Happenings With The Neals

Friday, August 3, 2018

Camera batteries are dead. Gonna have to charge them tonight. Here’s what I was able to get of training tonight. T got to train with Christopher tonight. Christopher is going to be so good for T. When T gets to where he spars him good then we will have quite a fighter on our hands. Christopher is a rising 9th grader and T is a rising 5th. There’s much that T will be able to be glean and learn from him.

My sweaty and very happy boy!!!

Private Lesson

T had a private lesson today and thoroughly enjoyed it. We will definitely be doing more private lessons with his new coach. It is going to make such a difference in his sparring. He so looks forward to the time he gets with his new team and coaches.

This pic was taken a couple of weeks ago with his coach. He really loves training with him.

Got a Shot of T in his Dobak

Thursday, August 2, 2018

Traditional Training Earlier Tonight (8-1-2018)

His kicks are really getting high.

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Progressive TaeKwonDo Sparring Training Tonight

New Haircut

Sunday, July 29, 2018

Ever so Handsome

Friday, July 27, 2018

My Guys

T is ready to go to work with his dad.

Buffaloe Lanes North Tour

Timothy got to tour the back of the bowling alley today and see how it all works. He really enjoyed seeing and learning about all that.

The bowling pins spin around this up into what you see in the picture below.

This is what the pins go into in order to get ready for the next round of bowling.

This picture shows the bowling pins going to be reset.

Tim's 2025 Accomplishments!

Tim had a huge year in 2025, moving through three weight classes. He began in the 61 kg division and finished in the 71 kg division, with the June weight category update shifting the weight classes. Despite all the transitions, Tim made tremendous progress. He earned 4 Gold Medals, 4 Silver Medals (6 Silver finishes) & 3 Bronze Medals (4 Bronze finishes) - which were his 1st USA National Level Medals. To top all that off he is the record holder for the snatch & total in the Youth 71kg division for WSO Carolinas. A standout year filled with growth, experience, and momentum for Tim.

Heaven Gained a Hero Aug. 16, 1935 to May 16, 2024 - 88 years old

It's hard to forget someone who gave us so much to remember. Pop (Franklin Eugene Neal) was born in Ashland, KY. He graduated Thomas R. Brown High School and was a proud Army National Guard Veteran. He loved cars and working on them. He loved racing them with his boys, Jeff and Scot. He could fix just about anything. If he didn't have a tool for something then he'd make it. He valued family above everything. He loved traveling and going to amusement parks with his kids and grandkids, especially Disney World. He will forever be missed and forever be in our hearts! (this is not his official Obit)

Doris Jean Stergeon "Nan" Neal

Doris Jean Stergeon Neal, 88, of Ashland, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2025 surrounded by family. Born June 13, 1937, to James B. and Opal McDowell Stergeon, Doris was a 1955 graduate of Thomas R. Brown High School, where she met the love of her life, Franklin Neal, who preceded her in death in 2024. Married for over 70 years, Doris and Frank built a life centered on love and family, raising their three children: Elaine, Jeffrey, and Scot. A devoted member of Faith Christian Assembly, Doris cherished homemaking, gardening, floral arranging, crocheting, and reading. Above all, she was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother—always her family’s biggest cheerleader. She is survived by her 3 children, her 5 grandchildren, and her 5 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her 2 brothers, along with many nieces, nephews, and extended family.