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Cread L. Ray, Jr.justice, texas supreme court & USAF VeteranRAY, CREAD L. was born in Waskom, Harrison County, Texas, on March 10, 1931, and graduated from Waskom High School, as Salutatorian, in 1948. He attended Texas A & M University and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree where he served on the Corp Staff and was named an Outstanding Cadet.
After A & M, Ray entered the United States Air Force. He graduated from the Air Force's School of Airborne Electronics and later fought in the Korean War. After the War, he enlisted in the Air Force Reserve, where he retired as a Lt. Colonel in 1987. After the Air Force, Ray entered law school at the University of Texas at Austin and graduated with a Juris Doctorate. After being admitted to the state bar in 1957, Ray began his legal career. In 1959, Ray began his political career when he was elected County Judge of Harrison County. In 1966, he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives where he served two terms. (more...) |
Dr. Charles A. Berry (left), chief of the Manned Spacecraft Center Medical Programs, and astronauts James A. Lovell Jr. (center), Gemini-7 pilot, and Frank Borman, Gemini-7 command pilot, examine a series of chest x-rays taken
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Dr. Charles "chuck" A. BerryAir force Veteran & Nasa Physician Dr. Charles “Chuck” A. Berry died at 96 years old. Berry, a NASA physician who helped select the country’s first astronauts, was considered a pioneer in aviation medicine throughout his 68-year career. Dr. Charles Berry was a founding member of the NASA family who will be greatly missed,” said NASA Johnson Space Center Director Mark Geyer. “From playing a key role in selecting the original seven Mercury astronauts, to providing personal medical support from mission control for Apollo missions, to a distinguished career in Houston after departing NASA, Chuck was a unique person who made an indispensable contribution to human spaceflight. Berry was one of the first to embark on a career in the novel new field of aviation medicine after joining the Air Force. (more...)
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