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Chronology of Jim Watson's life ![]() Emerged at 9 pounds, 0 ounces, Touro Infirmary, New Orleans; Doctor G. Johnson, Thursday, July 27, 10:29 - 10:42am Named: James Robert - the two most popular baby names for 1950: ![]() ![]() ![]() Chicken pox, Febuary 8 Baptized, April 1 First step - Mom: "One step, and that's all", July 27 ![]() ![]() Joined Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church Adopted Blackie, first family dog Grandfather Watson died ![]() Tonsils removed, November 7 ![]() Polio shot, November 28 ![]() family, July 28 - August 18 ![]() ![]() Attended Preston Hollow Elementary School ![]() ![]() April 2, 4:20-4:50p: Tornado in Dallas from Oak Cliff along Harry Hines Exchange Center to Love Field. Dad took us onto Woodland to watch the skies. Moved to Orchid Lane, Dallas ![]() ![]() ![]() Attended George B. Dealey Elementary School: Doug Reaves, David Lougee, David Rosenfield, Jerry Mankovsky, Alec Pridgeon, John Weinhardt,Jay Fisher, Randy McCommons, Judy Studdard, Linda Dahl, Measles, April 18 Cub scouts, Preston Hollow cafeteria: pinewood derby races. Scout exposition: sand painter, April 8 Camp Grady Spruce, YMCA, June 9 ![]() Red measles, May 4 Aida Metropolitan Opera, with mom, May 13 Camp Grady Spruce, summer ![]() Attended Benjamin Franklin Junior High School: Randy McCommons, Alec Pridgeon, Dick Chaplin School of Dance classes, fall Hamsters: Gus and others, fall Dallas Theater Center teen class, summer Braces, Dr. Roark, retainer: September Boy Scout Pack 800 at Northhaven Church, dad was a Scoutmaster ![]() Camp Constantine, Boy Scouts The Sound of Music starring Ann Blyth, my first live musical, Dallas Summer Musicals; June Camp Constantine Wisdom teeth removed, August 20 ![]() ![]() Beatles concert ($5 ticket), Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Friday, September 18 Randy & Jim McCommons, Alec Pridgeon Dave Clark Five concert, December 7 ($5.90) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Impalas: Bob Schlotterbeck, me on drums, Rick Hopkins, Randy McCommons Benjamin Franklin Junior High School: Red Guide, spring Driving class, Mr. Tysor, summer Philmont Boy Scout camp, New Mexico, July 5 Rank of Life Scout, 2 merit badges away from Eagle ![]() Attended Hillcrest High School, fall Blackie put to sleep, fall Rolling Stones concert, Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Sunday, November 21 Chica adopted, Christmas; second family dog ![]() Driving class: 'Behind-the-wheel', June Accident in Impala, August Set crew at Theater Three Camp Argyle, church day camp The Animals, Herman's Hermits concert, Dallas Memorial Auditorium, July 16 Hillcrest High School - Andrea Williams, fall The King and I, Hillcrest High School: Laird McDonald, Barbara Smith, Chris Chernoff, Joe Chapman, Ann Kilby, Becky Kennedy, Allen Smoot, Abe Frishman, Febuary 16-18 Thanes Hi-Y: Randy McCommons, Art Service Club, President: spirit posters and pep assemblies First Place Art awards, Student Crafts Fair Post & Lintel Club, Vice President Red Shirts male spirit group School rep to Downtown Rotary Club Six Flags, parking lot night shift, July 1 For Heaven's Sake, set design, Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, July 24 The Girls in 509, set designs, December 15-16 Soroptomist Citizenship Award, January 23 Hillcrest High School Hall of Fame ![]() Senior Prom, May 17, Barbara Smith Grant Graduation: Hillcrest High School, May 30; All-night party at Six Flags ![]() ![]() ![]() Six Flags, Tower, Asst Ride Foreman: Marge Johnson, Larry Wine, Rodney Elkins, summer Worked at Gordon Sibeck Architects, June Camptown Theater: The Drunkard, set design UT Summer Freshman Orientation: Derek O'Brian, Lars Lundahl, August 4-8 Austin: Enroll University of Texas, September 16 UT Prather Hall, 68-69: Mike Spradlin (1st roommate), Chuck Muller (2nd), Marty Crutsinger, Andy Anderson, Walter Hyde, Gene Gardner, Dan Wheelus, September 16 UT Drama: Greg Grove, George Cook, Joanie Prather, Ronny Strew, Trisha Gypsy (role: stagehand), UT, April 21-26 Six Flags: worked double shifts, Scholarship Award, summer Bought 1966 white Mustang History class, UT Arlington, Barbara, summer UT Jester Hall room M467: 69-70: John, Brent UT Art: Commercial Art major Pledged Sigma Chi fraternity, November 7: Tom White, Jerry Landers, Jim Craver, Ed Baxter, Tom Bartley, John Jarvis, Ren Maupin, Cliff Logan, Billy Baird, Don Drinkard, Nick Moore, Don Block, Jack Payne,
