Background
Medlin, Homer Lewis was born on September 3, 1920 in Midland, Texas, United States. Son of Lewis Jerome and Mary Lydia (Ward) Medlin.
Engineering executive in telephone communications
Medlin, Homer Lewis was born on September 3, 1920 in Midland, Texas, United States. Son of Lewis Jerome and Mary Lydia (Ward) Medlin.
Student, Howard Payne College, Brownwood, Texas, 1940. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 1943. Certified in Communications Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, 1963.
Various engineering positions, S.W. Bell Telephone, Dallas, 1946-1954, 55-61; senior egnr. #5X-B switching ewuipment, Western Electric Company, Chicago, 1954; equipment engineering general staff, S.W. Bell Telephone, St. Louis, 1961-1963; with North Texas engineering of equipment division, S.W. Bell Telephone, Dallas, 1963-1968; engineer of equipment, American Telephone & Telegraph Company, New York City, 1968-1969; engineer of equipment North Texas, S.W. Bell Telephone, Dallas, 1969-1973; engineering manager equipment and buildings, S.W. Bell Telephone, Dallas, 1973-1979; division manager network engineering, S.W. Bell Telephone, Dallas, 1979-1985.
Chairman board Mount Auburn Christian Church, Dallas, 1953. Chairman board Lakeview Christian Church, Dallas, 1973, 94, chairman trustees, 1995, 96. Corporal Signal corpus, United States army, 1943-1945.
Ensign United States Navy, 1945-1946. Member National Society of Professional Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life), Texas Society Professional Engineers, Dallas Electric Club (president 1964), Texas Society Telephone Engineers, Telephone Pioneers American (president Dallas 1989-1990), Tau Beta Pi.
Married Dorothy Adeline Jordan, May 3, 1947. Children: Debra Sue, Dianne Cecile, Gary Lewis.