About My Jailed Deaf Dad
My Jailed Deaf Dad is the seventh of ten children born to farmers. Although his twin brother was hearing, Dad was born completely deaf with a precocious wild streak and quickly became the black sheep of his very strict Christian family.
At age five, he was sent away to a state school for the Deaf to live in a dormitory. He was a charismatic ladies man, gregarious story teller and handsome athlete. There, he met his future wife -- my mom -- whom he married at age 19. Soon after, they had their first child, a boy. I was born four years later.
A skilled construction worker, Dad worked on many major construction sites in Houston, Texas during the city's rapid development boon. Never one to let his deafness deter him, he served as Foreman on many projects. In 1977, Dad moved us into the deep woods of Montgomery, Texas, where he led the family in their quest to transform raw land into their own dream property. He single-handedly developed their own water and power lines, septic system and fresh spring well.
In August 1988, my parents' marriage met a traumatic end when Dad assaulted my mom over the course of several hours -- an event which I witnessed and changed the course of my life. Dad was sentenced to probation and fell into a life of heavier drinking and drug use.
He is now serving a 20 year sentence in a Texas prison for the attempted murder of his third wife.
At age five, he was sent away to a state school for the Deaf to live in a dormitory. He was a charismatic ladies man, gregarious story teller and handsome athlete. There, he met his future wife -- my mom -- whom he married at age 19. Soon after, they had their first child, a boy. I was born four years later.
A skilled construction worker, Dad worked on many major construction sites in Houston, Texas during the city's rapid development boon. Never one to let his deafness deter him, he served as Foreman on many projects. In 1977, Dad moved us into the deep woods of Montgomery, Texas, where he led the family in their quest to transform raw land into their own dream property. He single-handedly developed their own water and power lines, septic system and fresh spring well.
In August 1988, my parents' marriage met a traumatic end when Dad assaulted my mom over the course of several hours -- an event which I witnessed and changed the course of my life. Dad was sentenced to probation and fell into a life of heavier drinking and drug use.
He is now serving a 20 year sentence in a Texas prison for the attempted murder of his third wife.
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