Background

Adams, Charles DeWitt was born on March 10, 1925 in Laredo, Texas, United States. Son of Charley DeWitt and Ida (Brittain) Adams.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering, University Texas, 1950; postgraduate, U. Pittsburgh, 19634.

Career

Engineer, Texas R.R. Commission, Pampa, Texas, 1946; trainee, Standlind Oil Corporation, Luby Field, Texas, 1947-1948; production superintendent, Mene Grande Oil Corporation, San Tome, Venezuela, 1949-1966; joint interest manager, Coastal Oil and Gas Corporation, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1967-1984.

Achievements

• Charles DeWitt Adams has been listed as a noteworthy oil and gas company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1945. Member Society Petroleum Engineers.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, piano.

Connections

Married Patricia Maples, April 9, 1950. Children: Charles D. III, Craig (deceased).

Father:

Charley DeWitt Adams

Mother:

Ida (Brittain) Adams

Spouse:

Patricia Maples

child:

Charles D. III Adams

child:

Craig Adams (deceased)