Jerry Carlson

Pampa, TX              

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We are looking forward to the reunion.  By we, I mean Sherry and I.  We met at Texas Tech in 1959, married in 1962, and graduated Tech in 1963.  Sherry’s degree is in Home Economics and mine in Mechanical Engineering.  At this point in life, it is difficult to write a biography without including your mate of forty-one years. 

We adopted a son Chris, in 1965 while living in Kansas.  About a year later we discovered Chris was a special needs child.  His needs have greatly influenced where we focused our attention and energies.  Chris went through the public school system in special education classes and is presently attending the Pampa Sheltered Workshop. 

I accepted a job with Cities Service Gas Company, (a natural gas transmission company), upon graduation and worked until 1974 ending that career in Oklahoma City as senior design engineer.  The large corporate setting, big city, and commuting on the “ant trails” were not for me. 

We moved back to Pampa into the family construction business in 1974.  J. E. Carlson, Inc. focuses mainly on natural gas transmission facilities such as compressor stations, gas processing plants, etc.  I am still active in construction, and we just completed our sixty-sixth year as a company. 

I am active in First Baptist Church, the community, and programs for the special needs and handicapped people.  Pampa is still a civic-minded community; however, there is less interest and help serving the community as people change with the times. 

July 12, 2002 Chris was admitted to I.C.U. at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo with aspiration pneumonia.  Sherry and I spent the next seven months with one or both of us with Chris 24-7 in critical care, normal hospital care, and a nursing home.  He is now at home with some very demanding health care needs.  He has greatly improved and exceeded any of his doctor’s expectations.  He is a tough little guy. 

Sherry’s and my health has been good and I give thanks to God every day.  I will probably have to limit my participation in the 45^th celebration; however, if we don’t get to visit enough, come by the house.  Yes, we’re in the book.