Background
Forister, Jean Whitby was born on October 31, 1935 in Crowell, Texas, United States. Daughter of Tom Mulry Whitby and Edith Catherine (Weatherall) Cogdell.
Forister, Jean Whitby was born on October 31, 1935 in Crowell, Texas, United States. Daughter of Tom Mulry Whitby and Edith Catherine (Weatherall) Cogdell.
Bachelor with honors, North Texas State University, 1958; Master of Education with honors, University Texas, 1966.
Executive secretary, Humble Oil, Amarillo, Texas, 1958-1959; teacher, Crowell Schools, Vernon and Dallas, 1959-1965; psychological and guidance counselor, Houston Area Schools, 1966-1975; owner, TJs Ladies Store, Crowell, 1975-1982; guidance counselor, SEARCH, Amarillo, 1983-1984; guidance counselor, Humble (Texas) Schools, 1984-1987; guidance counselor, Ruidoso (New Mexico) Municipal Schools, 1990-1996. Co-owner Santana, Ltd., Ruidoso, since 1992.
Member Crowell City Council, 1976-1980. Vice chairman, board directors United Methodist Church, Crowell, 1976-1980. Member National Education Association, Alpha Delta Pi.
Married Charles F. Russell, July 31, 1961 (divorced 1966). Married Thomas Eugene Forister, August 4, 1966. Children: Thomas Eugene Junior, Jill.