Passage: My Memoir: Against All Odds

By Louis Earl Hubbard

Passage is about growing up as a boy and transitioning into manhood. Life is about going through trials and tribulations. Regardless of what happens in life you continue to move forward. Never looking back - despite the passage.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Nov 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9781665573481

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© 2022 Louis Earl Hubbard. All rights reserved.

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Published by AuthorHouse  10/27/2022

ISBN: 978-1-6655-7347-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-6655-7348-1 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2022919107

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I dedicate this journey of my life to my lovely wife and

daughter. I love you both, to the moon and back. Both of you

are truly the GOAT—greatest of all times—and my rock.

PREFACE

We seldom get a chance or opportunity to reflect on our live and journeys. This is my memoir and story of growing up in the fifties, sixties, and seventies in a small town in East Texas, which is called Longview. Oftentimes, we do not realize just how blessed we are and have been, until we start looking back at the obstacles and challenges that we faced and conquered

I am blessed, and I thank God for giving me the time and mental ability to express myself through writing. I want to thank the many people who crossed my path and prayed for me when I was growing up. Growing up is difficult and challenging enough, and it is even more difficult when you are black, poor, and a male. Growing up surrounded by segregation, integration, and desegregation was enough to create a very tense and volatile environment for young people of all colors. My parents did a great job of not exposing us, as children, to the evils that existed during this time. Mother would always say, I know that from time to time, children get off track. But the love and values that we have taught you will always get you back on track and head in the right direction. One thing is for certain: God will prepare His children for unexpected challenges. Thanks to God and my family, church, friends, and education, I made it. To God be the glory. Amen!

Passage is about growing from a boy and to a man. Life is about going through trials and tribulations. Regardless of what happens in life, you continue to move forward. Never look back despite the passage.

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Louis Earl Hubbard, was born on September 12, 1951, in east Texas. I was named after my two half-brothers. One brother was on my mother’s side, and one was on my father’s side. There were five children in my family—two sisters, two brothers, and me. At first, we had a very unique set of birthdays. Two children were born in September, and two were born in November. The youngest then came along and spoiled it. He was born in February. We loved him dearly, and he was a gift from heaven.

During my early years of school, we did not have a car, so we walked every day. Even on rainy days, we put on our raincoats and boots and took umbrellas. We made the journey to get our education. My father and mother couldn’t drive. My father enjoyed walking, and boy, could he cover some ground with his feet. He was always in good health because he walked everywhere he went.

We all were awarded perfect attendance each year