Martha Lee Hamilton

I believe my family and the Hamilton family first met in about 1962 through their oldest son, Carl and my oldest brother, Ray. Susan and I met each other at that same time, when we were five, and we remain friends to this day - as do Carl and Ray. My parents and Martha and Carl played about a million hands of bridge over the years. So, the Hamilton and Petty families go back a long way and each Hamilton and Petty "child" knew the other. I spent untold hours in the homes in which they...

The Hamiltons have been in our lives since Mark and I sold books in Kennasaw, GA in 1971. The first home that I ever visited in Dallas was the Hamilton's on the occasion of Mark and Sheryls' wedding that I was so honored to be a part of. It was wonderful to have a sandwich with Martha and Mark at Martha's home about three months ago. Mark, Martha and I joked that day about Martha's restoring Mark back in her will bacuse he lightly massaged her neck. Mark added, "And where there is a will...