Highway 83

They say that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree… well, most of the time. 

I grew up within a mile of Hwy 83 in Abilene. My older brother, Alan, followed my father into medicine and landed in Ballinger, south of Abilene on 83. I also went into medicine, landing in Childress, north of Abilene on 83. And then, there’s a younger brother named Keith, who didn’t go into medicin…