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==Civic leadership==

==Civic leadership==

Though he was earning a good salary through his sales commissions at KOSA, Reese left the station after eight years because of his growing involvement with the Junior Chamber International, a civic organization founded in 1920 in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], and widely known as the Jaycees. After undergoing six months of training, he became a stockbroker and joined the Eppler, Guerin & Turner brokerage firm in Odessa, renamed in 1994 as Principal Financial Securities, Inc.<ref>"The Principal/Eppler, Guerin & Turner, Inc., Becomes Principal Financial Securities, Inc.," April 4, 1994, Website: highbeam.com, accessed November 10, 2010.</ref>  The new career gave Reese greater flexibility of schedule to pursue his interest in the Jaycees. Reese recalls his Jaycees years as having taught him more than he had learned in six years of university education, particularly the club focus on "Leadership Training Through Community Development."<ref>Reese, p. 130.</ref> He worked to bring the former[Harlem Magicians [[basketball]] entertainment team to Odessa, an event which filled the Broncos Field House on Whitaker Street.<ref>"Harlem Magicians," ''Hoopedia'', Website: nba.com accessed November 10, 2010.</ref>

Though he was earning a good salary through his sales commissions at KOSA, Reese left the station after eight years because of his growing involvement with the Junior Chamber International, a civic organization founded in 1920 in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], and widely known as the Jaycees. After undergoing six months of training, he became a stockbroker and joined the Eppler, Guerin & Turner brokerage firm in Odessa, renamed in 1994 as Principal Financial Securities, Inc.<ref>"The Principal/Eppler, Guerin & Turner, Inc., Becomes Principal Financial Securities, Inc.," April 4, 1994, Website: highbeam.com, accessed November 10, 2010.</ref>  The new career gave Reese greater flexibility of schedule to pursue his interest in the Jaycees. Reese recalls his Jaycees years as having taught him more than he had learned in six years of university education, particularly the club focus on "Leadership Training Through Community Development."<ref>Reese, p. 130.</ref> He worked to bring the former Harlem Magicians [[basketball]] entertainment team to Odessa, an event which filled the Broncos Field House on Whitaker Street.<ref>"Harlem Magicians," ''Hoopedia'', Website: nba.com accessed November 10, 2010.</ref>

In 1962, the Jaycees attempted to land the Miss Texas Pageant in Odessa but lost out to Fort Worth.<ref>Miss Texas 1962, Penny Lee Rudd of Waskom, competed in [[Atlantic City]], [[New Jersey]], for the Miss America title, won by Jacquelyn Mayer (born 1942) of [[Ohio]]. "Jacquelyn Mayer with host Bert Parks and Miss Texas 1962," ''Ohio Pix,'' Website: ohiohistory.org. [Accessed November 10, 2010]</ref> Reese approached the Ector County Commission and proposed the air conditioning of the Coliseum, which had been built eight years earlier in 1954. He argued that the city could with air conditioning attract a greater variety of events. "We didn't get the pageant, but we got the Coliseum air conditioned," Reese recalls. In 1963, the Odessa Jaycees won the designation as the outstanding club in the state.<ref>Reese, p. 130.</ref>

In 1962, the Jaycees attempted to land the Miss Texas Pageant in Odessa but lost out to Fort Worth.<ref>Miss Texas 1962, Penny Lee Rudd of Waskom, competed in [[Atlantic City]], [[New Jersey]], for the Miss America title, won by Jacquelyn Mayer (born 1942) of [[Ohio]]. "Jacquelyn Mayer with host Bert Parks and Miss Texas 1962," ''Ohio Pix,'' Website: ohiohistory.org. [Accessed November 10, 2010]</ref> Reese approached the Ector County Commission and proposed the air conditioning of the Coliseum, which had been built eight years earlier in 1954. He argued that the city could with air conditioning attract a greater variety of events. "We didn't get the pageant, but we got the Coliseum air conditioned," Reese recalls. In 1963, the Odessa Jaycees won the designation as the outstanding club in the state.<ref>Reese, p. 130.</ref>

In 1964, Reese ran unsuccessfully for state Jaycees president at the state convention in Fort Worth but instead was named first vice president. The next year he became state president by acclamation. He left KOSA because the co-owner and general manager, Cecil L. Trigg, later partner of the Dallas-based Trigg Vaughn chain of radio and television stations, told Reese that the Jaycees presidency would require too much time from his station duties. Therefore, Reese resigned from KOSA, switched to the brokerage business, and never looked back at broadcasting.<ref>Reese, pp. 130-131.</ref>

In 1964, Reese ran unsuccessfully for state Jaycees president at the state convention in Fort Worth but instead was named first vice president. The next year he became state president by acclamation. He left KOSA because the co-owner and general manager, Cecil L. Trigg, later partner of the Dallas-based Trigg Vaughn chain of radio and television stations, told Reese that the Jaycees presidency would require too much time from his station duties. Therefore, Reese resigned from KOSA, switched to the brokerage business, and never looked back at broadcasting.<ref>Reese, pp. 130-131.</ref>