dkr

DKR
if you are a texas longhorn fan
you know what those initials stand for
if you are a long time razorback fan
you know what those initials stand for
if you are a long time or new fan of alzheimers research
and awareness
especially if you live in texas
you know what those initials stand for
really stand for in the alzheimers world

this weekend my wife she and i went to the
dkr research fund for alzheimers disease fundraiser as guests
of the central texas chapter of the alzheimers association
with the main attraction after the auction
being a concert by vince gill and friends


it was painful for me to sit there as a razorback fan
to watch that video of the game of the century between
texas and arkansas on december 6 1969 play for the national championship
with president nixon helicoptering in at half time
to give out the championship trophy
at the time it happened it was real painful

now not as bad since i have become a hybrid razorback
longhorn fan

 

mr dkr darrel k royal head coach for texas that day and for
several years later and who has the football stadium in austin
named after him
was a real good friend with the razorback coach that day











frank broyles
royals legacy with the longhorns is equal to broyles legacy
with the razorbacks

but

they also had another thing in common besides football
it was
alzheimers disease

franks broyles wife was stricken with this horrible disease
frank broyles became a big advocate in arkansas for
alzheimers disease
he wrote a booklet on alzheimers which i have on my coffee table
at home
i used it a lot when i was dealing with my moms battle with
this terrible disease

then
worse i guess
darrell royal was stricken himself with this terrible disease
it being what caused his death recently

so football and alzheimers bound these two friends together forever

dkr and his family had started a dkr fund for research in
alzheimers disease

this night they gave out grants to midlevel researchers who are
doing the basic research thats needed to find a cure
for this terrible disease

then
at the auction they auctioned off a 1960s autographed football for
$30,000 and other things that went for thousands

i got to thinking about fundraising like this for alzheimers
its a good thing that folks open their deep money pockets
for such a good cause
but
i realize that really overall its the regular guys like us that raise
money that is really making a difference
$5 here $15 there maybe an hundred there

like little michael who raises $500 each year for the alzheimers walk
last year selling aluminum cans
it all adds up
i realized that its those folks the regular folks who really make a
difference
we really really appreciate you in our fight for a cure

and

it seems that dkr was and always was one of us
regular guys
although he fit in with the other guys those big donors
it was us regular guys that he liked the most
always stopping to shake a hand or do an autograph
he was really at heart one of us

what a good cause for his legacy to be tied up with

thanks dkr and frank
you did and are making a difference

the organicgreen doctor