Cheryl Crisler, now living in Carrollton,
Texas and Carla Haggard, residing in
Denton, Texas. There is one granddaughter,
Jennifer Haggard, age eight going on six-
teen.
trolia, Texas. His first monthly pay check
was $127.00. For additional income he
drove a school bus, refereed high school
basketball games in Oklahoma and Texas
and during the summer dug bell holes to re-
pair gas pipeline leaks for Lone Star Gas
Company. Although he was in the fast lane
and having fun he made a decision to return
to school and start a new career. In 1955 he
went to Texas A & M University at College
Station, Texas intending to enroll in Petro-
leum Engineering, but after receiving less
than desired encouragement from the de-
partment head he went down the hall to in-
terview with the Geological department and
after receiving a warm welcome there, he
enrolled. This fit with his plan to be a part
of an industry and profession where he
could earn a decent living. At Texas A &
M, Wayne encountered plenty of school
spirit and two professors, Dr. Horace Blank
and Dr. Travis Parker who he considers
really outstanding instructors. He con-
fessed he found a couple of rather new un-
opened text books previously owned by a J.
Fred Hambright.
Texaco, working in Midland, Texas, Wich-
ita, Kansas, and Columbus, Ohio in a num-
ber of positions including that of District
Geologist in both Wichita and Colum-
bus. While working for Texaco in Midland,
Kansas area and the route that brought him
to that point.
1931 where Wayne was born to Floyd and
Jessie Woolsey, who were farmers in the
area. He has a younger brother, Douglas
Rogers, who is a retired Bell Helicopter em-
ployee.
his graduation from Collinsville High
School in 1948. After graduation he en-
rolled at North Texas State University (now
the University of North Texas in Denton)
and was a student there until 1950. From
1950 until 1953 he was a member of the U.
S. Air Force, but also completed his degree
in Business Administration at North Texas
in 1952 during this period. During his ten-
ure in the Air Force, he attained the rank of
Staff Sergeant while serving as an instructor
in a jet mechanic school.