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About six years ago, Sam VietnAm
decided that he was going
to run a marathon. Sam had
read that the best time to run
the 26.2-mile race was three hours. “I can beat that,”
he thought. A race was held on July 4, 2021, at the
Slaton High School track. “The last two miles was a
big struggle,” but Sam crossed the finish line at 2hr,
58min, 47sec. After the marathon, he got on his bike,
ate two large cups of ice cream with M&Ms, and went
home to work out with his son.

Besides his roles as husband and father, Sam Wall
him. “That kiss wasn’t works for a local fertilizer company loading and
as bad as the first one.” unloading trucks. The 70-something ex-soldier can
Later, Sam found a not only run with the youngsters, he can also keep up
nice girl and got married. Betty Sue and Virginia Ann also with them on the loading docks.
married, and all three drifted apart. Virginia Ann went to But Sam is at his best when he is telling a story. This
Mission, and Betty Sue to McKinney. One day in 1983, space is only big enough to accommodate a few of his
Sam walked into a Bar-B-Q place in Lubbock and ran into entertaining narratives, but if you’re lucky enough to
Betty Sue and Virginia Ann. They had come to Lubbock to cross his path, you won’t be disappointed.
visit friends. It was a happy reunion.

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