Movers & Shakers: Dick Gregg Jr.

June 1st, 2017

Name: Dick Gregg Jr.

Occupation: Lawyer

Hometown: Houston

Current home: Nassau Bay

Family: Dick Gregg III, Christopher Gregg, Heather O’Donnell, Mark O’ Donnell and Vanessa Garner

My favorite writer is: Cormac McCarthy

Someone I’d like to meet: Cormac McCarthy

If I could switch places with someone for just one day, I’d choose: Jon Stewart

My favorite performers are: Lyle Lovett. Jimmie Dale Gilmore. Guy Clark

I like to spend my leisure time: Writing and  traveling

If I could travel any place, I’d go to: Paris

My favorite meal is: Grilled Sea Bass

As a youngster, I wanted to grow up to be: A lawyer

You’ll never catch me: Saying “awesome”

The thing that bugs me the most is: The confetti word “awesome”

My favorite movie is: One Eyed Jacks

Few people know: My great grandfather, S. Clark Red, was the first graduate of the University of Texas and the first president of the Harris County Medical Society

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Movers & Shakers: Trish Hanks

May 1st, 2017

Name: Trish Hanks

Occupation: Superintendent Friendswood ISD

Hometown: Galveston/Hitchcock

Current home: Friendswood

Family: Husband of 39 Years, Bruce; Children: Justin, Lauren, Melissa, and Charlie. Grandchildren: Beau, Brynn, Cameron and Savannah

My favorite writer is: Matthew Kelly

Someone I’d like to meet: Mother Teresa

If I could switch places with someone for just one day, I’d choose: My 21 year old self!

My favorite performers are: The three stars of Hidden Figures, the Eagles, Celine Dion, Alan Jackson and Alicia Keys.

I like to spend my leisure time: Playing with my four grandchildren, sight-seeing, writing and walking.

If I could travel any place, I’d go to: Italy

My favorite meal is: Italian at Carrabba’s

As a youngster, I wanted to grow up to be: A Rockette

You’ll never catch me: Saying “That’s impossible”

The thing that bugs me the most is: Using social media to spread false information

My favorite movie is: Hidden Figures

Few people know: I often write my own lyrics to songs and dance like no one is watching …I make sure no one is watching!

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Movers & Shakers

February 1st, 2016

10-1XDickXGreggXJr.Name:  Dick Gregg Jr.

Occupation:  Attorney and writer

Hometown:  Nassau Bay now — born in Houston

Current home:  Nassau Bay

Family:  Widowed. Children: Dick H. Gregg III, Christopher A. Gregg, Heather O’Donnell, Mark O’Donnell,Vanessa Handrick Garner

My favorite writer is:  Cormack McCarthy

Someone I’d like to meet:  Kevin Spacey

If I could switch places with someone for just one day, I’d choose:  Warren Buffett

My favorite performers are: Willie Nelson, Guy Clark, Ray Charles

I like to spend my leisure time:  Writing, horse racing

If I could travel any place, I’d go to:  Hong Kong

My favorite meal is:  Grilled fish

As a youngster, I wanted to grow up to be:  A lawyer

You’ll never catch me:  Voting for a bonehead

The thing that bugs me the most is: The overused and now useless  word “awesome”

My favorite movie is:  One Eyed Jacks

Few people know:  I took tap dancing lessons as a child

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Movers & Shakers

January 1st, 2016

VPiersonName: Victor Pierson

Occupation:  President/CEO Moody National Bank

Hometown:  Albany, Texas

Current home:  Galveston/Jamaica Beach

Family:  I am married to my best friend, Janice. We are blessed with our son Frankie, daughters Laurie and Lindsay, grandson Noah and granddaughter Abby

My favorite writer is:  F. Scott Fitzgerald

Someone I’d like to meet:  John Wayne

If I could switch places with someone for just one day, I’d choose:  Sen. Elizabeth Warren

My favorite performers are: The Beach Boys

I like to spend my leisure time:  Traveling with my family, especially my grandchildren