UT Round-Up chair, stage set Six Flags, summer Sigma Chi room 4, 1970-71: Bill Rogan, Greg Dial, Mark Leifeste, John Dalby, Robert Dalby, Ed Eubanks, John Bibo, Jim Bibo, Dennis Johnston, Howard Isbell, Keith Christian, Sid Bemus Sigma Chi: House Manager, Pledge Trainer, Outstanding Member award UT Freshman Orientation Advisor, Wimberley retreat, Jester Center: Sarah Martin, Jack Balagia, Bill Arnold, Tim Dickey, Cheryl Goodman, Karen Barton Dad's Day, UT, October 30-31 UT Advertising: Bill Mindak, ![]() ![]() UT Advertising: Journalism Building Sigma Chi, President: Milton Jackson, Mark Johnson, Carl Moerer, January UT Freshman Orientation Advisor, Wimberley retreat, Kinsolving dorm UT Freshman Experience Advisor, Wimberley retreat: Barbara Smith UT: Suzanne Morris Campus Crusade for Christ, study groups, conference in Dallas ![]() ![]() Tiger, the cat, died: Febuary Director, UT Advertising Club Designed logo and materials, UT School of Communication UT Parents' Day: Communications Building, Advertising tour, mom & dad; shake LBJ's hand, March Interned at Dallas Times Herald: Casey Cohlmia, Jean Prejean, John Wolf, Debbie Kaufman, May 29 ![]() ![]() House: 4104 Ridgelea; Tom Bartley & Tom White Grandmother Remmel died; March 15 Designer & copywriter: Highland Mall, Austin Designed billboard & program cover: Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair Outstanding Intern Award, State of Texas: Dallas Times Herald, March 9 Left UT, May 10 Promotions Manager, Dobie Mall, Dennis Cavanaugh, Stanley Clark, Wesley, July Interviewed: Tracy-Locke, TGIFriday's TV Facts: Art Director, Production Artist, horoscope writer, March 6 Spanish class, Richland, spring Dallas Times Herald: ad sales: John Wolf, Tom Farrell, Jim Wilson, Debbie Kaufman, Casca Schade, March 26 Grandmother Watson died; July 31 Spanish class, Richland, fall TGI Friday's waiter: Eric Sham, Dale Travis, Steve Wray, Julie Winans, Mike McClure, John Wilson, Mike Albers, Training: October 24, Waiting: November 3 Designed/built round Backgammon board, November 12 US Patent: round Backgammon board Oswald Jacoby and BG board, March 11 Designed Point Blank press kit, T White's play set Assistant Headwaiter, TGIF, spring Headwaiter, TGIF: Thomas Boggs, Paul Heyd, Herman Rudolph, Freddie, Jeff Cheek, Jim West, Steve Betzelberger, Nancy Donahue, November Trained managers, TGIF, summer US Design Patent: Backgammon in the Round, November 8 Nora Hughes, Lenzy Griffin, Leeann Molina, Brad Nelson, Gary Sweatt, Malcolm MacRae, March Teaching Assistant: Arts Magnet High School, October-November TGIF corporate office: record training tape voiceovers: Mikey Baker, fall UT Austin, BS degree in Advertising, spring Graduate School, University of North Texas, summer Took Mensa test, July 28 Taught at Performing & Visual Arts High School, August 20 Admin: Paul Baker, Darrell Chambers, Jim Gray, Dolores Arnold Faculty: Louise Smith, Roger Richards, George Moseley, Karen Cogdill, Jane Farris, Molly Dean, Sally, Wanda Hill, Margaret Hull, Roseanne Cox, Tom Asher, Scott Davidson, Sandra May Students: Seth Pybas, Trysh Travis, Holly Rudin, Matthew Broussard, Jennifer, Rory Owen, Jeff Stoddart, Chris Luxem, Michael Dain, John Mullins, Dean Whitus, Laith Al-Ubaidi, Trent Bomar, David Chambers, Max Hatzenbuehler, Larry Malvern, Tammy White, Daniel Webster, Greg Steele, John Bush, Tricia Reynolds, Steph Rodkey, Roy Turpin Moved to Oak Lawn, August TGIF, host/doorman, fall Took Allison to Six Flags, October PVAHS, Blood Wedding set designed by Sharon Campbell, spring Designed & built sofa units, dining table, studio furniture: spring TGIF, host/doorman: Lisa Cordova, Blake Nelon, Ned Durbin, Christopher Stephens, Debbie Trevino, Jon Allred Attended Mormon church, baptized PVAHS, Crucible, fall PVAHS, spring TGIF, spring Wrote Theater Design curriculum, summer Meditated, jogged, summer Hamsters, fall Remodeled Billy Bob VW van, spring Richland College Graphics: Susan Russell, Dianna