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FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS
These girls started stirring excitement in June of 1990. It was during a sonogram performed on their mother Renee when it was discovered that she was going to give birth to identical triplet girls. “When they finally told us there were three babies, the first moment it was silent, then laughter, then the tears began and I cried for almost two weeks,” said Renee McLarty. The couple was not on any fertility drugs nor did multiples run in their family. This was a complete and total surprise to the family and doctors. The parents were naturally stunned but big sister Jennifer, age three at the time, was excited at the idea of having three babies to play with. When Renee reached five months into her pregnancy, the doctor ordered her to complete bed rest. The family all pitched in to take care of Renee and Jennifer. Renee’s husband, Richard, was attending Tyler Junior College tak- ing Paramedic courses, serving on the Whitehouse volunteer fire department and working full time to support his growing family.
The next several weeks would be spent at Presbyterian Hospital gaining weight and giving time for them to more fully develop. Surprisingly, the babies had very few problems. Two of them were born with a club foot that was corrected through surgery later on. They were miraculously healthy for triplets who came so early.
This threesome was very active from the beginning. By the age of two it was quite difficult to keep them grounded. The girls were all playing in the yard when Renee ran into the house to answer the phone. Out of sight for only a couple of minutes, she returned to find Ami and Brandi on the roof. Once their father broke them from climbing outside, they just moved that activity indoors. They were a constant handful, but a blessed handful. In 1993, the McLarty triplets were honored as children ambassadors for the March of Dimes Tyler area WalkAmerica. In respiratory distress after their birth, the girls benefited from the lunglubricating substance surfactant. The foundation funded research on surfactant, a one-time treatment that was used for many years, usually administered through a tube in the trachea. At age four, the girls began Whitehouse schools. Classes with identical triplets were interesting to say the least. “They were in the same class together through the third grade,” said Renee. They experienced their first time on their own in fourth grade when classes started to split up. Of course they had always had their own unique ways, but it was about this time when they really started to bloom into their individual personalities. Ami, Brandi and Christi followed in their sister Jennifer’s footsteps as they joined the Whitehouse band program in the sixth grade. Today they are still members of award winning Wildcat band. Ami plays percussion, Brandi plays the alto sax and Christi plays the flute. Along with their instrumental talent, the girls also enjoying singing. “I am so proud of them as the Lord has gifted them with beautiful voices,” said mom Renee. “We really enjoying singing Southern gospel together at church.” The family suffered a great loss when the girls’ father, Richard, died in 2005 in a motorcycle accident. They miss him very much. These young ladies have grown into true servants to others through their church, Bascom Assembly of God. They are actively involved in their youth ministry, choir, bus ministry and puppet ministry. Sweet sixteen is right around the corner and so are their drivers’ licenses. Mom is already dreading the auto insurance bill and worrying about them being out on the road alone. Three girls, alike in almost every way, together since the very beginning…doesn’t sound like they will ever be alone. Happy birthday Ami, Brandi and Christi. |
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