April 18, 1923 –  December 11, 2007 Jack was retired from the Bells Independent School District after teaching Agriculture for over 30 years. He graduated from Commerce High School and served in the U.S. Army during World War II in Italy. After coming home he graduated from East Texas State College with a Bachelor’s degree and then obtained his Master’s degree from Sam Houston State. He was a 32nd degree Mason in the Bells Masonic Lodge #798 and a member of the First Baptist Church in Bells.