How do I start.  I spent 4 years in the Navy most of it in the Far East.  I stated working for Houston Lighting Power Co. I worked at several Power Plants throughout the Houston area including the Nuclear Plant at Bay City.  The last 16 years with the company was spent at our Lignite Power Plant in central Texas.  I retired December, 1999.  The local funeral home wanted me to work part time for them and for a while it seemed as if it was full time.  I have never been one to sit back and watch TV all day.  In June of last year I went into the ministry and now serve two Methodist churches in East Texas (Latexo and New Energy at Belott). 

I like many went through a divorce.  This was in 1988. I married a wonderful lady.  Jean and have been happily married for 12 years.  With her kids and mine we have 6 kids, 13 grandkids and 2 great grandkids.  My youngest son is in the Army as an Airborne Military Police at Ft. Bragg, N.C. and 1 of my oldest grandkids is in the Marines at New River Marine Airbase, N.C. and another is in the Navy stationed on the USS Eisenhower, homeported in Norfolk, Va.  Our 2 youngest Grandkids live about 1/2 mile from us.

My hobbies are working with wood and making cow patty clocks.  Like Coke, they are the real things.

I look forward to seeing all of you at the reunion.  Richard Gillet