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Wendell Woodard

After high school, I went to Lee Jr. College, San Jacinto Jr. College and worked at the Texas Highway Dept. until fall 1962 then back to The University Of Houston full time. In September of 62 I Joined the Texas Air National Guard just before I was to be drafted. I went to basic training at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Feb. 1963. After basic training we went to Lowry AFB in Denver for Tech School and learned how to load rockets and missiles on aircraft. I was discharged from active duty I then went to
work for the Texas Air National Guard. ( One of the highlights while working at the Guard I got to meet and know George W. Bush while he was in pilot training at Ellington) I married Annette Winfield in May of 1967 and bought
a new house in Pearland Summer 1968. Our Son Brian was born Oct. 1970. My wife Annette was working for Texas International Airlines and was transferred to Longview.. We moved to Longview Texas in 1970 and lived on Lake Cherokee for three years. We decided for me to find work back in Houston. So in the Spring of 1974, by way of Conroe we moved back to Houston. Our daughter Beverlly was born of Nov. 1974. I worked for several different engineering doing Structural Drafting for Engineering Company's who built Offshore platforms and built Petro Chemical Companies over the next 24 years. I had my first spinal back fusion surgery on July 1980. I laid on my back in a big brace for 6 months after the surgery. I went back to work and worked up to 1996 and had to have my second back fusion. I went back to work in about four months. l was working Dow Chemical Company and in 1989 when I started to have to much back pain to work full time. I applied for disability
and after three times and seeing a judge I went on disability. To keep busy doing some small woodworking projects, several southwest art painting, sold stuff on
eBay. Now I am getting less mobile and standing is out of the question, so I just try to
keep up with my e-mails now. My favorite sport to watch is football, and I am a very big NASCAR fan.
My son lives in Grand Forks, ND and has two boys ages 17 and 13. My daughter lives in Arlington, TX. and has two girls ages 6 and 3.
Last Christmas my wife and I went to Grand Forks and had a very cold white Christmas. That was very different from the Christmases in Houston.
I attend the Sugargrove Church of Church and have been a deacon for 27 years.
I vote Republican and have been a Texas State Delegate in the past.
WOW Just to think it been 50 years since we left PHS.
Wendell

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