Kozlowski, Larry Howard, Leigh Anne Dial, Casey Shaw, spring Chica went away to die, May Graduated UNT, MEd, honor fraternities, May 15 Evita, White Rock bicycle, summer Inversion boots UNT: Donna Adams, spring Richland College Graphics, spring Bought Atari 800 computer ![]() Kathie Reilly, summer UNT, Richland, spring ![]() Brookhaven College software project, Linda Lee, Mary Brumbach, spring Country dancing, Leigh Anne, spring New Toyota, summer Water volleyball, summer Olympics on television, summer Michael Jackson concert, Larry Lewis, summer Bob Siegel project, summer Taught at Brookhaven College: History, Professional Practice: Judi Kaufman, Carolyn Krugman, fall Volleyball: Phil Lyons, Mike Bernon, Rick Eubanks, Scott, Chuck Negrelli, Mark, Beth, fall Carolyn Gateson Water volleyball, spring ![]() ![]() Volleyball at PHP Church, Cecilia Robertson, spring Apple Exercises, Brookhaven, spring Innovator of the Year, Brookhaven, spring Water volleyball, summer Taught Computer Graphics, Brookhaven, summer Dissertation Proposal, summer Renovated Wanda's kitchen, summer Designed Dallas Volleyball Center, summer Casa Manana; Cecilia, summer Skyline Volleyball League, First Place, fall Taught at Brookhaven, spring Dissertation draft, summer Volleyball, summer Defended/revised dissertation, fall Doctoral written/oral exams, fall White Rock YMCA Volleyball, First Place, fall Volleyball clinics, fall Final revision, dissertation, January Got signatures, PhD Dissertation, Febuary 3 Printed resume, Febuary Substitute teacher, PVAHS, spring Taught at Brookhaven, spring Graduated UNT, PhD, May 16 Gumby Volleyball tournament, summer Volleyball tournaments, First place, summer ![]() ![]() University of Central Oklahoma interview, July 6 Signed UCO contract: July 27 Moved office to OK, August 7 Moved apartment to OK, August 15 Faculty meetings, UCO, August 20-21 Started teaching at UCO, August 25 Faculty Art Shows, fall MetroChurch: devout Christian, fall TASA article published, fall MetroChurch volleyball: Tom Pinkston, Fred Grosz Redesigned office, November Developed new Graphic Design Program, November Faculty Art Show, 'Portals': Febuary 21 Art Deco lecture, Tulsa, Febuary 25 FL Wright lectures, Tulsa, March 10 Color workshop, April 12 ![]() PGA tournament, Oak Tree, August 11-14 Joined First Presbyterian Church, fall Prepped/taught new courses, fall MetroChurch Volleyball League: Don Samara, Fred Grosz, Tom Pinkston, fall Moved apartment, winter break CSU Graphics, Computer Graphics, spring Volleyball, Fridays, Wantland: Julie Byer, David Harris, Fred Grosz, Lon Dehnert, Sylvia Judy Brehmeyer, Ross Sherman, Jerry Hanna, spring break Guthrie, 89er celebration, April 22 Redid A102, summer Purged apartment, office, summer Made new furniture, summer ![]() ![]() ![]() US Olympic Festival events: mom & dad, Laird, July 21-30 Director, Graphic Design Program, July Taught at Oklahoma Christian University, August 28 Santa Fe, Taos; family Christmas, December 24-28 Purged apartment, office, summer HotType museum show, summer Bought Geo Tracker, summer Designed academic calendar, summer Mom in hospital, October 19-26 Designed closet rack, fall Rolfing, summer Promoted to Associate Professor Granted Tenure Adopted Dallas the dog, Saturday, March 7 ![]() Moved to Wallo rental house, East 7th, June 7 Moved to 606 West 7th rental house, June 26 Reorganized GCS, fall News of Laird's cancer, November 5 Laird's cancer, spring Read John Grisham books Dallas is missing, March 26-29 Hair, UCO, spring Taught Creativity class, summer The Idea Kit Presentation, OVAC, June 17 President, Graphic Communication Society, fall ClockTower, new name Wrote Idea Kit Bought PowerBook Researched Christianity & religion Resigned as Director, Graphic Design Renovated Tracker Laird in hospital, December 27 Adopted Austin, Saturday, Febuary 5 Laird died, March 25 Worked on the Idea Kit The Idea Kit Presentation, Leadership OKC, March 10 GCS programs Sigma Tau Gamma: White Rose, Volleyball, Sponsor Award: Chad Baker, Sean Carney Researched religion; embrace atheism Home office Volleyball: won SunSpike: Julie Byer, David Harris, Fred Grosz, Lon Dehnert, summer Renovated 50s chairs Mom & dad visit, summer Developed Graphic Design for