Gayle Licari wrote: > My Uncle who lives in Dudley near Sleepy Creek Road sees a Dr. KORNEGAY in > Mt. Olive, NC is he a relative of yours? Gayle, Thanks for the software tip. No, Dr. Kornegay is not of the same line as I am. His line is from George II and mine is from Jacob I. Dr. Kornegay was a friend and physician to my father, Ralph Lee Kornegay, before he (my dad) died in 1993. Your mention of Sleepy Creek Road brought back a flood of memories. My parents were part of the group of investors in the original development of Sleepy Creek Lake. Each investor contributed a certain amount into the pot toward the development costs and that intitled each to one or more lots. I vividly remember the day the lots were divided up. I was just a kid (my cub scout troop often fished in the lake) but the tragic memory of that day was burned into my mind. All the families met at the newly built lodge for a day of festivities and feasting on pork barbeque and fried chicken. After the picnic, we all gathered in the main room for the distribution of the lots. A piece of paper with the number of each lot was put in a hat and one by one each family picked their lot. I remember the surprise and embarrassment as my father gently pushed me forward when our family name was called. I remember reaching up into the hat, grabbing the first piece of paper I felt and handing it to my Dad. I also remember the disappointment that registered on my dad's face as he read out the number "96", a lot way at the end of the original lake and on the other side of the dam. Now my mother always tried to make the best of any situation and she soon organized a Saturday trip to Sleepy Creek to clear the underbrush off the lot. Unfortunately the trip ended suddenly when my mother thought she saw a snake. She quickly and loudly loaded me and my two older sisters into the Buick and drove us rapidly back to Goldsboro. My mother hated snakes so much that she would even cry-out and cover her eyes when one slithered across the TV screen. It wasn't long before my father sold the lot and I spent the rest of my summers in the snake-free safety of the Goldsboro Country Club pool. To this day, I stay away from the lottery or any other game of chance. Robert -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert L. Kornegay | kornegar@mercyships.ch | Work: 41.21.654.32.10 V.P.-Director | rkornegay@compuserve.com | Home: 41.21.654.32.50 Mercy Ships-Suisse | http://www.mercyships.org | Fax: 41.21.654.32.20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------