I have so many things to be thankful for here in my golden years, and my early life in Bandera made a lot of them possible. I’m grateful for the education I received which gave me the ability to make a living and to have a decent retirement plan. I learned lessons from both good and not so good educators through the years. I would say it was fate that stepped in and directed my wife’s family move to the Bandera area when she was young so we would later be joined as partners for life. I haven’t always made good ...