My interest in family history unfortunately did not stir soon enough to get the answers to questions about my family until most of my family had passed on. Our family originated in Mt. Pleasant, Titus Co, TX, moved to Wichita Falls TX, and then onto San Diego, CA (Lemon Grove) at the outbreak of WWII, where my father worked as a machinist on aircraft at Rohr Industries. At the end of the war, for the next twenty years, he ran several businesses (shoe repair & laundromat) until it was time to retire and then they made their way back home to Mt. Pleasant, TX.

I was the only member of my family born outside of TX and drawn out as it was, that put approximately seven (7) years of age between my two older brothers, my older sister and myself. I was fifteen when my Dad turned sixty, and always got a strange look when I related to my friend that my Dad was born ahead of the century (1899).

I moved with the folks back to Mt. Pleasant TX, but felt the need to return to San Diego, CA, and did so where I met my wife and have been here since and raised a son, two daughters, and we now have seven (7) beautiful granddaughters.

My interest is to perpetuate my family information and make sure it is not lost by passing it along to all of my children of course and my cousin's that would like to have the information I have put together.

Note per Dave Broeker, VDHA Webmaster:  Wayne said he took this photo the last time he saw Chinook just before leaving that day ~ on “Herron’s Hill” just overlooking the runway next to the K-9 graveyard.