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Jack B. Holt
Jack was born in 1944 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He grew up in La Marque, Texas and graduated from La Marque High in 1962. He attended Texas A&M where he majored in Mechanical Engineering. As a memb...view moreJack was born in 1944 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He grew up in La Marque, Texas and graduated from La Marque High in 1962. He attended Texas A&M where he majored in Mechanical Engineering. As a member of the Corps of Cadets he served as Commanding Officer of Company A-2, was a member of the Ross Volunteer Company, named to “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges”, a Distinguished Military Graduate and received his officer’s commission in the Engineer Branch of the U.S. Army.
After serving a two year assignment in Germany, he joined Humble Pipeline Company (now Exxon). He held numerous management positions during a 25-year career while working in Texas and Louisiana. He then transferred to Exxon Company USA where he had assignments to projects in the US and Russia, traveling extensively overseas. He also had several long-term assignments in Alaska and retired in 2001.
Jack was married to the former Lenora Mooney since 1972. They lived in Spring, Texas, near their children Matt and Elizabeth and their two grandsons, Jeremiah and Travis. Jack formerly owned Bonanza “Three-three-Mike” in which he flew burn patients to and from the Shriner Hospital in Galveston. He taught Bible study for over 30 years. Hobbies included golf, restoring classic cars, building model railroads with his grandsons, attending Aggie football games with his buddies, and kicking back at his place in the Texas Hill Country.view less
Books by Jack B. Holt
Highway 6 Runs Both Ways: Recollections of My Four Years in the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets