I located Texas School Book Depository (TSBD) worker Billy Nolan Lovelady (1937-79) in the Van Alstyne Cemetery. Lovelady witnessed the assassination of President John F. Kennedy from the steps of the TSBD. He was photographed by several people who were filming the president as the motorcade proceeded down Elm Street. Continue reading “Texas School Book Depository Worker Billy N. Lovelady”
Union Terminal Railroad Supervisor Sterling M. Holland
Yesterday, I found Sterling Mayfield Holland. He is a famous witness to the Kennedy assassination on November 22, 1963. Holland, a signal supervisor for Union Terminal Railroad, was standing on the triple overpass above Elm Street. He claims to have seen a shot fired fired from behind the fence on the grassy knoll. Continue reading “Union Terminal Railroad Supervisor Sterling M. Holland”
The JFK Project Tour Begins
And so my JFK Project tour begins next week. I will start hunting down the people, places and things associated with the Kennedy assassination. I have been doing this locally for the last year, but now it is time to venture outside the Lone Star State (see Death by Holga Road Trip before Thanksgiving). Continue reading “The JFK Project Tour Begins”