Not every birth makes front page news but mine did. My dad worked for The Crockett Times, the county newspaper where we lived. Because he worked there when I was born, the newspaper saw fit to run my birth announcement on the front page. As you can see above, there was nothing special about the announcement or anything to make it stand out from any other birth announcement that might run in the paper. I’m not a prince or the member of one of the more influential families of Crockett County. Just the kid of one of the paper employees that was well liked by the boss.
Because my dad worked in the printing industry and had a good sense of humor, they also put together the birth announcement shown below to send to friends and family.
