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Jerry Jo Ann Hale

Reflections

from the

Front Porch

by Jerry Hale

A wife of noble character who can
find? She is worth far more than rubies.
Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.

Prov. 31:10-11

ur love story may be a my plans and serve our country. I Abilene Christian University and
little more difficult for volunteered so that I could attend became a first-grade teacher In
Ome to express because I Officer’s Candidate School, but Lawton, Oklahoma. Jo Ann and I
am trying to write this story by God and country had other plans. met at church one Sunday evening.
myself. It is difficult because we OCS never made a class for me, She was a lovely young teacher
have learned that things go better so I stayed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma who was not looking for a soldier
when working together as a team. as an instructor in the Electronic boy, but with some persistence,
I am certain that I could not have Missile School for the next three my prayers were finally answered.
made this 57- year journey without years. That was a fortunate time I fell in love long before she did,
my dear helpmate. for me as I was blessed to remain but I was certain she was the one
stateside. for me and was blessed when she
I was born and raised in the said yes.
beautiful Piney Wood in East The biggest gift during those years
Texas at Overton, in the middle was meeting and marrying Jo Ann Our wedding at the Church of
of Tyler roses, azaleas, dogwood Rhoads. She was from the small Christ in Geronimo, Oklahoma
trees and beautiful lakes. A farming community of Geronimo, almost didn’t happen. Jo Ann had
little bump in the road called the Oklahoma. She attended Geronimo a brother who had polio, and his
Vietnam War forced me to change Public School, graduated from dad was in charge of getting him

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