T. Lane Adams:  

Life After working and living in Texas for 38 years, I moved away to Idaho for about 14 years. Then we moved to Utah. My oldest son, Jody, is self employed and has a home in Texas. My next son, Jake is in college at St. Edwards in Austin. My youngest son, Dallas, is a Junior in High School, worked this summer at Lagoon Amusement Park in Food Concessions (makes you want to rethink eating food at a concession stand). I am still doing design and drafting, since November 1973. Should have finished college, but could not pass up the opportunity with working for J. Gary Shaw, Architect in Cleburne, Texas. After working at Comanche Peak in Glen Rose, Texas for a long time...I got another drafting and design job at Monsanto in Soda Springs, Idaho...about the same time my good friend, co-worker and mentor James Walker passed away. I had not seen him for awhile and was shocked when I heard about his death. Especially since it was in Soda Springs, Idaho. But I was met with open arms to the Doug Robinson family and Jack Harwell. When the project for Monsanto was completed, I took a job at the SSC in Dallas for Parsons/Brinkerhoff. When it was shut down, I took my next job for the Benham Group in OKC. But Monsanto would soon call needing me back for more projects. Then, in 2006, I accepted a position with Williams Gas Pipeline in Salt Lake City. I get to travel and do many projects for Williams all around the NorthWest. My wife, Kathy, also works at Williams Gas Pipeline doing design and drafting. We work in separate departments, but share a commonality in our projects. In February of 2008, she was diagnosed with Stage 2 Breast Cancer. After having a masectomy, she completed chemo/radiation treatments the week before Labor ...Expand for more