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Katrina Davis Bias. Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned. Katrina Davis Bias
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Prologue
My Birth
The Big Trip
The Good Life
We Join the Middle Class
Merinel—another mother
Everybody Loves Piano, I love Reading
We Integrate Compton Schools and Strike a Blow for Colored Kids
What’s so Junior About Junior High?
Dr. Kennedy—the go-to man
Friendships – Best Friends Forever
Adolescence and Independence
Happy Days
A Close Call
Turning Point
Mrs. Hanson … a mentor
Sixteen and in Love
Betrayal and Beyond
Mr. Redfud—he asked, we gave
Aunt Lizzie—my heart
He was the Best of Dads, He was the Worst of Dads
The Best Mom
College—from big fish in a little pond to little fish in a big pond
Art and Katrina—The Beginning
College—I Figure it Out
Uncle Joe—the Dad I would have chosen
Who’s Courting Who?
Art—what more could I want?
I Run Away from Home
A Low Spot
My On-going Love Affair
Politics—a matter of influence
An Unexpected Love
Work—the early years
Work—the dream comes true, but is it enough?
Work—school days
Greta Pruitt—the principal’s principal
Work—out of the classroom, into the fire
Work—I finally use my Psychology Degree
Work—another time, another place
Work—my try at being a principal’s principal
How Much Could it Cost?
Winding Down and Winding Up
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To my granddaughters, Jazmin, Jada, Mikela, Zoe ….
May my lessons learned become your wisdom.
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Their first outing came when Katrina was six weeks old. With a dollar in her purse, Irene took Katrina to the Baylor well-baby clinic on the bus; the fare was 10 cents round trip. The doctor’s visit was 25 cents. But the best part for Irene was when she treated herself to ten cents’ worth of freshly cooked Spanish peanuts from Woolworth’s, a treat she continued to enjoy until the nut counters were discontinued in the sixties. They usually came home with money left from the dollar.
Irene’s brother, James was a tall, dark, and handsome bachelor and he lived nearby. He was the first and most constant visitor. He bought beautiful sundresses for the baby and often took her up the hill, on his shoulders to “show her off” to the some of the other relatives who lived in the Circle section of Dallas. He was and still is a big part of Katrina’s life. They talk about baseball and politics. He has explained about the Great Depression and its effect on his formerly prosperous family. He tried to join the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) at age sixteen. He was refused and was encouraged to stay in school. He graduated from high school and was able to join at that time. The training gave him a foundation for his forty-year career at the phone company in Dallas.
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