Just found this...

Reverend Larry Benton Gatlin, 71, died Monday, March 17, 2008, in Oklahoma City. Father Gatlin was born on November 22, 1936 in Hutchinson, Kansas. He is remembered as a loyal friend with a great memo­ry and quiet wit. Father Gatlin was ordained a Roman Catholic Priest on Decem­ber 30, 1967 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Okla­homa City.

Father Gatlin graduat­ed from Hominy High School, Hominy Oklahoma in 1954 and re­ceived a B.A. in Letters (with dis­tinction) from the University of Oklahoma in 1958. He entered the General Seminary of the Episcopal Church, New York City in 1958 and was ordained as a priest of the Episcopal Church in 1961. He served as Curate of St. John's Episcopal Church, Norman, Okla­homa from 19611963 and Curate of All Saint Anglican Church, Stratford Lanes, England from 19631965. In 1965, Father Gatlin entered Pontifical Beda College, Rome, Italy. Father Gatlin also at­tended Conception Seminary, Con­ception Missouri. Following his or­dination as a Roman Catholic priest, Father Gatlin served as As­sociate Pastor of Saint Mary Church, Tulsa (19681970) and Saint James Church, Oklahoma City (19701971). In 1971, he be­came pastor of Saint Joseph Church, Buffalo and Saint Francis Church, Beaver. He served as pas­tor of St. Gregory the Great, Enid from 19721979 and as pastor of Saint Joseph Church, Norman from 19761979. From 19801983, Fa­ther Gatlin served as Chaplain at Saint Ann's Home, Baptist Hospi­tal and Deaconess Hospital, Okla­homa City. Father Gatlin served as pastor of Holy Spirit Church, Mus­tang (19831995), Saint James Church, Oklahoma City (19952000) and Saint Joseph Church, Bison (20002003). Father Gatlin retired in 2003. Father Gatlin was a member of the Archdiocesan Semi­nary Board from 19691972 a member of the Worship Commis­sion (19711977) and was the Commission's Chairman from 19731977. He also was Director of Ecumenism/Interreligious Af­fairs from 19771979. Father Gatlin also was a member of the Council of Priests from 19951998. He was active in several other Archdiocesan committees includ­ing the Justice and Peace Subcom­mittee of the Council of Priests.

Father Gatlin was predeceased by his father and mother, Carl N. Gatlin and Bessie Jane Underhill Gatlin and his sister, Mrs. Audine Fryar and brother, Dr. Carl Gatlin. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the Chapel of the Catholic Pastoral Center, 7501 Northwest Expressway, Oklahoma City on Wed., March 19, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. with interment follow­ing at Resurrection Cemetery, Okla. City, Okla. Funeral arrange­ments are under the direction of Smith & Kernke Funeral Home, 14624 North May, Oklahoma City. SMITH & KERNKE14624 N. MAY AVENUE

Yeesh..

I haven't updated in quite some time. I'll attempt to remedy this in the future, promise.

Vaca (day 2 of 7)

My trek to the Northeast is underway. Started Friday night with staying up all night with Donivan playing XBOX and Guitar Hero 2 until my 6:20 am flight. Slept the whole flight and then four hours after I got here. Chris, Bridget and I went to SpawnCom (I believe I have that right) at Boston University last night. It's an improv group. Was very funny and pretty cool to watch. Today, football and Andrew and Marianne should be here any minute. I dunno what's in store for later tonight though. Tomorrow is going to be the sights of Boston and I'm hoping to make my way down to NYC early Wednesday morning for O&A walkover and then Ron & Fez. We'll see though.

S'all i have for now. I'll have more later, for sure.

I voted too...

Well, here in Okieland, we'll have another four years of Brad Henry. He's been a good governer thus far. He got the lottery institued which is helping out the schools and a couple of tax cuts in four years has put money in my pocket. He's got a near 70% approval rating, and he hasn't been indicted for anything while in office like the last Democratic governor was. (See David Walters.) Interestingly, in the weirdness that is Oklahoma -- a red state through and through -- only 16 of its first 100 years will have been governed by a Republican...and never by any two Republican governors consecutively. Only Keating, in a ride similar to that of Bush's (he was in office for a mere four months when the Murrah Building was bombed) was elected to more than one term. Also, our fair Lt. Governor, Mary Fallin, won a U.S. House seat and willl be the first woman representative from Oklahoma since 1921, and second overall.

Also for this election, we had a few state questions to decide. State Question 724 asked whether or not to pay legislators while they're in prison (yes, in one of the most corrupt state legislatures in the country, before today, they still got paid). That passed easily.

SQ 733 asks whether or not to amend the Constitution to no longer ban the sale of liquor while the polls are open. Yup. It's in the Constitution. Some people thought that the law would also amend the 3.2 limit on alcohol content of beer to 5.2...but I can't seem to find that in writing anywhere. Anyway, while a little closer, it looks like it'll get 52% to pass.

So it's turning out to be a good day for change. Fundamental, constitutional, peaceful change. It really is beautiful, no matter who you wanted to win/lose. A woman third in line. Democrats controlling the House, and maybe the Senate. Maybe Bush will have to finally concede some things like stem cell research so he can get anything done. Otherwise, it'll be two years of stalemate shit and then President Obama and a Democrat House and Senate will get the chance to really get things going. So prepare for some good things in the near future, or just wait a couple more years and then it'll really be on. (And before anyone accuses me of bandwagon jumping, know that my Republican moniker has always been a misnomer based on that fact that I happen to agree with a few issues from the right side of the isle, e.g., retirement. I'm just not one to drink the Blue (or any flavor) KoolAid like the rest of my family. See, I can mistakenly label too. And if you do blindly support democrats, then it should actually be red KoolAid for Communists.....I'm kidding.)

Alright, I watched me some Daily Show/Colbert and will go to bed with CNN talking about the final results. Night all.

Big day for the Blue

Christmas. That is all.