Joe

Joe served in the US Army from 1967 – 1970. He was deployed to Vietnam from 1968-1970 with the 9th Infantry, 2nd/42nd/Mech/HHQ.  His military training included Basic/AIT at Ft. Dix NJ, and OCS/INF at Ft. Benning GA. Prior to entering the service, Joe graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/Major in Marketing. 

After leaving the US Army, Joe’s career included 1) Retail Buyer for a large Department Store with sales exceeding $100M, 2) Regional Director for a chain of clothing stores, called the County Seat, with sales of $500M, and 3) Operations Mgr/Project Mgr/Call Center Mgr for International Companies such as Hilton International Hotel, Macy’s Department Stores, Waldenbooks, General Dynamics, Pratt Whitney Canada, Nortel, and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Upon retiring, Joe has been involved with 1) Santa Claus in the DFW area, 2) Board Member with Traumatic Brain Injury Council of Texas (having lost a child due to brain injury), and 3) Local Lewisville assistance with the homeless, which resulted with the City of Lewisville in March of 2020, designating March 3rd as “Joe Derrick Day”.