddad or think my Granddad helped me further
about him, we see my knowledge of Christ and my
a man whose faith relationship with Him.
he man in the picture may be is stronger than
familiar— we think he’s kind anyone we know. Granddad has
Tof famous. When anyone been married to Nell, our Mum, for Kelsee
hears the name “Larry Hays,” they 54 years. The two of them have set
think of him as former Texas Tech a good example when it comes to One of my favorite memories was
Baseball coach or maybe think of their relationship with God. Until being at the baseball field when
him being in the College Baseball this last summer, Granddad and I was growing up. After every
Hall of Fame or maybe even being Mum attended Greenlawn Church baseball game, I remember waiting
a Genius of College Baseball. of Christ for as long as we have been at the gate to go out on the field.
He has won six College Baseball alive. After giving Granddad a big hug,
Championships, Big 12 Coach of we would run around the bases with
the Year, and Granddad of the him. No matter how big of a game it
Year (a title we have given him). Kaytee was, Granddad would always make
Most people don’t know him as an time afterwards to love on us. Next
average person, but we are here to One of my favorite memories of to God, family is the most important
tell you who he really is and what Granddad is when he baptized my thing in his life.
he means to us, not just as a coach, sister and me. It was my chance to
but as our Granddad. really learn from him while we were
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