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at just four years of age This December, the Christys will celebrate their
who tragically passed 70th wedding anniversary. Their family of six has
away in June 1963. expanded to include 11 grandchildren and 25 great
The family joyfully grandchildren; Jim and Connie have lived a full life
welcomed their together and are a
final member, Maria beautiful example of
Kathleen, in November loving and cherishing;
1964. they consider
themselves blessed
During his career to have one another.
with Prudential, the Their advice is to love
family moved all over your people well, help
Texas. They lived in your neighbor, take
Amarillo, Pampa, the trip, and eat the
and Austin. Jim cake!
started as an agent and, after years of learning the
business, was promoted to sales manager. A notable I am proud to be their
career achievement was the point when all the sales daughter and honored
managers in the Austin district had begun their to share their story.
careers and been trained under Jim’s leadership.
In 1972, he was named Regional Supervisor
of Prudential’s Southwestern Home Office in
Houston. A promotion to District Manager moved
the family to Duncanville in 1975 and then to
Lubbock in 1977. Jim took early retirement in
1985 after 30 years of service with Prudential. He
was recruited by the newly-formed life insurance
subsidiary of Germania Insurance Company,
serving as Executive Vice President in Brenham.
“I finished with Prudential on a Friday and
started my new job on Monday morning,” Jim
remembered.

One of his favorite assignments during this
part of his career was choosing the location of
the company's yearly conference meeting. That
meant traveling to beautiful areas of the United
States and being able to bring Connie along. They
thoroughly enjoyed their adventures. During
Jim’s professional life, he was also active in Life
Underwriter’s, Lion’s Club, and Sierra Club. He
retired from Germania in 1998.
Jim and Connie moved back to Lubbock in 2001
and have been members of Holy Spirit Catholic
Church since then. They have enjoyed traveling,
hosting friends, and spending time with family.
They have made numerous lifelong friends and
have stayed in touch with so many people in the
various cities they’ve called home.

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