“After high school graduation, I was looking for a job. I went to an employment agency in downtown Houston. They looked at my academic record and saw that I was good in math and science. They said, ‘Oh, we’ve got a nice laboratory assistant position open, but it’s at a company way out of town.’ And way out of town was at the corner of Kirby Drive and what became the Southwest Freeway.

“So I started there with an oilfield service company, and I worked my way up from lab technician to vice president of operations. I retired with them after 40 years and went to work for a smaller company. I became president of that company and retired in 2016. So my whole career was spent in the oilfield service industry. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I got to see the world through my work.

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“I’m the Kiwanis Club’s committee chairman for the Partners in Education program. We provide financial support for special activities at Alamo Elementary. We also volunteer for service work to help with projects here. I’m the person she calls when she needs something.”

“They’ve done things like welcome-back breakfasts for faculty and staff, donated money for our library to buy books, helped out at our book fair, bought wristbands for everyone to wear during Red Ribbon Week, and volunteered to help us beautify our garden at the school. It’s a wonderful partnership. We love him. Whatever we need, he’s there.”

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