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          Senior                Senior


                                                                Larry Hays





                                                                Our Granddad










                                                               by Kaytee, Kelsee, and

                                                               Hampton Hays



                                                            A lot of people       studying and preparing for such
                                                            see him having so     a special moment. He was excited
                                                            much knowledge        to get the opportunity to teach us
                                                            about baseball, but   about God, and he was confident
                                                            what they don’t       in what he knew. He taught us that
                                                            see is how much       no matter what happens, our God
                                                            knowledge he has      will love us and cherish us just
                                                            about God. When       like we are His own. It was such
                                                            we look at our        an awesome feeling to know that
                                                            Granddad or think     my Granddad helped me further
                                                            about him, we see     my knowledge of Christ and my
                                                            a man whose faith     relationship with Him.
               he man in the picture may be                 is stronger than
               familiar— we think he’s kind   anyone we know. Granddad has
         Tof famous. When anyone              been married to Nell, our Mum, for   Kelsee
         hears the name “Larry Hays,” they    54 years.  The two of them have set
         think of him as former Texas Tech    a good example when it comes to     One of my favorite memories was
         Baseball coach or maybe think of     their relationship with God. Until   being at the baseball field when
         him being in the College Baseball    this last summer, Granddad and      I was growing up. After every
         Hall of Fame or maybe even being     Mum attended Greenlawn Church       baseball game, I remember waiting
         a Genius of College Baseball.        of Christ for as long as we have been   at the gate to go out on the field.
         He has won six College Baseball      alive.                              After giving Granddad a big hug,
         Championships, Big 12 Coach of                                           we would run around the bases with
         the Year, and Granddad of the                                            him. No matter how big of a game it
         Year (a title we have given him).    Kaytee                              was, Granddad would always make
         Most people don’t know him as an                                         time afterwards to love on us. Next
         average person, but we are here to   One of my favorite memories of      to God, family is the most important
         tell you who he really is and what   Granddad is when he baptized my     thing in his life.
         he means to us, not just as a coach,   sister and me. It was my chance to
         but as our Granddad.                 really learn from him while we were


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