May 2026

Brian was born September 20, 1945, to Wilma Sylvester and Arlene Lucile (Ernson) Larremore in Llano County, Texas. Brian passed away peacefully at the age of 80 on the morning of Friday, May 8, after a short time of hospice home care under the special care of Nurse Jess Langridge of Alpine. He was also lovingly cared for by his wife of 25 years, Jean Larremore, whom he married on November 15, 2001. He was also surrounded by close friends, Tommy Vick, Jon Brooks, Skeet, and Connie Jo Boyd, who all provided support and help as needed. Connie Jo, who was like an adopted daughter to Brian, made special visits with her husband, Skeet Boyd, who is the Preacher of the Church in The Mountains of Fort Davis. Skeet gathered us all, and we all laid hands on Brian as Skeet made a special prayer over Brian, and we all said our farewells.

Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB), a statewide nonprofit that inspires and empowers Texans to improve their communities, has recognized Keep Fort Davis Beautiful as a Gold Star Affiliate—its highest honor for local partners.

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The Alpine Middle School golf team traveled to Wink on Thursday, May 7, to compete in the junior high Wink Invitational golf tournament. These kids hit the links and came back with some hardware to w for their efforts. Lady Buck Henleigh Anderson took the championship spot, as she brought back a first-place win for Alpine.

Kaden Lees-Whetten went to Austin chasing the podium in two of the toughest races on the track. He came home with two fourth-place finishes, two hard-earned State performances, and one more high school season to chase what is still out there.

Marfa High School junior Ayden Alvarez competed at the UIL State Track and Field Meet on Saturday, May 16, finishing fourth in the shot put with a throw of 49 feet, 3.25 inches. It was a major accomplishment for Alvarez, who entered the competition projected to finish ninth, but instead pushed his way into the top four on the biggest stage of his high school career.

Dear Neil, I have a 3.5-acre piece of property, and this groundcover grows wild over a good portion of it. I have two areas, however, where I planted and maintain Palisades Zoysia around my front walk and pool. This plant is starting to invade the grass around the pool. Is there a way to get rid of it in that space without harming the grass?

Alpine Avalanche.

Summertime in West Texas means smoke rolling in the back yard, kids running wild, somebody opening another cold drink, and a pit humming along long before sunset. Brisket or cabrito usually gets all the glory in Alpine, but now and then, something unexpected steals the show. For me, recently, it was smoked meatloaf.