Background
Lochridge, Thomas Newton was born on March 13, 1925 in Waco, Texas, United States. Son of Thomas Newton Senior and Agnes Ainsworth (Talley) Lochridge.
Lochridge, Thomas Newton was born on March 13, 1925 in Waco, Texas, United States. Son of Thomas Newton Senior and Agnes Ainsworth (Talley) Lochridge.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Baylor University, 1952; postgrad management, U. Houston, 1961-1967; postgraduate academic management, Michigan State University, 1967-1969.
Labor-management coordinator, Shell Chemical Company, Houston, 1952-1959;
sales executive, Success Motivation Institute, Waco, 1959-1961, 68-69;
executive vice president, Electra (Texas) Chamber of Commerce, 1961-1962;
executive vice president, Stephenville (Texas) Chamber of Commerce, 1962-1963;
special services manager, San Antonio Chamber of C., 1963-1966;
business manager, Wichita Falls (Texas) Chamber of Commerce, 1966-1968;
regional sales manager, Combined American, Dallas, 1969-1971, 73-76;
assistant to vice president, Baylor University, Waco, 1971-1973;
sales executive, Horace Mann Educators, Springfield, Illinois, 1976-1979;
chief Executive officer, Success Enterprises, Waco, Houston, since 1979. Consultant director San Antonio Manpower Development Council, 1963-1966. Management consultant City Administration, Wichita Falls, 1967-1968, Texas Employment Commission, Waco, 1968.
Consultant management & motivation director Model Cities Program, Waco, Portland, Oregon, Modesto, California, 1968-1969.
Churches should be urged to demonstrate their heart for racial reconciliation by seeking to increase racial and ethnic diversity in church staff roles, leadership positions, and church membership.
Christians with differing approaches should be engaged with each other to discuss how the Bible should be applied to issues in our contemporary world.
Captain United Fund, Houston, 1952-1959. Democratic business/government liaison, San Antonio, 1963-1966. Director Safety Council, San Antonio, 1963-1966.
Finance member Republican Party, Waco, 1968-1969, since 1979. Member American Society Notaries, Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives (board directors 1961-1968), Sheriff's Association Texas, International Platform Association, Toastmasters (board directors 1959-1961, best speaker award 1959), Rotary (board directors 1961-1969).
Married Alta Marie Johnson, April 11, 1952 (divorced July 1976). Children: Elizabeth Kimberly (deceased), Stacey Tyree.