Shea Cockrum:
CLASS OF 1972
Reagan High SchoolClass of 1972
Austin, TX
Shea's Story
Life
After high school, I served time at the Fergusan Unit of the Texas Department of Corrections. After I was paroled, I worked for a year as a ranchhand. I worked cattle, fixed fences, cleared and seeded pastures. I left that work to get a degree in Laser Electro-Optics Technology at TSTI in Waco. Next it was off to Albuquerque to begin a career in manufacturing optical coatings for laser components.I carried a Secret Clearance while working for the Kirtland AFB Developmental Optics Facility, in support of the Airborne Laser Project, and other laser weapons projects under develo...Expand for more
pment at the time, including "Star Wars", before it got the fancy name. I managed a facility in San Diego, another in Colorado, before establishing my own company. While in Albuquerque, I married a wonderful and intelligent lady, whom I am still married too. We raised 3 kids, and are up to 9 grandkids now. We lived in Texas on my ranch for a while, where I had a shrimp farm and sawmill. Currently, I am building a facility in Florida, as their Director of Optical Coatings, and planning a novel water source that should help alleviate potable water shortages in many parts of the world.
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