Please bear with me as I’ve gotten a little rusty with this whole blog thing. I’ve moved to a new website and imported all the old posts but as you can see they mashed up a bit in the transfer. The address is still www.deloerareunion.com - hope everyone is doing great!
Lulu and her family have been busy making and selling menudo, cookies and drinks at the park to raise money. This will help cover some of the initial costs of planning the reunion. She has created a DVD of the 1st ever reunion in Sweetwater and is selling them for $10.00. If you are interested in purchasing a copy please call her to order. I have her contact information in a previous post so please check her available hours before calling.
Lulu is asking anyone that videotaped DeLoera Reunion’s #2 & #4 which were both held in Sweetwater to please send her a copy. She wants to convert them to CD’s to make a slide presentation. Her cell # is 714-589-4893 (please call on weekends Texas time would be after 6pm on Saturday and after 7pm Sunday) Lulu is planning to have it at the Hilton in Midland, Tx. They require $1000 deposit in order for her to reserve it for July 28, 2012. The reunion fee will be $50 for everyone over 10 years old. They don’t offer a childs plate for dinner so the extra will go to cover them. I’ll continue to provide updates as she passes them on to me
They will be performing in downtown Dallas on August 21st at 2:00pm at the Tejano Music National Convention. If you would like more information and are interested in going please get the details from www.tejanoticket.com
Just a reminder to anyone who attended the reunion - you can request 1 CD of the pictures that were taken that day by our photographer. Email me at deloerareunion2009@gmail.com and provide me a name and address where you want it sent. I had some issues getting the discs copied but am now starting to send them out to those of you who have already requested them. I am taking requests through Friday the 14th so please get those requests in.
Vickie was at our DFR09 reunion a few weeks ago. She will be missed. Here is the obituary that was in the newspaper:
Vickie Ann Rodriguez
Vickie Ann Rodriguez went home to be with her heavenly father on Monday, July 20, 2009 after sustaining injuries from an automobile accident. She was born January 7, 1960 in Midland, TX to Victor and Margaret Gonzales. She attended school in California and graduated from Ontario High School in 1978. She moved to Midland, TX in 1993. She graduated from Midland College in 2001. She leaves to cherish her memory son, Oscar Rodriguez, Jr and wife Regina of Midland; son Gabriel Rodriguez and wife Adriana of Midland; daughter, Marisa Stoffel and husband Adam of Fort Irwin, CA; grandchildren: Malerie Rodriguez, Joseph Morales, Rayna Fuentes, Siarah Rodriguez, and Angel Rodriguez, all of Midland; parents Victor and Margaret Gonzales of Midland; three brothers, Victor Gonzales, Jr. of Moreno Valley, CA;Manuel Gonzales of Midland; Mario Gonzales of Midland; two sisters, Judy Santana of Midland; and Ruth Valles of Austin, TX; along with numerous nieces and nephews. She was a volunteer for Crisis Intervention Unit in 1996, and volunteered for various organizations throughout the years. She worked as a photo lab tech for Wal-Mart from 1994 through 2005. She loved to dance and could dance up a storm at any occasion. She was always fun and outgoing and the life of party. She will be greatly missed by everyone who was blessed to have her as part of their lives. A prayer services will be held Thurs, July 23, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at Lewallen-Garcia-Pipkin Chapel. A Funeral Service is set for Friday, July 24, 2009 at 11:00 am at Lewallen-Garcia-Pipkin Chapel. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Pallbearers for the service will be Oscar Rodriguez, Jr., Gabriel Rodriguez, Victor Gonzales, Jr., Manuel Gonzales, Mario Gonzales, and Matthew Santana. Honorary pallbearer will be Micah Valles. Services are under the direction of Lewallen-Garcia-Pipkin Funeral Home. Family messages and condolences may be emailed to: pipkin@nts-online.net.
Lulu is in charge of this next reunion and has hit the ground running! The location was already decided for Midland and now we have a date… July 28th 2012. If you have a calendar that goes out that far mark it now! :) This blog’s purpose is to keep the family informed and I will continue to give updates for the reunion as I get them. If you would like to donate your time then please leave your information in the comments section. Let’s help them make this next reunion a great success!
Good luck tonight at the Tejano Music Awards! Wish you all the best and I see that you’ve already been requested for the next reunion!
Hi everyone,
The photos are up and they look amazing. We just wanted to let everyone know that included in the fee is one copy of the CD of all photos per FAMILY in your choice of color cd or black/white cd.
The CD will be available on REQUEST BASIS only and the deadline for the request will be August 14, 2009. Please email your request to:
deloerareunion2009@gmail.com
For those of you that are interested in the CDs, but did NOT attend the reunion, You can purchase the CD for $10 (which includes shipping cost).
You are more than welcome to order through the photographer or wait for the free copy of your CD. Please remember that the photo quality of her prints will far surpass the quality of the prints that we can get off of the cd. The CD is a great keepsake but if you would like to get a couple of them framed I would suggest you continue your order through her site www.ariellaphotography.com
Ellie Castro & Christopher Thomas
www.ariellaphotography.com Follow the link to order pictures and you can see all of the photos that were taken by the photographer on Saturday!
