William Blake:
CLASS OF 1986
Permian High SchoolClass of 1986
Odessa, TX
William's Story
Updated August, 2023… Proud father of William, Lauren, and Tyler. Loving husband of Vicki for 22 years. Lifelong student of my pastor, Chuck Swindoll. My journey after West Texas brought homes in London, New York, Providence, Sarasota, and elsewhere—but couldn’t be happier to have returned to Texas in 2008. Managing Partner in international Family Office, headquartered in DFW. President of The Lincoln Society in Texas.
Graduate of The London School of Economics with certificates in Economics, International Finance, Political Science, and the history of International Relations. Public speaker on a range of topics—economic, geopolitical, and domestic politics—to think tanks from Harvard & LSE to a graduation banquet at Texas Tech.
Briefings to the petroleum industry brought me back three times to the Permian Basin—helped me remember how great the people are in Odessa-Midland! And how much I missed Taco Villa, Jumburrito, even the Barn Door! Was sorry to see Harrigan’s was gone. We had a lot of laughs there after Teen Court. Took an hour one trip to revisit Permian. They gave me...Expand for more
a great tour, showed me all the “new” buildings. Made me think about the Eddie Money song, “I Wanna Go Back.” Lot of things I’d do differently, like everyone, I guess. Though, I wouldn’t give up what I have today, for certain.
My “happy places” will always be floating down the Comal with PHS friends and baking in the sun at the UTPB pool.
Thank you to those of you who were kind enough to show me friendship, when I came to town from New Orleans in ‘84. Thanks to those of you, especially Christine, who made the effort to make me feel a bit less like an Outsider. Thanks to all of you who put up with my arrogance and competitiveness—and thanks to those who put me in my place a few times.
To all those I wronged in my youth for so many reasons, I truly apologize. To those I didn’t get to know better because I was too busy being self-centered at 17, that was entirely my loss. To the girl who broke my heart and never had the chance to kiss, I never forgot. And when my Mustang, packed full of my stuff, finally headed east on I-20, Clint Black played, “Leaving Here a Better Man.”
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