Wolf, Sam 2022-07-12
This interview features Sam Wolf as he elaborates on some of his history discussed in previous interviews. In this interview, Wolf recalls what it was like growing up during the Great Depression and World War II, and then expands upon the career he had in an airport during World War II. Wolf then moves on to discuss working within a school district, and includes a brief aside about collaborating with the police as a marksman in the days before SWAT. Wolf wraps up the interview by explaining the emphasis he put on school safety while he was working within a school district, and how he appointed his successor after he retired.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Sam Wolf
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: March 12, 2021
Location: via phone
Interviewer: Zachary Hernandez
Length: 00:53:26 (53 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and growing up during the Great Depression; Working at Braniff Airways and Stinson Field; World War II; Memories of working in a school district; His family’s ties to Texas Tech University; other Stinson Field memories; His favorite part about the aviation business; Police collaboration; National Rifle Association Marksmen; People he knew from his flying years; Chief of police for San Antonio ISD; Training for active shooters; Being Chairman of the Lutheran General Hospital Board; school safety; Retirement
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to a CD copy in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/373832>
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