UVALDE, Texas — Before the tragedy that ripped a ragged hole in the heart of this town, any fame it had accumulated came by way of its honey hives, a Tejano band, a vice president, governor, even the Queen of the West. A state football title didn’t quite pull the same rank locally. Didn’t even rate a mention on the water tower looming high above the Honey Bowl.
But 50 years after the Uvalde Coyotes’ greatest glory and four months since the source of their deepest sorrow, the hope here is that a reunion celebration on Labor Day weekend will provide at least a brief respite from grief.
Maybe even helps a community begin to heal.
