Jinna Russell has decided to retire from the Advocate.
(Yes, we have the same last name.)
And no, we’re not related.
Jinna is into the internship phase of her graduate studies and has decided that this and other commitments would keep her from giving this column as much time as it deserves. Jinna is a lifelong Lake Highlands resident, graduated from THE high school, married a lifelong Lake Highlands resident and is raising her kids in Lake Highlands. I’m honored to be following her.
I’ve been around, though. My wife, Alice, and I moved here from another, less-significant part of Dallas in 1979, and we live in our second Lake Highlands home. We have a son at the high school and a daughter at Lake Highlands Junior High. Both of the kids are in band.
That’s right. I’m a band parent. Keep that in mind if you ever send your child to my door to sell me something for their organization. I have a stack of forms handy that disclose my band parent status and a binding contractual agreement stating that the minute I buy a raffle ticket you agree to support the Lake Highlands area bands in perpetuity. One of my kids will be knocking at your door approximately 14 times per year.