DOVER HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF '69
THEN & NOW
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JOHN WILLIAMS
Contact info:
Phone - (915) 204-6832
(cell)
E-mail - John.Williams@rndc-usa.com
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| 1969 |
2009
(John- left, Alice Cooper - right) |
Other
than going out as a roadie on the Alice Cooper Tour in 1973 after College my
life has been full
but,
not that wild. I still see Alice
when he plays here. (I have a lifetime backstage pass).
I
have supported Public TV here since I arrived and worked on-air for the
fundraisers through the 80’s
I
also spent many years on the Sun Bowl CBS host committee working with some great
sportscasters.
I
have worked in the Liquor and Wine Wholesale industry in
Texas
since I
moved from Phoenix
in 1975. The details . . .
Graduated from
Clemson
University
in 1973 and did my adventure on the Alice Cooper tour. The tour ended in
New York City
and I decided to follow the crew to
Phoenix
. I got a job with an architect working on the
50-year recreation development plan for the state (a necessary document to apply
for federal grants of all types). After my portion was complete I was let go.
Big life lesson there! I continued to enjoy
Phoenix
, played volleyball, drank beer,
and worked odd jobs including working in a meat packing
plant. I still have trouble with bologna.
After several months of much fun and low pay I got an invitation to work selling
furniture. I found I was pretty good at selling
and was asked if I would like to be an assistant manager
. . . in El Paso, Texas. So I moved to
Texas
. The job lasted several months and I found myself pulled into a different field:
radio. I became a salesman for XROCK-80
a station that could be heard all over
Texas
at night. (ZZ Top mentioned it on Heard it on the X.)
One night while doing a promotion for the station two men approached and we started
talking about music and who I played
basketball for in college. Near the end of the night they asked if I would
consider being in the “Whisky Business”?
The rest is history. I started in 1976 as a salesperson, worked my way up to VP
and Branch manager.
My wife Leeanne and I have been together for 28 + years.
No kids but we have at least 4 “rescue” dogs in the house at any given time.
I like golf, collecting and consuming wine, cooking, and gardening. Leanne is a
super third grade teacher and we both love movies, reading,
and enjoying all types of music together (playing
and listening).
I have been practicing (we call it playing)
Yang-style Tai Chi for about 15 years and really think it’s good for me.
I will do my best to get to
Dover
in August.