Barry Brookshire:
CLASS OF 1961
McCallum High SchoolClass of 1961
Austin, TX
Memorial Junior High SchoolClass of 1992
Eagle pass, TX
Lamar Middle SchoolClass of 1957
Austin, TX
Barry's Story
Life
Believe it or not, I ended up becoming a Teacher. I wasn't the best student in the world while I was at Mac, with the exception of Mr Beazeles Speech class. After the Navy, I went to UT but didn't finish. I married the former Laura Guerrero, a graduate of Austin High. I worked for a few gov't agencies then went back to school and got my degree in Anthropology and Archeology and worked as an archeologist. I later went back to school and got my teacher certification. I worked at Eagle Pass, Columbus, and Presidio, Texas schools. Laura and I got a divorce and my mother passed away. I went to Arizona and taught on the Navajo Reservation for two years. The summer of 1997 I took a trip to Asia and traveled to several countries. In Hong Kong, I met a beautiful young woman from the Philippines and decided to get a little closer to her, so I got a job in Taiwan teaching english. Maita and I got married in the Philippines and I ended up staying in Taiwan for about 6 years. I am now back in the US, and returned to teaching on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona. Well, thats a little about me and if anyone wants to contact me, they can reach me at: If anyo...Expand for more
ne is coming to see the Grand Canyon, let me know as I live pretty close to the park. I'll be glad to show you around.
Barry
Well an update is needed. I decided to retire from teaching at the end of the schoolyear in May, 2008. I then got a job as a Park Ranger at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia. That is a dream job for me. Maita and I are enjoying the island life. Chincoteague is famous for the wild ponies on the island of Assateague. Some of you may have read the famous childrens book, "Misty of Chincoteague." I just became a member, so ya'll can email me.
Well, we moved back to Austin when my contract with the Park Service was up. We bought a small old house in North Austin and have been working on fixing it up. I am retired now. Some of you may remember my younger brother, Larry. He has been very successful in business, and still runs a large corporation in Houston. He has a large lake house on Lake Travis, which I am now the property manager. He uses it when he comes to Austin. My wife also became a citizen and is working on getting her nursing license. That's about it, I'm still kicking, still alive, and still funny.
Barry
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