[Granville-Hough] Jim Shoulders and getting back home - 26 Jan 2009

[Trustees and Executors for Granville W. Hough]

	Bonny and I went to see Dr. Okun for my weekly check and blood-letting.
  My White count was 1.5, about the same as last week and my Hemoglobin
was 9.9, the best it has been for a year, and platelets were 33, not
good but not alarming.  I got shots of procrit (for hemoglobin) and
neupogen for white blood counts and go back for the same next week.  (We
learned that both procrit and neupogen are new drugs in the cancer
field, used following their success with AIDS patients.  They were
developed in the 1980 decade for AIDS, and doctors began to wonder if
they might also work for cancer patients.  It seems they do to a certain
extent, and I may be one of many test cases.)

	For some of our relatives who do not follow rodeo events, Jim Shoulders
of Henryetta, OK, was World Champion Bull Rider for several years.  He
saved his prize money and invested it in cattle ranching near Henryetta.
  My wife, Carol (Steckelberg) was in school and high school with Jim
and members of his family.  She also attended the Methodist Church with
his family.  We had several family messages when Jim died in 2007.  John
Neville, Sr, my brother-in-law, was the one who met him at church in
Henryetta.



> From: "John Neville" <jcneville at hotmail.com>
> RE: Jim Shoulders and getting back home.
> Date: > Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:26:19 +0000
>
> Dear Uncle Granville,
>
> We, too, noted the passing of Jim Shoulders.  Since he was Carol's 
> age, my mother didn't have much contact with him personally - the 
> Shoulders were just folks she knew around town.  You are right about 
> the Shoulders being highly thought of.  One of my father's fondest 
> memories of Henryetta was the time he met Jim.  One Sunday morning 
> after church, everyone was hanging around socializing and Jim noticed 
> that my father was new and standing by himself.  Jim walked up, 
> introduced himself and made Dad feel at home.  I think this happened 
> in the late 1950s.  When I was about three, I met Jim - probably after 
> church.  At the time, I had no idea who he was, but I remember him as 
> very tall and friendly and I was really impressed that he was a cowboy.
>
> I hope you are continuing to do well.  Things on this end are soggy 
> but fine.
>
> Love,
>
> Jack
>
>> From: Granville W Hough <gwhough at oakapple.net>
>> Subject: Jim Shoulders and getting back home.
>> Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2007 20:37:33 -0700
>>
>>    Yes, Carol knew the Shoulders family, as they attended the 
>> Methodist church in Henryetta.  Carol would have been the same age as 
>> Jim.  One time you may not remember, we were visiting Grandma 
>> Steckelberg in Henryetta and we tried to find the Jim Shoulders 
>> ranch.  She was very proud of Jim Shoulders.  We got lost and finally 
>> had a picnic lunch in a county park.  We never found his ranch.  From 
>> all accounts, everyone thought highly of the Shoulders family.