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Gary B Nelson, passed away April 11, 2020 at Covenant Hospital in Lubbock, Texas. Gary was born December 26, 1950 in Foard County, TX. He was preceded in death by his parents O.B. and Shirley Nelson of Brownfield. He was survived by his son Zachary Nelson of Austin and a brother, Michael (Beth) Nelson of Richardson, and a sister, Janet (Jimmy) Goodwin of Ruidoso,NM. He also leaves behind two nieces and family and a nephew and family, and two great- nephews. He leaves behind a long term relationship as well as friends around the Lubbock and Levelland area. Gary graduated from Brownfield High in 1969 and attended Texas Tech. He had several businesses in the oil industry and later enjoyed working for Billy Sims RV/ Camping World. He took great pride meeting his customers and matching them up with the best RV for their journeys. Nelson was an avid sports enthusiast and loved to play golf and going fishing. Yet his greatest hobby was reading southwest history and historical novels. The family asked any donation be made to an animal shelter of your choice.
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In an unprecedented decision, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced last Friday, April 17 that all schools in Texas will remain closed through the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. This triggered the University Interscholastic League (UIL) to cancel all UIL related events from sports to academics. UIL had, at the beginning of the COVID-19 virus pandemic, postponed the rest of the boys basketball state tournament, along with all other events, in hopes that they would be able to finish at a later date.
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Type 2 Diabetes is a disease that happens when someone’s blood glucose is too high because their body doesn’t make enough insulin or it doesn’t work well to get the blood glucose into the cells where it can be used for energy. Managing blood glucose can be achieved through healthy eating and physical exercise and taking prescribed medications as directed by one’s physician. 30 million Americans have diabetes and over 90% have Type 2 Diabetes.
Read moreMonday: Ham, broccoli casserole, sweet potatoes, rolls, cherry cobbler.
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