If I could travel any place, I’d go to: Tahiti, which is the mutual spot on the wish list Janice (Paris/Rome) and I (Rio/Sydney) promised each other we would visit together

My favorite meal is:  Char Grilled Oysters at any of our outstanding Bay Area restaurants or Central Texas style barbecue

As a youngster, I wanted to grow up to be:  A baseball player but lack of ability made the statistics and numbers a natural to a career in banking

You’ll never catch me:  Riding a motorcycle

The thing that bugs me the most is: Being politically correct

My favorite movie is: It’s A Wonderful Life

Few people know:  That I was a state qualifier in the 100-yard dash

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Movers & Shakers

July 1st, 2015

7-1 Carl JoinerName: Carl A. Joiner

Occupation: President/CEO – Joiner Partnership, Inc. – Architects and mayor of Kemah

Hometown: Lakin, Kansas

Current Home: Kemah

Family: I have been married to my wife Colene for 40 years. We have a daughter, Merika, and a son, Chad. They both live an hour away in Atascocita. Our 9 grandchildren range in age from 4 to 18. This includes a set of triplets! These grandchildren are the light of our lives.

My favorite writer is: The late Zig Ziglar.

Someone I’d like to meet: The royal family, including William and Kate.

If I could switch places with someone for just one day, I’d choose: I am happy where I am at in life, so I don’t really have a desire to switch.

My favorite performers are: The Beatles.

I like to spend my leisure time: Spending time with family and friends, playing with the grandchildren, and boating.

If I could travel to any place, I’d go to: I had always wanted to visit the Taj Mahal. As an architect people are always telling me “do not give me the Taj Mahal.” Colene and I made a trip to India about two years ago. Mark that one off the bucket list. I do like to travel the world, and Colene and I try to take a trip overseas once a year.

My favorite meal is: Lunch at the Flying Dutchman, so I can have their terrific homemade potato chips!
As a youngster, I wanted to grow up to be: A farmer like my Dad. My Dad did not think the family farm would support two families, so he told me I had other talents and I should use them. He wanted me to pursue being an architect – so off I went to the University of Kansas, where I received my Bachelor of Architecture degree.

You’ll never catch me: On Facebook or Twitter. I am not one to easily change.

The thing that bugs me most is: Negative people.

My favorite movie is: Tommy Boy. It is always great for a lot of laughs.

Few people know: I went to a two-room country school house grades one through eight. My teacher in the 7th grade thought I should be an architect – so here I am!

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Movers & Shakers

June 1st, 2015

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Name: William A. (Bill) Staples

Occupation:  President, University of Houston-Clear Lake

Hometown: Fort Madison, Iowa

Current home: Clear Lake

Family: Darlene, my wife; and Haley, our daughter

My favorite writer is:  Jim Collins

Someone I’d like to meet:  Arnold Palmer

If I could switch places with someone for just one day, I’d choose:  Warren Buffett

My favorite performers are: George Strait and Jack Nicholson

I like to spend my leisure time: Playing golf and traveling

If I could travel any place, I’d go to:  Australia

My favorite meal is:  Pork chops

As a youngster, I wanted to grow up to be:  A cowboy

You’ll never catch me: Running a marathon

The thing that bugs me the most is: People being mean to other people

My favorite movie is: The Shawshank Redemption

Few people know: I used to umpire baseball

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Movers & Shakers

May 1st, 2015

PHOTO DATE: 04-15-14LOCATION: Bldg. 8, Room 183 - Photo StudioName: Ellen Ochoa

Occupation: Director, Johnson Space Center

Hometown: La Mesa, Calif. (a suburb of San Diego)

Current home: Clear Lake

Family: Husband Coe Miles (an intellectual property attorney, engineer and chef), two teenage sons, and a strange-looking dog (American Hairless Terrier) named Sirius, after the dog star.

