Terms Served:
April 1979 to Present (Council)
April 1985 to Present (Mayor Pro Tem)

CONTACT INFORMATION
P.O. Box 373
Mount Pleasant, TX 75456
Home Phone: (903) 572-2906
Business Phone: (903) 572-3656
Business Fax: (903) 572-4991

PROFESSION
Sales Consultant, Sandlin Motors

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
·ATCOG Advisory Committee
·Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (past)
·Kiwanis Club of Mount Pleasant
·Positive Impact Club
·CIS Advisory Board at Northeast Texas Community College

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
Playing games with the grandchildren
Tennis, basketball and attending football games

PERSONAL
·Spouse: Martha Nance
·3 Children
·8 Grandchildren
·2 Great Grandchildren

HONORS AND AWARDS
·1996 Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Mount Pleasant/Titus County Chamber of Commerce
·1997 Sam Walton Business Leader Award

EDUCATION
·1956 Graduate of Ulysses Gallman High School, Newbury, SC
·Paris Junior College
·East Texas State University

"I like the size and location of Mount Pleasant. We are growing, but not too fast. Geographically, we are located close to Longview, Dallas—even Houston. You can take a five to six hour trip and then come back home to a small town."

"Looking ahead, our future looks good. We can attribute that to the people who work for the City of Mount Pleasant. One asset I am proud of is our new airport and what it will mean to our city and county in promoting business to our area. We're proud of what we have and we're striving to do a better job and reach our goals. One of our many goals is our street program—over the next couple of years, every street in Mount Pleasant should be overlaid."

"I like the influx of people into Mount Pleasant. We have a good nucleus in our mayor, city council, city manager—and our staff is second to none."