Hometown: Amarillo
Present City: Dallas
Education: Texas Tech University
Profession: Investigator and personnel management
Tell us about your family.
I am married to Miggy and have two daughters, Lisetta and Corinna. Lisetta lives very close to us and is preschool minister at Park Cities Baptist Church. She is also a licensed dyslexia therapist. Her two girls go to Oklahoma State University; Emma will be a senior and Madeleine will be a sophomore. Corinna lives in Austin and has three children. Her son Jack will be attending the University of Texas at Austin to study aerospace engineering. William and Maggie are in middle school. William plays baseball and football. Maggie is in dance.
How about your work or volunteer life?
I was in the Marine Corps for eight years. I later worked in the Office of Personnel Management in Dallas, then Houston, then New Orleans and then back to Dallas. At Wilshire I volunteer with Friday Friends and work with people with memory problems. I have worked with Friday Friends for eight years. For seven years, I worked preparing the elements for the Lord’s Supper. Previously, I worked for 10 years with babies in Sunday School (some are deacons now). I sing bass in New Song Community Choir and played the “Little Old Lady from Pasadena” in our May 4 benefit concert.
Any favorite hobbies?
I enjoy walking. In our younger days we liked to camp in State Parks.
What brought you to Wilshire and when?
My wife and I moved to Dallas in 1972 from New Orleans. We asked our previous pastor about finding a church in Dallas. He recommended Wilshire.
Where are you engaged at Wilshire?
I was chair of the Wilshire Adventures for five years. I work with Friday Friends, and I am active in the Open Bible Class. I have been in New Song for 18 years and served as president for one year.
Tell us about your faith journey.
I have been a member of Baptist churches in Crockett, Plainview and Amarillo, Texas.
What is something interesting most people would not know about you?
I observed voting rights in Southern states. I would go and observe local persons who managed the voting process. I observed them tallying votes and then reported my findings to a government attorney.