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Jimmie Choate Parker
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jimmie Choate Parker was born March 18, 1933 in Alpine, Texas. He attended grade school there. He was the 7th grade in the old Perry School in Terlingua, Texas. A...view moreABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jimmie Choate Parker was born March 18, 1933 in Alpine, Texas. He attended grade school there. He was the 7th grade in the old Perry School in Terlingua, Texas. After finishing the 8th grade in Alpine, he moved with his family to Austin, Texas. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in 1950.
He attended The University of Texas as well as the National Autonomous University Of Mexico, Mexico City. At the University of Texas he obtained a BA degree in Liberal Arts with a major in Latin American Studies ('57) and a Master of Science in Social Work, Community Organizing and Planning ('73).
Before leaving the Army in 1969, he flew extensively in Colombia, Panama, Korea and Vietnam. During a period of La Violencia in Colombia, the Colombian Air Force awarded him the title of Piloto Honorario. In Vietnam, logging more than 300 helicopter combat flying hours, he earned a Bronze Star and a promotion to Major, United States Army.
After finishing his M.S.S.W., he worked for over 25 years in health and human service programs developing and delivering services to low income and indigent populations.
His prescient adventure novel, The Guevara Legacy, was published in August, 2001.view less
Books by Jimmie Choate Parker
Of My Time: Selected Memories: Through a Collection of Prose, Poetry, Photos, Art, and a Musical Composition