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Terry Simcoe

    Which of us has come anywhere near the path we thought that we would follow when we last walked out of the fortress (castle, prison) that was Paseo High School in June 1961? I can tell you that my life has gone far afield from my 18 year old aspirations, and borne more of resemblance to a theme park ride than to a highway! A long journey through the Tunnel of Love (my wife, Bev, and I were married for 46 years before her death from cancer), with periodic side trips to the Fun House, the Haunted House, and always with an underlying roller coaster framework.
    Here’re the highlights: Bachelor’s from KU in Psychology, post-grad at American University, Denver University and Colorado University. Fifteen years of public service, seven and a half in counterintelligence, and seven and a half as the State of New Mexico aviation planner. Another 30+ years in land management, mainly oil and gas, but some in hard rock minerals, and some in title insurance, both as an employee and as owner of a consulting practice. I currently live in Farmington, New Mexico and I am a retired landman having ended my career with ConocoPhillips sharing my knowledge with the next generation.
    Hobbies: travel, photography, cars, planes and motorcycles. Bev and I raced sports cars for many years (SCCA); taught high performance driving with the BMW Car Club and SCCA; I’ve been a pilot for over 40 years; I am a certified SCUBA diver; I collect World War II firearms; I write magazine and newspaper articles.
    My life’s roller coaster has given me wealth and it has given me poverty; I much prefer wealth! My life has been nothing, if not exciting. Google does not embarrass me. If I could live it over, I don’t think I’d change a thing. If I have been challenged, I also have been truly blessed.

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