Gary

As a student at Lamar Uni Gary was required to take class, chose the topic "The for a Republican Party in J County" and interviewed t Republican Party chair in J County to get information. later, he went to a meeting Republican party, which was in its infancy in Texas, at the time, and a lawyer approached him. The Northern part of the district (Tyler) had gotten the appointment for U S attorney, so the southern part of the district wanted to have a person from Beaumont or Port Arthur appointed as Marshal He asked the lawyer, "You're really serious?" and the man replied, "Oh yes!" At the library in Beaumont, all he could find about Federal Marshals, was a breakdown of the Departent of Justice from a few government textbooks. In the 1960's, a Marshal was an administrator with a group of deputies to direct

A few days later, the lawyer called him to ask if he had made a decision about the Marshal job and said, "We have to get someone in Tyler by Sunday to be interviewed " Gary replied, "I'm not sure I am qualified for that, but go ahead if you want and submit my name."

He drove 200 miles and arrived at

The guy next to him was about 6' 7", looked at him and said, "What are YOU doin' here?" "Well, I'm here to interview for the Marshal job " "WHAT?!?! Are you a policeman or a sheriff?'' "No, I'm a fire and casualty insurance agent " "A whaaat??!!"

He was questioned by a panel of eight who explained they would let him know their decision "Next day, Monday morning I went to the insurance office where I worked and about 10:30, the receptionist said there was a telegram for me I opened it up and it said, 'It is my pleasure to nominate you for U S Marshal, signed John G. Tower,' who was a Senator in Texas at the time It took about five to six months to do a background investigation, I was sworn in and served in that capacity for eight years, from 1969-1977 Then the politics went against me " Jimmy Carter was elected President which meant all the Republican appointees continued on Page #5