Background
Sames, William J. was born on November 9, 1927 in Laredo, Texas, United States. Son of William J. and Gladys B. (Dublin) Sames.
Sames, William J. was born on November 9, 1927 in Laredo, Texas, United States. Son of William J. and Gladys B. (Dublin) Sames.
Bachelor of Science, Tufts College, 1952. Bachelor of Laws, Texas University, 1956. Master of Arts, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1995.
Construction worker, Mediterranean Shipping Company, Victoria, Texas, 1952-1954; electrical power plant assistant operator, City of Austin, Texas, 1954-1956; sole practice lawyer, Port Lauaca, Texas, 1956-1965; sole practice lawyer, San Antonio, 1965-1973; sole practice lawyer, Eagle Pass, Texas, 1973-1988; sole practice lawyer, Corpus Christi, Texas, since 1988. General counsel Golden Eagle Corporation, Eagle Pass, Texas, 1975-1989, Family Investments, Inc., eagle Pass, 1980-1985. Adjunct assistant professor S.W. College, Uvalde, Texas, 1980-1982.
General manager, board directors United Fund, Port Lavaca, 1963. Song director Baptist Church, 1973-1995. President teen baseball league in Eagle Pass.
Active in numerous civic and church organizations Port Lavaca, Eagle Pass, 1956-1988. Municipal judge; county attorney Lieutenant United States Army, 1946-1949. Member Lions, Rotary.
Married Frances Pearl Etherioge, August 6, 1955. Children: Sally Sames Hogue, William J. IV, Thomas August.