Posted by Bob Lewis as of September 15, 2006 VITA of Bob P. Lewis, Pearland, TX 1949 Accepted Christ as Personal Savior 1958 Graduated from Fairview High School, Camden, Arkansas. 1962 Graduated from Memphis State University, Bachelor of Science-Math 1965 Electronic Warfare Officer on B-52 Crew for 2 years 1968 Graduated from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, Master of Science-Systems Management (3.6 GPA) 1971 Promoted to Marketing Division in IBM 1971-1974 Received 5 District and Regional Marketing Awards – IBM 1974 Resigned from IBM to found computer service bureau with Norman Coe and Harvey Holliman - Houston Information Systems (HIS) 1977 Appointed to Finance Committee ('82 - '85) - Northwest Memorial Baptist Church 1981 Founded HASP Long Distance Service - Houston, Tx 1982 Sold all stock and resigned from HIS (now a part of General Motors) 1988 Sold all stock in HCC and moved back to Houston as Teleconnect Dealer Manager 1990 Sold all stock, resigned from HOLD and founded Heartline Communications, Inc. (8/90) 1991 Founded Total National Telecommunications, Inc. (TNT) 1993 Elected to Board of Directors - Greater North Houston YMCA 1994 Appointed Member of the Zoning Adjustment Board, City of Pearland, Texas 1996 Appointed to Pearland First Baptist Church Finance Committee 1997 Co-Chair, Business Advisory Council on Tax Reform (Newt Gingrich) 1998 Merged Chacho’s Mexican Restaurants into ETPI, Inc. (Public Corp.) 1999 Recognized as second biggest producer of Commercial real estate sales in Texas by a Prudential Agent/Broker. (2nd Qtr) 2000 Selected for Prudential Real Estate Corp. Chairman’s Circle-Gold for achieving closed sales in the top three-percent of the USA. 2001 Selected for Prudential Real Estate Corp. President’s Circle-Gold for achieving closed sales in 2000 in the top ten-percent of the USA. 2002 Paul Harris Rotary Award 2003 Board of Directors, Pearland Rotary Club, Program Director 2004 Achieved Membership in Prudential Multi-Million Dollar Club in Commercial Sales 2005 Achieved Membership in Prudential Multi-Million Dollar Club Appointed to PISD (School District) Steering Committee for $58M Bond Drive 2006 Achieved Membership in Prudential Multi-Million Dollar Club in Commercial Sales
on September 20, 2006, 5:59 am
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BPL Vita
1940 Born at Ouachita County Hospital, Camden, Arkansas, October 23:
Son of James Percy Lewis (deceased - auto accident - 1989) and Ernestine Marie Lewis DOB: 1920;
Member National Honor Society
Selected to attend Arkansas Boys' State Congress
Co-Captain, FHS football Cardinals
Led varsity teams in scoring in basketball and track
Led basketball team to County and District Championships and to State Championship Tourney in basketball (AA/AAA)
All-County and All-District in Basketball
State Champion, Class AA, Pole Vault
Set school record in Pole Vault
Qualified for first Meet of Champions for track and field in state of Arkansas
Given 4-year track and field scholarship: Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee
Member-Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities
Captain MSU Track Team
4-Year Letterman - MSU Varsity Track
Set school record in Pole Vault
Wing Commander-AFROTC / Rank- Lt Colonel
Balfour Award Winner as Outstanding Active Member-Sigma Chi Fraternity
Vice-President Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Fraternity
Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant USAF upon graduation
Promoted to Wing Commander's Staff as 1st Lieutenant from a B-52 SAC Crew
Promoted to Captain in USAF after 3 1/2 years service.
Vietnam Service Medal
Qualified as Expert Marksman - 45 Automatic Pistol
Resigned from USAF after 5 years (1967), extended by Lyndon B Johnson, President of US, due to Vietnam War until December 5, 1968
Interviewed and hired by IBM (Starting January 2, 1969)- Houston as a Computer Systems Engineer
1970 Selected to attend IBM Systems Engineering Symposium in Los Angeles
Elected Deacon - Sharpstown Baptist Church (’74)
Member, Finance Committee, Sharpstown Baptist (‘74-‘77)
Sunday School Teacher - 7th & 8th Grade Boys ('73-'74) - Usher - Director, Young Adult Sunday School Dept, (’75-76) Sharpstown Baptist
Sold all stock and resigned from HASP (purchased by WorldCom, Inc.) and founded Amtel Long Distance Co.
