| My dad was born in the small town of Gainesville Texas in 1928, right before the great depression. The youngest of 5 children - 3 boys and 2 girls, life wasn't easy growing up, and from an early age his greatest loves were cars and airplanes. Raised in a ranching community, he learned how to ride - and hate - horses early on! (Much to the chagrin in later years of his horse-loving daughters!) Too young for WWII, he attended North Texas State University to study medicine, but was soon lured into the Air Force by his love of airplanes. |
