Lora Nelle Garretson Trimble's Obituary
Lora was born in Wichita Falls, TX in August of 1935, and passed peacefully as she had always wanted in her own home, on December 22, 2017. She was surrounded by her loving family and friends.The night before, on December 21, her family all gathered around her bed and sang many of her old favorite songs. Her lifelong love of music shown through.Lora had no siblings, but loved her close friends and special caregivers as deeply as she loved her own family. All who knew her, knew that her love was strong.Lora graduated from Snyder High School in 1953. That summer “one enchanted evening” Lora met a handsome Texas A&M cadet at Snyder’s soda shop. Jim Trimble, a college senior, had stopped in Snyder for a meal while he and his friend were hitch-hiking to Roswell, NM for their summer military assignment. That evening Jim walked Lora home and stayed up talking on her front porch until 3 am, just in time for Lora to catch her bus. Co-incidentally they were both leaving early that morning for 6 weeks, but made plans to meet when they returned to Snyder.They married one year later, September 1954, after Jim graduated Texas A&M and Lora completed her freshman year at Sul Ross, Alpine, TX. This West Texas girl and East Texas boy had an adventurous first five years of marriage traveling throughout the southern states, going from oil patch to oil patch for Jim’s job in the oil industry. Lora was passionate to finish her college degree. When they moved to Dallas, TX in 1959 Lora got the opportunity to complete her Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism at SMU, class of 1961. Even though she was six months pregnant at the time, with another infant at home, she was determined to walk across the stage to receive her diploma. Lora was one of the first women editors for the SMU newspaper. Upon graduation Lora was offered a prestigious position to head a new Dallas organization designed to publicize, market and bring businesses to the city of Dallas. She decided instead to stay home and raise her babies.As a member of Royal Lane Baptist Church Lora organized and ran an English language center at the church in the late 60s. This was a volunteer organization designed to offer english lessons to wives of foreign business men.In the 70s Lora completed 3 semesters towards a Masters Degree in Writing from SMU studying with Marshall Terry. She published many short stories and research articles for several prestigious magazines around Texas including “Vision”, the Channel 13 and 90.1 public radio publication. “All the Beautiful Young Cowboys” was her first published short story in 1979.Lora is survived by her loving husband of 63 years, Jim Trimble, her son Curt Trimble and his wife Kimberly Trimble, her daughter Kristi Thompson, Kristi’s husband Philip Thompson and their daughter Madelyn Thompson. She is loved and deeply missed.The family would like to request donations to Red Cloud Indian School in memory of Lora Trimble, in lieu of flowers. https://www.redcloudschool.org.
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