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Sam Donna Ogle
The Ogle Bunch
– Take #Two
by Marilyn Garrett First, Sam called – and they talked
and talked, with much in common
s I write this love story, as two single parents, recovering
I’m humming, “That’s from painful situations. Then it
Athe way they became the was dinner – and more talk. Donna loving and cared-for and secure.
Brady bunch!” Maybe it is more on shared that what she loved about
my mind as I’ve lately watched the Sam was “how much he loved However, Sam and Donna were a
Brady facade become the true Brady his kids.” Sam – well, he was just marriage made in heaven - only if
house on HGTV. But this story is smitten with the most beautiful girl you remember that so are thunder
about the Ogle bunch, also known he’d ever met! They were married and lightning! They made every
as Sam and Donna and their 7! That by the next year. effort, being involved in their
is, indeed, a bunch! church, leading a Sunday School
(Brady Bunch music here! class. They worked hard at loving
Their story began when Donna Remember that episode of the first each child and giving them what
moved to Lubbock in 1973, with night, with all of them in the house?) they needed. But they brought a
four little children in tow. She was Donna said, “In effect, we had three good amount of hurt with them,
taking a job at American State Bank sets of twins plus one!” Their oldest some baggage that often resulted
and recovering from the trauma of two were only a month apart – and in hurtful words and high tempers,
divorce. Gregarious as always, she in 6th grade. The middle set were and the result was a sad divorce
quickly made friends, and before she six months apart – and in 4th grade. after 11 years. But I can tell you that
knew it, a friend had told another The youngest set were only three that was NOT the end of their story.
about this cute young mother – and months apart – and in Kindergarten.
that saga ended up with someone And the baby was three. It had to be Over the next five years, they made
who happened to work as an bedlam! But they created a family, their own ways but remained
electrician with Sam Ogle. Sam amicable, allowing the children to
was a single dad of three, staying retain relationships and as much
afloat in the parenting department - security and love as possible. They
but just barely on some days. Sam went off to separate churches and
could add – and 4+3 was 7 any way to their separate jobs, but they often
he looked at it, but then his buddy got together on holidays. That led to
showed him Donna’s picture. I’d a few more interactions, and before
like to say here that the race to the they knew it, they were quasi-dating
altar began, and they lived happily again. They may have divorced, but
ever after, but it didn’t quite they never really quite let go.
happen that way!
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