Sunday, June 03, 2007

Name: Jim Marshall Class of: 1958

Name of spouse: Gwendolyn ( Gwen )

Spouse is a guest of SCHS...

Mailing Address: 106 So. Alton Blvd, PMB 9092, Alton, TX 78573

Physical Address: 5 & 1/8 mile No. Moorefield Rd. Mission, TX 78572

Telephone: (956) 585-6446 (H) (956) 984-9474 (C) Work ?? Wuzzat ?? (W)

E-Mail Address: JMarshQ52@aol.com

Bio since graduation: 1958-60, attend Tarleton University, flunked out ( discovered girls ) 1961 Joined ARMY- (draft was breathing down neck), 1964 out of ARMY, attend Trinity University (made Dean's List- many pretty girls again) and working for OEO-Job Corps, 1964 buy 2 airplanes and hot sports car (the girls love me) 1965-67 became Airport Mgr. for San Marcos (lotsa-lotsa airplanes & more pretty girls), 1967 decision to take short sabatical to Rio Grande Valley before heading back to school at Tx A&M..car breaks down in middle of nowhere (censored), Hurricane blows in while getting car fixed in Edinburg (more censored ) trapped for 6 weeks, decided to stay in Valley to attend Pan American University ( WOW !! mucho pretty girls ) Became "professional student" (Life of Riley) 1971 married (eloped) Gwen Fankhauser - Senior nursing student (fun-life comes to a screeching halt ) 1968-1971 worked for Sears Roebuck Co. (management) 1971 with brand new college degree I move to Austin (JC Penney Co.) 1971-73 life is good, (on my way to top) Gas Crunch hits- gas sells for $1.00 gallon (Holey Moley) begin working 2 & 3 jobs just to afford gas, 1975 expecting first child (panic) took short sabatical to Rio Grande Valley (again) life is much slower, less hectic (good place to raise family) 1975 was hired & began teaching school in small border town (fellow that hired me found riddled with bullets, floating in river next day...Gulp !!) 1977 moved from small border town (2nd child born) to bigger border town (not as violent) continue teaching Commercial Illustration, 1981- attend & teach at TX A&M (Masters Degree) 1997 purchase citrus farm, 1999 retire from teaching to become full time citrus farmer (drink your OJ), 2002-2007 co-producer for up & coming country music band traveling Texas (Son is vocalist & lead guitar) May 2007- I learn that I am to become a Grandfather for 1st time (Halloween) Here We Go Again !!

Hobbies: Grand Lodge of Texas A&FM (Past Master) Grottos of America (Past Potentate) Al Amin Shrine (Legion of Honor) Academy of Model Aeronautics-associate vice prex District VIII ( TX,LA,ARK,OK,NMX) Texas Historic Air Museum ( volunteer) Commemorative ( Confederate ) Air Force, HQ Commander 4th AF & BOD for World Miniature Warbird Association (TX,LA,ARK,OK,NMX) Experimental Aircraft Association, B-26 Marauder Society - 12th AF - 319th BG - 439th Sqdn "Bombing Aces" (member), National Corvette Owners Association, Restoring old sports cars & airplanes.

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