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Senior Senior Bill Shields

The Legacy

of Family

by Channing Shields

Papa Bill attended that day, they have been inseparable
Texas Tech, majoring and a great role model as to what
in Agronomy, and true love looks like. When I asked
graduated in 1975. my grandfather what his greatest
He has been married satisfaction in life was, he said it
to my Nana, Sheryl was being married 50 years to my
Shields, for 50 years Nana and having the children and
now. They have three grandchildren that they have now. A
children together: piece of wisdom my Papa Bill wants
Brandon Shields, to pass on to younger generations is,
hen I was asked to write Jackie Barefield, and “Family is a lot more important than
this article about someone Debralee Norris. My Nana and Papa people in this day and time think it
Wwho has impacted my Bill met in high school; while they is.”
life, the first word I could think were playing touch football, someone
of was legacy. The Merriam- dared him to kiss her. Ever since My grandfather has always been a
Webster dictionary states that a
legacy is “something transmitted
by or received from an ancestor or
predecessor or from the past.” The
one person who has had an impact
on me and left a legacy for me is my
grandfather, Papa Bill.
William “Bill” Shields was born on
April 22, 1950, in Morton, Texas. He
was raised in Levelland and Idalou,
Texas by Walt and Christine Shields.
In high school, my Papa Bill was very
active in many different events. He
participated in FFA and National
Honor Society; he was a class officer
and also participated in his class
play. He showed Hereford steers
as his stock show project as well.

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