Frank Longoria

Rotary Stats

Club: Recswusa

Achievements: Paul Harris Fellow, Paul Harris Sustaining

My Rotary Info

How long have you been in Rotary? Estimate if you do not know exact dates.
Approximately 20 years. I joined once and dropped out for a few years and then joined the Denton Noon Club in 1996. When I retired in 1998, I joined the Marble Falls, Tx. Noon Club until I joined the Rotary eClub of the Southwest in January of 2004.

List the Rotary clubs you've belonged to.
Denton Noon Rotary Club in Denton, Texas Marble Falls Noon Rotary Club

What club offices or leadership positions have you held?
Director of International Service in the Marble Falls, Tx. Noon Club,and Sergeant at Arms in the Rotary E-Club of the Southwest..

Which was your favorite? What roles would you be interested in pursuing?
Both have been fun!

Have you held district or int'l offices?
No

If yes, list them:

What other Rotary involvement have you had? (Exchange, Friendship exchange, GSE, etc.)
Several Rotary Friendship exchanges with families from Mexico. My wife and I hosted a graduate exchange scholar from the Cotswold area in England, and later both of us went to the Cotswold to visit her family.

eClub works for me because...
I was experiencing hearing difficulties at our local club. The eClub of the Southwest gives me ample opportunities to participate despite my hearing difficulties..

About Me

How would you describe yourself? List qualities that friends might use to describe you.
I would describe myself as a lifelong learner who is willing to try new things. I am presently studying Italian because my wife and I have gone to Italy on three occasions, and we love it! I am also interested in studying folk guitar among other things. I am interested in social justice, peace and freedom for all of humanity. I am a person who loves peace and understanding and who is willing to help those who cannot or will not help themselves.

What are your favorite things, in personal and work life?
Being with my family always! Reading and travelling Trying to help others. Learning new things.

Some least favorite things?
Social Injustice Discrimination Arrogance

Is there a quotation that gets you through the day, or is very meaningful to you?
Do your best to be yourself always!

What type of vehicle do you drive, or doperfer another mode of transportation?
BMW 330I.

What type of pets do you prefer?
No pets! We had a silver toy poodle once, and it was lost by an airlines on a flight from Montreal to New York City. The trauma was unbearable! No more pets!

My special skills and talents are...
Language, Literature, and Linguistics.

Education and Occupation

Level of traditional education:
Doctorate/Emeritus

Do you have a specialty degree?
Yes

Describe it:
PhD in Romance Languages and Linguistics with a second specialty in Comparative Literature

Where did you attend High School?
San Benito High School in Texas.

Where did you attend college?
Texas State University, BA Texas A&M in Kingsville, MA University of Washington, PhD

I use my degree in my current occupation:
False

What is your current occupation?
Retired

How long have been at your current occupation?
I have been retired since 1998

What was the least favorite job you've ever had?
I never had a "least favorite job". Well..., perhaps when I was a teen and I worked in a cotton gin during nights in South Texas.

Entertainment/Interests

What are your hobbies?
Reading, Rotary, and Rotary Global History Fellowship.

Do you play sport? List them.
Golf.

Do you watch sport? Who are your favorite teams/players?
Yes, I usually watch the finals of the Dallas Cowboys, the Texas Rangers and the San Antonio Spurs. Not all of them, but some!

Do you like to camp?
No

Do you prefer books or movies?
Books

Food

Do you like to cook or go out for dinner?
Cook

What is your favorite meal?
I love to cook and so does my wife, but we also enjoy going out to dinner. I do not have a favorite meal-- I like just about everything!

Miscellaneous

What is your favorite book and why?
I am not sure that I can anwer this question honestly because I like so many of them for different reasons.

If you could be anyone for a day, who would it be and why?
I am happy being myself!

If you could meet your great-great grandparents, what would you ask them?
I would ask them to tell me stories of their everyday lives. I have found that regardless of how poor certain people are, there is always great dignity in recounting their own stories including their personal joys and sorrows.

If money were not an a concern, what profession would you choose?
I would follow the same profession that I chose in my life. University Professor.

What is your favorite movie? Why?
Probably War and Peace because it shows how cruel war can be; and it made me cry.

What might surprise people about you?
That I can cry easily. Of course during the times of El Cid, it was considered manly for men to cry. I do not consider it a weakness.

If you could muster the courage, what would you like to do?
II would like to make it to 100 years of age. For me, that would take a lot of courage.

If you relive one day, which would it be?
The day that I was born because without that day I would not be here

If you could take only three items with you to a space colony, what would they be? (Your family is already coming with.)
I would take water just in case there was not any there. I would also take a variety of items to plant and grow, and the Bible.

What is the best advice your parents gave you?
Be glad that you are alive and strive to get the best education that you can acquire.

What is the best advice you have given your children?
Same as above

If you could be any animal, what would it be and why?
I would not like to be an animal because they do not have souls.

Describe the most beautiful sight you have ever seen:
Beautiful starry nights in South Texas, and the Amalfi Coast in Italy.

Family secret for treating a cold?
Keep going!

Where would you like to retire?
I am retired in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. I would not change that!

The world will be a better place when…
All hunger is eliminated from the face of the earth, and when everyone learns to live in peace..