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==Career==

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After Harvard, Killam returned to Laredo to work with his father. In 1942, he enlisted in the [[United States Navy]]. He served first in the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] and then was the commanding officer of a [[PT boat]] in the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]]. He left the Navy in 1945 with the rank of lieutenant commander.<ref name=LMTobit/>

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After Harvard, Killam returned to Laredo to work with his father. In 1942, he enlisted in the [[United States Navy]]. He served first in the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] and then was the commanding officer of a PT boat in the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]]. He left the Navy in 1945 with the rank of lieutenant commander.<ref name=LMTobit/>

After the war, Killam returned once again to Laredo with his wife, the former Sue Spivey (1919-2019) of [[Sam Rayburn]]'s Bonham in Fannin County in east Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/sue-killam-obituary?pid=194590719|title=Sue Killam obituary|publisher=''The Laredo Morning Times''|date=November 20, 2019|accessdate=December 11, 2019}}</ref> Killam resumed working in the oil business but found much time as well for his family and his community.<ref name=LMTobit/>

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