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SPOTLIGHT - June 2002
Brigid Elizabeth Lupton Owen was born in Lubbock, TX. on
February 28, 1907. The oldest of 7 children,
she was raised on ranches in Yoakum County and Hereford,
TX. and attended boarding school in Stanton, TX.
Elizabeth began her
teaching career near Lovington, N.M. at High Lonesome School at the age of 17 in a one room school house. Some of her
pupils were older that she was. In the winter she
arrived at school early to start a fire in the wood stove
that heated the school room. Some days she would shoot a rabbit on the
way to school and cook it in a stew for the children to
eat for lunch.
In 1928 she met Lewis Owen in
Lehman, TX. where he was teaching. She was teaching
in Pep school at the time. They married in 1932. Elizabeth and Lewis raised 10 children, 5 boys and 5 girls. Lewis
died in 1959 and Elizabeth went back to teaching
to support her family. She retired from Christ
the King school in 1977 after 20 years.
Now at the age of 94, Big
Red (as she is affectionately called because of
her red hair), has entered the computer age.
Always thirsting for knowledge and eager to learn new things Elizabeth
was very receptive to the idea of having her own computer. It has enabled her to keep up with her children, grandchildren
and great grandchildren who are spread all over
the United States and Europe. She especially
enjoys receiving news and pictures from her 71 grandchildren, great
grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. She would encourage
all seniors to use e-mail to communicate with
their families.
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