1985 Sold all stock, resigned from Amtel and purchased Hill Country Communications, Inc. (HCC) - New Braunfels, Tx
Sunday School Teacher - 7th & 8th Grade Boys ('88 - '92) Pearland First Baptist Church
1989 Resigned from Teleconnect to found Home Owners Long Distance, Inc. (HOLD)
Appointed to Education Committee - NE Houston Chamber of Commerce
Member of Golfcrest Country Club in Pearland
Elected to a Lifetime Membership in Gideons, International
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Life-Member
Appointed Member of the Rodeo Express Committee/Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo-1994
Selected for membership in Who's Who in American Business
1995 Merged Heartline Communications, Inc. and TNT into Total World Telecom (TWT), Houston, Texas
Elected Chairman of the Board, Total World Telecom
Founded BPL Investments, Inc.
Appointed as Charter Member of Pearland’s original Economic Development Corporation (PEDC)
Resigned-Pearland Zoning Adjustment Board
Founded Chacho's, Inc., Mexican Restaurant
Accepted as a member in Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce (CLACC)
Appointed Member of Rodeo Express Committee/Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo-1995
Appointed to City of Pearland Steering Committee
Sold all stock in TWT Long Distance Co.
Formed ML Partnership, Pearland, Texas (Land Development)
Resigned PEDC to avoid possible conflict of interest problems related to land purchases in Pearland
Appointed Member of Rodeo Express Committee/Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo-1996
Opened second Chacho’s Restaurant in Houston, Texas
Elected to Board of Directors, Court Specialists, Inc., Friendswood, Texas
Appointed Member of Rodeo Express Committee/Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo-1997
Elected to Board of Directors, ETPI, Inc.
Sold all stock in ETPI
Licensed Real Estate Agent and Partner: Prudential Allied, Realtors, Pearland, Texas (12/98)
Appointed Member of Rodeo Express Committee/Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo-1998
Winner of three gold medals in 1999 Senior Olympics in Houston, TX (May, 1999)
Appointed to Facility Improvement Committee, Golf Crest Country Club (July, 1999)
Achieved Membership in Prudential Multi-Million Dollar Club in Commercial Sales
Texas Republican State Chairman
Honorary Co-Chairman/Business Advisory Council
Appointed Member of Rodeo Express Committee/Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo-1999
Texas Republican of the Year
Achieved Membership in Prudential Multi-Million Dollar Club in Commercial Sales
Board of Directors, Pearland Rotary Club
Winner of one gold medal, one silver & one bronze medal in 2000 Senior Olympics in Houston, TX (May, 2000)
Recognized as Number 1 Producer of Commercial real estate sales in Texas by a Prudential Agent/Broker. (3rd Qtr)
Appointed Member of Rodeo Express Committee/Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo-2000
Achieved Membership in Prudential Multi-Million Dollar Club in Commercial Sales
Appointed to Board of Directors, TBT Charity
Board of Directors, Pearland Rotary Club/Chairman, Community Services
Appointed Member of Rodeo Express Committee/Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo-2001
Outstanding Republican Texas Business Man of the Year
Board of Directors, Pearland Rotary Club, Program Director
Achieved Membership in Prudential Multi-Million Dollar Club in Commercial Sales
Member of Rodeo Express Committee/Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo-2002
Consultant – Cole’s Antique Village & Fleamarket, Pearland
Achieved Membership in Prudential Multi-Million Dollar Club in Commercial Sales
Member of Rodeo Express Committee/Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo-2003
Recognized as second biggest producer of Commercial real estate sales in Texas by a Prudential Agent/Broker. (2nd Qtr)
Consultant – Cole’s Antique Village & Fleamarket, Pearland
Selected for Prudential Real Estate Corp. President’s Circle-Gold for achieving closed sales in the top ten-percent of the USA.
Consultant – Cole’s Antique Village & Fleamarket, Pearland
in Commercial Sales
Selected for Prudential Real Estate Corp. President’s Circle-Gold for achieving closed sales in the top ten-percent of the USA.
Won 6 medals at Houston Senior Olympics
Acquired, through BPL-DML FLP, 1/4 interest in USA Health & Fitness, Pearland, TX
Consultant – Cole’s Antique Village & Fleamarket, Pearland
Appointed to PISD (School District) Steering Committee for $113M Bond Drive
Consultant – Cole’s Antique Village & Fleamarket, Pearland
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