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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-00-00 Newpaper Clippings for Risinger and Boyett 590INE H JOINS gib - Mike Boyette to Be Pilot In Fire Control At Kirbyville , KIRBYVILLE, Sept. 24 (Spl)-- Maurice D. Stucker, district 5 forester of the Texas Forest Service with headquarters at the E. O. Seicke State Forest near Kirbyville, announced that Jack Risinger has been employed as educational officer and special Texas ranger, replacing R. K. Epps, retired, and that Mike Boy- ette is now the pilot in the fire l control department, replacing Chester Havard who is attending collPge in New Mexico Mr. Risinger holds a bachelor's degree in Agriculture Education from Sam Houston State College in Huntsville. Prior to his em- ployment by the Texas Forest Service he worked for the Humble Oil Company and the New Era Electric Cooperative, Inc. Mr. Risinger will work specifically on fire prevention in Jasper, Newton, i Orange and Sabine Counties. ` Young Boyette, who is only 18 i years old, started learning to fly when he was 11. When he was 14 he had formal instruction in an area flying school and completed the required number of hours to solo at 15. He soloed at 16 which is the minimum age as set up by the Civil Aeronautics Administra- tion. He received his student li- cense in_ 1955 and his private license in 1956. He has logged al- most 300 flying hours. He com- pleted his high school graduation requirements in the summer of 1957. Al Jack Risinger Mike Boyette