[ Welch Family ]
“When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching -- they are your FAMILY. ”
FUN FACTS or NOT: They first met when he showed for a blind date with her sister Freddy and she was dating the drummer in the band at the bar.
[ Role Call ]
[Jack LeRoy Welch]
He was born the fourth child of five children in 1923.
Went Grand Prairie High School and decided his senior year to leave early to get his GED to be able to serve in WWII with the First Platoon of the USMC.
Then went on to graduate from Baylor University (Theology) and University of Texas Arlington (Engineering)
[Rebecca Frances Welch]
She was born in 1933 one of eight children.
After receiving her GED she went on to start her family. Later she continued her education at a private business school. She was the first female in her field in the state of Texas.
[Russell Eugene Welch]
Oldest of the three
After graduating from Sam Houston High School in 1966 he went on to attend Texas A&M and then UTA. He was Drafted to serve in the Military during the Vietnam War.
[Melva June Petrik]
Middle Child of the three
After Graduating from high school in 1968 she went on to start her family. She is the mother of 3 and has been married to Louis Petrik for 50 plus years.
[Shirley Louise Welch]
The Youngest of the three
She graduated from Sam Houston High School of Arlington in 1970. She went on to start her family. She is the mother of four children. As a single mom she later went on to attend Dallas Baptist University.