(Dean),+Barbara+Freeman

20 Hideaway Drive Friendswood, TX 77546 281-482-8756 (home) 832-419-8766 (cell) bfre979050@aol.com **1969: **After graduating with the class of “59” I attended Skagit Valley College and Anita Charles Beauty School in Seattle.  After acquiring my cosmetologists license I began working in Seattle where I met my husband.  After he returned from overseas we moved to Long Beach, CA, where we lived until his discharge in September of 1963.  We lived in El Monte. CA 1 year and in Sept. 1964 moved to Houston TX, where we have lived ever since.  My husband is employed by Metabolic Research Foundation as Director of Personnel of a privately owned Blood Bank.  We enjoy deep-sea fishing on the company boat.  My husband also is part of a local Western band that is quite successful locally and he spends most weekends playing jobs in and around the Houston area.  We do have 3 children, all boys:  <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jeff 6, Jon 5, and Brad 3. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am presently employed by the Freeman Foundation. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**1979: **Greetings from the Lone Star State. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I moved to Pearland from Houston about 2 ½ years ago. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are located 20 miles south of Houston. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a small country town of about 13,000 friendly people and one grocery store. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It reminds me a lot of Mount Vernon when I was growing up. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have three teen-aged sons: <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jeff 16, Jon 15, and Brad 13. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are very active in sports and also enjoy fishing, hunting and most outdoor activities. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am Houston Station Manager for a commuter airline home-based in Abilene, Texas. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really enjoy the airline business and especially the people and the travel benefits. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is enabling us to come home for the reunion and to visit my family. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We will be looking forward to seeing everyone Saturday night and their families on Sunday.
 * Barbara (Dean) Freeman**

About fifteen years ago I started an antiques and collectibles business in a local antique mall for something to occupy my time in retirement. It has been quite successful and quadrupled in size. So much for retirement! I enjoy the hunt of garage sales, estate sales and international flea markets for new items. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">My three boys, grandson and granddaughter are all in the Friendswood area. With both of my parents now gone I haven't returned to Mt. Vernon in several years. I wish you all the best at our reunion.
 * 2009 ** : In December 2003 I retired from Southwest Airlines as the Senior Crew Base Coordinator for approximately 600 Houston based pilots. Previously I was the Houston Station Manager for a commuter airlines and recently completed a two year contract with COPA Airlines of Panama recruiting 737 captains. Spending 28 years in the airline business was a perfect match for me. I loved the dynamics of the job and the group I worked with. In addition to financial security it offered my three boys and I the opportunities of a lifetime in travel and adventure. After retirement I spent the following year traveling and seeing several new countries. Ten days before Christmas 2004 my home was destroyed by fire. The next six months were devoted to rebuilding and I am back in my home.