50-Year-Reunion

John Hyder 909 Rockbridge Street, Bluefield, West Virginia 24701 July 2

June the second I ’ ll be married 47 years to the woman that keeps me half - way in line.

When I graduated I turned 18 in July, and in August started working in coal mines.

In the year 2000, I started working on the surface mines. I worked 39 years before retiring. I have three children, seven grandchildren, and one great granddaughter. Of course, they all look like me without the mustache. When I retired, I watched my grandsons playing ball and I really loved that. If you saw me watching them, I looked like my grandpaw watching wrestling -- I was all over the place.

Now I just kick back and relax, and try to enjoy life, and make people smile.

Great grand daughter, she ’ s helping Papaw take a breathing treatment

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