Non-Majors Murrah Building Bombing, April 19 Bought house: 424 East 4th, April 27 Redesigned house interior Bought hot tub Moved to 424 East 4th, May Renovated 424 house: July 9 - Sept 26 PLC retreat, advisor: Lynn Means, Stacie McNeiland, August Promoted to Professor Creativity seminar Open house, 424 East 4th, Thanksgiving Faculty Grievance Board, Chair, spring AIGA show, City Arts Center Renovated 424 exterior, summer Aunt Margaret & mom visit, summer The Idea Kit presentation, OMS, November 19 Submitted MemorialOklahoma design, spring Installation Banquet, Delta Zeta, March 8 Vegas born: May 1 Wrote Memorial Design letter, May Listened to Dr. Laura Designed/built new deck railing Mom & dad visit, July 25-27 Joined AOL Removed back fence, vines, trees, fall Purged entire house, fall Designed UCO Master Plan, spring Bought 4door Tracker, built dog bed Renovated UCO office, May Aunt Margaret dies, May Taught Design History at Oklahoma State University, fall OSU faculty application, January High Arts Director, April Building captain, renovation, April IFC Award, Student Services, April Parking Advisory Board, Chairman, summer OKC/Moore Tornado, May 3 Purged office, house, summer Renovated 424 house, garage, numbers, summer Sundays at Barnes & Noble, summer Outstanding Mentor Award, fall IFC advisor, fall Distinguished Teaching Award, October Reserved web domain name, December Reorganized handouts into booklets, December Caught Eddie the mouse, bought cage, December Designed 424 office, December Uploaded website Got Puebla teaching job Taught Design History at University of Oklahoma, spring Program Director, Graphic Design, spring break Refined 424 office design, spring break High Arts, April Mom: heart attack, May Contracted and built 424 office, summer Renovated Graphic Design Program, summer Landscaped yards, September Submitted Graphic Design program proposal, September Resigned IFC, December New College, new Department, January 8 Chairman of the Department of Design OU class, spring Interior Design publicity campaign, spring Hammock, back yard, spring break New windows, new deck canopy, summer Organized Department of Design, summer Intersession class: Typography, August World Trade Center, DC, PA New deck trex, fall OSU class, fall Bought Eames chair, Saarinen set, October Senior show, City Arts Center Designed new 424 kitchen, spring break Outstanding Professor Award, spring break Contracted/built new 424 kitchen, May/June Designed new Department of Design office, May Austin broke her leg: Thursday, July 25 Austin died: Thursday, August 1, 5p Austin's ashes come home, August 5 Dad had mild stroke, October 3 New Department of Design office opens: Friday, October 11 Weekend with family in Edmond, October 11-13 Mom fell, hurt head, November 16 Mom had bad stroke, November 17 Vegas retired from kennel: June 17 (5 years old) Saw greyhound Vegas at PetsMart, decide to adopt, November 17 Vegas adopted: Friday, November 22 Conor Henderson died in car accident: Saturday a, November 23 Conor's funeral: Tuesday, November 26 I said goodbye and thanked Mom: Wensday, December 18 Mom died: Thursday, December 19, 9:05a Mom's Memorial Service: Sunday, December 22, 3p Mom's Inurnment: Tuesday, December 24, 11a Weekends without working New Department secretary, Febuary New Design Conference Room, Febuary Designed new 424 workshop and landscaped lot, March New MFA in Design Dad in hospital, stroke, April 9th Interviewed and hired new design faculty: May New HVAC system and ceiling vents Dad in nursing home: Forum and Presbyterian Village North, North Dallas Estate sale, family house: September 6 Sold family house, 1958-2003: September 15 I took Dad for a wheelchair ride in hospital: Thursday, September 25 Family was with Dad: Monday, September 29, 4p-11:20p Dad died: Monday, September 29, 11:13p Dad's Inurnment: Saturday, October 4, 10:30a Dad's Memorial Service: Saturday, October 4, 11:00a Read The DaVinci Code, Angels & Demons by Dan Brown Designed and contracted new driveway ![]() Condo staff: Bob, Jose, Allen, Tommy, Larry, George Designed renovation of NYC apartment Developed MFA-Design Designed/renovated 424 bathroom Submitted decision to not serve as department chair after spring, 2005 UCO