They've got a 'Mary' tree in Castroville too, I think. On the West side of town, about halfway between the last cluster of buildings on the North side of the road not far from Hwy 1. But I didn't see anybody bowing down and praying to it. Must have gone by on the wrong day, or wrong time of day? lol
Remember the Central Texan Barbecue? That guy used treat me, and my younger brother real good when we went there. Good Texans, from D-FW, fishing out on the West Coast, sometimes putting into the Slough (Moss Landing).
Now, I think my brother may have only a couple of days left...I'd be surprised if he pulls out of it -- and if he did, there's not much hope for much 'cept lots more pain.
Stevie Ray was from Oak Cliff (Dallas).
Sorry to hear about your brother.
Spend as much time with him as you can.
He is being looked over by our Great God!