Thanks
For help with my books, thanks to
Rosa Aldape; Esperanza Baltazar-Ramirez; Pat and Bill Blocker; Gayle Bouzard; Jaime Bouzard, D.Min.; Laura Burns; Aricelda Calderon; Christ Chapel: Jaime Covarrubias-Castenada; Laura Currier; Faith DeBow; Elly Del Prado Dietz; Michelle Gonzalez; Jessica Green; David Guzman; Sarah Halmon; Jesse Hernandez; Suad Hooper; Ciara Horn; Ryan Jenson, M.Div.; Barbara Johnson; Scottie McIntyre Johnson, M.Div.; Vicki Janek; Michael Jasso-Kelly; Carol Jones; David Jones; Alex C. Kott: Paula Krackau; Mark Lambdin; Eric Leake, Ph.D.; Sonia Martinez; Janis McBride; John Mckiernan-González, Ph.D.; Adriana “Gigi” Mederos; Amy Meeks, Ph.D.; Emily Morales-Avila; Alejandro Muyshondt; Clark and Susan Nichols; Marilynn Olson, Ph.D.; Alex Ortega; Dianne Pape, Ph.D.; Ruben Parker; Giselle Ponce; Howell and Rebecca Pugh; Melvia Randle; Marianne Reese, Ph.D.; Lester Richards; Andrew Richey; Teya Rosenberg, Ph.D.; Michael Rye; Amanda Salazar; Arlene Salazar; Todd Salmi, M.Div.; Luli Schmander; Ashley Schimelman (first reader extraordinaire); Emil Sheaib; Mary Jo and John Saunders; Randy Simpson, Ph.D.; A. Arro Smith, Ph.D.; Jean Solana; José Soria; Laura Talbott; and Catherine Wood.
A special thanks to Blake Schanhals of the San Marcos Fire Department and to Corporal Laray Taylor of the San Marcos Police Department.
A big thank you to the staff of Alkek Library at Texas State University and to the staff of the San Marcos Public Library
More generally
Decades of thanks to Liz Conforti; Tomás
A super thank you to Hugh Black
A super thank you to Marshall, Patricia, M.D., Roxie, and Kristie Godfrey
A big thank you to Rich, Leslie, and Eileen Salas
A big thank you to Faith Debow
A big thank you to Robert and Eva Galvan
A big thank you to Melissa Mendoza and Bill Desoto
A big thank you to Betty Richards
A big thank you to LeAnne Smith
A big thank you to Carol Grimm
A big thank you to Susan and Clark Nichols
A big thank you to the staff of Alkek Library at Texas State University and to the staff of the San Marcos Public Library
A heartfelt thank you to the following: Carl and Elaine Anderson and the Carl C. Anderson, Sr., and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation and Sherrill Geraty of the foundation; B&J Pharmacy, especially Don Bounds and Rebecca Cable; Joe and Helen Cox; the Department of English at Texas State University, especially Paul Cohen, Ph.D. and Dan Lochman, Ph.D.; Neil Ely and Kelvon Hansen: Dolores Gibbs; Carol Grimm; HEB No. 2 in San Marcos, especially Amanda Palomo; Ana Mendoza and family Marisela and Mario; Nancy Moore; Irma and Zeke Palacios; Nick Riali; Roelof Slagter and Melanie Caldwell of Central Texas Medical Center; the “San Marcos Daily Record;” the staff of the computer labs and ITAC at Texas State University; United Campus Ministry; and everyone at UPS Store 4281.