Hauptman Fellowship award Completed of 4-years as Chair of the Department of Design, March Cirque's La Nouba, Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom tour, MGM Studios Invented TravelPants OK house: redo fence & gate, new bed, draw house plans Filed provisional patent for TravelPants Set up JRW Trust, transfer assets Dean's Fellowship: revamp history course Manhattan, the greyhound, born, August 11 Renovated History class lectures and images Spring break at home: projects, Dallas getting worse Dallas died: Saturday, March 25, 12:20p NY apartment tour aired on HGTV: October 8 Worked on JRW Projects Developed Lucky Grape, design/idea consulting business with Sean Cobb Adopted new greyhound: Saturday, March 31, named her Manhattan Submitted letter of retirement, effective May, 2008 Fox25 interviewed me and taped tour of 424 house: June 22, aired on Monday, June 25 Bought iPhone: June 29 Rearranged/renovated 424 office Obedience class with Manhattan: August Designed/printed stationery for Lucky Grape Bought new Dodge Nitro, sold Chevy Tracker Uploaded Lucky Grape website AIGA Fellow award Retirement parties, receptions, and award ceremonies, spring ![]() Retired from UCO: May 9, 2008 Designed JustOnePiece campaign Accepted position to teach full-time at Oklahoma State University for 1 year Incorporated JamesRobertWatson Set up websites: TravelPants.info, JustOnePiece.us, PushPullstickers.com Taught Typography, GD2, & Design History, OSU; August - December Designed and furnished OSU faculty office OSU: Faculty Art Show Rescued Eddie the dog from the street, deliver to shelter Learned of brother Bill's liver cancer: November Wes Watkins New Product Fair: TravelPants cited OKC: Saltimbanco Taught Typography, GD2, & Design History, OSU; January - May Vegas diagnosed with liver problems: January 22 Purged OSU office, house, and home office: 275 books, 100 puzzles, appliances, crap Held Groj Sale, donated books to AIGA Finished at OSU, re-retired from full-time teaching DSVC Educator of the Year award Purged NY apartment, donated items to Goodwill Manhattan underwent surgery: Friday, June 5 Taught Design History, OSU; August - December Brother Bill died: September 5, 6:20p Heart episodes: diagnosed with atria fibrillation: October 9/10 Purged History lecture notes Purged office Christmas Eve and day: OKC blizzard, snowed/iced in Purged house and office: slides, books, files, closets Designed and uploaded new format for website Rearranged office UCO Retired Faculty Art Show Vegas stopped eating: Tuesday, July 13 Vegas died: Friday, July 16, 11:10a Taught Design History, OSU; August - December Writing class: iPad, stories Finished The Great Purge Posted Wordpress blog for 5 weeks Revised website with RSS and Google Search: August Taught Design History, OSU; August - December Retired Art Educator of the Year, OAEA, September OSU: Faculty Art Show, September Consultant: Design Thinking Lab, UCO Adopted Brooklyn, the dog: Saturday, October 8 Guest teacher: Graphic Design II, UCO Brooklyn: leg puncture/cracked kneecap, hospital: October 29; surgeries: November 10 & December 21 Christmas in OK with dogs Brooklyn: FCE in rear legs: Friday, December 30 House returned to normal: Tuesday, January 3 Got caught up (project begun in summer 2008): January 30 Decided to sell the NYC apartment: May 22 Decided not to sell the NYC apartment: June 2 Round backgammon app, iGrip patent: July Roof inspections: cancelled house insurance Applied for Social Security Health issues: eye retina, Brooklyn paw cut/swelling: July Bonnie & Clyde research London Olympics, August Taught Design History, OSU; August - December Received Six Flags show album, researched 1968: October Trained & medicated Brooklyn: anti-anxiety New chain link fence Restored post-puppy house: new blinds, closet, sofa, bedspread Installed dog doors in office and replaced one in house. Schoolchildren slaughter in Connecticut: December 14 Let hair grow out, wore watch again, got new glasses Restored and resized airline seats in office Developed 'Sign design' essay and emails Work on Project List Landscape front yard: reeds, rocks, steel ; June Home • Email Jim Watson • Filename to share: http://www.jamesrobertwatson.com/chronology.html |