McDowell, Lawson

Lawson McDowell is a guy who grew up with rattlesnakes and roughnecks in the rough and tumble oil boom years of the 50's and 60's. . After high school, Lawson charged into the oil fields to join the wildcatters and boomers. He enjoyed the madness and bedlam of the industry, but chose to go to college. He attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, where he graduated near the top of his class. . After graduation, Lawson went to work for the railroad, learning train operations and rail yard supervision across the Southwest. . He advanced through the ranks, eventually serving as Terminal Su...