Lee Note 116 Rufus Honeycutt December 4, 2001
 
I joined the Marine Corps in 1960. I did a tour in Viet Nam with the first Marine helicopter unit, sent there to support Viet Rangers. I spent six years in the Corps, made it to Staff Sergeant and got married to a girl from Massachusetts.
 
I went to work for IBM at NASA in 1966. Interestingly, I worked at Exxon on some of their process control systems. In 1975 I was transferred to Boca Raton, Florida. I did not like it there until I became interested in scuba diving, off shore fishing, and golf. I worked with Jay Smith for about a year. 
 
My father died in 1983 in Kerrville where he had retired. We stayed in Florida until my 50th birthday in 1992. I was always determined to return to Texas and retire. I did retire in 1997 after 30 years. I spent those last five years in Austin as a Senior Engineer and manager of server development.
 
I spend most of my time these days volunteering and traveling. My wife, Margaret, and I just celebrated our 37th anniversary. I live in Round Rock. My brother, Julius, lives in Dayton with his son Michael. My sister, Laura, lives in Richardson. My mother lives in Zavalla, near Lufkin.
 
Regards,
Rufus Honeycutt
rufush@ev1.net