neighbors Harold A. Valentine
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
This article was published November 15, 2009 at 3:12 a.m.
LITTLE ROCK — Birth date and place: Sept.
19, 1939, Jackson, Miss.
Where do you live: Searcy Occupation: Retired educator Family: Wife, Dolores; three
sons, Stan, Scott, Michael and
their wives; six grandchildren The one thing I think Arkan
sans should be more pas
sionate about is: Educating
and training our young to be
come productive citizens A few of my all-time favorite
songs are: “You Lift Me Up,”
“Climb Every Mountain,” “You’ll
Never Walk Alone,” “Battle
Hymn of the Republic” My most prized possession
is: A wonderful wife and fam
ily My favorite item to snack on
is: Good grapes The best advice I’ve ever
been given, and by whom,
is: My dad told me that if I
worked hard in my job, the
money would come. “A good
day’s work for a good day’s
pay.” A food I’ll never eat is: Liver
and onions My favorite holiday is: Christ
mas because of the colors of
Christmas and also that man
kind is open for good things
because of good will toward
men The most daring thing I’ve
ever done is: Driving in New
York City when I was 15 years
old Something I would like to
achieve this year that I
didn’t achieve last year is:
Lose some weight and enjoy
being with my wife and chil
dren more The hardest thing I’ve ever
done was to: Leave a church
that I attended for 40 years and
start afresh somewhere else The person who has had the
greatest influence on my
life is: My wife along with my
children What confuses me about
the opposite sex is: They
can shop all day and not buy a
thing because they are waiting
on a sale My favorite childhood mem
ory is: Working or attending
Bible camps My favorite season is: Spring
because of track and field, my
favorite sport, is happening
them My favorite decade of my
life was: 1947-1957 because
it was a 10-year period that I en
joyed school before beginning
my post secondary learning My all-time favorite movie
is: Brian’s Song The first car I ever owned
was: A 1955 Chevrolet, when
we bought our first car when we
married The worst fashion mistake
I ever made was: Keeping
a crewcut (flat top) as long as
I did
Three Rivers, Pages 124 on 11/15/2009
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