David Griffith:  

Hobbs was my home. We moved around a lot as I grew up - Daddy worked in oil. But we lived in Hobbs for 7 years, from 5th to 11th grade and its where I'm from in my heart. Hobbs High will always be my high school even though I graduated from Midland Lee. I went to Rice University because someone told me I couldn't get in, graduated in Chemical Engineering because I knew I could make a living while I found out what I really wanted to do and went to work for Conoco as a refinery engineer. After 35 years and a wide mix of assignments, I retired from Conoco in Houston because the company wasn't the same anymore. But overall the years were good. I got to visit a lot of exciting places from London to Riyadh, had a positive impact on the company, met a lot of great people and made a good living so I cant complain. I married a wonderful woman right after college and raised two children (a boy and a girl) of whom I am very proud. They are both in...Expand for more