Linda Wells:  

Born and raised in San Marcos! How lucky was I! This was because my dad, a Master Sergeant in the Air Force, was transferred to Camp Gary (after serving in the Philippines in World War II). He and my mother (J.E. and Stella Watson) fell in love with San Marcos, decided to stay and bought a home. I was born in 1947 and my brother, Kim, was born in 1949. After serving in the Korean Conflict (stationed in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska) and away from home for over a year, Dad left the military with 10 years of service and never considered moving anywhere again. I was just a little girl but I vividly remember waiting with my mother and brother for Dad's train to arrive at the San Marcos depot after he had been in Alaska for so long. And then the train arrived and there he was! He got off and I ran to him! I loved my parents, my little brother, our home, pets and my life growing up in this beautiful small town. I graduated from San Marcos High School (1965) and Southwest Texas State with a degree in business (1971). I worked as a bank examiner with the FDIC, traveling West Texas and New Mexico, in the 70's. Just went from one town and bank to the next. Was hardly ever in our base town of Odessa. This was so interesting and so much fun! Then I worked in Houston as a savings and loan examiner, field manager and supervisory agent for the Office Of Th...Expand for more