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Frank De La Rosa Weaver
Frank (De La Rosa) Weaver was born in 1944 to Ramon Cavazos Weaver and Odilia De La Rosa in Santa Maria, Texas. He speaks both English and Spanish fluently. Frank grew up with a rich and colorful f...view moreFrank (De La Rosa) Weaver was born in 1944 to Ramon Cavazos Weaver and Odilia De La Rosa in Santa Maria, Texas. He speaks both English and Spanish fluently. Frank grew up with a rich and colorful family history, and while he was growing up, he enjoyed working in his parents' businesses, helping to tend their grocery store, and running film projectors and tending a pool hall for his dad. Frank also worked as a disc jockey at his father's public dances at Patio Las Bougainvilleas in Santa Maria, Texas and was well-known for miles around; many local Mexican-American bands also played there. In 1963, Frank graduated from La Feria High School, La Feria, Texas, completing electronics correspondence courses while still in high school. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A & I University in Kingsville, Texas, in 1968. During his studies at A&I, Frank was chosen to be a cooperative education student with NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. After graduation he was hired by NASA, where he worked as an Aerospace Engineer.view less