Seitz, Gene 2021-11-17
This interview features Gene Seitz as he discusses his life and background. In this interview, Seitz begins by describing his family, and how he was raised, along with his early education. Seitz recalls the neighborhood he grew up in, his interest in mechanics, and meeting his wife and their decision to get married. Seitz then moves on to recount his career in the grocery business where he worked for Furr’s and the Piggly Wiggly before he decided to go to aeronautic mechanical school and work as an airplane mechanic. He ends the interview by explaining his relationship with his family during his adulthood.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Gene Seitz
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: November 17, 2021
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Zachary Hernandez
Length: 01:18:35 (1 hour 18 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and family background information; education; The neighborhood he grew up in; Interest in mechanics and car racing; Decision to get married; How he got started in the grocery business; His first job with aircrafts; Starting his own aero business; fighting Leukemia; Family life while he was working; a typical workday; His relationship with his siblings
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374126 >
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