I grew up in Wharton, Texas, and graduated from high school there in 1953.
I attended Wharton County Junior College for one year majoring in music education and then transfered to Sam Houston State Teachers College in Huntsville, Texas and graduated in 1957 with a degree in music education. While at Sam Houston I met the love of my life, Betsy, and we were married in 1957. We have three children. Ele, office manager for Morgan-Keegan Investments in Austin,Texas, Jack, a pilot for Delta Airlines, and Michael, pastor of First Baptist Church, Blackwell, OK. We have nine grandchildren that keep us young and active.
I returned to Wharton in 1957 and was director of bands until my retirement in 1979 . We then moved to Rockport, Texas where we bought and operated a local motel.
While in Wharton I directed the choir at First Baptist Church on an interim basis. I was ordained to the Ministry in Wharton in 1967. I served as choir director at First Baptist Church in Taft, Texas for nine years. I was called as Minister of Music at First Baptist Church, Rockport, Texas in 1998 and licensed to the Gospel Ministry by First Baptist Church Rockport.
I enjoy relaxing at home watching all kinds of sports on television, (Astros - Texans - Rockets - Comets), gardening, and hunting (deer - turkey). We enjoy the outdoors and camping with our family.
I feel very strongly the call of our Lord to be in Rockport and to serve as Minister of Music.
I attended Wharton County Junior College for one year majoring in music education and then transfered to Sam Houston State Teachers College in Huntsville, Texas and graduated in 1957 with a degree in music education. While at Sam Houston I met the love of my life, Betsy, and we were married in 1957. We have three children. Ele, office manager for Morgan-Keegan Investments in Austin,Texas, Jack, a pilot for Delta Airlines, and Michael, pastor of First Baptist Church, Blackwell, OK. We have nine grandchildren that keep us young and active.
I returned to Wharton in 1957 and was director of bands until my retirement in 1979 . We then moved to Rockport, Texas where we bought and operated a local motel.
While in Wharton I directed the choir at First Baptist Church on an interim basis. I was ordained to the Ministry in Wharton in 1967. I served as choir director at First Baptist Church in Taft, Texas for nine years. I was called as Minister of Music at First Baptist Church, Rockport, Texas in 1998 and licensed to the Gospel Ministry by First Baptist Church Rockport.
I enjoy relaxing at home watching all kinds of sports on television, (Astros - Texans - Rockets - Comets), gardening, and hunting (deer - turkey). We enjoy the outdoors and camping with our family.
I feel very strongly the call of our Lord to be in Rockport and to serve as Minister of Music.
