Former schoolteacher, community leader. Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1956-90. Family background and education; employment as teacher in Dallas public schools; marriage and children; decision to purchase home in Hamilton Park; home improvements; Dad’s Club; Hamilton Park School; desegregation and closing of Hamilton Park School; Interorganizational Council; Christian Action Layman’s League; transportation problems; pride of home ownership; flooding problems; local businesses; social life; PTA activities; zoning problems; Civic League; the “Buy Out.”