Mrs. Lou Jean, who is in her 70s now, recently read an article in the Birmingham News that just happened to have yours truly in it. The article was just a type of interview that was asking me personal questions to see how I got to be where I am today. In my article I mentioned my hometown Huntsville, Alabama and she also saw that my last name was Landman. And can you believe it, Mrs. Lou Jean's maiden name was also Landman!!!! She then preceded to tell me she was born and raised in Birmingham, where I now live, but her grandfather, Samuel Lewis Landman, was from Hazel Green, Alabama, where a lot of my family was born. She even went on to name her great-grandparents and leave her phone number for me to call her if I had time to do so! She also enclosed an old informal note with her maiden name on it for me to see.
I am such a happy girl with this letter coming into my life! I LOVE things like this, especially when it happens to me. I cannot wait to call and speak to her and hopefully meet her face to face! I already looked up her address and can you believe it... she lives just 8 miles away from me!!!! YAY! Wish me luck!!
Stay Sweet
Samantha Jo
