Thomas Benson:
CLASS OF 1957
Byrd High SchoolClass of 1957
Shreveport, LA
University of Houston - EngineeringClass of 1974
Houston, TX
Thomas's Story
I always wanted to be a Accountant when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a bad idea. As it turns out, they were right. I later became an EE. Two degrees didn't hurt. It opened some doors.
I moved to Houston, TX when I got out of the Army and went to work full time and college part time. I worked for Texas Eastern for 27 years. After that I went to work for a consulting firm and contracted to NASA at Johnson Space center. I retired in 1999 and moved to Broomfield, CO in 2004.
If I won $100 million, I'd give most of it to my kids, then spend the re...Expand for more
st on traveling, RVing and mountain cabin.
My current age is 69. When I was 12, I thought that people my age now would be old. I was so ompletely wrong. I feel more alive now than I have in a long time.
Always wondered what happened to Kay Wilsin and Susan Weil. Loved them both.
I think most people would be surpeised to find that I was an achiever. I worked hard and played hard. When it came to my job, I was a no nonsense kind of person.
I hope old friends will remember me as helpful and always there when they needed me. Honest, truthful and a straight shooter.
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