Letter from Wade Wesley
Wow! What an interesting and quick month it has been. One day I was thinking about the upcoming football season, the next day I was accepting a new position at Petrolia. I did not like leaving without saying goodbye and showing my appreciation to several families and individuals in Glasscock County. Micki and I were attending school at Sul Ross in Alpine every Monday through Thursday during the entire month of July. We were coming through Garden City to pack and move to Petrolia on Fridays and driving to and from during the weekends. We did not feel forced out or hurried to leave, but things had to be done. There is no way that I can thank everyone that made a difference in our lives at Garden City, but here goes. I want to thank the Longs for being good friends and spending time with our family. I appreciate Butch and Tammy Halfmann for the friendship and support they have given to me, my family, and the contributions they make to the school. I want to say thanks to Mike and Nancy Hillger for the support they gave to our family and the booster club. Speaking of the booster club, the endless work that Tibby Niehues and Pam Hughes give was a tremendous help to me and words cannot express the appreciation that is deserved. I want to thank Dale Hillger for always making my father-in-law feel at home. I want to thank the teaching staff, custodial staff, Dinette, and Kathy for putting up with me and helping me out. I want to thank Coach Fine for his inspirational living and Coach Richardson for his friendship. I want to thank Scotty Hillger for his support and helping me move boxes when I was moving.
But most importantly, I want to say thanks to all the students and players that make up Garden City schools. I have great memories from Curtis running the ball, Brandon Schraeder running conditioning and losing weight, Tyler Coats reaction to an intercepted pass in Rotan, Tim Schniers throwing over 40' in the shot put, track records being broken by Kendall, TJ and Brian, Michelle Fuchs 1st place finish at Austin, Wade Machicek's 235 pound power clean, Trey Hillger's 11' pole vault, the commitment of Colby and Alex to meet me at 7:00 am, and Uriel being so far behind in Science class yet passing for the year. All of these were great feats by tremendous people. I want to thank TJ, Drew, and Josh for being more than just good players, but good friends. I appreciate the time that I was in Glasscock County and want to commend and thank Mr. Long and the school board for hiring a great coach to replace me with such short notice. Garden City is a great place to raise kids, which is a tribute to all the families in the county. My e-mail is wade.wesley@esc9.net. Good luck to all.