Recent book I’ve read: The Martian by Andy Weir. I appreciated his main character’s MacGyver-like approach to survival and his sense of humor, even after a year of eating nothing but potatoes. Plus, I definitely want to use pirate units in my next back-of-the-envelope calculation.

Someone I’d like to meet: J.J. Watt – I admire his combination of excellence and enjoyment of life. That 55-inch box jump video is amazing.

If I could switch places with someone for just one day, I’d choose:  Whichever astronaut is currently living on the International Space Station.

If I could travel any place, I’d go to:  Mars (round trip, please).

My favorite space food is: Space S’mores – marshmallows and a chocolate bar stuck to a tortilla with peanut butter, rolled up and put in a food warmer. Out of this world!

As a youngster, I wanted to grow up to be:  A cowboy; then I found out what it pays

I chose my career because: Are you kidding? What could possibly be a more awesome career than astronaut?

Advice I would give my younger, 8th grade self: In fact, girls will be allowed to be astronauts some day! (Then maybe I would have taken chemistry or physics in high school rather than waiting until college.)

I like my job because: I have the most talented team imaginable!

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Movers & Shakers

February 1st, 2015

2-1 Dr. BrownName: Dr. Dennis Brown

Occupation: President, Lee College

Hometown: Baytown

Current home: Pasadena

Family:  Spouse, Darlene; 2 children: Denise (Pennsylvania) and Darren (Montana); 6 grandchildren, including twin girls

My favorite writer is:  Dean Koontz, because of his action oriented books

Someone I’d like to meet:  Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize (2014) winner

If I could switch places with someone for just one day, I’d choose:  The President of the United States

My favorite performers are:  The Beatles (wow that dates me)

I like to spend my leisure time:  Pretending that I know how to golf

If I could travel any place, I’d go to:  In a heartbeat, the Hawaiian Islands
My favorite meal is:  My mother’s homemade meatloaf

As a youngster, I wanted to grow up to be:  A ship’s captain

You’ll never catch me:  Sleeping during the daytime

The thing that bugs me the most is:  People who lack ambition

My favorite movie is:  Saving Private Ryan

Few people know:  I was a disc jockey at a radio station

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Movers & Shakers

December 1st, 2014

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAName: John E. Davis

Occupation: Texas state representative for District 129; small business owner

Hometown: Houston

Current home: Houston (Clear Lake City)

Family:  Jayne, wife of 30 years;  and three sons, Reagan 26, Samuel 23 and Gaston 20

My favorite writer is: John Steinbeck

Someone I’d like to meet:  Lyndon Baines Johnson

If I could switch places with someone for just one day, I’d choose:  Elon Musk

My favorite performers are: My son, Texas actor Samuel Davis

I like to spend my leisure time:  On my ranch – Pecan Spring Ranch

If I could travel any place, I’d go to:  Constantinople

My favorite meal is: Lamb chops (medium rare), asparagus and new potatoes

As a youngster, I wanted to grow up to be:  A restaurateur

You’ll never catch me:  At a tattoo parlor

The thing that bugs me the most is:  Arrogance

My favorite movie is:  The Graduate

Few people know:  That I traveled to Chile on a South American freighter at age 17

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Movers & Shakers: Tim Paulissen

October 1st, 2014

10-1 Tim PaulissenName: Timothy Paulissen

Occupation: Publisher, League City mayor

Hometown: League City

Current home: League City

Family:  Wife, two kids

My favorite writer is:  No clear favorites

Someone I’d like to meet: George Bush
If I could switch places with someone for just one day, I’d choose:  Rick Perry

My favorite performers are: Carrie Underwood, Colin Raye

I like to spend my leisure time:  Sailing or wake boarding

If I could travel any place, I’d go to:  New Zealand

My favorite meal is: Steak

As a youngster, I wanted to grow up to be:  An architect

You’ll never catch me:  Skydiving

The thing that bugs me the most is:  The state of the national government

My favorite movie is:  Dirty Dancing

Few people know:  I teach Jazzercise

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