Eric Renth

renth1978@yahoo.com

Eric K Renth

Born Jan 31st, 1953 in Pasadena, CA. Graduated from Stephen F Austin State U (Alpha Kappa Psi) with a degree in Communications/Business in May '75. Made lifelong friends there. Served in the USAF from 1975 to 1979. Served at Dyess AFB TX and Chanute AFB IL (met Phyllis there). Honorable discharge as Sargant (E-4). Worked at Vought Aircraft in Dallas for 14 years and now retired from there. Became a teacher at age 52 and retired from full time but still enjoy guest teacher work.

Please allow me to expand beyond school here (see above) but have been able to travel to many places (Canada is awesome) and still enjoy airshows (nothing like the sound of an F16 Viper as it banks and cranks). As a writer, I was honored with being able to fly with the USN Blue Angels in Oct. 2011 at Randolph (flew in their USMC C-130T Fat Albert - a roller coaster on steroids! As of Aug 023, this bird is now a preserved gate guard at Carswell Field in Ft. Worth).

St Marks Shreveport 1
Pleasant Hall Shreveport 2-3
Arthur Circle Shreveport 4
Moron (pronounced Moe-rone) Air Base (Sevilla)Spain Elementary 5
San Pablo Air Base (Sevilla) Spain Elementary 6 (Fall Semester -64)
Torrejon Air Base (Madrid) Spain Elementary 6 (Spring Semester -65)
Two different middle schools
Two high schools


At Heights, the teachers I remember most were Miss Wise, Mrs. Durham, Coach Tatsch, and Coach Boggin plus the great debate teacher, Mr. Nelson..

On Feb. 9th 2022, the hardest thing that has happened to me was when my wife of 43 years went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In Dec 2021, she was diagnosed with cancer and that, plus a heart attack, resulted in losing her. She's buried at Ft. Sam Nat'l Cemetery where I'll join her when it's my time. I am so grateful for the outreach of many of you, college friends, the chuch we go to and so many others. I've resumed teaching, writing and photography. Went out to a part of W. TX in June that that I never saw before (Ft. Stockton, Alpine, Ft. Davis, McDonald Observatory and Marfa. Seeing the Marfa lights was unforgettable! Jul 22, flew out to San Diego to visit the USS Midway Museum, great trip. Also took a fine trip out to Roswell NM in May 2023. June 2024, I visited the great National Museum of Naval Aviation at Pensacola FL (where the Blue Angels are also based) I miss Phyllis a lot, but I know she'd want me to forge ahead. Also just recently joined the American Legion. It is hard to believe that on July 1st, 1975, I started basic training at Lackland AFB. Almost 50 years! 3703 Basic Military training Squadron, Flight 719.